The most significant experiences in my career
Honmaru.pl
Non-profit
- Founder
- Full-stack developer
- Editor-in-chief
- Community manager
- UX & Graphic design
- Product owner
- QA
Developing and supporting the main website and other related projects. Creating gaming websites and graphics. Managing day-to-day tasks and social media. Contacting sponsors, maintaining relations with partners. Organizing tournaments and supporting the Fighting Games Community.
Basically, everything that the brand new project needs, to become well-known and successful in its niche.
GraphCore
Freelance, self-employment
- Co-founder
- Full-stack developer
- Project manager
- Digital consultant
- UX engineer
Creating, implementing and managing a lot of different websites for clients as an independent contractor. Estimating and pricing web projects. Supporting and consulting.
Talem Technologies
SEO agency
- SEO webmaster
- Front-end developer
- WordPress developer
- SEO strategist
Auditing and optimizing websites as a member of the SEO department. Designing and implementing websites, positioning, SEM.
SourceBroker
Software house
- Front-end developer
- WordPress specialist
Front-end development for large-scale international projects. Implementing designs to the high standards that enterprise-level clients demand. WordPress development. Estimating projects. Providing ongoing support and maintenance as a dev team member.
Restaumatic
E-commerce
UX Manager / Web Developer (Head of UX Department)
Dec 2022 – Present
Various tasks regarding web development and UX/UI as a UX manager. With the main focus on aligning the user goals with the company business objectives.
Coding, designing (low-fidelity mockups and high-fidelity designs), preparing user flows and system logic, team leading and mentoring, consulting, improving company products. Setting UX standards and design processes, collaborating with different teams, providing day-to-day support.
Head of UX/UI
Jun 2021 – Dec 2022
Head of UX/UI department role was mostly focused on creating (recruiting) and leading (mentoring) two teams: frontend (UI) and UX.
During that time, apart from team building, I also did some coding (frontend, WordPress), designing (Figma), and product management.
Front-end Developer / UX Consultant
Jul 2016 – Jun 2021
Improving existing and building new company products. The role was mostly focused on coding, but also UX consultancy with some UI design.
The biggest challange was taking charge of development of the key product, complex theme system for restaurant’ websites with lots of customizations and settings, and combine it with other responsibilities of a multi-role position in a fast growing startup.
Honorable mentions
- 2019, blog about finances Gokazje.pl (founder, developer, editor-in-chief)
- 2010 – 2011, editor of re.pl subsites (currently offline):
- tekken.re.pl (Wayback Archive)
- deadoralive.re.pl (Wayback Archive)
Bonus points
Volunteering
Community Manager / Editor-in-chief / Full-stack Developer
Honmaru.pl · Jan 2005 – Present
Developing, maintaining, and supporting various Fighting Games Community projects. (Co)Organizing tournaments. Creating graphic materials. Managing day-to-day tasks and social media. Writing articles, guides, and news. Contacting sponsors, maintaining relationships with partners (see sample coverage of e-sports events).
Community Supporter
Ahoy.so · Jun 2022 – Nov 2022
I was involved in community development, mainly topics regarding web development and UX (technical writing, answering questions, participating in educational events, etc.).
Publications
- News, articles, and guides for Honmaru.pl website
- UX & web development articles for UX Developer Blog
- News for Tekken Poland website
Conferences & meetups
- Polishopa Bydgoszcz local, Poland (2021)
- World Usability Day – PoWUD Poznań, Poland (2018, 2019)
- Monadic Warsaw, Poland (06.2018)
- meet.js Bydgoszcz #1, Poland (2016)
- WordUp Bydgoszcz #1, Poland (2014)
- TYPO3 Developer Days, Nuremberg, Germany (2016, 2015)
- TYPO3Camp POLAND II, Poland, Poznań (2014)
- Bydgoszcz Web Development Meetup, Poland (2014 – 2017)
Public projects
Over the years, I’ve been involved in different fansites, open-source, and non-profit projects.
- Timeline (key projects)
- Fansites and non-profit projects
- WordPress contributions
- Open-source projects
- Commercial projects
- GitHub and Gists
Internships
- IT support at Bydgoszcz City Hall (2010)
- Game tester, QA at Frontline Studios (2008)