Software Developer

Alan Ruvalcaba

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Cell phone: 773-***-**** Email: *******@*****.***

Software Developer

Developer with professional experience in Android and web development. Proficient in Java

and PHP. In-depth knowledge of and experience with building backends and APIs. I have a

good understanding of basic system administration and computer networking. As an open

source enthusiast, I embrace new technologies as they pop up in the computing field.

Technical Skills

Programming Languages: Java (Android), C++ (Qt), Python, PHP, C, JavaScript,

jQuery

Web Frameworks : Laravel, Bootstrap

Backends: MYSQL, NoSQL

Cloud Web Services: Amazon Web Services (EC2, RDS, S3, Route 53)

Operating Systems: Linux, Mac OS X, Windows

Professional Experience

FLW International LLC/AugmentNation Tech LLC May 2013 – Present

Software Developer

Responsibilities include:

• Developing the Public Art Chicago Android application

• Develop, administer and update web applications and websites for clients.

• Developed the backend database and APIs used for Public Art Chicago

• Developed the CRUD web application that manages data powering Public Art Chicago

• Developed the prototype of Public Art Chicago using POP 2.0

College of Engineering at the University of Illinois August 2012 – May 2013

Computer Science Tutor

Responsibilities included:

• Tutored students in engineering who were taking Computer Science courses

• Coordinated group study sessions before exams

• Filled in for lab sessions which involved giving quizzes and programming exercises

Woodward Inc May 2012 – August 2012

Information Technology Intern

Responsibilities included:

• Tested scripts, software updates, custom OS images on VMs before release to production

• Handled security and encryption setup of various devices for production use

Electronic Visualization Lab at the University of Illinois January 2012 – May 2012

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Responsibilities included:

• System Administration

• Managed racks of machines running various distributions of Linux

• Setup and configured machines that researchers used for development and data storage

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Published Projects

Public Art Chicago (iOS): An application with GPS-guided walking tours of public art in the

City of Chicago. Data powered by the Parse backend platform

and serviced through the Laravel web application framework.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/public-art-chicago/id946932962?mt=8

Personal Projects

https://github.com/aruvalcaba

Education

BS, Computer Science May 2014

University of Illinois – Chicago Chicago, IL

Relevant courses and projects

• CS 340 – Software Design

• CS 385 – Operating Systems Concepts and Design

• CS 401 – Computer Algorithms I

• CS 422 – User Interface Design and Programming

• CS 440 – Software Engineering I

• CS 480 – Database Systems

• CS 485 - Network Operating System Programming

Other Languages

Fluent in Conversational Spanish

References and Portfolio Samples Available Upon Request

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