Giuseppe is available for hire
Hire GiuseppeGiuseppe Privitera
Verified Expert in Engineering
Software Developer
Location
Patti, Province of Messina, Italy
Toptal Member Since
October 22, 2012
Giuseppe is an expert full-stack developer with experience in enterprise resource planning (ERP), network inventory and provisioning, eCommerce systems, and professional social networks. He is a dedicated and efficient developer and a great communicator.
Portfolio
Xing
RabbitMQ, MySQL, Elixir, Ruby on Rails (RoR)
Toptal Clients
Ruby on Rails (RoR)
Pivotal
Go, Python, JavaScript, Ruby on Rails (RoR), Erlang
Experience
Availability
Part-time
Preferred Environment
GitHub, Vim Text Editor, Linux
The most amazing...
...thing I've built is a neural network for a handwritten digit recognition system.
Work Experience
Software Developer
2017 - PRESENT
- 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: RabbitMQ, MySQL, Elixir, Ruby on Rails (RoR)
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 (RoR)
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: Go, Python, JavaScript, Ruby on Rails (RoR), Erlang
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: MySQL, Ruby on Rails (RoR)
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: PostgreSQL, Ruby on Rails (RoR)
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 (RoR), Ruby
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: Spree, PostgreSQL, MySQL, C-treeACE, Ruby on Rails (RoR), Ruby, Java, C++
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: Oracle, Eclipse, Visual Basic, Apache Tomcat, Web Services, Java Application Servers, Java
Analyst/Programmer
2000 - 2000
Advanced Network Solutions, Milan, Italy
- Designed and developed NetIP (Network Inventory and Provisioning) for Vodafone and HP.
Technologies: Oracle, Visual Basic
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: Microsoft Access, Sybase, Oracle, JavaScript, ASP, IIS, Visual Basic
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: Unix, Microsoft Access, Visual Basic, COBOL, C
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++, Erlang, Python, Go, Elixir, CoffeeScript, JavaScript
Frameworks
Ruby on Rails (RoR), Sinatra, ASP, Apache Struts
Paradigms
Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Functional Programming, Test-driven Development (TDD), Behavior-driven Development (BDD)
Other
Spree Commerce, IIS, Web Services, C-treeACE
Libraries/APIs
Windows API, Microsoft Foundation Class Library (MFC), jQuery
Tools
Eclipse IDE, Git, Microsoft Access, Java Application Servers, Apache Tomcat, Spree, Vim Text Editor, GitHub, RabbitMQ
Platforms
Windows, Linux, Oracle, Unix, Eclipse
Storage
PostgreSQL, MySQL, Sybase
Certifications
NOVEMBER 2013 - PRESENT
Functional Programming Principles in Scala
Coursera
DECEMBER 2011 - PRESENT
Machine Learning
Stanford University | via Coursera
DECEMBER 2011 - PRESENT
Artificial Intelligence
Stanford University | via Coursera