Javier Lafuente

JAVIER LAFUENTE - •-• Bolivia • Open to Remote • Open to Relocate • LinkedIn Software Architect / Millicom / Bolivia / April 2023 - January 2024 Senior Quality Assurance Engineer / NativApps / USA - Remote / March 2022 - July 2022 Quality Assurance Engineer / BairesDev / USA - Remote / August 2021 - May 2022 Quality Assurance Engineer / uTest / USA - Remote / July 2020 - August 2021 External Consultant / Millicom / Bolivia / April 2019 - February 2020 Project Manager / Logicalis / Bolivia / July 2015 - March 2019 Project Manager - QA / Millicom / Bolivia / September 2012 - July 2015 Value Added Platform Engineer - QA / Millicom / Bolivia / September 2011 - August 2012 National Broadband Coordinator / Millicom / Bolivia / April 2010 - August 2011 WiMax Activator / Millicom / Bolivia / July 2009 - April 2010 Lead Systems Engineer / Plaza Hipermercados / Bolivia / July 2008 - July 2009 Core Competencies Operating Systems Linux, Windows Programming and Scripting Java (Programming Language), JavaScript, Cypress Testing Tools SoapUI, Postman, Testrail, qTest, JMeter, Insomnia Project Management and Methodologies Project Management, Scrum (Software Development), Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology, JIRA, Confluence, Asana, Trello, Salesforce Cloud and Infrastructure Amazon Web Services, Nagios, Microsoft SharePoint, Cloud Computing, ElasticSearch, Jenkins Professional Experience Millicom (Tigo), Bolivia Apr 2023 - Jan 2024 SOFTWARE ARCHITECT Tech Stack: Jira, Confluence, Postman, SoapUI, JMeter, AWS, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Java, Jenkins, Windows OS, Figma, Mockoon. System Architecture: I define and design complex software systems, make critical decisions, and choose the right technologies for scalability and performance. Technical Leadership: I guide and mentor development teams, collaborating cross-functionally to align architecture with business goals. Design Patterns: I apply best practices to create maintainable solutions, ensuring adherence to coding standards. System Integration: I oversee seamless software component integration, defining APIs for communication. Performance: I optimize system performance and scalability, addressing bottlenecks and tuning as needed. Security: I implement security measures and ensure compliance with industry standards. Documentation: I maintain comprehensive architectural documentation and communicate effectively with stakeholders. NativApps Mar 2022 - Sep 2022 SENIOR QUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEER Tech Stack: Jira, Confluence, TestRail, QTest, Postman, SoapUI, JMeter, AWS, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Java, Jenkins, AppScan, VMWare, Nagios, Windows OS, Linux OS, MS Sharepoint, Salesforce. Understood the software requirements of the project under development. This involved gathering and understanding the needs of the users, as well as the technical constraints of the project. Modeled and refined specifications to determine a detailed design for the required functionality. This involved creating a model of the system, which was then used to create a detailed design of the software. Delivered through the entire life cycle of applications concept, design, development, implementation, testing, and support. This involved working with the client to ensure that the software met their needs and that it was delivered on time and within budget. BairesDev Aug 2021 - May 2022 QUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEER Carefully maintained complaint and nonconformance processing through records and tracking systems, including root causes and corrective actions. This involved tracking complaints and nonconformances, identifying the root cause of the issues, and implementing corrective actions to prevent the issues from happening again. Planned, executed, and oversaw inspection and testing of incoming and outgoing products to confirm quality conformance to specifications and quality deliverables. This involved planning and executing inspections and tests of incoming and outgoing products to ensure that they met the company's quality standards. This involved working with suppliers to ensure that their products met the company's quality standards and working with production staff to ensure that the company's products were produced in accordance with the company's quality standards. Utest Jul 2020 - Aug 2021 QUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEER Worked with software developers and project support teams. This involved collaborating with the development team to ensure that the software met the needs of the users and the requirements of the project. Performed stress tests, performance tests, functional tests, and security tests. This involved testing the software to ensure that it could handle the expected load, that it was performing as expected, that it was meeting the functional requirements, and that it was secure. Millicom International Cellular, Bolivia Apr 2019 - Apr 2020 EXTERNAL CONSULTANT Services and their dependencies (if applicable), which will later be put into production. This involved ensuring that services worked as expected and were compatible with each other. Analyzed supplier proposals and scope of work. This involved understanding the supplier's proposals and ensuring they met the company's needs. Monitoring the development team. This involved ensuring the development team met project deadlines and addressed any issues that arose. Logicalis Andina LAB LTDA, Bolivia Jul 2015 - Mar 2019 PROJECT MANAGER, Santa Cruz Reviewed and approved project documentation. This involved ensuring that the documentation was complete and accurate and that it met the company's standards. Developed project plans according to PMI standards. This involved creating a plan that outlined the project's goals, objectives, scope, schedule, budget, and resources. Managed the day-to-day operational aspects of the project and scope. This involved ensuring that the project was on track and that it was meeting its goals. Participated on the Cisco IP Telephony project. Millicom (Tigo), Bolivia Sep 2012 - Jul 2015 PROJECT MANAGER, Santa Cruz Created and executed project work plans, and revised them to meet changing needs and requirements. This involved ensuring that the project was on track and that it was meeting its goals. Effectively applied the methodology and enforced the norms of the projects. This involved using the company's best practices for project management and ensuring that everyone on the team was following them. Millicom (Tigo), Bolivia Jan 2011 - Aug 2012 Platform Engineer, Santa Cruz Detected and prevented failures by preparing daily routines and statistical reports according to supplier specifications and internal requirements. This involved identifying potential failures and implementing preventive measures to avoid them. Investigated and analyzed failures in detail, and escalated them to the supplier according to the SLA when necessary. This involved identifying the root cause of failures and taking corrective or preventive action to prevent them from happening again. Tested on Avaya voIP implementation project Millicom International Cellular, Bolivia Apr 2010 - Aug 2011 NATIONAL BROADBAND COORDINATOR Provided support and accompanied sales staff to meetings that aimed to acquire the Data Tigo service (VPN-MPLS) WiMax. This involved ensuring that the sales staff had the information they needed to close deals and that the meetings were productive. Issued reports requested by the area management or general management. This involved providing information on the status of projects, the performance of the team, and the overall health of the business. Millicom International Cellular, Bolivia Jul 2009 - Apr 2010 WIMAX ACTIVATOR Activated business and corporate clients. This involved enabling customers to use the company's WiMax service for business and corporate purposes. Managed contract documents. This involved ensuring that the company's contracts were complete, accurate, and up-todate. PLAZA HIPERMERCADOS, Bolivia Jul 2008 - Jul 2009 LEAD SYSTEMS ENGINEER Prevented failures of user terminals by performing regular maintenance. This involved identifying potential problems with the terminals and taking steps to prevent them from occurring. Managed the company's internal network elements, including routers, switches, and firewalls. This involved ensuring that the network was up and running and that it was secure. Prepared daily reports on the status of the network and the CCTV system. This involved providing information on any problems that had occurred and any actions that had been taken to resolve them. Projects Millicom, Millicom E-commerce, Santa Cruz, Link Apr 2023 - Jan 2024 We implemented a virtual catalog with products and prices. We also implemented how to obtain order management in an easy-to-use portal and with support and accompaniment 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and through the channel of your preference via chat, email or call. In addition, we put our knowledge and resources at your disposal so that as an entrepreneur, you can develop your online store and generate income from your website. In this project I had a Software Architect Role. NativApps, PGA TOURCAST, United States, Link Mar 2022 - Sep 2022 We implemented A Next-Generation digital experience with every shot from every player including dynamic shot trails, radar data, green view and video highlights so you can follow everything live to the minute or catch up on your favorite players after the round. In this project I had a Senior QA role. BairesDev, Shake Shack / Digital Transformation, United States, Link Aug - May 2022 Shake Shack mastered the hospitality experience in-Shack, but the brand was digitally nascent. As an innovative fast casual restaurant brand, Shake Shack is committed to bringing classic American food to all while taking care of their team, sourcing and acting responsibly, and contributing to their local communities. They established an audacious goal to become the greatest digital dining brand in the world, and they needed a co-innovation partner who'd done it before. Our partnership is founded on collaboration, a deep business understanding, and the ability to quickly address market needs. We implemented Digital Transformation on the Backend, Frontend and Mobile. I had a Manual QA role in this project. uTest, Multiple Projects, United States Implemented multiple projects on different industries *Banking *Crypto *Gaming *Gambling *AI *Exploratory Testing *Regression Testing *Biometrics Millicom, QVantel CRM, Bolivia, Link Implemented QVantel CRM at Millicom Bolivia. Had a role as Software Architect in this project. Jul 2020 - Aug 2021 Apr 2019 - Apr 2020 Logicalis, Multiple Service Provider Projects, Bolivia Jul 2015 - Mar As Architects of ChangeTM, Logicalis' focus is to design, support and execute the digital transformation of our more than 1,000 clients by uniting their vision with our experience and knowledge of technology industry trends, such as Security, Cloud, Data Management and IoT , through solutions tailored to each need. Implemented projects at Oil&Gas Companies, Government companies and IT. Acted as a Project Manager in these projects. Millicom, Multiple Telecom Projects, Bolivia Contributed to the development of balance transfer project also worked the Simbackup project. Acted as a Project Manager. Sep 2012 - Jul 2015 Education GABRIEL RENÉ MORENO UNIVERSITY, Bolivia, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science Gabriel Rene Moreno University, Bolivia, Master of Science in Cyber Security Harvard, United States, CS50 in Computer Science University of Adelaide, Australia, Introduction in Project Management Certifications CISCO CERTIFIED NETWORK ASSOCIATE CERTIFICATION, CISCO DIPLOMA IN AUDITING AND CYBER SECURITY GABRIEL RENE, GABRIEL RENE COGNOS TECHNOLOGICAL TRAINING SOFTWARE MILLICOM UNIVERSITY CERTIFICATION IN PROJECT, MILLICOM UNIVERSITY CERTIPROF SCRUM FOUNDATION PROFESSIONAL, CERTIPROF Jul 2020 A4QTestingSummitSwitzerland-AendanceBadge, A4Q Aug 2023 ArcCertifiedRemoteDeveloper, Arc.dev Aug 2022 Cloud Computing, Google May 2023