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| Portfolio - Michal Vanko | ## Personal Information I was born on 26th of May in Košice, Slovakia and I still live here. ### Hobbies: I enjoy playing basketball with my friends. I also like to play other team sports like football and hockey. I also play squash and table tennis. Once I've won a competition in squash at my university. During summer I love water skiing and swimming in a nearby lake. I am very passionate about music. I've also tried some software for composing music but I am not really hooked into that yet. From time to time I enjoy playing board games with my friends. ### Interests: I like to explore new technologies and I'm passionate about _Open Source movement_, _Internet of Things_ applications and _Linux desktop evolution_. I am interested in modern software architecture and _reactive programming_. I've attended various **tech conferences and hackathons**. I like them for all of the fascinating ideas that might be invented. I've given presentations on various topics related to _web development_. You can [take a look at some of them here](#presentations). I enjoy **teaching and explaining** how various technologies and techniques work to my colleagues for their better understanding. I take advantage of **test driven development**. ## Skills Slovak is my mother tongue and I've learned English as my second language. I speak English on advanced level. I'm an experienced _Linux Desktop_ user. I prefer to use open source libraries and technologies while I develop solutions. I'm in good command of Office Tools and I've experience with image manipulation programs like _GIMP_ and _Inkscape_. I can also compose music and sounds in _digital audio workstation_. I'm passionate about _software architecture_. My goal is to be able to design suitable solution for any kind of product. From small _presentation sites_, _IOT devices_, to large _enterprise applications running on cloud_. I do _public speaking_ and I am not afraid to share my knowledge and passion about technology. I'm advanced user of source code management tools _git_ and _svn_. I've a driving licence for category B 🚗. |