Vasileios Lourdas
Employee at Regional Authority of Central Macedonia
Thessaloniki, Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
Summary
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Top SchoolVasileios Lourdas is an experienced IT engineer and web developer with 11+ years delivering software and infrastructure solutions for the Regional Authority of Central Macedonia. He combines hands-on web development (PHP, MySQL/PostgreSQL, HTML/CSS) and basic Linux server administration with long-standing public sector IT support and workstation/server computerization. A FOSS enthusiast, he has contributed Greek translations to the widely used Yii2 PHP framework, improving internationalization for Greek-speaking developers. With a master's in Information Systems and roots in academic and EU-contracted projects, he blends practical coding, system administration, and clear technical documentation—often translating complex IT concepts for end users and stakeholders.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master, Information systems, Master, Information systems at University of MacedoniaInformation Technology, Major, Information Technology, Major at Technologiko Ekpaideutiko Idrima, Thessalonikis
English
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Github Skills (9)
yii10
php-framework10
php10
localization10
translation10
git6
sql6
jquery6
mysql6
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
yiisoft/yii2
Oct 2016 - Aug 2022
Yii 2: The Fast, Secure and Professional PHP Framework
Role in this project:
Localization / Internationalization Specialist
Localization / Internationalization SpecialistContributions:7 commits, 9 PRs, 44 comments in 5 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Vasileios primarily contributed to the Greek translation of the Yii2 framework's messages. Their work involved updating and refining existing translations, addressing issues, and adding new translations for features within the framework. The user's commits focused on the `framework/messages/el/yii.php` file, demonstrating a deep understanding of the framework's internationalization system and the specific requirements of the Greek language. This effort aimed at improving the user experience for Greek-speaking users of the Yii2 framework.
secureprofessionalchinese-simplifiedyiiphp
lourdas/BookedScheduler
Jan 2021 - Jan 2024
Repository for the last open source version of Booked Scheduler. Further development will be conducted on branches, namely "Bugfix", "Features", "plugins". Release candidates on "RC" and final releases on "Final".
Contributions:2 pushes in 3 years
branchesschedulerextjsmaintenancecandidates
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