Mikhail Alyokhin

Technical Lead / Full Stack Developer / AI Solutions Architect

Experience:

More than 10 years of experience building web platforms, SaaS systems, corporate solutions and digital products. I specialize in system architecture, backend development, AI integrations and launching complex technical products from concept to commercial deployment.

Founder and Technical Lead of DeafTalkAI, an AI platform for translating speech, text and images into sign language using AI, computer vision and 3D avatars.

Key competencies:

- SaaS platform architecture
- System architecture
- Backend development (PHP, Laravel)
- REST API and integrations
- AI integrations and AI products
- Computer Vision
- MediaPipe
- Video and data processing
- Technical team management
- DevOps and server infrastructure
- Motion Capture Pipeline
- Product Development
- Technical project leadership

Technical stack:

Backend
- PHP
- Laravel
- MySQL
- MariaDB
- PostgreSQL
- REST API
- JSON
- Webhooks

Frontend
- HTML5
- CSS3
- JavaScript
- Responsive Design

AI / Computer Vision
- OpenAI API
- MediaPipe
- Computer Vision
- AI Integration
- NLP
- Dataset Preparation

Motion Capture / 3D
- Rokoko Studio
- Rokoko Smartgloves
- Motion LIVE
- iClone 8
- Character Creator 5
- Unreal Engine 5
- Live Face
- FBX Pipeline

Infrastructure
- Linux
- Nginx
- DNS
- Google Workspace
- Cloud Services
- CI/CD

Key project:

DeafAI (DeafTalkAI Inc.)

An artificial intelligence platform for translating speech, text and images into sign language.

Responsibilities:
- Platform architecture
- Backend development
- AI integrations
- Sign-language dataset preparation and processing
- User and subscription management system
- APIs for third-party services
- Gesture capture and processing pipeline based on Rokoko, iClone and MediaPipe
- Technical project leadership

Achievements:
- Designed the architecture of an international AI platform
- Built a proprietary sign-language dataset containing thousands of gestures
- Created a complete 3D animation preparation and processing pipeline
- Integrated AI models and 3D avatars into a unified system

Key skills and experience:

- Development, administration and support of web projects, SaaS platforms and corporate systems.
- Turnkey e-commerce websites, corporate websites and web applications.
- Laravel, WordPress and 1C-Bitrix development and maintenance.
- Bitrix24 solutions and business-process automation.
- Bitrix24 integrations with external services and CRM systems.
- Custom modules and components for 1C-Bitrix.
- Backend development with PHP 7/8 and Laravel.
- REST API design and development.
- Third-party integrations, webhooks and external APIs.
- Database design and optimization.
- Complex SQL queries and relational databases.
- Server infrastructure configuration and application deployment.
- Interactive and animated promotional websites.
- Maintenance and modernization of existing systems.
- Third-party code analysis and refactoring.
- AI integrations and Computer Vision.
- MediaPipe, video processing and dataset preparation.
- Technical project and development team management.
- Structured, documented and maintainable code.

Main areas of work:

- Corporate websites, e-commerce projects and web applications.
- Information portals and custom online services.
- PHP development and project enhancement.
- CRM and third-party service integrations.
- Administration panel configuration and customization.
- Database architecture and application business logic.
- REST APIs and integration solutions.
- Responsive frontend development and mobile optimization.
- Server, hosting and deployment setup.
- Maintenance and continuous development of existing projects.
- Third-party code analysis and refactoring.
- Direct client communication: requirements gathering, estimation and implementation.

Results:

- Delivered dozens of commercial projects of varying complexity.
- Gained full-cycle development experience from client negotiations and architecture to launch and support.
- Successfully delivered e-commerce, corporate website, web service and information portal projects.

Responsibilities:

- Frontend development for websites of varying complexity from prepared designs.
- Responsive layouts for mobile devices and tablets.
- Integration with different CMS platforms.
- Maintenance and enhancement of existing projects.
- User interface development.
- Cross-browser compatibility and website optimization.
- Bug fixing and feature development.
- HTML, CSS, JavaScript and PHP.

Achievements:

- Participated in the development and launch of dozens of commercial web projects.
- Worked with different CMS platforms and corporate websites.
- Built strong practical skills in web development, support and maintenance.