ALVARO E. RAMIREZ

Wellington, Florida C: 561-***-****; H: 561-***-****

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Systems Engineering Professional with solid technical background combined with proven track record of success in developing innovative solutions in Software challenges in C/C++, Java & Angular-NodeJS(- Express-Jade-MongoDB), as well as, C# languages; Database Architect/Administration/SQL Language Development in Informix, Oracle, MS SQL and Sqlite3 databases to most demanding, Linux/Unix and Windows Shell script Programming, XML/JSON and Web Services (REST). Highly organized with exceptional ability to manage multiple projects, tasks and priorities effectively and in timely manner. Superior communicator, easily interacting with executives, regulatory agencies, clients, vendors and staff. Fluent in Spanish, conversational in Portuguese. Core competencies include:

DBA Process Optimization Superb Presentation Skills User Training

Requirements Development Systems Integration Quality Assurance

International Experience Green Belt Certified Excellent People Skills PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Feature Management: Successfully oversaw software development lifecycles, from inception and design to implementation and rollout. Resourceful and adaptable, exercising superb competence and team playing skills with every assignment while increasing individual system performance by as much as 100x, where improve use of database integration with software applications

Re-factored Database Migration biographic information from older version of applications to reduce customer downtime during software upgrade to a 5% of the original time, by using a combination of Express/NodeJS/JavaScript/WebService and database transaction technique (from 5 hours to 17 mins.).

Architect/Designed/Documented a tool to collect systems information in advance to installation time, to make sure minimum requirements are satisfied and prevent and fix any issues, before a technician starts the process of software installation.

Developed a WebService, to receive and decode transactions containing biographic and biometric data, in XML or EFT (Electronic Fingerprint Transmission) formats, with the purpose of being submitted to Investigation agencies for background checking, serving different configuration schema, decoding different type of incoming images (WSQ, JPEG/2K, BMP, PNG, RAW) of Fingerprint, Face or Iris and producing a final file to be sent via Email, FTP/SFTP or File format, by the use of XML/XSD, image decoder libraries, EFT decode/encoders, and Curl library for Transporter process.

Improved Informix Database performance by a 1000% while slashing processing bottlenecks generated by massive accumulation of transactions in shared memory queues, by the use of buffered transactions opposed to traditional auto-commit transaction events.

Introduced Informix High Availability Replication Native Database Tools (HDR) and Informix Enterprise Replication Native Database Tools (ER) in successful replacement of home grown redundant system.

Created diversity of database tools to assist QA teams in simulating different types of Synthetic databases to prevent concurrency response issues from Informix database.

Designed and implemented integrated Software Development solutions by close collaboration with executive leadership, analyzing current systems and engineering innovative and appropriate solutions.

Supervised application builds while controlling release schedules; monitored service requests and allocated resources; evaluated feature requests and drove development of new features.

Oversaw flawless Enterprise Access Control system installations/upgrades for Charles Schwab, University of Cincinnati and Steelcase, Inc.

Provided expert consultative services to clients globally to include General Electric, 3M, Bank of America, Florida Power, FedEx, MasterCard, Chase Manhattan, AT&T and Wells Fargo. Leadership and Supervision: Superior leader with demonstrated performance in high-pressure environments. Improved organizational performance through hands-on training and a leadership approach emphasizing decision-making through active listening.

Superbly managed and motivated professionals and technicians for the use of netter practices in the use of Informix database, earning reputation for firm, yet compassionate mentorship.

Developed and implemented handover user training sessions for release of Unix (AIX/Linux) based Access Control products.

Trained UNIX development team in Informix Disaster/Recovery native technologies including best practices for utilizing database in regular Access Control system. Problem-Solving and Analysis: Consistently implements keen analytical abilities and a proven team- based work dynamic with systems-oriented approach to facilitate efficient and effective solution. Critical thinker open to alternative views optimizing decision-making.

Supervised development of Marketing Document (MRD) for Access Control projects.

