MATTHEW SOLARSKI
· Magento Developer ·
Hi, I'm Matthew Solarski, a Magento specialist and full stack web developer trained at New York Code + Design Academy with nearly 3 years of experience building out and maintaining ecommerce solutions using both Magento 1 and 2. I know my way around HTML/CSS, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL, Apache, Google Analytics, SEO best practices, and Ruby on Rails; I'm keen on object-oriented programming, test-driven development, process automation, and responsive design. Equally eager to learn new technologies and level up my skills with the above, I'm always game for a good technical challenge. Be sure to check out my portfolio and résumé -- I look forward to hearing from you!
Skills: Magento, PHP, HTML5, CSS3/SASS, JavaScript/jQuery, XML, Ruby/Rails, MySQL, Apache, AWS/EC2, Composer, Bootstrap, Git/Github/Bitbucket, SSH/Unix/Vim, APIs, UI/UX, SEO, PCI compliance, MVC architecture, the LAMP stack, web scraping, object-oriented programming, test-driven development, process automation, responsive design.
Bandly Tree

Dynamic, single-page music discovery app built in Ruby on Rails with JavaScript/jQuery animations, Spotify API, Bootstrap & web scraping with the Nokogiri RubyGem.
Pancakes On Fleek

On-demand (pretend) pancake delivery e-commerce app built in Ruby on Rails. Includes the new UberRUSH API, cookies and SMS notifications via Twilio.
Pony Player
Full-functioning, My Little Pony-themed, JavaScript object-driven audio player app. User can add audio content and change the visual theme. [see code]
DIY Evictions NYC

Object-centered Ruby on Rails app for generating customized legal document PDFs, built for Brooklyn-based law practice -- a work in progress!
MY WORK ELSEWHERE:
NYCDA Class Blog
Music Writing, Photography & Videography
DJing