Bence Fodor

Bence Fodor

software developer

About Me

I'm a 33 year old web & app developer from Hungary. I've been a computer addict since I got my first Commodore 64 when I was 4.

I've started working as a web developer in my early 20s and as an application developer a couple of years later. I have quite a few years of experience with WordPress, HTML, CSS, PHP, Cordova/PhoneGap, JavaScript, Java, MySQL. I also have 5 years of Microsoft Axapta 3 and Dynamics AX 2012 development experience, but that door is closed :).

I quit my 9 to 5 job in August 2015 to become a full time freelancer. I've spent a couple of years abroad and returned to Hungary in 2018. In early 2020 I've started working part time at Kollabor, a centre for experiential education.

Work Experience

Workshop lead - KOLLABOR (since March 2020)

At my workshops, primary and secondary school kids can experiment with and learn about robotics, programming, video game development and 3D modeling / printing using Edison robots, BBC Micro Bit boards, MakeCode, Construct 3, TinkerCad and Craftbot 3D printers.

Freelance developer (part time since 2008, full time since March 2016)

I create highly customised WordPress sites, web and mobile applications using PHP, MySQL and Phonegap/Cordova based mobile apps.

Mobile application developer - [an IT company based in the Canary Islands] (2015 - 2016)

I developed a Cordova based hybrid version of an existing Android application with updated UI and added functionality, now available both on Android and iOS platforms, including phone and tablet devices as well. I based the UI on the awesome Framework7 library, and the application included a custom developed native Cordova plugin for Android written in Java (there was no public API available to implement the same functionality for iOS).

Developer & IT coordinator - Marzek Kner Packaging Llc (2010 - 2015)

I used to do ERP development under Microsoft Axapta 3 and Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012, web and intranet development with PHP + MySQL, application development with Java J2SE and mobile app development using the PhoneGap framework. I also designed and implemented a Raspberry Pi based digital signage system for the shop floor and handled day to day communication with our Austrian parent company in English.

Sitebuilder and PHP developer - Concept Internet Ltd (3 month internship in 2010)

I did PSD to HTML + CSS sitebuilds and UK customer feedback based modifications on PHP & MySQL based e-commerce sites.

Portfolio

Daffodil Events Small business website

Minimalistic homepage promoting an up and coming wedding and event planning service

WordPress, Divi

Nemzeti Értékek Könyvkiadó Online store

Simple company website and online book shop for a Hungarian publishing house.

WordPress, WooCommerce, Divi

Flexotrend Kft. Company website

No-frills one pager website for a Hungarian printing company created in 2019.

WordPress, Divi

Ati Pizzája Food delivery app suite

Online food delivery solution for a local pizza place. Includes website with usual registration, cart and checkout functionality, a PHP API and Java application for tracking and printing out orders at the pizzeria. The first version was launched back in 2012 and I've been supporting and updating it ever since with additional functionality, including an internal touch screen based POS webapp for recording local and phone orders, barcode based delivery tracking and various tailored administrative and reporting features.

PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, Java (J2SE)

Some of my past offices