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Frank Richter-eCommerce Software Developer

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Leipzig, Germany

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Experience

May 2024 - Present

eCommerce Software Developer

WirTube-Shop

Position summary
eCommerce Software Developer at WirTube-Shop
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • Maintenance and system handover
  • Planning and carrying out core and plugin updates
  • Developing a plugin to extend invoice creation and payment via Flow Builder
Jan 2024 - Present

eCommerce Software Developer

LQ Systemtechnik

Position summary
eCommerce Software Developer at LQ Systemtechnik
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • Migration from Shopware 5 to Shopware 6
  • Full-stack development of a B2B shop system
  • Migration of legacy data for products and customers via REST API
  • Building the CMS with shopping experiences
  • Transfer of legal texts from Shopware 5
Aug 2022 - Present

Lead Developer

Ulbricht GmbH

Position summary
Lead Developer at Ulbricht GmbH
Industries
Retail
Business areas
Information Technology
  • Building two new multilingual (4 languages) B2C and B2B shops
  • Integration with the existing ERP system
  • Implementing many deviations from the Shopware standard without third-party plugins
Aug 2022 - Dec 2023
Seiffen, Germany

eCommerce Software Developer

Self-employed

Position summary
eCommerce Software Developer at Self-employed
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Information Technology
  • Migration from Magento to Shopware 6
  • Full-stack development of B2C and B2B shop systems
  • Migration of legacy data (products, customers) via REST API
  • Connection to SelectLine ERP
  • Programming of kernel event subscribers in PHP and Twig template adjustments
  • Implementing major deviations from the Shopware standard through custom solutions
Apr 2022 - Aug 2022
Eilenburg, Germany

eCommerce Software Developer

Self-employed

Position summary
eCommerce Software Developer at Self-employed
Industries
Information Technology
Retail
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • Migration from Shopware 5 to Shopware 6
  • Transfer of all products, customers, and orders
  • Integration and setup of ThemeWare Modern
  • Creation of a new CMS structure in shopping experiences
  • Content and visual relaunch of the shop with responsive web design
Apr 2022 - Aug 2022

Lead Developer

TiproNet

Position summary
Lead Developer at TiproNet
Industries
Information Technology
Retail
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • Migration of a high-traffic Shopware 5 store to Shopware 6
  • Transfer of all products, customers, and orders to the new system
  • Development of a new CMS design
  • Focus on responsive web design
Jan 2022 - Mar 2022
Leipzig, Germany

eCommerce Software Developer

Self-employed

Position summary
eCommerce Software Developer at Self-employed
Industries
Information Technology
Retail
Business areas
Information Technology
  • Support and further development of an airbrush shop with Shopware 5
  • Development of a plugin for time-limited discount campaigns and backend customizations
  • Theme customization according to customer requirements
  • Extension of the Shopware standard by decorating services and extending the data model
Jun 2021 - Dec 2021
Leipzig, Germany

IT Security Manager

Position summary
IT Security Manager
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Information Technology
Quality Assurance
  • Introduction, assurance, and documentation of IT security standards according to BSI
  • Detection and containment of malware on servers, storage, and backup systems
  • Planning of recovery and restore scenarios
  • Handling IT security incidents and tracking vulnerability scans
  • Development and assurance of asset management in the data center
Apr 2021 - May 2021
Berlin, Germany

eCommerce Software Developer

Self-employed

Position summary
eCommerce Software Developer at Self-employed
Industries
Information Technology
Retail
Business areas
Information Technology
Operations
Product Development
  • Development of a plugin for time-limited promotion campaigns
  • Theme adjustments for global customer discounts
  • Creation of a product feed for Check24
  • Integration of payment services and setup of new categories
  • Writing product texts and adapting documents and legal texts
  • System maintenance as well as backup and restore strategies
May 2020 - Mar 2021
Leipzig, Germany

eCommerce Software Developer

Self-employed

Position summary
eCommerce Software Developer at Self-employed
Industries
Retail
Business areas
Information Technology
Marketing
Product Development
  • Planning and development of an O-ring shop with Shopware 6
  • Creation of layouts and product texts
  • Migration of product data via REST API
  • Integration of payment services
  • Familiarization with the new Shopware 6 technology
Feb 2019 - Apr 2020

