About Zakaria
- **Full Stack Development**: PHP, Symfony, JavaScript, React
- **REST API & Architecture**: Design, integration & best practices
- **Methodology & Tools**: Git/GitHub, Kanban, UML, Clean Code, Docker
- **Training & Mentoring**: Individual coaching, projects, defenses, evaluations
- **Learner Support**: career change, job placement, apprenticeships, skill development
- **Active Pedagogy**: case studies, practical exercises, projects & code reviews
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Experience
- FREELANCEWeb Development Trainer & MentorEDUCATION AND E-LEARNINGNovember 2020 - Today (5 years and 7 months)Paris, FrancePassionate about web development and knowledge sharing, I have been guiding learners with diverse backgrounds (students, apprentices, career changers, self-taught individuals) in developing their technical skills since 2020.I work as a trainer/mentor in schools, training centers, universities, and e-learning platforms, on vocational training programs focused on Web Development & Tech.My interventions take place in person, remotely, and in hybrid formats, with a focus on practical application, the creation of concrete projects (dynamic websites, e-commerce, web applications, APIs, CMS...), and learner employability.Teaching and Support:
- Facilitating individual and group sessions (in-person / remote).
- Lecturing at schools, universities, training organizations, and e-learning platforms.
- Mentoring learners in career change, apprenticeships, and university levels.
- Designing, monitoring, and evaluating technical training projects.
- Mentoring: methodological support, best practices, organization & Git/GitHub.
- Preparing for professional integration: portfolio, presentations, market understanding, and employability.
Areas of Expertise:- **Backend Development**: PHP (OO), Symfony, Laravel, REST API, API Platform, MySQL, database design.
- **Frontend Development**: HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap, JavaScript (ES6+), React, Vue.js, responsive integration & basic UX.
- **Architecture & Methodologies**: Git & GitHub (workflows & best practices), UML, Clean Code, Kanban, application architecture, object-oriented design.
- **DevOps & CI/CD**: Docker (containers & dev environments), continuous integration pipelines (CI/CD), deployment automation, notions of monitoring & performance.
- **CMS & Web Ecosystems**: WordPress (themes, plugins, optimization & maintenance), e-commerce solutions, custom CMS & tailored frameworks.
- OPPERFull Stack PHP/Symfony Consultant & Scrum MasterSOFTWARE PUBLISHINGSeptember 2024 - January 2026 (1 year and 4 months)Issy-les-Moulineaux, FranceAs part of an Agile team of 4, I held a dual role as a Full Stack developer — ensuring the technical quality, performance, and evolution of applications — and as Scrum Master, facilitating the team by leading agile rituals, improving communication, and fostering collective skill development.Responsibilities and achievements:
- Leading Agile/Scrum ceremonies: daily meetings, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives.
- Coaching the team on adopting Agile best practices and improving velocity.
- Analyzing business needs and writing detailed technical specifications.
- Developing and integrating new features in Symfony 7 and React.
- Technical migration of an existing project from Symfony 5 to Symfony 7.
- Fixing critical bugs and optimizing application performance.
- Setting up and optimizing CI/CD pipelines with GitLab and Jenkins to ensure reliable deployments.
- Documenting REST APIs (Swagger / Postman Collections).
- Code reviews and establishing quality standards (PSR-12, SonarQube).
- Regular technology watch to identify new solutions (frameworks, DevOps tools, Agile methodologies) and propose them to the team.
- Cross-functional collaboration with Product Owners, UI/UX designers, and QA teams to streamline delivery.
Technical Environment:PHP 8 · Symfony 7 · React · Doctrine · Twig · Bootstrap · REST API · API Platform · SQL Server · GitLab CI/CD · Docker · Elasticsearch · Kibana · Jenkins · Postman · VS Code · SonarQube · Unit Tests · JIRA · Scrum - BIOGARANFull Stack PHP/Symfony ConsultantHEALTH AND WELLNESSMarch 2022 - September 2024 (2 years and 6 months)Puteaux, FranceWithin an Agile team of 5, I was involved in developing new features and fixing bugs for the Biogaran Pro platform. My role covered needs analysis, technical design, and managing deployments while ensuring the quality and performance of deliverables.Responsibilities and achievements:
- Analyzing business needs and writing detailed technical specifications to ensure clear understanding of project requirements.
- Developing and integrating new features in an Agile/Scrum environment.
- Optimizing software architectures and implementing robust, scalable technical solutions tailored to project requirements.
- Code reviews and implementing development best practices.
- Managing versions and continuous integration, ensuring smooth transitions between different environments (development, testing, production).
- Fixing bugs and resolving critical production incidents.
- Automating unit and functional tests to enhance code quality and detect regressions early.
- Collaborating with UI/UX teams to optimize user experience.
- Writing technical and functional documentation to ensure maintainability.
- Regular technology watch to identify innovations and propose continuous improvements in methodologies and tools used.
Technical Environment:VS Code · Symfony6 · PHP8 · HTML5 · CSS3 · Bootstrap · JavaScript · Ajax · jQuery · Strapi · REST API · MySQL · Postman · Azure DevOps Services · GIT · Scrum
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Education
- Information Systems Engineering DegreeESTEM: Engineering, Business, Preparatory Classes School2017Diplôme d'ingénieur des systèmes d'information