Erald Karakashi

Full-Stack Developer transitioning from chemical engineering with hands-on experience in Java, Spring Boot, and React through structured training and personal projects. Builds REST APIs, relational databases, and responsive frontends using Tailwind CSS and Bootstrap. Brings strong analytical thinking and real-time troubleshooting experience from industrial control systems. Seeking a full-stack developer role where I can contribute to building scalable web applications.

Banking System – Java & Spring Boot

• Designed and developed a RESTful backend application for managing users, accounts, and transactions.
• Implemented CRUD operations, input validation, layered architecture, and role-based access.
• Built REST APIs using Spring Boot and connected the system to a MySQL database.
• Used Git for version control and followed clean coding principles.

Frontend (React)

• Built a responsive single-page application (SPA) using React and modern JavaScript (ES6+).
• Implemented user authentication flows with JWT token management and protected routes.
• Integrated RESTful API calls using Axios/Fetch for seamless frontend-backend communication.
• Implemented role-based UI rendering to display different features based on user permissions.

Technologies Used: Java, Spring Boot, MySQL, React, JavaScript (JSX), REST APIs, JWT Authentication, Git

Software & IT

• Java Programming – Digital Institute of Technology (Tirane)
• Front-End (HTML, CSS, JS) – Tirana Center of Technology (Tirane)
• Responsive Web Design – FreeCodeCamp (Online)
• HTML & CSS – Codecademy (Online)

Professional

• NEBOSH International General Certificate – Health & Safety
• Cement Kiln Process Chemistry – CEMNET

Languages

• Albanian – Native
• English – Advanced (C1)
• Italian – Basic (A1)
• German – Basic (A1)

Additional Information

• Driving License: Category B