Vijay Bhatiya

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the CTO of a FinTech firm.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Vijay Bhatiya?

We needed help with the frontend development of our website.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

I hired Vijay (Full-Stack Designer, Vijay Bhativa) on a one-time, small contract and I kept extending it. He’s my go-to guy for frontend development. He uses HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, and SCSS. He does a little bit of C#, not for coding, but he’s able to handle eraser engine and eraser code and make changes. Mostly, he does the frontend work, not the backend.

Our website is very dynamic with a lot of things going on. He’s able to handle all of that while working with the backend team. He will do placeholders and mock it up, and, from there, our backend team will take it over and plug the frontend into the backend.

He doesn’t need final, minute details. He’s able to improvise and give his own suggestions with different looks. Sometimes it’s as simple as me drawing on a napkin and taking a picture and sending it to him. He will come back with things like color ideas. He’s also ready to take Photoshop images, cut it up, and make it look exactly like what I provided.

What is the team composition?

I only work with Vijay.

How did you come to work with Vijay Bhatiya?

I found him on Upwork. He did work for me for a prior company I had.

How much have you invested with them?

I’ve spent $10,000–$30,000 so far.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together in March 2016, and the work is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

He’s our lead frontend engineer. We reach out to him if we need anything. His work is very reliable.

How did Vijay Bhatiya perform from a project management standpoint?

He works with our project managers. He’s very good at keeping to deadlines and keeping track of his time. He’s really diligent. Communication is good. We use WhatsApp, telephone, and Zoom.

What did you find most impressive about them?

He’s a very enthusiastic, honest, and hardworking guy. He knows his stuff and he’s willing to learn. When he came on board, he wasn’t familiar with the CSS framework or TypeScript, but he picked it all up because that was the need for the job. Vijay is very smart and follows instructions very diligently.

Are there any areas they could improve?

It takes a little bit of time to get ideas across, but other than that there’s no problem.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Trust him and show you appreciate him. I used to give him bonuses every once in a while, even though it’s not part of the contract. Appreciate people and they reciprocate.