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Bellevue, Washington, Us

Co-founded Solutions Resource taking the role of Managing Director in-charge of determining, formulating policies and business strategies and provide overall direction for the company. Plans, directs, and coordinates operational and technical activities at the highest level of management with the help of subordinate and team members. Analyzes operations to evaluate performance of company and staff and to determine areas of cost reduction and program improvement. Reviews financial statements and sales and activity reports to ensure that organization's objectives are achieved. Assigns or delegates responsibilities to subordinates and directs in service training of staff. Provides a broad range of business development services to drive strategic growth for the company. Spearhead development of marketing and sales initiatives. Develop and retain clientele. Achieve revenue goals. Grow the business.Assisted in the start-up operations of the Philippine affiliate office of Solutions Resource. Evaluated and implemented the establishment of the most strategic office location for the company taking in different considerations such as zero tax-incentives, government support, work environment, company credibility, talent availability, productivity and other startup cost-factors. Recruited, hired and conducted an intensive 12 weeks Java Boot Technical Training with the goal of cutting in half the learning curve a typical Software Engineer would go through in order to be effective at their jobs.

CrowdToGo is marketplace for businesses or consumers that have a need for same day pickup or deliveries who seeks cost-effective and vetted “crowd-based / freelance” couriers and want to engage their services in a transparent and efficient manner; have those shipments delivered at the time and place of their choosing.The company was accepted to The ARK Challenge Start-up Accelerator as one the the five cohorts in the 2014 Summer program. As a follow-up, the team also applied and got accepted to Techstar's Seattle StartupNext Program Fall of 2014.

Seattle, Washington, Us

Instructor for the UW Certificate in Core Java and Java Web & Distributed Application Development covering topics ranging from core java development to using various open source Java EE technologies to create real-world java web applications in a distributed environment.

Little Rock, Ar, Us

Architected the integration of EMC xPression and Sungard Compass Insurance Administration application using multi-threaded Java EE / JMS Messaging based solution. Helped in administration and configuration for EMC xPression products including xAdmin, xDashboard, xRevise, xResponse, xFramework and xDesign. Attended training and developed the interface for integrating the client’s Enterprise Content Imaging System (Docfinity - Optical Imaging Technology) API Web Services. Implemented modular systems using various Java, Agile and Test Driven Development methodologies; setting up, installing, configuring and securing JBoss Application Server; migrating application from Tomcat to JBoss; setting up production server in a Windows environment, including setting-up of the Apache HTTPD Web Server, Oracle 9/PL SQL, SQL Server, MySQL Database Server, Tomcat, SVN and Continuous Integration Server (Hudson). Has also developed a web component using Google Map API and XML/XSLT and an Integration Application using JMS, JAXB, XSD, XML and Web Services, Apache Axis.

Lowell, Ar, Us

Worked as a Applications Architect whose duties include mentoring other developers, conducting hands-on technical trainings, analyzing, designing, developing, enhancing, coding, testing and debugging of web-based, PC as well as Host Server Applications in the Truck New Development Group of JB Hunt’s Information Systems Department, utilizing the Java, Delphi, COBOL, VB and FoxPro programming language, IDB2, SQL Server, Oracle databases. Among the responsibilities are: determining user needs, developing and installing new computer applications to address those needs, testing and debugging of new applications and supporting existing applications. I demonstrate expertise in life-cycle application development utilizing Object-Oriented Analysis, Design, and Development methodologies (OOD). Participated in development of the following computer applications and systems utilized by both internal and external users.

Software development engineer: designed, developed, implemented and maintained the TOPS project, a front-end, client/server stock trading and order entry system running on-line with the Philippine Stock Exchange capable of displaying stocks prices in real time. Responsibilities: analysis/design, functional requirements for the system, development of new programs, system testing and creating functional specifications for future development of new features and modules. Database administrator performing database design and programming (stored procedures and triggers), administering secure log-on for various client and user connections, database backups and performance tuning, replication and query optimizations for each client’s application data access to the server. I evaluated new software (third party tools, components, etc.) and researched the possibility of using or refactor the existing two-tier architecture into a multi-tier architecture using DCOM and Microsoft ActiveX.

Worked as a systems programmer developing retail back-end systems. Duties and responsibilities included analysis and design of functional requirements, developing new programs, converting existing Visual Basic modules to Delphi and system testing of the finished programs. On the server side, developed various SQL Server triggers and stored procedures. Provided application support and conducted users training.

Certificate In Big Data Technologies

Certificate In Data Science

Datascience And Data Engineering Certificate

Mobile Software Development (Android, Ios, Windows Phone, Phonegap)

Minority Business Executive Program, Business Leadership And Management

Small Business Certificate Course, Business Administration And Entrepreneurship

Government Contracting Certificate (Sba 8A And Gsa Schedule)

Bachelor Degree, Bachelor Of Science In Computer Science

Graduated, High School