Rodrigue Tusse

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ABOUT ME

I am Rodrigue -- I make things for the internet

I am...
Rodrigue, a Web Developer currently based in Johannesburg, South Africa. I have been a Senior PHP developer for the past 8+ yrs, working in low-level requirements, and 3rd party integration using various open-source tech. I've developed SSO system using OpenID for Drupal, and integrated 3rd authentication; Gigya for brands like Nestle & Bayer.

My strongest skills and how I learned them...
Technologies
HTML5/CSS3, JavaScript, PHP (10+ years; 8 years professionally) using the CodeIgniter framework or Laravel or any MVC framework really (Slim, Yii, CakePHP), Drupal, Phonegap/Cordova based Frameworks, MeteorJS.

What I am looking for...
Looking for a position as a PHP Fullstack Engineer. aside from coding, I have been on various occasions in charge of leading teams of developer on a Technical Lead capacity; my ability to understand the contrast between technical challenges and requirements puts me in a perfect position to provide my team with the best possible technical guidance.

Pretoria (+02:00)

Joined March 2020

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SOCIAL PRESENCE

GitHub

phpswitcher

A simple CLI tool to manage multiple PHP versions on macOS using Homebrew. Linux and Windows support planned.

PHP

openai_image_for_drupal

Drupal Field widget for the Open AI image generator

PHP

EMPLOYMENTS

Senior Software Engineer

Automattic, Inc

2022-02-01-2025-04-01

Senior Software Engineer working on WooCommerce. Responsibilities included:

New feature development
Bug fixes

Senior Software Engineer working on WooCommerce. Responsibilities included:

New feature development
Bug fixes
Support
Release management

PHP

Node.js

Laravel

PHP

Node.js

Laravel

WooCommerce

Docker

React

JavaScript

WordPress E-commerce

Node.js RESTful API

GitHub Actions

Technical Lead

Wunderman Technlogy ( Now VML )

2020-04-01-2021-11-01

Led an agile team on the Bayer Pharmaceutical account, successfully planning and designing technical approaches for user stories,...

Led an agile team on the Bayer Pharmaceutical account, successfully planning and designing technical approaches for user stories, resulting in a 20% increase in on-time sprint delivery. Managed backlog refinement and ensured comprehensive documentation, enhancing team efficiency and clarity in achieving sprint goals.
Led the design and development of an authentication system using Gigya (SAP Customer Data Cloud), successfully streamlining the onboarding process for over 500 pharmacies into Club-Bayer.
Designed and developed a delegated access management system for the Pharmacy entity, enabling efficient user invitation management and role assignment, integrated as a key feature in SAP Customer Data Cloud.
Led the integration of Bayer Salesforce (Baytouch) and successfully migrated over 40,000 pharmacy accounts from a legacy system, ensuring zero downtime.

GitLab

Symfony

JavaScript

GitLab

Symfony

JavaScript

Magento E-Commerce

Node.js RESTful API

Drupal 8

Salesforce lightning

Senior Web Developer

Wunderman Thompson ( Now VML )

2017-11-01-2020-04-01

Spearheaded system integration projects for major clients at Wunderman Thompson Technology, enhancing operational efficiency by 3...

Spearheaded system integration projects for major clients at Wunderman Thompson Technology, enhancing operational efficiency by 30% and improving client satisfaction ratings by 25%.
Developed and launched the Click and Collect e-commerce plugin for Nestle Purina, enhancing online shopping capabilities and improving user engagement across multiple websites.
Developed and implemented a Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) and single sign-on solution for Nestle
Purina, successfully integrating Gigya (SAP CDC) to enhance user authentication and streamline access for over 2 million users.
Led the implementation of the Nestle CIAM solution in 30 markets and for 25+ brands, enhancing user experience and streamlining access management.
Led the development and implementation of Customer Identity solutions for Mondelez and Bayer Connect, utilizing OpenID and Gigya, resulting in improved user authentication processes and enhanced security.
Advised on the architecture and development of the Olympic Games Mobile application for the International Olympic Committee, collaborating with the Copenhagen team to enhance user experience and functionality.
I was in charge of proof of concept for the Colgate AI chat-bot e-commerce solution. The solution was expanded and roll out thanks to the instrumental groundwork put during the discovery phase.

HTML/CSS

PHP

SQL

HTML/CSS

PHP

SQL

Node.js

TypeScript

Symfony

React

JavaScript

Drupal 8

PROJECTS

Friendly Eyes appView Project

2024

We worked with the Friendly Eyes Foundation to bring the course to an app.

PHP

React Native

PHP

React Native

iSOn XperienceView Project

2024

After a massive server crash disrupted services for over 48 hours, the agency managing the https://www.isonxperiences.com/ website contac...

After a massive server crash disrupted services for over 48 hours, the agency managing the https://www.isonxperiences.com/ website contacted me. iSonxperiences was under a DDOS attack, and the server resources could no longer hold traffic. I migrated the entire code base to Amazon Lightsail and implemented a partial DNS setup for their Cloudflare ( the company could not move DNS records to Cloudflare), which added DDOS protection to the site. I also implemented load balancing and moved their SSL to Amazon. I also moved over 50 GB of digital assets to Amazon S3 and implemented CDN serving through Cloudflare.

WordPress

Linux

Amazon S3

WordPress

Linux

Amazon S3

SSL Certificate

System Administration

Cloudflare

DNS Records

AWS