Universidad Cenfotec

Udacity

Universidad Latina de Costa Rica

iOS Developer

Zenjob

Staff Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer

iOS Engineer

- Co-lead, shipped, and monitored the iOS implementation of the SC design system. The project spanned over a year and included over ten developers from multiple teams. In addition, used new technologies (SwiftUI and Combine), and required a new architecture. 
- Introduced and improved existing processes within the iOS Collective. 
- Planned and executed training workshops for Accessibility (in iOS) and Git.
- Coordinated cross-team efforts to plan and execute multiple bug bashing sessions.

SoundCloud

- Planed, designed, maintained, and built multiple iOS applications.
- Provided support for new and existing products across different stacks. The back-ends used Node.js and Ruby. The front-end used Angular.
 - Engaged in automation efforts to reduce time to market and enhance developer experience.
- Coordinated hiring efforts and mentored new developers.

ConnectSense

Developer

- Design and develop course materials and evaluations for a Web Development class using the following technologies: PHP, AngularJS and MySQL.
- Coordinate, develop and supervised all technical aspects of a four month long project for five teams.
- Provide mentoring and technical guidance to students.

Teacher

- Sole developer for their new iOS application, using Swift (1). Created all necessary end points to support the app. Worked from the planning phases all the way to pressing the "Publish" button in the App Store.
- Worked as a full-stack developer working on new and existing features.

Steals.com

Software Engineer

Developing solutions for Dietitians and Nutritionists in Costa Rica, our first product is falafel.

It has been featured on top newspapers around the country:
- La Nación
- La República 
- CRHoy

R&R Tech Labs

President

- Helped develop the company's first iOS Universal native app using Appcelerator's Titanium, using custom services using Express and MongoDB that interacted with both in-house services and third-party APIs.
- Support responsive design development efforts across brands.
- Spearheaded automated testing for responsive sites.

Backcountry.com

Mobile Engineer

- Developed projects in a efficient and performant manner.
- Active voice in design and code reviews for company wide UI work.
- Improved existing tools by enhancing our build process.
- Key member of the re-platforming program.
- Interview, screen and mentor new hires.

Lead Front End Engineer

- Provide maintenance and enhancements to a variety of websites.
- Provide fast and seamless solutions that are ideal from a Semantic, SEO and Programming perspective for all bits of new functionality.
- Daily collaboration work with programmers in an Agile environment.

UI Developer

- Daily Web Development problem solving for all brands.
- Train and prepare all new resources that come into the project.
- Ensure that company-wide standards are followed and properly explained to all resources, this is possible via direct communication with the corresponding Capability Manager.
- Assist on Project Planning, estimations and possible risks.

avVenta Worldwide

Front-End Lead

- Coined as “rock-star” to the brand’s redesign in 2008.
- Provide daily maintenance of one websites, from small changes to template creation.
- Part of the management & development of internal projects developed.
- During this period I was also in part of the training program of current and new employees to level them up to company standards or to hone their Web Development skills.

Div1: Web Developer

- Develop customer provided graphical compositions into fully functional and semantically correct websites using XHTML/HTML, CSS, Flash, JavaScript, etc. Test, analyze and assure the quality of those sites against various platforms, browsers and strict international standards.
- Overview and supervise the production of the rest of Web Developers in the team as well as train based on their needs.

Lead Web Developer

- Coordinate everyday activities of an 8 person team including Graphic Designers, Flash Animators (Designers) and Web Developers as well as Flash Developers in diverse projects.
- Part of everyday activities include workload distribution, daily reporting, task supervising and possible problem solving, customer service like interaction with Project Managers, Art Directors and all kind of Managers, also served as back-up for Web Developers, Creative Producers, Flash Designers, Flash Developers, Creative Leads, etc.

Brand Channel Manager

- Develop corporate identities for the Company’s sister-companies as well as its own products; create the identities via websites, logos, business cards, paperwork and everything that is graphic related.
- Develop Web Solutions for customers and work along programmers.

DeltaHost S.A.

Lead Graphic Designer // Web Development Supervisor

Coordinate, develop and supervise graphic projects designed for all of the Company’s products in Central America.

Leo Picado