Rolando Alvarado

Rolando Alvarado Ruby on Rails Developer Phase 1 Blk. 15 Lot 26 Judith St., Deca Homes Subdivision, Tungha-an, Minglanilla Cebu 6046, Philippines Mobile number: - Email:- CAREER OBJECTIVE To work in an environment that is both challenging and gratifying, while providing room for educational and professional growth. I have a great passion for Computers and problem solving environments along with a strong drive to keep my skills up to date with the latest available tools and techniques. This helps me to enjoy what I do as well as ensure that I will always be an important asset to the Team I work on. I get some of my greatest feelings of satisfaction when I can solve problems that others feel are unsolvable or improve the performance on operations that are already supposed to be optimized. SKILLS Operating Systems: • Mac OS 10.14.6 (Mojave) • Mac OS 10.13.6 (High Sierra) • Mac OS 10.12.6 (Sierra) • Mac OS 10.11.6 (El Capitan) • Mac OS X 10.10.4 (Yosemite) • Mac OS X 10.7.5 (Lion) • Mac OS X 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard) • Mac OS X 10.5.6 (Leopard) • Mac OS X Server 10.5 (Leopard) • MS Windows 10 • MS Windows 7 • MS Windows Server 2003 • Linux (RedHat, Ubunto, Xandros) • MS Windows 2000 Server/Professional • MS Windows 95/98 Network Engineering: • Network Design • Backup Strategy WAN/LAN/Internet Technologies: • DNS Server • Mail Server • DHCP Server • FTP Server • Web Servers (Apache, WebRick, Phusion Passenger, Mongrel, Nginx, Thin, Unicorn, Puma, Pow) • NT Server • CPANEL • Web Host Manager • POP3 • SPAM FILTER • Plesk 8.3 • Amazon Web Services (S3, Instances, Security Groups, Policies, Code Pipeline, Elastic Transcoder, SNS Notifications) Network Hardware : • Routers • Switches • Firewall • Apple Xserve Web Development: • Lasso • ASP • ASP.NET (VB/C#) • PHP • HTML/CSS • XML/ DOM • Ruby on Rails • HAML • FBML • Javascript • AJAX • JSON • JQuery • MooTools • Drupal • Joomla • WordPress • LAMP • SEO • MVC • CodeIgniter • Jira • BaseCamp • MindSequence • Apache • WebRick • Phusion Passenger • Mongrel • NGinx • Thin • RSpec • Cucumber • Capistrano • Konacha • Redis • Twitter-Bootstrap • Fog • Openstack • Shoulda • VCR • Backbone.js • Spine.js • Ember.js • Stripe • Authorize.net • PayPal • Zeus • APILayer • Coinapult • Rebit API • BitGo • RabbitMQ • Sidekiq • SideTiq • MEAN (Mongodb, Express, AngularJS, NodeJS) • ReactJS • Gon • Pusher • Elastic Search • Geocoder • DropzoneJS • Twilio •FullCalendarJS Design: • Adobe Photoshop (v6.0, v7.0, vCS3, vCS6) • Corel Draw (v8.0, v9.0, v10.0, v11.0) • Lucid Chart Databases: • MS Access • MS SQL Server (v2000, v2005) • Adaptive Server Enterprise • MySQL • FileMaker Pro • PostgreSQL • SQLite • Mongodb Development IDE: • Macromedia Dreamweaver v8.0 • Macromedia Dreamweaver MX • Notepad++ • GEdit • Netbeans IDE 6.7 • JEdit • TextMate • Aptana RadRails • Adobe Dreamweaver v8.0 • Brackets • Sublime Text Version Control System: • Git • Bazaar • SubVersion • RVM • RBENV Project/Issue Management: • Redmine • Jira • Basecamp • Lighthouse • Asana • Github • Trello • Waffle • Wrike • ClubHouse • Gitlab Notifiers/Monitoring: • New Relic • Rollbar • Errbit • Sentry WORKING EXPERIENCE Software Engineer (Ruby on Rails) June 2014 – Present Freelance – Remote Responsibilities : Doing freelance per project based Ruby (2.1.2 - 2.6.3) and Rails (4.1.x, - 5.1.7) project with MySQL as a back-end. Has also worked with a Bitcoin Exchange project which deals with crypto-currencies. Also maintain Amazon EC2 instances for managing Coin Instances, Database Instances and Application Instances. I was assigned also in reviewing code send by other developer. Did a Money Remittance project involving bitcoin and other selected foreign currencies. Did some API integration also with Coinapult, APILayer and Rebit API. Has also worked with an API based Download and On-line streaming videos web and mobile app. My part mainly involves creation of the Telco API and Integrated it to the current Web and Mobile app. The Telco API’s main purpose is for Activation, Subscription and Billing. Also involves in creating API Services for AWS Elastic Transcoder and SNS notification for a Video Production app. Also help in upgrading the current app to rails 5.0.0.1 Currently working on a client management system that mainly deals with Employment Services using Ruby 2.6.3 and Rails 5.1.7. Involves in adding new features, fixing bugs, refactoring codes and making some improvements in terms of performance. Web Mobile Developer Sophos Ventures Inc., Learntalk.org May. 2, 2017 – Oct. 31, 2017 Responsibilities : Implemented Audio, Video, PDF upload to AWS S3 using Paperclip and DropzoneJS. Implemented uploading of zoom recordings. Merging