Led and developed application to gather necessary diagnostic files of panel-system for support and root cause analysis, storing data into a relational database.

Re-factored binary code to ensure optimal used of Informix Transactional database. Alvaro E. Ramirez Résumé / Page 2

EMPLOYMENT

KFORCE/CROSSMATCH Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 2014 – Present Senior Software Engineer – Level4

Developed customized application around Demographic and Biometric enrollment and background cheking software, primarily in NodeJS, using Websmaters/Yo/Bower/Grunt to build WebUI apps for data migration to newer software versions, NodeJS/Angular based development for internal use with the purpose af prechecking customer server installations, previous to software installation/upgrade and Windows Watch-File services in C# to comform to customer requirements.

Developed WebServices for SILK project which includes maintenance, improvement, debugging and enhancement of 5 applications to be consumed by UI apps focused on Biographic and Biometrics for Government Agencies or Private companies, built for3 platforms including Windows, Linux and Android mobile devices in C++ language, by the use of Restful WebServices and its XSD technology.

Development includes management of queues and data requests for Personal Data, Fingerprint and Facial image matching with future release of Iris recognition.

Built application controlled by Git, applying CMake and executed by Jenkins, and tracked and documented by Jira/Confluence.

UTC TECHNOLOGIES INC, (Formerly GE-SECURITY). Boca Raton, Florida 2010 – 2013 Staff / Senior Software Engineer

Led project for Upgrading Remotely Panel-controllers to the next software version, by coordinating with two developers in the Back and Front End modules of the project. Supported customers using this feature.

Led and developed application to gather all necessary diagnostic files of a Panel-System for Support and Root cause Analysis, using Unix Shell Script for compiling log data and Web Services to communicate with the Front End module. Supported customers using this feature

Improved Informix Database performance interaction with Access Control application by 1000% of previous version and reduced bottlenecks generated by massive accumulation of transactions in shared memory queues, by refactoring C and Java libraries and functions buffering database transactions.

Introduced Informix High Availability replication Native database tools (HDR) in replacement of Home Grown Redundant system improving database redundancy by 200% in data transfer and data synchronization, by refactoring C, SQL libraries and database settings to use Database Native redundancy tools.

Introduced Informix Enterprise Replication Native database tools (ER) in replacement of Home Grown Enterprise system improving data distribution by 8000% in data transfer, by refactoring C, SQL libraries and database settings to use Informix Database Native Enterprise Replication tools.

Developed tools to generate Synthetic databases, to assist QA in test processes with different Informix databases to include Binary BLOB space, loaded with text and image (pictures) data.

Started analysis of using Informix Table Segmentation technology to be applied in history table management, for rollover and archive information.

Created script and Java application to communicate Informix with Oracle, MSQL database for conversion or data synch purposes (ex: HR – AccessControl databases).

Coordinated and Represented Engineering team in post install tasks and customer reported issues for all beta installations at End Users like: UPS, Fifth Third Bank, University of Texas, American Water, Bank of America.

GE-SECURIY (Formerly CASI-RUSCO, INC.), Boca, Florida 2000 – 2009 Technical Consultant, Enterprise Consulting

Delivered Customized applications for Access Control software based on End User requirements by Compiling customer requirements, planning, estimating scope of work, proposing/quoting tasks, receiving purchase order, executing work, coordinating deployment, training End User and post install supporting. Technologies used Java applications, Java Applets, C programs, Unix and Windows Shell Scripting, SQL Development for Informix, MS SQL and Oracle (Stored Procedures, Triggers, Views, Indexes, DB Schema).

Delivered Warm Stand by application (DB Redundant Custom Solution for Enterprise systems,) by creating a combination of Java (Socket Client- Server) and SQL language applications in junction with a Unix Shell script program for installation around the Access Control software. Customers currently running this application: Bank of America, Master Card, Ford Motor Co., Wells Fargo, Edelca

(Venezuela), Sun Micro Systems.

