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Giuseppe Privitera, Software Developer in Patti, Province of Messina, Italy
Giuseppe Privitera

Software Developer in Patti, Province of Messina, Italy

Member since September 29, 2012
Giuseppe is an expert full-stack developer with experience in enterprise resource planning (ERP), network inventory and provisioning, and eCommerce systems. He is a dedicated and efficient developer and a great communicator.
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Portfolio

  • Xing
    Ruby on Rails, Elixir, MySQL, RabbitMQ
  • Toptal Clients
    Ruby on Rails
  • Pivotal
    Erlang,​ ​Ruby,​ ​JavaScript,​ ​Python,​ ​Go

Experience

Location

Patti, Province of Messina, Italy

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Linux, Vim, GitHub

The most amazing...

...thing I've built is a neural network for a handwritten digit recognition system.

Employment

  • Software Developer

    2017 - PRESENT
    Xing
    • Developed back-end features in Ruby and Elixir.
    • Worked on an Elixir app to manage the websocket component for real-time notifications.
    • Worked within a Scrum workflow using GitHub and peer review for code versioning and quality assurance.
    Technologies: Ruby on Rails, Elixir, MySQL, RabbitMQ

  • Software Developer

    2016 - 2017
    Toptal Clients
    • Developed an eCommerce site in​ ​Ruby​ ​on Rails.
    • Created the back-end for BuyWearShare​ ​Marketplace​ ​for​ ​women​'s ​fashion.
    Technologies: Ruby on Rails

  • Software Developer

    2015 - 2016
    Pivotal
    • Developed and​ ​supported​ ​various​ ​pivotal​ ​CloudFoundry​ ​services​ ​(RabbitMQ,​ ​Redis,​ ​Cassandra)​ ​and​ ​worked​ ​on the​ ​RabbitMQ​ ​codebase​ ​(Erlang)​,​ ​tutorials,​ ​and​ ​documentation.
    Technologies: Erlang,​ ​Ruby,​ ​JavaScript,​ ​Python,​ ​Go

  • Software Developer

    2014 - 2015
    Cashplay
    • Created a game​ ​monetization​ ​platform​ ​for​ ​iOS/Android​ ​in​ ​Ruby​ ​on​ ​Rails.​ Integrated payment gateways and​ ​a BI database.
    Technologies: Ruby on Rails, MySql

  • Software Developer

    2014 - 2014
    IFAD​ ​(United​ ​Nations)​
    • Developed a CRM​ ​system​ ​to​ ​manage​ ​meetings​ ​and​ ​people​ ​belonging​ ​to​ ​the​ ​International​ ​Fund​ ​for​ ​Agricultural Development.​ ​.
    Technologies: Ruby on Rails, Postgres

  • Software Developer

    2013 - 2014
    Tesco PLC
    • Developed a sales forecasting application.
    • Created an ActiveRecord adapter for a Teradata DB.
    • Added multi-tenancy support to the existing application.
    • Provided Linux (Red Hat) system administration.
    • Mentored junior developers.
    Technologies: Ruby on Rails

  • Analyst/Programmer

    2009 - 2012
    Freelance
    • Developed several eCommerce sites with Spree Commerce.
    • Integrated with a payment gateway by Unicredit (PagOnline) with Ruby on Rails.
    • Developed a company website: http://www.rsaweb.com.
    • Developed two gems for spreecommerce.com: spree_delayed_job, spree_slider.
    • Designed and developed customer relationship management (CRM) system.
    • Designed and developed an application to manage the production process of a company in the cartridge recycling business.
    Technologies: C++, Java, Ruby, Rails, Faircom DB, MySQL, Postgres, Spree

  • Analyst/Programmer

    2001 - 2008
    Visionael
    • Contributed to the design, development, integration, installation, and maintenance of OSS systems for various companies worldwide, including Vodafone (Italy), TOnline (France), Israeli Air Force, Bell Mobility (Canada), Equant (France), Telkomsel (Indonesia), and the Defense Information System Agency DOD (USA).
    Technologies: Java, Java Server Pages, WebServices, Tomcat, Visual Basic, Eclipse, Oracle

  • Analyst/Programmer

    2000 - 2000
    Advanced Network Solutions, Milan, Italy
    • Designed and developed NetIP (Network Inventory and Provisioning) for Vodafone and HP.
    Technologies: Visual Basic, Oracle

  • Analyst/Programmer

    1998 - 2000
    Sistemi Informativi (an IBM Company), Palermo, Italy
    • Developed the SUAP Intranet/Internet application. SUAP is used by various municipalities for the management of the authorizations to be provided during the companies and factories life cycle.
    • Consulted at the Italian Ministry of Defense in Rome during the design/development phases of the SIAC project, a system for military spare parts identification and coding.
    • Designed and developed the Business Intelligence System (OLAP).
    Technologies: Visual Basic, IIS, ASP, JavaScript, Oracle, SyBase, MS Access

  • Analyst/Programmer

    1991 - 1997
    Database Sicilia, Palermo, Italy
    • Designed and developed SDO, a software package for the Case Sheet management for hospitals.
    • Managed installation and HelpDesk of GESBANK, a Banking Management System.
    • Developed the SIFBAN (front-office banking) system inside a multi-companies team (Olivetti, Andersen Consulting, SicilCassa). The project was developed on a client-server architecture using the C and Cobol programming languages on Multitask/Transactional operating systems (Ms-Dos, IBM MVS). Use of MicroFocus Cobol and of Microsoft C on a MS-DOS platform.
    Technologies: C, Cobol, Visual Basic, MSAccess, Unix

  • Developer

    1990 - 1990
    Freelance
    • Built a C-Scape graphic library.
    • Conducted computer-based training.
    Technologies: C++, C

Experience

Skills

  • Languages

    Ruby, Visual Basic, C, COBOL, SQL, Java, C++, CoffeeScript, JavaScript

  • Frameworks

    Ruby on Rails (RoR), Sinatra, Apache Struts

  • Paradigms

    Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Functional Programming, Test-driven Development (TDD), Behavior-driven Development (BDD)

  • Other

    Spree Commerce

  • Libraries/APIs

    Windows API, Microsoft Foundation Class Library (MFC), jQuery

  • Tools

    Eclipse IDE, Git, Microsoft Access

  • Platforms

    Windows, Linux, Oracle

  • Storage

    PostgreSQL, MySQL, Sybase

Certifications

  • Functional​ ​Programming​ ​Principles​ ​in​ ​Scala
    NOVEMBER 2013 - PRESENT
    Coursera
  • Machine​ ​Learning
    DECEMBER 2011 - PRESENT
    Stanford University | via Coursera
  • Artificial​ ​Intelligence
    DECEMBER 2011 - PRESENT
    Stanford University | via Coursera

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