Résumé
posted on Tue, 07/05/2011 - 20:42 by theshadow
Xander Guzman
Software Engineer, Web, LAMP, Distributed Computing

OBJECTIVE
To seek out new and exciting positions in software development. Specifically in distributed computing and enterprise level architectures.
SKILLS
- Web
- (X)HTML, DHTML, Javascript, jQuery
- Frameworks
- Drupal, Zend, Qt
- Database Engines
- SQLite, SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL
- Programming Languages
- C, C++, Visual Basic, PHP, Perl, Python, Java, Bash Shell Scripting
- Operating Systems
- DOS 6.22, Windows 98 SE, Windows NT/XP, FreeBSD, Redhat, Ubuntu
EXPERIENCE
The Library Corporation: 03/2011 - Present
Web Programmer
- Used various performance/automated tools such as YourKit, JMeter, and JUnit improved code quality and performance.
- Aided in transitioning the Java/Tomcat Service from a custom built framework over to Spring/Hibernate
- Maintained and upgraded the PHP and Java code base.
BroadNet: 03/2010 – 03/2011
Senior Platform Engineer
- Maintained and managed a large scale telecommunications platform which entailed multiple multi-million row databases, proprietary windows applications, and web platform.
- Built and maintained an upgraded and robust PHP5 based framework which drastically improved web application production, maintenance, and upgrades by providing layers of abstraction for data and resources accessing as well as a new centralized logging and error handling mechanism.
- Built an RPC-API framework which allowed quicker releases of new API functionality.
- Setup and promoted the use of an internal wiki to help document the various aspects of the platform from maintenance, coding standards, and troubleshooting guidelines.
Pronto: 09/2007 - 03/2011
Tools Programmer/Engineer
- Designed and implemented web framework for internal tools. Written in a standard LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP) stack.
- Aided in transitioning the Java/Tomcat Service from a Improved data quality with various tools and concepts designed to take in feedback about the product space.
- Transitioned pipeline away from internal flat-files to a more manageable and centralized database.
NetDevil, LTD: 11/2006 – 9/2007
Network/Database Programmer (LEGO Universe Project)
- Built core utility libraries to facilitate application and system wide data transmission, metric data collection, and general event logging.
- Implemented core database abstraction layer using ADO and C++.
- Primary resource for database schema and programming.
Wallstreet on Demand: 11/2005 – 9/2006
Software Engineer - Systems Management Engineering
- Designed and maintained internal web applications written in ASP, HTML, Javascript, SQL Server 2000 and proprietary internal C++ libraries.
- Built and maintained various SQL Server databases used to house metric and system data.
- Managed Database Warehouse used for reporting and aggregating data.
EDUCATION
Westwood College
Bachelors Degree in Computer Science
- In depth studies into the software development life cycle.
- Object Oriented Design and Design Patterns
- Unit Testing and Quality Assurance
- Exposure to several technologies and programming langauges such as: Java, Perl, C++, PL/SQL, and Oracle