Daniel Martínez
UI developer
I’m a Senior UI Developer / UX Designer with 10 years of experience.
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I understand CSS and its importance for projects scalability, I code it, I design frameworks for it, I create
the best possible web performance along the most optimal code. I help companies write better quality,
more manageable, more scalable user interfaces.
Web
http://coolvillage.es
Working with clients including OCU, Televisa Colombia, and the Banco Santander, I provide front-end
architecture to large organisations and teams working on large products. I work internationally,
consulting, advising, coding, running workshops, speaking, training, and more.
Twitter
@Wakkos
Github
http://github.com/wakkos
I also offer development services to companies of all sizes looking to establish solid foundations on which
to build and grow their products. My main focus is on front-end architecture and performance,
specialising in maintainable, scalable CSS.
Codepen
http://codepen.io/Wakkos
I coded my own CSS “framework” in Scss with BEM nomenclature. Now used by some other frontends:
https://github.com/Wakkos/Wakkos-CSS-Framework
Call me
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Languages
Knowledge and working methods
Development
Experience
Spanish
English
Native
Full professional proficiency
Responsive design, teaching, UI development, Web Performance optimization, WordPress themes development, CSS
architecture and scalability, BEM, SMACSS, styuleguides.
I work on products and long-running projects, focusing on scalability, maintainability, performance, and more. I usually
join product teams for short, initial kick-off sprints in order to set up architectures and workflows, and to leave teams
self sufficient.
IT Governance
Senior UI Developer
Remote, May 2015 - April 2017
Lead the remote UI Team on code standarts, CSS scalabiltty, VUE Components creation
and Styleguide creation so we integrate Designers and Backends in our workflow.
I Help the Product design and UX work with my input on what’s better in favor of accessibility, performance
and UX
Madaísh
Senior Frontend architect
Remote, July 2015 - present
Built the front-ends—and its respective framework—for Madaish website: front and admin area. I created and designed
A/B tests to measure the performance of the UI. Help on designing and defining the UX and Design.
Currently working on improving CSS architecture for the upcoming design.
Banco Santander
Senior UI Developer
Remote, May 2015 - October 2015
Built the front-ends—and their respective frameworks—for several of Banco Santander’s most trafficked and
profitable online products as the Cuenta 1 | 2 | 3.
Currently working on modernizing workflows and CSS architecture for the upcoming projects: I'm developing a
huge style guide for all the Santander Group products.
Escuela IT
Teacher Coordinator
Online, Feb 2012 - Feb 2016
Teacher and coordinator of all the CSS, Preprocessors, WordPress, Workflow, Responsive Design workshops
and courses.
ThinkandCloud
Senior Frontend architect
Spain, Nov 2013 - July 2014
ThinkAndCloud is a startup incubator. I was the responsible for the frontend process and organizing designers and
workflow to fit all the differents projects requirements.
I created all the web code in CSS, HTML and JavaScript using a CSS framework created by myself, plan the UX/UI
features and behaviors in different resolutions and devices, I also adapted my code to ASP.NET
Workshops
I run workshops and training sessions for existing teams, getting them up to scratch and prepared for writing and
managing front-ends that they expect to grow. Performance concerns, workflows, design process, and more, tailored to
your company, products, and team.
Full day CSS Workshop at Ironhacks
Wordpress theme creation course at Platzi
Frontend course at Platzi
Preprocessors course at Platzi (Less, Stylus and Scss)
Wordpress Workshop at Televisa Colombia
Responsive Design Workshop at EscuelaIt
CSS methodologies and workflow at OCU (Organización de consumidores y usuarios)
(Web) Design workflow at Spielo GTech
Publications and Speeches
Excellent knowledge of
Complete Less course at Udemy (near 6k students). https://www.udemy.com/less-de-cero-a-experto/
Element Query blog post at Octuweb. http://octuweb.com/element-query
Flexbox Speech at Frontenders https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6tG3Ixgk2A&feature=youtu.be&t=38m49s
Several blog posts in my web, covering topics like Sprites, Table-Cell layout, CSS Units, WordPress, and more.
- Client side technologies: HTML, CSS and CSS frameworks, JavaScript.
- CSS Architecture, designing and developing scalable UI components.
- Extended knowledge of UX, metrics, A/B tests and an experience design background.
- Responsive/adaptive design.
- WordPress theme develop from skratch.
- Everyday tools such as Scss/Less, GIT, Codekit, SublimeText, GULP, JS Frameworks, etc...
- I’ve created systems based on PHP and .NET, they work but the “logic” and code may not be the best.
I’m not a programmer after all but I can deal with backend code and Databases.