manko.pro :~$ whoami
PWR ON-AIR · UTC+2 --:--:-- · QTH KN29AT
ABOUT

JavaScript and PHP developer; full-stack since 2012.

Started freelancing as a freshman at Ivan Franko National University of Lviv. Moved to Elance, then Upwork from 2015.

100+ contracts shipped for 70+ clients worldwide.

Currently leading a Shopify-app team building Express, Remix, React, PostgreSQL, MongoDB on the full Shopify dev kit (Polaris, App Bridge, Extensions, GraphQL).

Biggest interest: web applications that automate business activity and lift productivity.

CAREER  TIMELINE [17]
DEV engineering SCI science RAD amateur radio DIY hobby / build EDU education
2025 Cell-respiration statistics + UNET microscopy SCI
Python automation; AI analysis on fluorescence microscopy.
2025 Team Lead Full Stack @ Grodas DEV
Leads a Shopify-app team. Architecture → review → support.
2024 Lead Full Stack @ Grodas DEV
Promoted to Lead, Aug 2024.
2024 PhD conferred EDU
Doctorate in Human Physiology.
2023 PhD thesis prepared DIY
Pancreatic exocrine cell energy supply across functional states.
2023 ARRL DXCC — DIGI, 10M RAD
Logbook of The World award.
2023 Backend PHP @ Grodas Group DEV
Joined March 2023. Late-2023 transitioned to full-stack toward JS.
2022 Research Assistant @ CCBB SCI
Center for Cell Biology and Bioenergetics, Biology Faculty, LNU.
2022 Finished PhD program EDU
Sept 2022; coursework + research complete.
2021 Licensed amateur radio op RAD
Call sign UR5WKM. Active on CB as 315CB015.
2020 diy.manko.pro blog DIY
Long-form DIY writeups, instructions, useful info for hobbyists.
2019 "Molfar's Workshop" Telegram DIY
Channel for DIY electronics, Arduino, ESP, vacuum-tube projects.
2018 MSc + PhD program start EDU
Master's in Human and Animal Physiology. Began PhD research.
2016 BSc Biology EDU
Bachelor's degree finished, Ivan Franko Nat'l University of Lviv.
2015 Upwork full-time DEV
Switched primary platform to Upwork; full-stack contracts.
2012 First freelance contracts DEV
Freshman year at Ivan Franko National University of Lviv. PHP + JS.
2010 Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine SCI
Member, biology / ecology track.
TECH  STACK
EXPERT
  • JavaScript
  • Node.js
  • Express.js
  • Remix
  • React
  • PostgreSQL
  • MariaDB
  • Shopify Apps (Polaris, App Bridge, Extensions)
  • Linux servers
  • CI/CD
PROFICIENT
  • Drizzle ORM
  • MongoDB
  • Firebase
  • GraphQL
  • REST
  • PHP
  • Laravel
  • CodeIgniter
  • WordPress
  • HTML / CSS / Bootstrap
COMPETENT
  • Python
  • Ruby / Rails (basics)
PET  PROJECTS [05]
EDUCATION
2024 PhD Human and Animal Physiology Ivan Franko National University of Lviv 2018–2024
2018 MSc Human and Animal Physiology Ivan Franko National University of Lviv 2016–2018
2016 BSc Biology Ivan Franko National University of Lviv 2012–2016
AMATEUR  RADIO
PRIMARY CALL
UR5WKM
QRZ database lookup ↗
CB CALL
315CB015
315 division
AWARDS
  • ARRL DXCC — DIGI, 10M (2023)
CLUBS
DIY  /  HOBBIES

Electronics, computers, games, and DIY for as long as I can remember. Long stretches with Arduino, ESP8266, ESP32, Raspberry Pi, and a drawer of sensors. Side passion for retro electronics — vacuum tubes especially. Small collection of old masterpieces.

Telegram channel "Molfar's Workshop" (since 2019). Personal blog diy.manko.pro (since 2020) — DIY writeups, instructions, helpful info for fellow tinkerers.

CONTACT  /  ENDPOINTS
LOCATIONKN29AT · Lviv, Ukraine
EMAILbohdan@manko.pro
WEBSITEmanko.pro
TELEGRAM@mkbodanu4
FREQUENCIES145.500 MHz / 433.500 MHz
UPWORKbit.ly/manko_upwork
LANGUAGESUkrainian (Native) · English (Proficient)