Ricardo is available for hire
Hire RicardoRicardo David Guerra Castro
Verified Expert in Engineering
Software Developer
Location
San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Toptal Member Since
October 1, 2017
Ricardo is an accomplished professional with more than six years of experience in full-stack web application development: including eCommerce, REST APIs, and back-office applications. He is also very experienced and knowledgeable in gathering requirements and analysis. He is very communicative and works well both solo or in teams.
Portfolio
Teleservicios Latinoamericanos S.A. de C.V.
jQuery, AngularJS, CSS3, HTML, Laravel, PHP
Censornet Latinoamérica
CakePHP, jQuery, CSS3, HTML, PHP
Logistic Apps
jQuery, CSS3, HTML, PHP
Experience
Availability
Part-time
Preferred Environment
Bitbucket, PhpStorm, OS X
The most amazing...
...project I worked on was an application that extracts posts from some social networks for sentiment analysis.
Work Experience
Team Manager
2014 - 2017
Teleservicios Latinoamericanos S.A. de C.V.
- Designed and built enterprise-level business software for sales management.
- Led a team of developers and designers.
- Built various REST APIs with Laravel 5.x.
- Designed and built an accounting application for tax calculation.
- Created Facebook and Twitter applications.
Technologies: jQuery, AngularJS, CSS3, HTML, Laravel, PHP
Project Leader
2011 - 2012
Censornet Latinoamérica
- Built and design several back-office web applications with CakePHP.
- Reworked websites and web applications in the MVC software architecture pattern.
- Played a major role in the design and development of a REST API.
- Created Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram applications.
- Implemented a PayPal integration for eCommerce websites.
- Implemented the sending and receiving of SMSs via various gateways.
Technologies: CakePHP, jQuery, CSS3, HTML, PHP
Team Manager
2009 - 2011
Logistic Apps
- Led, worked, and managed development projects.
- Built and designed eCommerce websites with PayPal API integrations.
- Carried out the redesign of internal web applications.
- Created and updated internal web applications.
- Designed and built software for the sales department (a sales steps wizard for outbound calls ).
Technologies: jQuery, CSS3, HTML, PHP
Experience
KND Tracker
A web application for tracking vehicles. This application provides real-time tracking, reports on the distance and velocity of each vehicle. It also has a Google Maps API integration for drawing routes.
Trippin
A social network for travelers. It helps the user to save and share trips, locations, and experiences.
I maintained and improved the REST API for the iOS app by adding several new endpoints and extending the existing ones.
I maintained and improved the REST API for the iOS app by adding several new endpoints and extending the existing ones.
Cultural Activity Manager for the Government of San Luis Potosi
This software is used to register and track all the cultural activity in San Luis Potosí, México.
All the captured information is used for multiple indicators calculation used by the government.
It also has a census for artists, schools, and cultural organizations which receive funding from the government.
All the captured information is used for multiple indicators calculation used by the government.
It also has a census for artists, schools, and cultural organizations which receive funding from the government.
Teltecnia CRM
A customer relationship manager for multiple inbound/outbound sales campaigns for México, USA, and Spain.
This system allows the tracking of the sales via different categories: by sales unit, seller, country, or campaign.
This system allows the tracking of the sales via different categories: by sales unit, seller, country, or campaign.
Teltecnia Accounting Software
This software calculates the taxes and accounting policies by parsing XMLs from generated or received invoices.
It also has a module for generating invoices and multiple reports for accounting purposes.
It also has a module for generating invoices and multiple reports for accounting purposes.
eKids Protect
This is a social media content monitor. This software
extracts from the post and comments on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram for a sentiment analysis.
If the content is related to bullying, alcohol, or drugs an alert is sent via SMS and email.
extracts from the post and comments on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram for a sentiment analysis.
If the content is related to bullying, alcohol, or drugs an alert is sent via SMS and email.
Condé Nast Call Center Sales System
A call center system for Condé Nast's magazines sales department (Vogue, GQ, Vanity Fair) for Latin America.
It has a product catalog manager, multiple sales reports, and an eCommerce integration for the phone sales department.
The old customer catalog imports are available via CSV files.
It has a product catalog manager, multiple sales reports, and an eCommerce integration for the phone sales department.
The old customer catalog imports are available via CSV files.
Skills
Languages
PHP, HTML, HTML5, CSS3
Frameworks
Laravel, Eloquent, Bootstrap, CakePHP, AngularJS
Libraries/APIs
jQuery, Google Maps API
Tools
PhpStorm, Bitbucket, Trello, Jira
Platforms
Windows, MacOS, OS X, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Paradigms
Scrum
Storage
MySQL
Other
eCommerce
Education
2005 - 2008
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering
Universidad del Valle de México - San Luis Potosí, Mexico
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