Alexander Pechkarev
Software Engineer And Web Systems Manager at Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Blackpool Area United Kingdom
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Top SchoolAlexander Pechkarev is a seasoned Software Engineer and Web Systems Manager with 11 years of experience delivering integrated web services and e-commerce solutions for a high-traffic leisure destination. Based in Blackpool, he has led end-to-end projects including POS and eTicket systems, Fast Track and reserved seating integrations, and numerous payment and CRM integrations while managing site performance, security, and online sales. Skilled across PHP, Laravel, Livewire, JavaScript frameworks, Node/Express, and MySQL, he blends backend API work with front-end UX tooling like Tailwind and Alpine. An open-source contributor, he maintains Laravel-compatible Google Maps integrations and packages on Packagist, demonstrating a knack for practical, reusable web-service components. He pairs a first-class Computer Science degree from Lancaster with a pragmatic focus on reducing operational friction—examples include replacing wristbands with eco-friendly mobile eTickets that improved safety and sustainability.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science, 1st Class, Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science, 1st Class at Lancaster University
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Github Skills (14)
php10
api10
laravel10
google-maps-api10
apidoc10
webservice10
laravel-mix10
configuration-management9
datetime6
windows6
datetimepicker6
shell6
twitter-bootstrap6
javascript6
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
alexpechkarev/google-maps
Aug 2015 - Jul 2022
Collection of Google Maps API Web Services for Laravel
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:40 releases, 172 commits, 30 PRs in 7 years
Contributions summary:Alexander primarily focused on developing and refactoring core backend components for the Google Maps API integration. They introduced new features by creating parameters, building request functionalities and defining configurations. The user also updated existing PHP files, including the main class, configuration files, and web service implementations, to integrate new functionalities and support POST requests, as well as fixing associated bugs.
apiweb-services-apigoogle-maps-apiphpweb-services
alexpechkarev/geometry-library
Sep 2015 - Oct 2021
PHP Geometry Library provides utility functions for the computation of geometric data on the surface of the Earth. Code ported from Google Maps Android API.
Contributions:4 releases, 35 commits, 6 PRs in 6 years 2 months
surfacegeometric-datagoogle-mapscomputationcomputational-geometry
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