CV

EDUCATION

Master of Information Technology (Distributed Computing) Dec 2014

The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia

Project: Cloud-based Twitter Sentiment Analysis for Ranking of Hotels in the

Cities of Australia

 

Bachelor of Electronics (Information Networks) Apr 2011

National Polytechnic School (Escuela Politécnica Nacional, EPN), Quito, Ecuador

Thesis: Implementation of a Cloud Computing private prototype for offering Infrastructure as a Service using Eucalyptus

 

AWARDS

“Open Call” Scholarship July 2012

National Secretary of Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation

Quito, Ecuador

 

Cum laude award    Apr 2011

National Polytechnic School

Quito, Ecuador

 

EXPERIENCE IN EDUCATION

 

Assistant Professor (non-tenured) Apr 2015 – to present

Escuela Politécnica Nacional (EPN), Quito, Ecuador

 

  • Teaching subjects at various levels in the systems engineering course
    • Business Intelligence (undergraduate and graduate)
    • Communication Systems
    • Discrete Mathematics
    • Business Plans
  • Contributed on the planning of the new master´s course for data analytics in the master´s design committee
  • Member of the commission for internal evaluation and quality control (Comisión de evaluación interna, CEI) of the Escuela Politécnica Nacional
  • Member of the organizing committee for the days of computer systems and computer engineering, JISIC (Jornadas de Ingeniería de Sistemas Informáticos y de Computación)
  • Member of the social projection committee of the school of computer systems
  • Currently collaborating with the project PII-16-06: Recommendation system for open scientific journals using linked data technologies

Achievements

  • Presented research articles and attended various conferences for professional development.
  • Served on hiring committees for master´s coursers
  • Taught between three and four undergraduate and one graduate engineering course per semester.
  • Assisted in drafting and updating engineering program curriculum requirements and guidelines.
  • Provided individual mentoring and advice to students as required.
  • Organized an inter-school committee to perform activities related to support the victims of the earthquake in Ecuador in 2016
  • Collaborated with the CEI for making an institutional auto evaluation
  • Served as a chair for the JISIC

Part-time lecturer Sep 2011 – Jan 2012

Universidad de las Américas, Quito, Ecuador

 

  • Taught subjects at the technology course
    • Object Oriented Programming with Java
    • Network security using Linux (Centos and Ubuntu distros)

Achievements

  • Taught undergraduate courses.
  • Provided individual mentoring and advice to students as required
  • Learnt teaching skills and effective communication skills

 

EXPERIENCE IN ENGINEERING

 

Software Tester Jul 2014 – Jan 2015

The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia

 

  • Performed performance testing, authentication and web page functionality on the University of Melbourne web site
  • Developed scripts using PHP for migration process automation
  • Created and presented reports of testing results

 

Achievements

 

  • Developed effective communication skills in a foreign culture and a foreign language
  • Contributed to the migration of the web applications from a datacenter to a cloud-based environment by automating processes
  • Learned about a new scripting language and testing processes

 

IT Analyst Feb 2012 – Jul 2013

Toyota Ecuador S.A., Quito, Ecuador

  • Designed and implemented web applications for tracking and registering expenses for accountability and human resources departments by using ASP.NET 2010, PL/SQL (10g and 11g) Oracle Data Base
  • Installed and configured Oracle JD Edwards for data migration to a new ERP in Linux-based server
  • Administrated company virtual servers by using VSphere and VCenter VMware tools
  • Designed and implemented customer debts report generator for finance department by using ORACLE FORMS 6i and Excel 2010
  • Implemented application for tracking new car arrivals and store in warehouse by using ASP.NET 2010, PL/SQL (10g and 11g) Oracle Data Base
  • Contributed to data base migration from on-premise designed data base to JD Edwards format by using Oracle 10g and 11g
  • Served company departments by gathering requirements, solving problems and answering inquiries
  • Trained employees for using the implemented web applications and reports

Achievements

  • Communicated effectively, participated actively and worked very well with others in a team environment
  • Enhanced communication skills by gathering employee’s requirements for automating reports that saved a lot of time
  • Actively taken initiative when developing application for expenses registration
  • Acquired planning skills when developing applications and negotiating due dates
  • Strengthened quick learning skills when learned how to implement and manage a new ERP

 

IT Analyst Oct 2010 – Jan 2012

TATA Consultancy Services, Quito, Ecuador

  • Enhanced marketing department web application of one of the top 10 banks of South America (Pichincha Bank) by using C#, ASP.NET 2003
  • Automated report generation by using SQL Server 2000 for the marketing department of Pichincha Bank in Quito, Ecuador
  • Maintained Banking application and support customer enquiries
  • Gathered requirements from customer and implemented them in web application
  • Trained call center representatives on how to use the new developed functionalities in the application
  • Collaborated to HR department in organizing employee’s gatherings and celebrations

 

Achievements

  • Improved customer satisfaction from 55% to 85% by reducing the response time when generating dynamic reports and supporting end-user  
  • Developed strong written and oral communication skills when communicating with decision makers for implementation approval
  • Developed strong problem-solving skills when I had to deal with customer complaints and requests
  • Developed strong analytical skills.  As an analyst I had to identify problems, to evaluate alternatives and to make decisions related to technology integration between data bases and applications; in addition, to look for the best way of presenting the information to the end-user
  • Acquired leadership and people management skills when training call center representatives

 

Technical-Administrative Assistant, School of Science Mar 2010 – Oct 2010

National Polytechnic School, Quito, Ecuador

  • Collaborated to the structured cabling systems design for LAN network in the School of Science building
  • Installed software for monitoring LAN Network in the building
  • Maintained lab computers and hardware of the School of Science building

 

Achievements

  • Actively taken initiative when giving ideas for design of the structured cabling system
  • Acquired knowledge and experience in networking design

LANGUAGES

Spanish – native language

English – full professional proficiency

French – basic proficiency