P E D R O G A R C Í A G A L AV I Z
RESUME 2020
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WORK EXPERIENCE
Software Engineer at Brightcove Inc. 2019-present
* Part of Zencoder’s engineering team, worked on the video transcoding pipeline which serves over
300,000 jobs per day.
* Refactored and upgraded old projects to newer framework versions, helping reduce the technical debt.
* Mentored other team members to new technologies such as Elixir and Docker.
* Used Elixir, Erlang, Ruby, JavaScript, Postgresql, among other technologies.
Software Engineer (Freelance - Full stack) 2013 - present
* Managed full project development from conceptualization to production.
* Applied clean code practices and design patterns to develop readable, maintainable and scalable
code.
* Developed APIs (REST & Graphql) focusing on security, availability and scalability.
* Deployed full blown web applications with Ruby on Rails and Phoenix frameworks.
* Designed user interfaces for clients, accounting to the brand’s or product specifications.
* Developed and maintained SPAs with modern frontend libraries such as Vue and React.
* Provided maintenance and upgrades to servers, databases, and application code.
* Demonstrated ability to plan logical solutions for programming challenges.
* Ensured consistent appearance across multiple browsers/platforms (IE8+, FF, Chrome, Safari, Opera).
* Used Elixir, Erlang, Ruby, Node, JavaScript, Postgresql, Redis, among other technologies.
Architect/Software Engineer at Kirigami Studios-
* Participated in and successfully built over 20 projects (Construction & Software).
* Demonstrated multi language communication skills to achieve client’s desires in the most reliable way.
* Managed several construction teams with different roles, focusing on timing and quality.
* Demonstrated ability to work diligently under pressure to meet deadlines.
Architect at Develop Arquitectos-
* Demonstrated organization and communication skills to obtain the best possible solutions and results.
* Organized team members to submit assigned tasks on schedule.
* Supervised construction sites and workers.
Intern/Architect at Prodiconstructora SA de CV-
* Worked with clients and sales team to achieve stipulated goals.
* Mentored other interns and helped them get aboard current projects.
EDUCATION
Architecture BD at Universidad del Valle de México-
* Coursework includes: calculus, design theory, physics, project management, etc.
High School Diploma at Centro de Desarrollo Integral Arboledas (CEDI-
* Bicultural education with 3 main languages (Spanish, English, French)
SKILLS
Languages:
* Spanish (native)
* English (fluent)
* French (basic)
Programming:
Languages
* Elixir +4 years experience
* Erlang ~1 years experience
* JavaScript +7 years experience
* Ruby ~5 years experience
Front End Frameworks/Libraries:
* Vue +3 years experience
* React +1 year experience
* jQuery +5 years experience
Databases:
* Postgresql
* Redis
Other Skills & Tools:
Linux (Ubuntu, CentOS), Shell Scripting, Ruby on Rails, Phoenix Framework, Sinatra, Node, Graphql, Git,
Docker, TravisCI, Jira and others.
INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES
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Musician for over 12 years.
Herpetoculture
Distributed systems
Functional Programming
Guitars
WEB PRESENCE
Personal Site/Blog: pggalaviz.com
Github: github.com/pggalaviz
Twitter: twitter.com/pggalaviz
