Michael Yudin
[email protected], 0505992409, Lod, Israel
Career Goal
I aim to be part of a professional team that innovates, uses technology to help people, values its employees, and stays true to its principles. I look forward to a workplace where my personal skills and traits are noticed and used in a way that allows me to grow, learn, and help the company succeed. The career path I'm pursuing is one that best suits my abilities and allows me to reach my full potential, wherever it might take me.
Technical Skills
Frontend
React, Gatsby.js, JavaScript, TS, HTML, CSS, CSS-in-JS, Responsive Design
Backend
PHP, WordPress, Java, Spring/Spring Boot, C#
Databases
PostgreSQL, MySQL, Hibernate
APIs
REST/RESTful, GraphQL, Amazon Product Advertising API, OpenAI API
CMS
WordPress (including custom plugin development – 1500 lines of code)
SEO
Structured data, Sitemap generation, Meta tag optimization
Performance Optimization
Lazy loading, Code splitting, Image optimization, Preloading, Prefetching, Pre-computing expensive data fetching and manipulation during the build process
Version Control
Git
Build Tools
Gradle, npm
Data Processing
Custom data validation and normalization algorithms
AI Integration
LLM-assisted development, AI-powered content generation
Code Review
Critical analysis of AI-generated code, Error detection and correction
Static Site Generation
Gatsby.js build process optimization
Content Management
Dynamic content updates, Automated content revision systems
Personal Projects
Michaeltech.net - Affiliate Marketing Website
· Developed a full-stack affiliate marketing website using WordPress (PHP) as a headless CMS and Gatsby.js (React) for the frontend
· Implemented custom WordPress plugin for Amazon Product Advertising API integration, managing product imports and updates
· Created sophisticated data validation and error correction algorithms to ensure data integrity from inconsistent API responses
· Designed and implemented an AI-powered content generation system for dynamic, SEO-optimized deal highlights
· Built a responsive, performance-optimized frontend with features like instant search, dynamic deal pages, and price history tracking
· Developed custom sitemaps, including a specialized news sitemap, to enhance SEO and improve content discoverability
· Utilized GraphQL for efficient data querying between WordPress and Gatsby
· Implemented comprehensive SEO strategies, including structured data and automated meta tag optimization
· Gained proficiency in React, Gatsby.js, GraphQL, API integration, and advanced WordPress development
· Enhanced skills in performance optimization, responsive design, and data management
Full technical Breakdown: michaeltech.net/project
2023 -
Present
Work Experience
Consumrz - Junior Backend Developer
● Collaborated closely with the VP of R&D to conceptualize and design the platform architecture from scratch.
● Designed, tested and implemented backend services using Java, Spring, PostgreSQL.
● Wrote custom SQL queries to fit the advanced querying needs of the product.
● Managed the interconnectivity of various system components to ensure a coherent platform architecture.
● Actively participated as a member of a Scrum team, utilizing Agile methodology.
● Improved coordination among an entirely remote and multilingual workforce, enhancing productivity and efficiency.
● Displayed strong responsibility and proactivity in guiding design decisions to ensure their accuracy.
2022 –
2023
GNRGY- Tech Support representative
● Managed the EV charging infrastructure to assure always online status, debugging charging stations.
● Onboarding new customers and supporting existing ones via CRM.
● Logging and reporting via excel.
2021 –
2022
IKEA - Add-on
representative,
Analyst
● As part of the Add-on team with 2 other employees, participated in complex logistical task collaboration for smooth day-to-day operations.
● Inventory management of the fastest selling products via Microsoft Dynamics Navision.
● Created and managed a complex Excel spreadsheet I made of all Add-on products(over 300), using custom VBA scripts and VLOOKUP to automatically update the spreadsheet based on daily inventory and sales reports, this allowed for easy inventory management, as buying patterns changed over time it was reflected in the document, allowing to effectively prioritize allocating more physical and digital(in Navision) sale space to fast selling products, this resulted in an approx. 30% reduction in out of stock add-on products.
● Promoted the idea and set up a task-based workstyle via Asana. Managed Asana projects to ensure smooth operation.
● As an analyst in the Inventory Control department I automated many inventory control reports using excel VBA, cutting work time in half.
● Generated insights based on such reports to suggest changes in supply orders and inventory stock management, to account for changes in buying trends due to holidays and store-wide sales, discounts to ensure as many products as possible are always in stock.
2021
Solbox – Junior Web Publisher
Worked remotely for the Academic College of Tel-Aviv Yafo, the Academic College of Tel Hai and the Israel Antiquities Authority under Solbox.
● Published custom content types, lists, workflows, custom web-parts.
● Developed a custom InfoPath form system for tutors and students: Torturing time logging, monthly reporting of general activity, custom workflows.
● Developed a 15-form system to serve the managers and workers, custom workflows.
2015 -
2016
Languages
● Hebrew - fluent
● English - fluent
● Russian - fluent
