Jergus Lejko

Zlta 58/11, 082 16 Fintice, Slovakia

Tel: +447874617182, +421907970814

jergus.lejko@gmail.com, https://jerguslejko.com

Education

2017 – present - University of Bristol, Bristol, UK – Computer Science course (mathematics,

algorithms, C, Java, Haskell, security, databases).

2016 – 2017 - Southampton Solent University, Southampton, UK - Software Engineering course

(Python, Java, web technologies and mathematics).

2012 – 2016 - Secondary School of Electrical Engineering, Presov, Slovakia – Information

Technologies course (C, Java, SQL, CISCO, Linux). Achieving A+ results in all competencies.

Work Experience

ContracTool (November 2017 – present)

In November 2017, I joined the ContracTool startup team as a Lead Developer working on a technology stack composed of Laravel 5 and Angular 6.

CodeFire (September 2016 – June 2017)

I was working as a frontend developer, developing an application in AngularJS with a strong emphasis on client side testing. I was also responsible for providing code reviews and support for the backend developers.

KBS Development (April 2015 – April 2017)

I was working as a full stack web developer using Laravel (PHP framework) for REST API and AngularJS/VueJS for the frontend. I have worked on six client projects and I was also responsible for other DevOps related tasks.

Achievements

tmforum | {open}:hack Nice - May 2017

As a member of Southampton Solent University team, I managed to win the first place in this hackathon.

EuroSkills 2016 in Sweden - December 2016

I managed to win the *second* place in Web Development category. I am very proud of this achievement, as I have competed against the very best young web developers from Europe.

Vernadsky National Contest - April 2016

Presenting our project created for the Amavet competition.

1^st place at ZENIT - February 2016

After winning the competition in 2015, I was determined to repeat this great accomplishment. Although it was a lot harder than the previous year, I managed to win again.

2^nd place at Amavet - January 2016

A nationwide competition focused on encouraging students to take interest in science. The second price included an advancement to Vernadsky National Contest in Moscow, Russia.

Honourable Mention of Achievements in Mathematical and Information Technology Competitions - April 2015

Awarded by IT Valley Kosice, Slovakia based organization consisting of various local IT-related businesses, for participating in Computer Science related competitions.

1^st place at ZENIT - February 2015

A nationwide competition in web development that consists of creating a modern PHP application based on simulated “customer requirements” in a limited period of time (12 hours).

Additional experience

Teaching Assistant - I am working as a Teaching Assistant at University of Bristol. I am helping to teach Imperative programming (C) and Functional programming (Haskell)

Git workshop – I have run a workshop on “Git – from basics to advanced workflows” for various local IT businesses including a major telecommunication provider.

Presentations for a local web developer meet-up - I have given multiple talks on topics covering web development, software architecture, and tooling including Git.

Lecturing at secondary school - I was volunteering as a web development lecturer at a local secondary school.

Other qualifications

English language – IELTS certification with overall band score of 7.5 / C1

CISCO certification – I have completed CCNA 1, 2, 3 and 4 courses

Interests

Traveling, Open Source, Lecturing & teaching, Gym, Traveling