PERSONAL
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OBJECTIVE
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To obtain a full time job,
preferably in the Silicon Valley, focused on IT research, mobile application
projects or emerging technologies
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EDUCATION
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Master of Science in
Information Technology – Mobility
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Expected graduation 12/2011
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Carnegie
Mellon University – Information Networking Institute
Pittsburgh,
PA – Silicon Valley, CA
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Bachelor of Science degree
of Systems Engineering
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02/2006
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University
of Medellin
Medellin, Colombia
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WORK EXPERIENCE
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Google Inc.
Android
Team
Software
Engineer - Intern
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06/2011 – Present
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Participate in test automation tools and emulator [Android]
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Bancolombia Financial
Group (Colombia)
IT
Strategy and Architecture Department
IT
Research Analyst
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09/2006 – 07/2010
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Participated on 80 research projects using Gartner and Forrester
consulting services, for best practices on IT initiatives and acquisition
of software/hardware
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Assigned by administration to lead and develop three mobile projects
for 1,200 corporate users [BlackBerry:
Java – J2ME]
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Supported IT yearly strategic planning definition with CIO, during
three years
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Worked on 15 Proofs of Concept of emerging technologies for banking
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University of Medellin
(Colombia)
Systems
Engineering Department
Part
Time Lecturer
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02/2008 – 06/2010
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Lectured programming for groups of first–year undergrad students [VB.NET]
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Bancolombia Financial
Group (Colombia)
IT
Quality Assurance Department
Quality
Assurance Analyst
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11/2004 – 11/2005
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Tested 15 international commerce banking projects (SWIFT platform)
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Developed testing automation scripts for legacy applications (ISeries)
[VB.NET]
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Created a custom bugtracking system to track software defects [VB.NET]
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Conexiones Colombianas Conexcol
(Colombia)
IT
Department
Software
Developer
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10/2003 – 10/2004
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Used Open Source tools for project development [Perl, MySQL]
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Extracted and analyzed information trends from custom search engine
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SKILLS/ABILITIES
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Personal
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Experience at the technical and
strategic sides of technology, leading initiatives
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Technical
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Proficient in Android mobile development [Java – J2SE]
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Proficient in BlackBerry mobile development [Java – J2ME]
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Knowledge of development tools: Eclipse, Subversion, GIT, Mantis
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Knowledge of Networking: Cisco CCNA1 certification
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Experience with: Ruby on Rails, Python (Google App Engine), VB.NET
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INDEPENDENT PROJECTS
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Android mobile
applications published in the Android Market
Served as project leader/developer for a team including
developer, designer and tester
- TIE Your Money – Mobile personal
financial manager – 25,000 downloads, 4/5 rating, Skyhook Wireless alliance
for location services, highlighted as premium app, first Colombian
application in the Android Market (02/2009) [Android]
- Agencia Pinocho – Mobile platform for
news and journalism – 1,500 downloads, 4.5/5 rating, Innovation award local
winner [Android]
- Whizzes for Life – Mobile social
network for tips – 4,200 downloads, 4.5/5 rating, Developer Challenge
II participant (top 25% in lifestyle) [Android]
Leader of a community of Latin American Android developers/users
1,650 twitter followers, 750 facebook fans, 25
presentations (Campus Party Colombia, Mobile Monday Medellin, Indian
Institute of IT, International seminar of Computer Science, local Universities)
– www.andronautas.com [Android]
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HONORS/AWARDS
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Carnegie Mellon University
– Information Networking Institute
Scholarship for Master’s degree
Colfuturo, Enlaza Mundos
Colombian government full scholarships
for Master’s degree at CMU
Part of group of 1,025 people
selected among 1,800 candidates
Bancolombia Financial Group
- “Our Pride” Innovation award
Part of group of 150 people selected
among 13,500 employees
President of the Republic
of Colombia
Acknowledgement letter for
innovation with mobile initiatives
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04/2010
04/2010
10/2009
08/2009
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RELEVANT TRAINING
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Entrepreneurial Workshop –
Alcatel Lucent – AT&T
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05/2011 – 2 Weeks
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AT&T
Foundry (Plano, Texas)
Highlighted projects in contest: Callmigo
and Content Management System [Android]
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Mobile application
development for BlackBerry using J2ME
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06/2009 – 3 Weeks
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Nex-G Exuberant Solutions Academy (Noida, India)
Final project: Mobile application fetching Web information [BlackBerry: Java – J2ME]
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Open source development with
Android mobile platform
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05/2008 – 12 weeks
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Boston University (Boston, MA) - Grade A (4.0, Honor Points)
Final project: Mp3 player [Android]
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ACTIVITIES
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Soccer,
guitar playing and composition
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