Mar Kenneth Balba

Batangas, Philippines

Phone: +63-977*******

Email: adjcsj@r.postjobfree.com

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/mar-kenneth-balba-2495206a/

Summary

A licensed electronics engineer with six years’ experience for leading multinational companies in the telecommunications and manufacturing industry. A software engineer with an impressive portfolio in developing large scale applications through efficient software design and implementation. Recognized for technical leadership and problem solving, and an adaptive team player demonstrating achievements in collaborating with multiple sites around the globe. Proficient in the following:

Programming Languages

C++14

Python

NodeJS

Version Control Systems

Git

Subversion

Team Tool Technologies

JIRA

Confluence

Work History

BuildZoom

Quezon City, Philippines

Nokia Technology Center Philippines, Inc.

Quezon City, Philippines

Data Engineer

October 2020 – December 2020

Develops algorithms to extract real-estate and construction data from government websites in order to track licensed contractor activities in the United States using Python, and evaluates and stores data in PostgreSQL and AWS Redshift.

Key Accomplishments:

Completed data extraction scripts for 3 government websites with various front-end nuances in one month.

Technical Leader

August 2019 – September 2020

Evaluates, designs, reviews, improves and documents software solutions for multiple radio access technologies. Leads and coaches team in areas of technical problems, and operations.

Key Accomplishments:

Spearheaded a refactoring of a legacy code to C++14 using Design Patterns which resulted to on-time feature delivery with reduced development effort from 1500hrs to 500hrs. Awarded Most Efficient Employee by the organization

Increased code coverage by 15% through incremental functional testing improvements during feature development. Awarded Most Improved Employee by the organization

Fostered a four-week training plan resulting to quick ramp-up of 7 engineers from India. KPIs preserved during and after handover. Highly commended by tribe leaders.

Nokia Technology Center Philippines, Inc.

Quezon City, Philippines

Research and Development Engineer

August 2016 – August 2019

Performs software engineer roles and responsibilities. Also acts as back-up Subject Matter Expert, Product Owner and Scrum Master.

Key Accomplishments:

Successfully reproduced, analyzed and solved a highly escalated customer case with minimal support

Conceptualized a feature grooming system enabling the Agile team to define, prioritize, and deliver tasks with minimal dependencies. Successfully led feature development with shortened timeline. Recognized by Scrum Masters’ Guild

Optis Smart Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.

Cavite,

Philippines

Line Engineer

October 2014 – July 2016

Organizes, maintains, and improves material recovery processes that reduces scrap rate and increases line efficiency.

Key Accomplishments:

Supervised a return-to-vendor (RTV) verification activity to minimize false negatives by customer, reducing ship back rate from 4% to 0.8%, saving company loss by ~$200k/mo

Managed various material dismantling processes that reduced material scrap rate by ~50%, saving company loss by ~$150k/mo

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering 2008 - 2014

Batangas State University

Batangas City, Philippines

Student Exchange Partner 2011 - 2013

Korea University of Technology and Education

Cheonan-si, South Korea

Certifications & Licenses

Certified SAFe 4 Practitioner 2018 - 2020

Scaled Agile Inc.

Registered Electronics Engineer 2014 - 2022

Professional Regulation Commission

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