Software Engineer Computer Science
Resume:
Hector Castro
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Philadelphia, PA 19130
**********@*****.***
I enjoy working with others to develop meaningful and technically sound applications. I
believe in adhering to established industry standards and best-practices. I want to look
back every six months and realize that I ve made progress.
Skills
Languages: Spanish, C, C#, Java, JavaScript, PHP, Python, R, Ruby/JRuby, SAS
Frameworks: Chef, Django, jQuery, Rails, Sinatra
Web Technologies: AJAX, CSS, WebSockets, XHTML/HTML5
Applications: Apache, Git, Nginx, Subversion, Tomcat, Varnish
Operating Systems: Linux (Amazon Linux/CentOS, Ubuntu), Mac OS, Solaris
Cloud Computing: Amazon Web Services, Heroku, Rackspace Cloud
Databases: Cassandra, CouchDB, MongoDB, MySQL, Redis, Solr, SQLiteExperience
Programmer/Analyst, Wharton Research Data Services; Philadelphia, PA June 2010-Present
Automated existing data preparation and publishing processes.
Rewrote a significant portion of documentation to improve maintainability.
Re-architected a core product s full-text search with Solr and Amazon Web Services.
Software Engineer, The Wharton School; Philadelphia, PA August 2008-June 2010
Met faculty and PhD research demands using a wide variety of languages and platforms.
Delivered several technical presentations to spread awareness of emerging technologies.
Helped drive open source software initiatives to decrease IT costs and maintain quality.
Web Developer, E-Volare; Philadelphia, PA April 2008-August 2008
Visually designed and developed consumer-facing websites.
Used AJAX to deliver websites that mimic the look and feel of traditional desktop
applications.
Created and executed effective search engine optimization strategies.
Technical Support & Developer, XCENT; Bristol, PA June 2007-April 2008
Provided phone and e-mail support for multiple e-commerce web applications.
Developed custom features to enhance existing legacy applications.
Setup a transparent proxy server to alleviate demands on the office network.
Teaching Assistant, Temple University; Philadelphia, PA January 2007-May 2007
Responsible for 20 25 students in a laboratory setting.
Assisted students in maintaining computer hardware, operating systems, and web servers.
Walked students through Java network programming assignments.
Community Involvement
Co-organizer, Philly DevOps; Philadelphia, PA July 2012-Present
Started the first DevOps focused user group in Philadelphia.
Working to grow a community for individuals who believe in bridging the gap between
development and operations.
Volunteer, Code for America Hackathon; Philadelphia, PA February 2012
Drew requirements from the Philadelphia External Affairs & Community Engagement Office.
Developed theotherphiladelphia.org with three other team members.
Board Member, PennApps Labs; Philadelphia, PA May 2011
Advised student initiated technology projects for the University of Pennsylvania.
Connected student developers with useful resources within the university.
Volunteer, Police Athletic League; Philadelphia, PA February 2011
Helped administer a 24 Challenge tournament for sixth graders.
Mentored kids who where struggling with mathematics.
Volunteer, Supernova; Philadelphia, PA July 2010
Organized space and coordinated sessions.
Assisted with online session streaming.
Volunteer, HigherEdCamp; Philadelphia, PA June 2009
Assembled a mobile-friendly schedule based on Google Calendar.
Developed a web application to display relevant Twitter updates.
Education
The Wharton School, UPenn, San Francisco, CA Product Design and Development, January
2011
Participated in an Innovation Tournament with a class of MBA students.
Brainstormed and pitched several iterations of Internet based business ideas.
Managed the development of website prototypes on a short deadline.
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA B.S., Computer Science, May 2007
Graduated Magna Cum Laude with a 3.66 GPA (3.70 in major).
Member of the Temple University Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.
Served as an ambassador to incoming students for the Computer Science Department
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