Jorge Mata Villalobos, Developer in Heredia, Heredia Province, Costa Rica
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Jorge Mata Villalobos

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Full-stack Developer

Location
Heredia, Heredia Province, Costa Rica
Toptal Member Since
July 15, 2022

Jorge is a full-stack software engineer passionate about tackling complex problems. He has over eight years of professional experience as a developer and technology manager across different industries. He always focuses on addressing the technical elephant in the room, which will take software to the next level. Jorge loves to embrace challenging learning opportunities, simplify processes, and teach others.

Portfolio

Beyond Finance, LLC
Ruby on Rails (RoR), PostgreSQL, JavaScript, Code Review, Estimations, Fintech...
ESW Capital
IT Operations Management (ITOM), ProductPlan, HubSpot...
Cuestamoras
Web Marketing, Bootstrap, Technical Product Management, Product Owner...

Experience

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Linux, Ruby, Ruby on Rails (RoR), C++, C, SQL

The most amazing...

...algorithm I've implemented is an instruction generator optimizer, which reduces per-order working time for industrial cardboard machinery.

Work Experience

Senior Ruby on Rails Developer

2022 - 2023
Beyond Finance, LLC
  • Designed and led the implementation of a business intelligence module in charge of filtering and identifying potential customers.
  • Contributed to migrating two major software dependencies: JavaScript to Ruby on Rails and Laravel ActiveRecord to Activeforce.
  • Developed the back-end software service integration with the company's legal partner.
Technologies: Ruby on Rails (RoR), PostgreSQL, JavaScript, Code Review, Estimations, Fintech, Redis, API Development, HTTPS, CoffeeScript, Software, Requirements Analysis, Software Design, Task Scheduling, Software Engineering, Technical Leadership, Software Architecture, RESTful Services, Test-driven Development (TDD)

Director of Customer Operations

2020 - 2022
ESW Capital
  • Reduced the software product operation costs by 40% through the structure analysis and implementation of cost-saving measures.
  • Increased the turnover rate for custom implementations by 2x.
  • Identified opportunities to increase a product’s revenue by 60% and provided a concrete action plan to accomplish it.
Technologies: IT Operations Management (ITOM), ProductPlan, HubSpot, Content Management Systems (CMS), Jira, iOS, SAP, Ionic, Technical Product Management, Product Owner, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Architecture, Software Development, API Integration, Payment APIs, Leadership, Agile, Product Management, Microsoft Excel, Visual Basic, Startups, CTO, HTTPS, Next.js, Software, Amazon API, Amazon MWS, Requirements Analysis, DevOps, Firebase, Mobile Development, Technical Leadership

External Consultant

2020 - 2020
Cuestamoras
  • Directed market research for Oxígeno, Santa Verde's real estate assets, and a field in the El Coyol industrial zone.
  • Developed a business case for a shopping mall and a residential complex.
  • Coordinated a team of five consultants working with the Agile methodology under the client's supervision.
Technologies: Web Marketing, Bootstrap, Technical Product Management, Product Owner, Microsoft Excel, Software, Requirements Analysis

Senior Software Developer

2018 - 2019
Talkpush
  • Complied with 100% of service level agreements for the Americas' customers on custom feature development and issue resolution.
  • Developed and rolled out updated landing pages, media integration, and data exporting.
  • Built a module to integrate 1,000+ job postings with Google Jobs.
Technologies: Ruby, Ruby on Rails (RoR), React, PostgreSQL, HTML, TypeScript, API Design, REST APIs, jQuery, JSON, Microservices, AngularJS, Node.js, Jira, MySQL, Vue, Ruby Gems, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Full-stack, Git, Vanilla JS, MongoDB, Automation, Browser Automation, User Interface (UI), Front-end Architecture, Front-end, Flutter, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Integration, Software Development, API Integration, Web Development, Leadership, Agile, MacOS, Elasticsearch, Code Review, Estimations, Slim, Sass, Startups, Redis, API Development, HTTPS, CoffeeScript, Next.js, Okta, Single Sign-on (SSO), Identity & Access Management (IAM), Software, Software Engineering, Technical Leadership, Software Architecture, Redux, RESTful Services, Social Media APIs, Test-driven Development (TDD), Docker

Senior Software Developer

2016 - 2018
Packsize LLC
  • Implemented and launched the CubeIt program, which found optimal packaging assignments.
  • Launched the software platform for the new M1 machine within the budget and the time scope.
  • Applied branch coverage for automatic software tests targeting three different software modules.
Technologies: C++, C#, Angular, PLC, JavaScript, HTML, TypeScript, API Design, REST APIs, jQuery, Back-end, JSON, Node.js, MySQL, Embedded C++, Embedded Development, Embedded Systems, Firmware, Ubuntu Server, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), CMake, Full-stack, Git, Vanilla JS, .NET, Microsoft SQL Server, .NET Core, Automation, User Interface (UI), Front-end Architecture, Architecture, Front-end, Integration, Software Development, API Integration, React, Web Development, Leadership, Agile, Windows, Elasticsearch, Code Review, Estimations, Mathematical Programming, API Development, HTTPS, GraphQL, CoffeeScript, Next.js, Single Sign-on (SSO), Software, Software Design, Software Engineering, Software Architecture, RESTful Services, Test-driven Development (TDD), Bash Script