of Data. Implemented creation of one-time and weekly schedule. Implemented booking for teacher with student for one-time and weekly and for private and group type. Implemented call-out feature to phone number using Twilio. Implemented automation of scheduling group classes. Implemented Editing of Private and Group booking. Implemented Mobile Booking for student. Admin Master Calendar availability and booking improvements and fixes. Implementation of CRM for Sales. Used Ruby 2.3.1 and Rails 4.2.1 Senior Software Developer Spuul Private Limited, Singapore Feb. 2, 2015 – June 30, 2016 Responsibilities : Working with two telco integration. Mostly working on a back-end side. Integration involves integrating charging, billing and activation of Spuul service to mobile subscribers. Once integrated a mobile subscriber will be able to watch spuul movies by a subscription based. Working closely with curl and HTTParty gem during testing and connecting with Telco APIs. Using rails 4.0.0 and Ruby 2.1.2p95. Also added unit testing mostly to make sure correct flow and tested actual api response. Senior Ruby on Rails Developer Bitspark Limited, Hong Kong Sept. 14, 2014 – May 15, 2016 Responsibilities : I was part of the software engineering team at Bitspark. Worked on a bitspark app which is dealing with crypto-currencies exchange like bitcoin, dogecoin, litecoin, peercoin, blackcoin, cloakcoin, nubit, cannabiscoin, darkcoin, vericoin, magicoin, viacoin, syscoin and many more. This app is also involves trading with crypto-currencies. We are using Ruby 2.1.2 and Rails 4.1.7. My last project with Bitspark was a remittance app which also deals with Bitcoin. The app considered as the first end to end money transfer platform leveraging Bitcoin. Currently serving some customers in Hong Kong, Vietnam, Singapore and Philippines. This app uses Ruby 2.2.2 and Rails 4.2.3. Software Engineer II Exist Software Labs., Inc. Nov. 14, 2011 – May 26, 2014 Responsibilities : Engaged in projects using Ruby (1.8.7, 1.9.2, 1.9.3, 2.0.0, 2.1.0, 2.1.2), Rails (2.3.5, 2.3.8, 3.1.3, 3.2, 4.0.0, 4.1.0). Working on Project Management and Issue Tracking web application for software developers, Endowment Bond Exchange web application that is use by the bank. Also worked with Bob project an automated testing application using rspec and cucumber. Worked on a Dashboard project, a custom built Horizon which is based in Openstack. Just like Horizon it manage instances, volumes, security groups, etc. Worked on two versions of openstack cloud based Dashboard the Private and Public. Private Cloud which is intended for private organizations while Public cloud allows any customer to signup manage their own instances and volumes at the same time launch web applications they want e.g.(WordPress, Joomla, Ruby on Rails App, or any custom app). Has worked with an Australian Email Marketing application and Student Training and Management application. PHP/Ruby on Rails Developer Freelance – Home Based July 29, 2008 – November 2011 Responsibilities : Working on in-house web projects using Ruby on Rails (Ruby 1.87, Rails (2.3.5, 2.3.8). Help in the creation URL Shortener like bitly and trim. Working on facebook and twitter app integration using Ruby on Rails and FBML. Participated in fixing and adding additional features on Mafia Wars facebook app. Using Agile Web Development techniques. Universal Environmental Products Inc. February 2010 – August 2010 Chief Programmer Responsibilities : Responsible in fixing and adding products in heatandcool.com at the same time adding new features in it. Currently developing the new look of heatandcool.com which currently resides in ductless-airconditioner.com. Also help managing the products listed in ebay at the same time serves as a consultant on technical issues with regards to design and programming. Gives assessments and recommendations to the CEO for possible improvements or enhancements on heatandcool.com. Also involves in maintaining two other web sites. SocialSAM LLC September 2009 – February 2010 Senior Web Developer (PHP) Responsibilities : Working on SocialSAM LLC as a Senior Web Developer. Responsible in fixing bugs of socialsam.com together with other team member. Responsible in adding new feature of socialsam.com based on customer's feedback and instruction of company CEO. Responsible in creating the new look of Affiliate section of socialsam.com based on customer's feedback and the instructions of company CEO. Hirota Paint Industries, Inc. December 2, 2008 - July 17, 2009 Systems Administrator Responsibilities : Ensures the downloading and uploading of projects from Los Angeles, USA to Cebu and from Cebu to Los Angeles, USA. Maintain and troubleshoots 8 iMac (Mac OS X 10.5). (e.g. technical, network and software). Give support to 2D artists and admin assistant regarding technical issues. Results Count Publishing, Inc. Web Developer/System Administrator November 2007 – November 2008 Responsibilities : Maintain and Build websites for the company and clients in US, CANADA, and Australia. Maintain and troubleshoots system unit problems (e.g. technical, network and software). Responsible for determining the timeframe for designated web projects. Answers technical inquiries regarding web development and software development using phone, messengers (Yahoo Messenger, MSN, Skype, Google talk) and emails. Communicate also directly with the client’s regarding the technical inquiries and the direct users of the software being developed. Introduce new ideas and techniques during the development of the projects. Vr Web Development Services November 2006 – December 2007 Senior Project Manager/Web Developer Responsibilities : Responsible in communicating with Client’s from local and abroad. Answers technical inquiries regarding web development and software development using phone, messengers (Yahoo Messenger, MSN, Skype, Google talk) and emails. Develop marketing strategies in convincing clients. Develop strategies on how to gain the client’s trust. Develop and recommend new strategies and possible solution for project development. Manage junior and senior programmer on the field. (Giving instructions and ways on how to make the project done in a specified time and give some tips on solving certain problems during the development of the project.) Handle monthly meetings and trainings for the improvement of all the staff. January 2006 – October 2006 Freelance Programmer and Web Developer, Tutorials - (AutoCAD, Photoshop, Microsoft Office, Software Installation, Computer Repairs) Mekanel Industrial Corporation October 2004 – December 2005 Network Administrator/AutoCAD Operator Department: IT department Exclusively independent, single-handed and sole administration/management to maintain NT 4.0 server and Windows 2003 server ; Develop and implement network strategy; Monitor LAN and WAN status and resolve connectivity and security issues; Maintain network system backups (hardware and software) to ensure data integrity and disaster preparedness; Daily network scans with anti-virus software; Upgrade existing hardware and software as needed; Troubleshoot hardware and software and make recommendations for correct action; recommend for Acquisition of necessary equipments, parts and supplies and contracts to network providers; Develop and maintain the company’s web site. Configure and set-up internet connection of all computers. Maintain the security and integrity of the internet connection. Treasure Island Industrial Corporation April 2004 – October 2004 EDP Assistant develop and maintain a scheduled maintenance program for all PC’s, keep up-to-date records cataloguing computer equipments and software licenses; assist employees in use of approved software and serve as a “help-desk” and training resource, participation where appropriate on project teams, hardware maintenance where appropriate, assist with for special needed projects. Asian College of Technology June 2002 - October-2003 Asst. Network Administrator (Night Shift) Worked as LAN Administrator for supervision and control of about 80 nodes including management of Microsoft Windows 2000, Router and Switches and also to maintain the network with routine backups; responsible for network performance including proper operations of switches, servers and workstations, internet and intranet connectivity; performed email administration, backups/restores, antivirus updates, desktop repairs, software rollouts; trained, supervised and evaluated junior personnel. SEMINARS/TRAININGS ATTENDED <> National Instruments Waterfront Airport Hotel and Casino <> 3M Network Solutions Asian College of Technology <> Computer Hardware and Software Asian College of Technology PC-Based Data Acquisition Systems Network Architectures/Fiber-Optic Cable Technical Assistant Training HONORS/AWARDS RECEIVED <> 3rd Runner-up in Quiz Bee College Intra-School Competition NEC Telecom Software Philippines, Inc. <> Champion in Software Design Contest College Intra-School Competition Asian College of Technology CHARACTER REFERENCE 1. Mr. George Tran, CEO - Owner of SocialSAM LLC - Author of Social Marketing Manifesto - Founder of 1Shoppingcart.com Phone : - Email :- 2. Mr. George Harrap - CEO Bitspark Limited. 100 Cyberport Road, Cyberport, Hong Kong Email:- 3. Mr. Nicolo Luccini - Managing Director (Learntalk.org) Sophos Ventures Inc. Unit 405 AB Sandoval Bldg., Shaw Blvd. Corner Oranbo Drive, Pasig City. Email:-