Lead Developer

Industrie-Service & Berufsbekleidung Kulanin GmbH

Position summary
Lead Developer at Industrie-Service & Berufsbekleidung Kulanin GmbH
Industries
Manufacturing
Retail
Business areas
Information Technology
Sales
  • Built a completely new online shop for industrial products (seals, V-belts, etc.) with Shopware 5
  • Created the entire shop including image material
  • Wrote category and product descriptions as well as legal texts
Feb 2019 - Apr 2020
Leipzig, Germany

eCommerce Software Developer

Self-employed

Position summary
eCommerce Software Developer at Self-employed
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Information Technology
Marketing
  • Built a web shop for industrial products
  • Created image material and product, category, and legal texts
  • Adapted invoice and delivery note documents
  • Migrated over 1,000 product data records
  • Integrated various payment providers
Sep 2000 - Feb 2019
Leipzig, Germany

IT Manager

Position summary
IT Manager
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Information Technology
  • Professional and conceptual management of IT
  • Built and led a multi-person team of experts
  • Set up and expanded a heterogeneous IT infrastructure
  • Software development in C# and Visual Basic
  • Design and implementation of relational databases

Industry experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Retail, and Manufacturing.

Information Technology
Retail
Manufacturing
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Business area experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Product Development, Marketing, Sales, and Quality Assurance.

Information Technology
Product Development
Marketing
Sales
Quality Assurance
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Summary

As a software developer, even before my university education, I already gained several years of experience in the IT field.

After graduating with a degree in computer science (Diplom Informatiker (FH)), I worked for many years as IT manager responsible for the entire infrastructure of an organization. Since 2019, I have been developing custom eCommerce solutions based on Shopware 5 and 6 as a freelancer.

Skills

  • Web Backend Programming

  • C# ★★★★★

  • Html ★★★★★

  • Php ★★★★☆

  • Ms Sql Server ★★★★☆

  • Javascript ★★★☆☆

  • Mysql ★★★★★

  • Mariadb ★★★★★

  • Smarty ★★★★☆

  • Ms Access ★★★★★

  • Twig ★★★★☆

  • T-Sql ★★★☆☆

  • Rest Api ★★★★☆

  • Symfony ★★★★☆

  • Shopware 5+6 ★★★★★

  • Programming Languages

  • ■■■□□ Javascript

  • ■■■■□ Php

  • ■■■■□ Smarty

  • ■■■■□ Twig

  • ■■■■■ C#

  • ■■■■□ Visual Basic

  • Databases

  • ■■■■■ Mysql

  • ■■■■□ Ms Sql

  • ■■■■□ Doctrine

  • ■■■■■ Ms Access

  • Data Communication

  • ■■■■■ Http

  • ■■■■□ Rest

  • ■■■■□ Tcp/Ip

  • ■■■□□ Docker

  • Products

  • ■■■■□ Virtualbox

  • ■■■■□ Parallels

  • ■■■■□ Vmware

  • Systems And Frameworks

  • ■■■■□ Linux

  • ■■■■□ Apache

  • ■■■□□ Extjs, Vue.Js

  • ■■■■□ Shopware 5+6

  • ■■■■□ Symfony

  • Other

  • ■■■■■ Css

  • ■■■■■ Scss

  • ■■■■□ Less

  • ■■■■■ Html

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Diploma in Computer Science (FH) · Computer Science

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 13
Experience in Information Technology 24 y
Avg length 2 y 7 m
Longest experience 18 y 5 m

Global experience

Countries worked in 1 (Germany)
Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles eCommerce Software Developer, Lead Developer, IT Security Manager
Main industries Information Technology, Retail, Manufacturing
Main business areas Information Technology, Product Development, Marketing

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Frank is based in Leipzig, Germany and prefers 100% remote projects.

Frank speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).

Frank has at least 26 years of experience. During this time, Frank has worked in at least 4 different roles and for 6 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years. Note that Frank may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Frank would be well-suited for roles such as: eCommerce Software Developer, Lead Developer, IT Security Manager.

Frank's most recent position is eCommerce Software Developer at WirTube-Shop.

In recent years, Frank has worked for WirTube-Shop, LQ Systemtechnik, Ulbricht GmbH, Self-employed, and TiproNet.

Frank is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Retail, and Manufacturing.

Frank is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Marketing. Frank also has some experience in Sales, Quality Assurance, and Operations.

Frank has recently worked in industries like Information Technology and Retail.

Frank has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Quality Assurance.

Frank attended education in Computer Science.

The availability of Frank needs to be confirmed.

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