Vladimir Samoilenko - Mobile Application Developer

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• Vladimir Samoilenko -
• Mobile Application Developer

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Vladimir Samoilenko

• Our freelancer of the week is the mobile app
  developer Vladimir Samoilenko. Vladimir is from
  the Ukraine and can look back on more than ten
  years of experience in freelancing. Since 2010 he
  has developed more than 20 mobile applications
  and upgraded over 15 for iOS and Android.
  Interested in learning more about mobile app
  development? Then read on...

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Vladimir Samoilenko

• 1) First off, can you tell us a bit about
  yourself?
• My name is Vlad. I am a mobile (iOS and Android)
  apps developer from Ukraine. I have been
  freelancing for more than 10 years.

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Vladimir Samoilenko

• 2) If you would search for your profile on
  Google, which are the three keywords you would
  type in the search bar?
• If I would be searching for freelancers like me I
  would use this phrase mobile apps developer
  iOS (or Android)

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Vladimir Samoilenko

• 3) What was your inspiration and when did you
  actually decide to become a freelancer?
• At that time I decided to become a freelancer I
  was unhappy with my current work. I believed that
  I would be able to run my own business better and
  more efficient than my boss ). Freelancing
  provided me with the ability to focus on
  interesting and for me more suitable tasks. So my
  professional level was raised in the desired
  types of tasks. The last three years I have had a
  full time job but I also do a freelance project
  just to test my current professional level and to
  see what services are demanded by market. It
  (freelancing) helps me to be on the edge of
  technologies, to learn something new and to
  improve my skills.
• I am able to spend up to 20-25 hours per week for
  working on freelancing projects.

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Vladimir Samoilenko

• 4) What kind of services have your clients asked
  you to provide?
• Mobile application development.
• Development of mobile apps by specification or
  sketches with description. Usually the full cycle
  of development process specification creation,
  prototyping, mobile app development, publishing
  to store.
• Writing specifications for mobile application
  development.
• A specification for mobile application defines
  the requirements of a mobile application and its
  functions. Usually with aspecification a
  prototype application is created synchronously.
  This approach allows to get a zero version of
  the application to see which interface controls
  can be used to define the hierarchy of screens.
  The prototype is the skeleton of the future
  application.

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Vladimir Samoilenko

• 4) What kind of services have your clients asked
  you to provide? (contd)
• Completion of iOS / Android mobile applications
• Not every developer is able to complete an
  application to publish it at AppStore or Google
  Play.
• That is why some of my clients are asking me to
  complete their application.
• Adding new features for your application
• Usually I do tasks like these
• Adding new screens with new features in-app
  purchase, new services integration, integrating
  statistics of application usage, etc.
• Changing an application to new version of API or
  webservices.
• Adding support of screen sizes, changing
  operating system services, new devices support,
  etc.

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Vladimir Samoilenko

• 4) What kind of services have your clients asked
  you to provide? (contd)
• Update of third party libraries.
• Updating and changing structure of application
  new user interface, new way of application
  usage, etc.
• Changing an application due to new requirements
  of the operating system An application
  developed 2-3 years ago has a lot of tails with
  an unused (incorrect for current version) code.
  A lot of these tails are the reason for
  application issues and crashes.
• Bug and issues fixing in mobile application
• Sometimes a bug is found after an application is
  published in a store. So my clients want me to
  find the bug and fix it.

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Vladimir Samoilenko

• 5) Do you use other freelancers or companies to
  provide skills that you dont possess?
• Usually I can complete my tasks by myself or I
  collaborate with my clients team.

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Vladimir Samoilenko

• 6) Now tell us, how do you find new clients that
  are interested in your services?
• Of course I use freelancing websites. I also run
  my own website for a more detailed description of
  provided services.

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Vladimir Samoilenko

• 7) What about freelancermap.com? Can you tell us
  a little bit about your experience with our
  IT-network?
• I first have to complete some project at
  freelancermap.com to provide a realistic
  feedback.

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Vladimir Samoilenko

• 8) How do you set yourself apart from your
  competitors? What makes you special?
• I have a rich experience in software development.
  I do a deep analysis of the clients project and
  provide solutions to reach the wanted goals. Very
  often a client doesnt see narrow places in his
  project. Of course I can provide app development
  for iOS and Android including web services
  integration. Sometimes this feature of my complex
  services is valued by clients more than every
  service independently.

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Vladimir Samoilenko

• 9) What are the top three books, blogs or
  magazines you read to stay up to date in the
  IT-market?
• I like to read books published by OReilly and
  Apress. It is too difficult to choose some
  particular blogs. I like to read problem
  (task/project) oriented blogs for each particular
  project I do.

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