Daniel D'Abate, Developer in Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Daniel D'Abate

Verified Expert  in Engineering

Software Developer

Location
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Toptal Member Since
April 23, 2014

Daniel is entrepreneurial-minded, with his main focus on fast problem solving, coordinating work and getting the best from everyone on the team. Fearless of challenges, he is motivated to learn new skills and technologies.

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Git, Xcode, MacOS

The most amazing...

...thing I've coded is an artificial intelligence engine for a Spanish cards video game, with different levels of skill.

Work Experience

iOS and Mac OS X Developer

2010 - 2013
Esquilax Games
  • Brainstormed, selected and developed new video game ideas, as well as implemented new technological ideas to improve the company's work efficiency.
  • Designed and developed an application for Mac OS X for video game level creation.
  • Created a framework that provides easier and more powerful access to the Game Center API.
  • Created a chat system for multiplayer video games, using PHP, MySQL and Objective-C.
  • Integrated social network sharing functionalities in all the products of the company.
  • Implemented protocol design and network communications for multiplayer video games, such as: Escoba de 15, Chinchón! and Battle Rush.
  • Developed artificial intelligence agents based on heuristics.
Technologies: C, Objective-C

iOS Developer

2012 - 2012
Oxean
  • Created two applications for iPad, to show logistical information about a mining company.
  • Developed a map with built-in multimedia functions, to show information about points of interest.
  • Supported image and video viewer using AVFoundation.
  • Supported interface animations with Cocoa Touch, for better UX.
  • Supported the load of points of interest with PLISTs, for easier modifications and adjustments.

iOS Developer

2012 - 2012
Portegno Apps
  • Created "Crazy Hair Studio" application.
  • Developed an in-app tool for realistic hairstyle creations.
  • Developed a community environment for sharing new hairstyles.
  • Supported social sharing functionalities through Facebook, Twitter and Email.
  • Supported camera functionalities and screenshot saving.

iOS Developer

2011 - 2012
Webetico
  • Created a CRM application with online data synchronization.
  • Created an informational iPad application for a museum, with multilingual support.
  • Created a jewelry catalog with multimedia synchronization and display features.
  • Supported database synchronization with SQLite and ZIP compression.
  • Supported an image and movie viewer using Objective-C, Cocoa Touch and AVFoundation.
Technologies: Objective-C

Owner and Web Developer

2007 - 2009
FKApps
  • Created and implemented new ideas for social applications for Facebook.
  • Maintained and configured servers to support over 500,000 unique users per day.
  • Integrated Facebook web PHP framework for social sharing functionalities.
  • Designed UI and UX of Facebook applications.
  • Designed and maintained MySQL databases.
Technologies: CSS, HTML, MySQL, PHP

Climber Brothers

Rope physics puzzle videogame for iOS

Escoba de 15

Classic Spanish cards video game for iOS, with single-player and multiplayer support for up to 4 players, through Game Center.

Chinchon!

Classic Spanish cards video game for iOS, with single player and multiplayer support for up to 4 players through Game Center.

Crazy Hair Studio

Realistic hairstyle design application with sharing functionalities.

Battle Rush

Infinite runner videogame with RPG and multiplayer functionalities.

Languages

SQL, Objective-C, C, PHP, HTML, C#, CSS, T-SQL (Transact-SQL), JavaScript

Frameworks

ZURB Foundation, iOS SDK, JSON Framework for Objective-C, Cocoa, Cocoa Touch, Box2D

Tools

Xcode, Git, Adobe Photoshop

Paradigms

Model View Controller (MVC), Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Concurrent Programming, Design Patterns

Platforms

iOS, MacOS

Libraries/APIs

Facebook iOS SDK, Twitter SDK

Storage

MySQL, Oracle PL/SQL, MongoDB

2007 - 2011

Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems Engineering

Universidad Tecnológica Nacional - Buenos Aires, Argentina

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