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Alvaro de Landaluce
Software Development Engineer
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Highly driven Software Development Engineer with 5+ years of experience working across the full stack of software development. Extensive knowledge of programming as well as proficiency in several programming languages. Dedicated to meeting customer requirements with innovative solutions that maximize efficiency. Comfortable leading projects and supervising and training other developers.
EXPERIENCE
Lead Software Developer, PiHRate, Remote March 2021 - Present
• Python full-stack developer to automate HR processes based on a data-driven approach.
• Supervise entry- and mid-level developers.
Software Developer, Sparkbadge, Chicago, IL March 2021 - Present
• Collaborate on a team for the development of a longitudinal status badges for GitHub projects.
• Develop a sparkbadge for the size of the repository over time. Front End Developer, Gemela, Norton, MA Feb. 2017 – Feb. 2020 www.gemela.org
• Developed a user-friendly website, and fixed vulnerabilities.
• Participated in weekly meetings with executives, supported brainstorming and idea generation.
• Provided support and customer service.
• Trained and educated staff in internal web functions, including on how to independently make minor updates and changes.
Front End Developer, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA Aug. – Nov. 2019 weinerlab.bwh.harvard.edu
• Collaborated with the client to design, structure, and implement improvements to existing website. Python Developer, Lexomics Research Group, Norton, MA June 2016 – June 2019
• Collaborated on an interdisciplinary team of English scholars & programmers to refactor a web-based app for text mining digitized texts.
• Set up and administered the new Ubuntu Linux server, as well as implemented unit tests.
• Refactored the implementation of hierarchical clustering algorithms and K-Means clustering visualizations
(Voronoi & PCA).
• Developed “Keep Words”: an algorithm that, given a corpus and a list of keywords, efficiently deletes all the words in the corpus that are not in the list.
• Developed a dictionary-based content analysis algorithm. Software Developer, GluGo, Norton, MA Sept. – Dec. 2016
• Developed iOS mobile application, and designed company name and logo. Web Developer, Daggett Crandall Newcomb Elder-Care Residence, Norton, MA March 2016 dcn-home.com
• Collaborated with executive managers to redesign company’s website.
• Advised client and provided expertise.
Full Stack Web Developer, TBookSwap, Los Altos Hills, CA Nov. – Dec. 2015
• Designed and developed a website for students to exchange textbooks. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Full Stack Software Developer, Computer Science Department at Wheaton College, Norton, MA Jan. 2018
• Developed a dictionary-based content analysis algorithm and implemented unit tests. Full Stack Web Developer, French Department at Wheaton College, Norton, MA Aug. – Dec. 2017 kanderson.webspace.wheatoncollege.edu
• Developed an interactive and dynamic website for students to practice pronunciation. Software Developer, Chemistry Department at Wheaton College, Norton, MA Aug. – Dec. 2017
• Collaborated with the chemistry department to create a user interface for a drEEM MATLAB script. PUBLICATION
Journal of Computing in Small Colleges Zhang, C., Feng, W., Steffens, E., de Landaluce, A., Kleinman, S., and LeBlanc, M.D. (2018). Lexos 2017: Building Reliable Software in Python. Journal of Computing in Small Colleges. TECHNICAL SKILLS
Programming/Scripting languages: C/C++, Java, Python, Swift, bash, R, Prolog, FORTRAN Web development: HTML/CSS, PHP, JavaScript, AJAX, Word Press, and Flask Database management systems: SQLite and MySQL
Operating Systems: Ubuntu, Kali, Windows, MacOS
Command-line environments: Linux and MS-DOS
EDUCATION
Master of Science, Computer Science, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL Aug. 2020 – Present Bachelor of Arts, Computer Science, Wheaton College, Norton, MA Jan. 2016 – Feb. 2018 Computer Science courses, Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, CA Jan. 2012 – Dec. 2015 FOREIGN LANGUAGES
English: native proficiency
Spanish: native proficiency
Portuguese: elementary proficiency
Italian: elementary proficiency