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alexandra-valkova/README.md

Hello πŸ‘‹πŸ» Bonjour πŸ‡«πŸ‡· Π—Π΄Ρ€Π°Π²Π΅ΠΉΡ‚Π΅ πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬

Who am I and where do I come from? 🌍

My name is Alexandra πŸ‘±πŸ»β€β™€οΈ I am half French πŸ‡«πŸ‡· and half Bulgarian πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬ I was born in France and grew up bilingual.

I am currently based in Nice πŸ“ on the sunny French Riviera seaside and close to the Sophia-Antipolis tech park.

What have I studied so far? πŸŽ“

After graduating with honours from a high school 🏫 specialising in mathematics and informatics (my first programming languages were C++ and Visual Basic) in Plovdiv, Bulgaria πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬ I enrolled at the University of Plovdiv πŸ›οΈ and completed my 4-year Bachelor's degree in Software Technology and Design, also with honours. During my final year πŸ‘©πŸΌβ€πŸŽ“ I had the pleasure of teaching students design patterns in C#. At the same university, I continued my studies by attending a one-year Master's program in Software Technology with Specialization in Mobile Systems and Applications.

GitHub :octocat: projects from this curriculum

Where have I worked so far? πŸ‘©πŸΌβ€πŸ’»

Towards the end of my second year, I started an internship at Prime Holding πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬ This first experience taught me a lot, including working in a team, using the Scrum methodology and version control (Git). I acquired front-end (HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, JS), back-end (ASP.NET MVC, Entity Framework with SQL Server, APIs) and mobile dev (Xamarin) skills.

GitHub :octocat: projects from this work experience

My next professional experience was at ScaleFocus πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬ where I worked on several different client projects, most of them in English. I had the opportunity to further my knowledge in .NET, TypeScript and SQL. I also learned how to write unit tests (NUnit).

My first job in France was at ALTEN πŸ‡«πŸ‡· where I had the chance to work with a French team for the first time. I was able to practice my French like never before, complete a .NET Core course and broaden my knowledge of various technologies, tools and methodologies.

What is my tech stack? πŸ’»

I am most fluent in C# and the .NET platform. My skill set is mainly focused on the back end, but I'm open to expanding my front-end skills as well. I've also had an interest in developing mobile apps and have some experience with cross-platform development. My full stack is available at StackShare ⬇️

StackShare

What am I currently learning? ⌨️

  • ASP.NET Core 8;
  • Razor Pages;
  • Minimal APIs;
  • Entity Framework Core;
  • Clean Architecture and Vertical Slice Architecture;
  • MediatR (CQRS and Mediator design patterns) and FluentValidation;
  • ASP.NET Identity;
  • Result and Specification design patterns;
  • xUnit and FluentAssertions unit testing tools;
  • Blazor;
Recent GitHub :octocat: projects

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  1. DoctorAppointment DoctorAppointment Public

    ASP.NET Core 8 Minimal API and Razor Pages app for booking doctor appointments πŸ§‘β€βš•οΈ Identity, Clean Architecture, EF Core, SQL Server, Repository and Specification Patterns, MediatR, FluentValidation

    C# 1

  2. BoardingCards BoardingCards Public

    ASP.NET Core 8 Minimal API that processes boarding cards 🎫 Written with Clean Architecture, MediatR, FluentValidation, Carter. Includes unit tests (xUnit & FluentAssertions) πŸ§ͺ Blazor Web App (wip 🚧)

    C#

  3. PatientsRegistry PatientsRegistry Public

    Online patients registry for doctor appointments 🩺 Written in C# (.NET framework 4.8.1 & ASP.NET MVC) with Entity Framework and SQL Server

    JavaScript 5 1

  4. DesignPatterns DesignPatterns Public

    Some design patterns (Singleton, Simple and Abstract Factory, Builder, Facade, Adapter, Chain of Responsibility, Mediator) examples written in C#

    C# 2

  5. PhonebookMVC PhonebookMVC Public

    Phonebook ☎️ application written in C# (.NET 4.8.1 & ASP.NET MVC) with Entity Framework and SQL Server

    JavaScript 7 4

  6. TaskManagerMVC TaskManagerMVC Public

    Task manager πŸ“ application written in C# (.NET 4.8.1 & ASP.NET MVC) with Entity Framework and SQL Server. WebServices and WCFServices APIs included

    JavaScript 1