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ANDRÉS FELIPE SUÁREZ VILLEGAS

Education

Cali, Colombia Universidad del Valle Feb 2015 – 2021

● Degree: Information Systems Technologist
● Programming Courses: Design and Analysis of Algorithms, Algorithms and Data Structures,
Operating Systems, Networks, Interactive, Functional and Object-Oriented Programming.
● Software Development Courses: Software Development, Agile Methodologies, Software
Architecture, User Interface Design, Web Application Development, SQL, and NoSQL
Databases. Large-scale computing administration and orchestration of computational
resources deployed to across multiple administrative domains.
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Cali, Colombia Centro Cultural Colombo Americano Feb 2014 – Mar 2015
● Degree: Level B1 +, according to the Common European Framework.
● Topics: Explain problems, summaries and express opinion. Conduct interviews and describe
how to do something in detail.
Internet Udacity, Sololearn, Enki, Free Code Camp Jun 2016 – Now
● Degree: Frontend Developer
● Courses: Object-Oriented JavaScript, Firebase, App Analytics and Monetization, Developer
Networks, Mobile UX Design, Version Control with Git, GitHub and collaboration, Software
Development Process, Rapid Prototyping, Android Application Development, Responsive
Web Design.

Employment

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Full-Stack Software Developer Brooklyn Vendor Assurance Dec 2018 – Mar 2023
As a Full-Stack Software Developer at Brooklyn Vendor Assurance, I contributed to the development
of a cloud-based SaaS engine for vendor management. My responsibilities included:

● Collaborating with a multicultural team across multiple time zones, using agile methodologies
to deliver high-quality software on time and on budget.
● Developing web-based user interfaces and server-side business logic, including database
modeling and optimization for performance.
● Writing clean, efficient, and well-documented code.
● Conducting code reviews to ensure code quality and consistency.
● Designing, developing, and deploying cloud-based applications and services using AWS
technologies.
● Building scalable and fault-tolerant systems in AWS that can handle high traffic and large
volumes of data.
● Developing and implementing security controls to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and
availability of data in AWS.
● Implementing and managing AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, API Gateway,
and others.
● Creating and managing AWS infrastructure as code using tools such as CloudFormation,
Terraform, and AWS CDK.
● Implementing and managing CI/CD pipelines for deploying applications and services to AWS.
● Developing and maintaining monitoring and logging solutions for AWS applications and
services.
 ● Working closely with other teams, such as DevOps, Data Engineering, and Infrastructure, to
ensure the successful delivery of projects in AWS.
● Staying up-to-date with the latest AWS services, features, and best practices to optimize and
improve AWS-based solutions.
● Troubleshooting and debugging complex technical issues in a timely and efficient manner.
● Designing and implementing RESTful APIs to support front-end applications.
● Developing and maintaining automated tests to ensure quality and reliability of the system.
● Participating in Agile development processes, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and
retrospectives.
● Providing technical leadership and mentoring to junior developers to help them grow their
skills and capabilities.
● Communicating technical concepts and ideas effectively to both technical and non-technical
stakeholders.
● Proactively identifying areas for improvement in the system and taking steps to implement
changes and enhancements.
● Knowledge applied in HTML / CSS, JavaScript, React, AWS (Lambda, S3, SES, SNS,
Cognito, IAM, Amplify, Elasticsearch, SAM, RDS), Express, Mocha, Sequelize, Bitbucket,
Docker, Git, and testing with Cypress.io.

Overall, my contribution helped increase the coverage quality and capability of Vendor Management,
resulting in quick and demonstrable ROI.

Junior Developer Universidad del Valle Mar 2016 – Jan 2018

Improves the content and accessibility of the pages of the faculty of languages, exact sciences and
“Talentos Pilos” program by implementing improvements in styles and display of information.
● The registration of courses and lunches for seed students is systematized, which frees
internal staff from various tasks and optimizes them by 60% to reach the status of requesting
classrooms.
● The first meeting of graduates is systematized, carrying out the entrance of the personnel to
the event through the system, registering graphs in real time according to the entrance of the
personnel.
● Constant collaboration with designers, developers, and project and product managers.
● Knowledge applied in HTML / CSS, JavaScript, Google Script, Joomla, Git Moodle, and
testing with Selenium JS and Selenium IDE.

Software Projects

Bugs Money: Personal Finance Management System

● Development of a web application with the MERN stack, which allows users to easily manage
their personal finances.
● Libraries are integrated into the frontend to give a better user interface and make it easier for
us to make more decisions in UX, such as Nivo, Semantic and Redux.
● A RESTful API with JWT authentication is designed in the backend.
● It makes use of linters, webhooks, Google style guide and environment variables for cleaner
code and to facilitate Git integrations.
● Used: ReactJS, Redux, Node.js, Express, Git, MongoDB, Heroku, Docker and Semantic UI.
Monitoring Production Process: Geographic Information System
● Development of a GIS to dynamically supply geographic information about the production
process of the Cachibi mine.
● It establishes a zoning and pre-classification of the quarry with the main properties of the rock
and its lithology.
● Libraries are integrated into the frontend to give a better user interface and make it easier for
us to make more decisions about geographic queries, such as OpenLayers, Semantic and
Redux.
● It uses a backend with Geoserver and a Postgres database with its PostGIS geographic
extension.
● Used: ReactJS, Redux, OpenLayers, Geoserver, Git, PostGIS and Semantic UI.
Fonvalle Web App:
● Development of a web application to facilitate the registration of attendees and distribution of
food for attendees during dinner.
● HTML / CSS and jQuery are used for the frontend part.
● Google Script is used to persist information in spreadsheets.
● Used: HTML / CSS, jQuery, Google Script, Git, Bootstrap.

Skills

(Proficient) JavaScript, HTML / CSS, ReactJS / Native, NoSQL, Google Script, Git, Unix, Docker, VS
Code, SQL.
(Familiar) Python, Django, Flask, PHP, Java, Reason, Scheme.