Rafael Suazo
Verified Expert in Engineering
React Native Mobile Developer
Rafael is a software engineer who delivers business value through software. Thanks to his strong work ethic and problem-solving skills, Rafael has successfully delivered mobile apps—some of them as a freelance developer—across all software phases in multiple industries (health, retail loyalty program, food delivery). He’s skilled in a range of programming languages (JavaScript), frameworks (React Native), platforms (macOS), and libraries/APIs (React, React Redux).
Portfolio
Experience
Availability
Preferred Environment
MacOS, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Xcode, Android Studio, iTerm2
The most amazing...
...project I've worked on was an app in the health industry that played an important role in the battle against COVID-19 in my country (the Dominican Republic).
Work Experience
Developer
Freelance
- Built new features for a food truck village's food delivery app; it involved functional Google reverse geocoding and developing components with complex UIs as well as simple components.
- Fixed bugs and refactored problematic legacy code that had been delaying the implementation of new features.
- Successfully introduced and guided a junior developer who continued on with the app development.
Software Development Engineer
Newtech
- Implemented a React app for showcasing machine learning model results.
- Fixed numerous bugs for legacy React apps that showcased ML model findings.
- Created a wrapper using Node.js and Express REST API for some internal services.
Senior Software Engineer
GBH Solutions
- Led the mobile aspect of a project on the health industry that went from a pure information consultation app to one that generates revenue and proved to be crucial during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Developed software with extreme attention to detail and was recognized for it.
- Led a junior engineer to get to know the ins and outs of React Native on a big app.
- Participated in the optimization of the technical aspect of the interview process in order to improve it and maximize the quality of software engineer candidates.
- Created project plans for improving current features and adding new ones.
- Migrated React Native apps successfully from old versions to recent ones.
Experience
Mobile App for a Loyalty Rewards Program
Role: Main Developer
App Features:
• Retail stores and admin users can track and manage the reward system, promotions, and financial information.
• Cardholders can keep track of promotions and reward points obtained by adding credit card information and making payments using the app.
• The NFC payments feature is only on Android.
A Food Delivery App for a Food Truck Village
Role: Freelance React Native Developer
Skills
Languages
JavaScript, JavaScript 6, HTML, CSS, HTML5, SQL, C++, C#, Python, GraphQL, TypeScript, Java
Frameworks
React Native, Redux
Libraries/APIs
React Redux, React, Node.js
Paradigms
Mobile Development, Refactoring, REST, App Development, Scrum
Platforms
MacOS, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), iOS, Android, Docker, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Other
Mobile App Development, iTerm2, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Code Review, Front-end, APIs, Metabase, Near-field Communication (NFC), Healthcare Services, Mobile Banking, Commercial Banking, Delivery, Transportation & Shipping, Public Transportation
Tools
Xcode, GitLab, Jira, Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM), Android Studio, AWS CloudFormation, React Apollo, Amazon Cognito, Fastlane, Slack, Redux Thunk
Storage
JSON, PostgreSQL, MySQL
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Software Engineering
Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (INTEC) - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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