Pavel Škoda

Creative developer

Creativity means finding solutions instead of problems.

Summary

Reliable, team-minded and creative developer, with experience in a wide range of web/server application development

• 16+ years experience in IT
• 20+ years using GNU/Linux
• Studied computer science in Prague
• Graduated from IT/Programming

Technical Skills

Programming languages

• Loves Python
• Enthusiastic about Golang
• Experienced in PHP, ECMAScript (JS), ReactJs, NodeJS, Bash, SQL, HTML, CSS
• Wrote some lines in Clojure, C#, Scala, Brainfuck :)
• Long time ago used Pascal and C99

Databases

• Percona (MySQL)
• Redis
• MongoDB

Other skills

• Git
• Docker
• Kubernetes (and Helm)
• Linux
• Prometheus
• Sentry
• StatsD
• Graphite + Grafana
• ElasticSearch
• Slack
• Gimp
• … and lot more

Currently

since 05/20 Application developer for a Swiss security company

Company providing end-to-end encrypted email service

• Developing desktop application in GoLang and C++ (QT framework)
• Whole new experience in a completely different environment that is not eccomerce and web development

Golang, C++, Bash, Sentry, QT framework, …

Previous Experience

11/13-05/20 Web developer at Heureka.cz

Biggest e-commerce company in Czech Republic, one of the most visited czech portals

• Member of the Security guild
• At the moment developing internal tools for SEO and Marketing departments
• Previously member of several different backend and frontend teams
• Founding member of the Prague development department

PHP, Python, Golang, Node.js, Bash, Kubernetes, Docker, StatsD, Sentry, ElasticSearch, Redis, Mysql, MongoDb, …

03/13-11/13 Freelance IT developer/consultant

• Providing IT services for various clients
• External developer for IMA s.r.o.
• Created basic web presentations
• Administration of several virtual servers (GNU/Debian)

02/12-03/13 Developer at Passion communications

Small (20-25 employees) media and advertisement agency, they’re specialized on international market.

• Company language: English (most of employees were foreigners)
• Development of advertising projects for Staropramen, Becks, …
• Facebook applications development
• Administration of internal company servers and ICT infrastructure

Ruby on rails, Python

11/11-03/12 ICT Administrator at Atelier P.H.A. Prague

Property developer / studio housing company (40-50 employees)

• Managing corporate servers (Debian GNU/Linux)
• Managing network infrastructure
• Development of software for internal purposes

LAMP, MS Windows, Bash, …

03/10-09/11 ICT Administrator at PL Bohnice

Psychiatric hospital in Prague, Bohnice (1200 - 1500 employees)

• Managing operating systems on Microsoft Windows XP / Novel
• Resolving users problems, viral infections and configuration of new machines
• Managing internal network infrastructure
• HW Administration (Administrating of printers and MFPs)
• Responsibility for the smooth running of the technical background

Linux, MS Windows XP, Novel, Nagios, Cisco …

09/07-12/09 Technical support at Kapusta.cz

Webhosting company with more than 15,000 clients (sold and liquidated later).

• Managing Linux servers
• Technical support / Helpdesk
• Participation in the company from its beginning

LAMP, Trac, PHP, Python, Bash, …

06/07-08/07, 06/09-08/09 Coder at A.S.E.I. s.r.o. (summer job)

Company engaged in human resources (later was aquired by Elanor s.r.o.)

• Data sorting and editing payroll reports for accounting application called Odysea
• Outsourced to Komerční Banka a.s.

ORACLE, MSSQL, Odysea

11/05-02/07 Technical support at Station.cz

Cheap PHP web hosting company

• Solving customer problems
• Managing multiple LAMP servers

LAMP, Trac, ICQ

Education

2005-2009 Gymnázium Arabská 14, graduated from IT/Programming

Interests

• Doing crazy nonsense projects like https://32px.net
• Home beer brewing
• 3D printing
• Tinker hardware (arduino/rpi)