Axel Zarate, Developer in Mexico
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Axel Zarate

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Software Developer

Location
Mexico
Toptal Member Since
May 6, 2013

Axel is a highly motivated Object-Oriented Engineer with experience in front and backend development. He is familiar with all levels of data abstraction, from reusable libraries to user interfaces. He is analytically sharp, and is quick to see creative and elegant solutions to tough problems.

C#WindowsSQLJavaScriptASP.NETjQueryMicrosoft SQL ServerJSONModel View ViewModel (MVVM)ASP.NET MVCVisual Studio 2010Model View Controller (MVC)HTML5ASP.NET Web APIBootstrap

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Subversion (SVN), Microsoft SQL Server, Visual Studio

The most amazing...

...software I've ever coded is a .NET library that transforms various input data types into charts.

Work Experience

Software Engineer

2010 - PRESENT
Pinnacle Aerospace
  • Created a reusable .NET library to generate charts from various data types.
  • Created a basic, configurable ETL to extract information from various sources at specific intervals.
  • Developed complex SQL Server queries for data extraction.
  • Helped in the development of HR and timesheet tools for internal company use.
  • Implemented UI improvements for several company projects.
  • Established a foundation for coding standards and best practices to be applied within the company.
  • Offered training to co-workers on different technological topics.
Technologies: JavaScript, Visual Basic, C#

Web Developer

2010 - 2013
Freelancer
  • Developed a tutoring services website using ASP.NET MVC 4.
  • Created a promotion website with HTML, JavaScript and PHP.
  • Wrote numerous e-mail newsletters for an advertising agency.
  • Developed a desktop-based point of sale app for restaurants and cafeterias.
Technologies: JavaScript, C#, SQL, HTML

Software Engineer

2010 - 2010
Sonora Soft Technology Park
  • Developed an intranet auditorium reservation application using ASP.NET.
  • Assisted in the Spanish/English translation of company documents.
  • Developed a customer management desktop application.
Technologies: SQL, C#

Textbook Tactics

This is a web application that allows students to search for video tutorials and tutors by location. It was developed in ASP.NET MVC 4, autofac, Entity Framework 4.5, and Knockout.

go! Destination Marketing Website

http://go-destinationmarketing.com/
This is an informational website that I developed using plain HTML with some JavaScript (jQuery).

Languages

C#, JavaScript, HTML5, SQL, HTML, XML/XSLT, PHP, Visual Basic, CSS

Paradigms

Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Model View ViewModel (MVVM), Layer Programming, Inversion of Control, Dependency Injection, Model View Controller (MVC), Agile Software Development, Asynchronous Programming, Design Patterns, REST

Frameworks

Entity, ASP.NET Web API, Bootstrap, ASP.NET, ASP.NET MVC, NHibernate, AngularJS, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)

Libraries/APIs

jQuery, Highcharts, Facebook API, Twitter API, LINQ

Tools

Visual Studio 2012, Autofac, Visual Studio 2010, Visual Studio, Subversion (SVN), Adobe Photoshop, VirtualBox

Platforms

Windows

Storage

JSON, Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), MySQL

Other

Lambda Functions, Multithreading, Windows Communication Foundation (WCF)

2008 - 2010

Bachelor's Degree in Software Engineering

Universidad Tecnológica del Sur de Sonora - Obregon, Mexico

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