About

Hello, I am Yan. I have been helping people and businesses with my programming skills and IT knowledge since 2011.

I am

  • a consultant: Be it simple or complex issue, small or big organization, business requirements or individual needs. I am always willing to listen and give advice on how to solve or improve the situation using technology.
  • an entrepreneur: Founded a web development company (evolx) with a couple of friends around 2013. Now, it has turned into a small digital marketing firm with nearly 30 people providing web development, social media marketing, designs and various services.
  • a programmer: I studied programming at 17 but my programmer career started around 2011. I mainly work on websites and web applications projects.
  • a college dropout: I couldn't finish my Degree in Information System Management at Singapore Management University. Left in my fourth and final year.

Projects in progress

  • Invoicing and inventory management web application
  • Student registration and class management web application
  • Video streaming mobile application

Skills

  • programming
  • website and web application development
  • user interface and user experience
  • project management
  • server management
  • database management

Throughout my career, I have used the following

Languages and programs

  • Backend: php, laravel
  • CMS: wordpress 
  • Frontend: javascript, react js, typescript, react native, tailwind css, 
  • Database: mysql, mongodb
  • Web Server: apache, nginx
  • Server OS: ubuntu
  • Development Environment: windows, linux, mac
  • Versioning tools: github, github actions, git lab, bitbucket
  • Others: phpstorm, vscode, figma, photoshop

Web Services

  • Server management: aws, digital ocean, supabase, netlify, vercel, laravel forge, runcloud, ploi
  • Domain management: cloudflare, namesilo, name, namecheap, internetbs
  • Business Suites: gsuite, zoho, microsoft 365

API integrations

  • Social sign-in: Google, Facebook, Apple, Singpass 
  • Payment gateways: 2c2p, Stripe, Hit Pay, Xfers, KBZ Pay, MPU Card, Cyber Source, Paypal
  • Delivery and shipment: Marathon Express
  • Mailing: Mailgun, AWS SES, Brevo
  • SMS: Twilio, Google Cloud Messaging, SMSPoh
  • Others: Telegram Bot, Google Map

Others

  • Task management: trello, jira, asana, github project
  • Time management: clockify
  • Documentation: notion, google doc, wikijs, confluence
  • Communication: slack, matrix, telegram

If you are interested to hire me or work with me, please check out my CV at this link.