Engineer Security

DiegoFerreiroVal

+1-408-***-**** - *****@*****.****

Software Developer

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94085

Sunnyvale, CA

ABOUT ME

Dedicated professional with a proven record of working through challenging problems and

developing creative solutions. Passionate about technology with a thirst for knowledge and

a drive for constant self-improvement. Balances technical abilities with business savvy

and a strong work ethic.

EDUCATION

2005 - 2011

B.S In Computer Science

University of A Coruna, Spain

2009 - 2010Master in Networking and Security, Erasmus Program

Universite Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

EXPERIENCE

Oct.2011 - Present

Technical Yahoo!, Software Engineer YAHOO! INC, SUNNYVALE

Working in the Mobile-web and Search Platform Team. Currently involved in the development

of Yahoo! Search using Cocktails platform.

Implemented and open-sourced Shaker, an asset management tool for Mojito Applications

Named Mojito ambassador: Evangelized and helped teams inside and outside Yahoo!

understanding the Cocktails platform

Designed and implemented Search client side architecture.

Working as a "Local Paranoid" (Security Engineer) for Search, indentifying potential

issues and vulnerabilities.

Jul.2010 - Oct.2010Mobile Search Engineer (internship) YAHOO! INC, LONDON

Working with the Mobile Search team creating new user interfaces and backend logic for

iPhone and Android-based devices leveraging new web standards (HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript)

Responsible for migrating graphic and video processing backend into Bing access APIs

Implemented YUI/JS-based image slider for Yahoo! touch-based search user experiences

Security owner: Driving team-wide security efforts for web services. Identified dozens of

high profile vulnerabilities.

Developed new IP on mobile device authentication. Assisted with integration and

implementation of new YUI-specific features for mobile devices (events, touch, plugins,

delegates)

Sep.2009 - Jun.2010Software Engineer / Security Champion (part-time) UCL UNIVERSITY, BELGIUM

Working with the security team improving university network infrastructure. Accountable

for design, development and testing of innovative in-house web applications

Delivered JSP-based web solution (JBoss) that enhanced university forms processes

Reported several vulnerabilities on internal web applications

Improvement of third-party authentication gateways

Adopted new VoIP-solutions for increased connectivity at several university locations

Oct.2008 - Jun.2009Network and computer system Engineer (part-time) UNIVERSITY OF A CORUNA, SPAIN

Working with the operations / infrastructure teams to improve network-level communication

schemas among different services and protocols

Created backend and web-based SMS platform

Trained employees in the use of various web technologies

May.2007 - Sep.2007Web DeveloperFreelance Consultant (part-time) CLUB CLAVICEMBALO, MADRID

Developed and implemented corporate website and multimedia presentation/corporate videos

Delivered clean, well presented flyers and Flash-based intros for marketing purposes

SKILLS

Platforms: Windows, Unix, Mac

Computer Languages: C, C#, .NET, Java, SQL, PHP, JS/CSS

Methodologies: UML, OOP, ITIL, AGILE

Networking: TCP/IP, UDP, SIP, SSL, SOAP, HTTP

Web: HTML5, XML, JSON(P), JavaScript, YUI, jQuery, YQL, CSS3, PhoneGap,

Secure Programming in web applications

WORKSHOPS & SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

February 2012

Workshop instructor: Advanced Web security

UDC University, Computer Science Faculty (A Coruna, Spain)

February 2011

Workshop instructor: Web security

UDC University, Computer Science Faculty (A Coruna, Spain)

December 2010

Workshop instructor: HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript

Ponferrada Consultant, Galicia (Spain)

October 2010

Speaker at: Web Security, Attacks and countermeasures

XIV International Security Symposium (Toluca, Mexico)

October 2010

Workshop instructor: Web security

UNAM University (Toluca, Mexico)

April 2010

Speaker at: Web Security, Attacks and countermeasures

UCL University (Louvain La Neuve, Belgium)

October 2008

Speaker at: Secure Programming in web applications

UDC University, Computer Science Faculty (A Coruna, Spain)

ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS

President of GSIC: Local Security Chapter in A Coruna, Spain

Coruna/Madrid security week: Responsible for annual security briefings planning

Jazz Musician: Funk/Jazz trumpet player

LANGUAGES

Spanish - Native

Galician - Native

English - Working knowledge / fluent (TOEIC 900)

French - Advanced written and spoken

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