Delivered Video interface TPC/IP based in replacement of old serial interface technology for Vidos Bosch video system by creating a Java Server-Client socket application for listening to alarms messages from the Access Control System to take action on the video side. Customer currently using this application: Medtronic.

Delivered Bulk person data import. Picture-Badge SQL application, using a Shell script wrapping program around the API provided by the Access Control application. Customers currently running with this application: GE Corporate, GE Aircraft Engines, NBC, FedEx Ground, University of Cincinnati

Delivered Custom Access Control Database sync solution to move data among database servers where the standard Access Control application did not allowed, by the use of SQL Sored Procedures and Triggers, refining it with Enterprise Replication native technology, all installed by a Unix Shell Script to reside in the database. Customer using it GE Consumer Products.

General Support, remote or on-site: Bank of America Enterprise Access Control system upgrade, FPL Access Control Redundant system upgrade, Providian Enterprise Access Control system installation, Charles Schwab Access Control system upgrade and Performance Assessment, University of Cincinnati Access Control Redundant system upgrade, Steel Case Enterprise Access Control system upgrade, Master Card Stand Alone database integration to Enterprise system, 3M, Dell, Bank One support.

Delivered Report by database mining Archived Historical Guard Tour information in the Access Control application for Steuben County Jail using Shell Scripting and SQL code to extract data from Archived tapes.

CASI-RUSCO, INC., Boca Raton, Florida 1996 – 2000

Enterprise and Senior Customer Support Engineer

Staged, Installed, Integrated and supported Casi-Rusco Access Control Systems based on AIX, SCO UnixWare and PC systems, Informix Relational database based products.

US Customers: LAX International Airport, NASA JFK space Center Florida, Bayer Texas,

Latin America - Rio de Janeiro Airport Brazil, Hoechst, Cemex, Ecopetrol Colombia, Edelca Venezuela).

CASCADE SYSTEMS LATIN AMERICA, INC., Miami, Florida 4/1996 – 11/1996 Technical Support Engineer

Staged, Installed, Integrated and supported of Cascade Pre-Press systems, including OPI servers, Image-setters, Sun SPAR stations, Ether-share networks, Sybase Relational database based products, Assumed all management responsibilities for technical support department. PUBLICAR S.A. (COLOMBIA), Bogotá, Colombia

Researching, Training & Supporting Manager

• Researched, Analyzed and Designed applications on Prepress Systems for Phone Books based in Macintosh, developed in Pascal, PostScript languages. Printer machine management.

• In charged of negotiate Prepress printers with providers in the U.S.

• Trained Design Department team in the used of new technologies for Ad and Prepress.

• Coordinated distribution of the Phone book in 70% of the cities in Colombia. EDUCATION AND TRAINING

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBIA, Bogotá, Columbia

Bachelor of Science, Systems Engineering

Other Professional Training:

Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM), GE-Security – May/2005

Six Sigma Green Belt Certification, GE-Security – Dec 2002

Picture Perfect 1.5 Administration, Casi Rusco – Nov 1996

Solaris 2.5 System Administration Essentials, Sun Service – May 1996

Fast Track in SQL Commands, SyBase Inc. – May 1996

Intro and Advanced PostScript Level 2, Acquired Knowledge – Jan 1995

Multi-Ad Creator / Search Instructor Course, Multi-Ad Services – Sep 1994

PostScript Troubleshooting, Seybold – Sep 1994

Macintosh Programming, Apple Developer University – Jul 1994 Databases: DBA/Architect Informix, Oracle, MS SQL, SyBase, DBase III Languages: C, C++, Java, Unix/Windows Shell Script, Pascal, PostScript Operating Systems: Linux, AIX, Sun, Windows, Android (Embedded Linux) Applications/Libraries: GIT, CMake, Jenkins, Jira/Confluence, Restful WebServices (XSD), SVN, Perforce, Eclipse, JBuilder, AdSpeed, MacDraw, Illustrator, Word, Excel, PageMaker, Turbo Pascal, MS Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, Outlook)

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