Developer Development Software .Net Design Project

Aldo Merino

**** ******** ****** #***, ******, TX 78741

Tel: 713-***-**** E-mail: ****.******@*****.***

Objective

To focus on the development of applications and services with an emphasis

on reliability, performance, and exceeding user expectations

Experience

Software Developer, Telvent-Caseta Austin, TX Jan. 2009 - Current

Designed, developed, and tested a tolled traffic lane simulator software

project for internal use & testing

Sole developer responsible for the development and maintenance of the lane

simulator

Simulator was able to accurately mimic traffic behavior & trigger proper

messages to lane hardware in the lab

Used extensively in preparation for client installations to test proper

configuration & operation

Tools: C# (.Net Framework 2.5/3.0), Visual Studio 2008, Tortoise

Subversion, Jira, Microsoft Office

Game Designer, Acclaim-Austin Studios Austin, TX Oct. 2003 - Oct. 2004

. Collaborated on principal game design ideas and sequences for The Red

Star for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox, including devising new game modes and

levels, and executing those ideas to their final implementation

Created and managed the third-person camera system for the entire game

. Analyzed problematic game sequences and developed solutions and

refinements to ensure a coherent and balanced gameplay system (e.g.,

adjusting game balance regarding progressive game difficulty)

. Optimized gameplay sequences to reduce framerate issues, with gains of up

to 50%

Assisted new team members in learning company tools and creating

documentation

Tools: Worldbuilder (proprietary)

Senior Editor, Cloudchaser Media Houston, TX Dec. 2000-Sept. 2002

. Spearheaded content creation for Tendo Box, a member of Cloudchaser's

videogame focused network, and contributed to Cloudchaser's other platform

affiliates monthly.

Created, edited, reviewed, and wrote hundreds of articles, including

editorials, news stories, & game reviews

Covered industry events firsthand, such as E3 and TGS, on an annual basis &

conducted interviews

Education

St. Edward's University Austin, TX 2007-2009

Bachelor's of Science in Computer Science

Austin Community College Austin, TX 2004-2007

Associate of Science in Mathematics

skills

Primary Languages (2+ years): C, C++, C#/WPF/.Net, Java, Objective-C

Secondary Languages (1-2 years): AppleScript, Silverlight, Javascript,

HTML, CSS

IDEs: Xcode (v3.0+), Eclipse, Visual Studio 2005/2008/2010

Platforms: iPhone, OS X (v10.0+), Linux (most distributions), Windows

2000/XP/Vista/7

Unit testing: NUnit, JUnit, SenTestingKit

Version Control: Subversion, CVS, git

Development methodology: Agile, test-driven development (TDD), object-

oriented design

Personal: Excellent communication skills, written and verbal; fluent in

Spanish. Highly motivated, able to work seamlessly both independently and

as part of a team

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