Still just looking around.
enjoying life
Trying to get the best from my university years.
studying maths at PMF
I'm currently pursuing a degree in Mathematics at the Faculty of Science. Laureate of the Department award for extracurricular activities.
(A CV in short)
Full-time work during studies, left to focus on academic obligations.
Worked on and led development on a number of complex and challenging Eightshift-based WordPress projects. Contributed to the open source Eightshift Development Kit, with a large contribution being WCAG 2.1 Level AA compliance.
I gained a lot of experience in various disciplines and domains, including frontend accessibility, webpage performance, API integrations at scale, backend optimizations, payment and backoffice systems, crowdfunding, interactive content animations, build tools and deployment processes, GIS datasets and optimizations, WP multisite and horizontal scaling / general scalability.
Supremum was an online tutoring service developed by myself and a friend. I developed pricing strategies, marketing plans, a Laravel-based web app and infrastructure, including KEKS Pay integration.
We developed an industry-leading product in a short time, had a sizeable number of instructors, and got some traction, but unfortunately not enough to sustain further development that was required, especially as better opportunities arose.
Ultimately, we decided to shut down the service.
I cofounded Znanstvenik u meni ("The Scientist in Me") in 2018 along with Filip Matić, with Educateam providing a legal structure.
I did volunteer work as Project Director, consisting of general project management and organisation. Also volunteered in design, writing and software development.
I developed the website, a web app for signing up to the competition and a backend service for managing video uploads and transcoding videos.
From 2019 up to 2021, I volunteered as a Camp Organiser for S3++, a camp of the Summer School of Science, consisting of general project management, lecture and workshop organisation and web services management.
I am also an occassional writer for the Summer School of Science Blog.
I also volunteered in the organization of WISe 2019, participated in Design for Inclusion in Požega, and probably a few other projects I'm forgetting right now.
Feel free to invite me to speak or remind me that I've forgotten to list a few talks :)
Throughout working on various projects, I've got acquainted with quite a few tools, programming languages and infrastructure solutions.
I feel comfortable using any major OS, administrating Linux servers, and can fluently speak PHP, C(++), SQL, Python and JavaScript. As for human languages, the list includes Croatian as my native language, English and a bit of Slovak.
I've got experience with WordPress, Eightshift, Laravel, Alpine JS, React, Tailwind, Bootstrap, Guzzle, Redbean, Jetstream, Livewire and quite a few other frameworks and libraries. I've worked on integrations with KEKS Pay, Postmark, Twilio, Solo, Sentry, Bugsnag, Cloudflare, Algolia, Microsoft Dynamics, Buckaroo, HubSpot and more. I have experience with working on AWS, DigitalOcean and bare metal.
I also have experience with Git, GitHub, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, CircleCI, Semaphore, Jenkins, Buddy, JIRA, Bitbucket, Valeyard, Phabricator (so sad it's over), Office 365 administration, Google Workspace Administration and more.
Know my way around npm, Composer, Deployer and Webpack. I also know a bit about Mathematica, but a bit.
As for general skills, I'm skilled in project management, communication, design, problem-solving, bad jokes and more.
If you're a recruiter reading this: one of the things listed is a Doctor Who villain. Bonus points if you know which one.
The best way to get in touch is by using email.
Please go into as much detail as you can possible regarding the opportunity you're wishing to discuss, and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.
If your work opportunity is an MLM, and it pains me to have to write this, please don't reach out.
Otherwise, feel free to contact me at marioborna@icloud.com
Cool, I'm all for a chat. 👋🏻
Feel free to contact me at marioborna@icloud.com, or reach out on Instagram or LinkedIn.
Please reach out to the organisers directly. For Znanstvenik u meni, the email is natjecanje@znanstvenikumeni.org.
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