Software Developer

2016 - 2016
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
  • Modularized a 200+ entity database schema into smaller components for readability purposes.
  • Complied with Agile methodologies in all the sprints I took part in.
  • Improved performance by approximately 20% in a broadcasting algorithm for networking software.
Technologies: C++, C, Python 3, HTML, Python, Back-end, Embedded C++, Embedded Development, Embedded Systems, Networking, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), CMake, Git, Internet of Things (IoT), Embedded Linux, Automation, Integration, Software Development, API Integration, Agile, Code Review, Estimations, CoffeeScript, Software, DevOps, Software Engineering, Test-driven Development (TDD), Bash Script

Tier 1 Support Lead

2015 - 2016
Pernix Solutions
  • Met targeted service level agreements (SLAs) for the time-sensitive aeronautics industry.
  • Founded and trained a complete team to work remotely, coordinating workloads between different time zones.
  • Improved SLAs and team responsiveness metrics by a factor of seven.
Technologies: Ruby, Ruby on Rails (RoR), Subversion (SVN), JavaScript, Linux, HTML, TypeScript, Bootstrap, jQuery, JSON, Node.js, Jira, iOS, Heroku, MySQL, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Full-stack, Git, Vanilla JS, User Interface (UI), Front-end Architecture, Front-end, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Integration, Software Development, Web Development, Agile, Slim, Sass, Startups, Azure, CoffeeScript, Next.js, Software, Software Engineering

UmenU Web App and API

UmenU is a mobile application for checking daily menus at college campus cafeterias, including a recommendation and rating system. I created and maintained the back end that would store and serve the mobile application requests and a web interface used by system administrators.

Advisicon Web Page

http://www.advisicon.com
Advisicon is an established American consulting firm aiming to enter the Latin American market. I provided translation and localization services for the Advisicon website, which required translating technical documents and implementing a language switch.

NachOS Virtual Machine

https://github.com/jfmatav/NachOSJorge
NachOS is an operating system initiated by the University of California in Berkeley, designed to run as a virtual machine on Linux computers. I developed the required modules for executing operating system calls, virtual memory, and lookup tables.
2019 - 2020

Master's Degree in Business Administration

INCAE Business School - Alajuela, Costa Rica

2007 - 2018

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

University of Costa Rica - San José, Costa Rica

Libraries/APIs

React, API Development, REST APIs, Vue, jQuery, Node.js, Amazon API, Amazon MWS, Social Media APIs

Tools

Jira, Git, Microsoft Excel, Tableau, Subversion (SVN), Middleman, CMake

Frameworks

Ruby on Rails (RoR), .NET, .NET Core, Angular, Tailwind CSS, Stimulus, Slim, Next.js, Redux, Bootstrap, AngularJS, Ionic, Vanilla JS, Flutter

Languages

Ruby, C++, C, SQL, JavaScript, HTML, Python, Embedded C++, Assembler, C#, HTML5, CSS, TypeScript, Java, Visual Basic, CoffeeScript, Bash Script, Python 3, MIPS, PHP, Excel VBA, Sass, GraphQL

Paradigms

Agile Software Development, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Automation, Agile, REST, Requirements Analysis, Test-driven Development (TDD), Microservices, Data Science, DevOps, Mobile Development

Platforms

Linux, HubSpot, Amazon Web Services (AWS), ProductPlan, iOS, Heroku, Raspberry Pi, Embedded Linux, MacOS, Windows, Azure, Firebase, Docker

Storage

PostgreSQL, JSON, Microsoft SQL Server, Redis, Databases, MySQL, MongoDB, Elasticsearch

Industry Expertise

Accounting

Other

Programming, Algorithms, Data Structures, IT Operations Management (ITOM), Back-end, Full-stack, Web Scraping, Software Development, API Integration, Code Review, Software, Software Engineering, Operating Systems, APIs, Content Management Systems (CMS), API Design, Embedded Development, Embedded Systems, Technical Product Management, Firmware, Product Owner, Ruby Gems, Charity, Architecture, Integration, Trading, Web Development, Leadership, Product Management, Estimations, Mathematical Finance, Mathematical Programming, Startups, CTO, HTTPS, Okta, Single Sign-on (SSO), Mathematics, Software Design, Task Scheduling, Technical Leadership, Software Architecture, RESTful Services, Genetic Algorithms, Neural Networks, Web Marketing, Data Mining, Strategy, Projects, PLC, SSH, SFTP, Compilers, Virtual Machines, Mobile App Development, SAP, Yocto, Networking, Ubuntu Server, Internet of Things (IoT), Browser Automation, User Interface (UI), Front-end Architecture, Front-end, Payment APIs, Accounting Software, Fintech, Identity & Access Management (IAM), FastAPI

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