Anthony Colas

Experience

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  Thales

  Feb 2004 - Sept 2004

  Software Developer Internship in Air Traffic Management

  Contributed to the development of a new user interface for data preparation ATC (Air Traffic Control) for air traffic controllers. Java, PHP and SQL.

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  Nomadvantage

  Jan 2005 - Mar 2006

  Contract Software Developer

  Web development (PHP/Oracle), and mobile applications development (C#) in the pharmaceutical and aeronautical fields.

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  SQLI

  Mar 2006 - Aug 2006

  Software Developer Internship

  Contributed to the development of an open source reporting solution in Java. Responsible of the HTML reports.

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  Worldline

  Sept 2006 - Apr 2014

  In charge of several successive development teams responsible for large IT projects in the French public sector.► Météo France: redesign and rebuild of several websites. Météo France is the French nationalmeteorological bureau that runs the top weather forecast website in France. √ Successfully implemented Liferay (Java Portal CMS) throughout all of Météo France’s websites.√ Organized Liferay workshops at Météo France to facilitate change within Météo France.√ Ensured that all requirements regarding high-traffic websites were met.√ Contributed to the back-end and front-end development (JS, Java) and SEO improvements:► IGN (French National Geographical Institute): redesign and rebuild IGN’s websites.IGN (www.geoportail.fr) is the French national geographic institute and is the French competitor to Google Maps.√ Organized training workshops at IGN to facilitate client change.√ Successfully implemented custom-made CMS (Java) on IGN’s websites.√ Contributed to the back-end and front-end development (JS, Java) and SEO improvements.► e-bourgogne: Setting up an e-government platform including a website generator for the Bourgogne regional authorities.√ Project manager and developer: built a turnkey and accessible CMS system from scratch.√ Provided guidance and coaching to clients to facilitate a successful transition. Show less In charge of component development for major French clients including the Ministry of NationalEducation, National Geographic Institute (IGN), French Inland Waterways (VNF). Key responsibilities and outcomes:● Developed websites using Java (Spring Framework) and front technologies (HTML/JS).● In charge of troubleshooting in a timely and accurate manner.● Developed a user management component, core of the platform (Java / Spring).● Contributed to the production support team that monitors all the websites for the French Ministryof National Education. Show less

  • Technical web project manager & Web developer

    Jul 2010 - Apr 2014

  • Application Manager

    Sept 2006 - Apr 2011
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  Self-Employed

  Nov 2011 - Apr 2017

  Web Developer

  A few projects I've been working on during my free time : https://www.anthony-colas.com

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  Wanadev

  May 2014 - Apr 2016

  Web Development Team Lead

  Project: developing a new version of Kozikaza, a social network for people building their own homes with almost 600,000 users. In charge of project planning, budget, timeline and resource tracking, and managing the Development Team. √ Delivered a responsive and high-performance website as expected on time and on budget(improved response time, improved mobile and tablet responsiveness). √ Implemented and trained the team in the use of Scrum. √ Facilitated sprint planning, daily scrums, retrospectives and demonstrations. √ Contributed to the back-end and front-end development (JS, PHP/Symfony2, Docker), andcontent and technical optimisations for SEO. Show less

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  Viva & Co.

  May 2017 - Apr 2018

  Digital Director

  Viva & Co. is a boutique branding and design agency centrally located in Toronto. Their discerning clients include The Museum of Modern Art (New York), Le Creuset (Canada and worldwide) and many more. In charge of websites development and deployment with in-house and award-winning designers. Turning designs into pixel-perfect digital projects with these technologies:- HTML / JS/ CSS Animations- SASS / Gulp / Git / Pipelines- Wordpress / Docker- Shopify / Liquid / Shopify API- MailChimp / Campaign Monitor Show less

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  McMillan

  Apr 2018 - Nov 2019

  Senior Web Developer

  McMillan is a digital creative agency in Ottawa. In charge of websites development and deployment with in-house and award-winning UX and UI designers,• HTML / JS (React, Vue, Vanilla)/ CSS, Sass, GSAP (animations)• CMS: Drupal / Prismic / Wordpress / CraftCMS• Cross-browser and device testing• SEO and Performance best practices• Implementing complex responsive designs and layouts• Quality assurance testing and issue reporting

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  Paternity leave

  Nov 2019 - May 2020

  Parental Leave
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  McMillan

  May 2020 - Sept 2020

  Senior Web Developer
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  Wicket Inc.

  Sept 2020 - Feb 2024

  Senior Web Developer

  Leading the development of membership-based web projects and eCommerce solutions for Wicket clients: • Architect WordPress and WooCommerce solutions aligning with client expectations. • Develop high-quality, reusable, and secure code for project implementations. • Collaborate on reviewing functional specifications and providing accurate effort estimates. • Maintain effective communication with clients to clarify requirements

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  APPCOM

  Mar 2024 - now

  Senior Web Developer