Vinny DaSilva
Verified Expert in Engineering
Game Development Developer
Framingham, MA, United States
Toptal member since March 5, 2014
As a software engineer, Vinny always looks to hit the ground running and make a meaningful impact in any organization with a positive attitude. While he has a very technical background, he strives for simple and elegant solutions to solve even the most complex of problems. Updated profile information can be found on my LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinnydasilva
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Experience
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Preferred Environment
IntelliJ IDEA, Sublime Text, Git, Unity3D, Visual Studio
The most amazing...
...thing I've ever coded is a document parsing system that quickly turns text files into structured XML.
Work Experience
Software Engineer
T3 Interactive
- Developed a Microsoft Kinect Application using XNA and WPF.
- Led and mentored an offshore team using various Agile practices.
- Configured a continuous integration server on Windows Azure.
- Worked with clients to take ideas and generate user stories for the team to work with.
- Set up and configured YouTrack for the team to work against.
Sustainability Engineer Team Lead
VelQuest Corporation / Accelrys
- Delivered various high-quality and business-critical projects with tight schedules on time.
- Led, mentored, and managed small teams in various successful projects.
- Led tight collaboration with various teams to ensure the highest level of customer satisfaction.
- Developed a new technical support process to improve response time, reduce interruptions, and improve overall customer satisfaction.
- Worked closely with quality systems to deploy new defect tracking and source control solutions in order to improve overall quality management and team efficiency while remaining compliant.
Senior Software Engineer
VelQuest Corporation
- Created various adapters to bridge main application and third party instruments.
- Developed a parsing system that generates structured XML from flat text files.
- Developed both web and desktop applications for a regulated industry.
- Fixed late and incomplete projects on numerous occasions, providing a timely, successful delivery.
- Designed, developed, and tested enterprise systems working closely with customers to meet and exceed expectations.
Experience
14B
https://github.com/vad710/ggj14/Tools for Equality in the Information Age
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Liberal Studies (Concentrations in Computer Science and Sociology)
Framingham State University - Massachusetts
Skills
Libraries/APIs
Moq, NAudio, XNA, Windows Forms (WinForms), jQuery
Tools
Microsoft Visual Studio, Git, Visual Studio, Sublime Text, IntelliJ IDEA
Languages
C#, Python, JavaScript, HTML5, Visual Basic 6 (VB6), XAML, Java
Frameworks
Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), NUnit, Microsoft Kinect, Entity, ASP.NET Web API, Bootstrap 3, Unity3D, AngularJS, ASP.NET MVC, ASP.NET MVC 5
Paradigms
Object-oriented Design (OOD), Pair Programming, Agile Software Development, DevOps, Test-driven Development (TDD)
Platforms
Windows, Oculus Rift, Azure, Xamarin, Android, Oracle, Windows Phone 8
Storage
Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, SQLite
Other
Virtual Reality (VR), Offshore Development, Extended Reality (XR), Mixed Reality (MR), Remote Work, Google Cardboard, HTC Vive, Game Development
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