Professional
Gorilla Logic
Lead Software Engineer, since November 2020
Cartago, Costa Rica
I joined Gorilla Logic at the end of 2020 as a Senior Software Engineer. After working with multiple clients from the United States, I was promoted to Lead Engineer due to my mentorship of other engineers and my proven track record of delivering projects on time. I have also been expanding my technical skills by building data pipelines with Apache Airflow and backend systems using Ruby on Rails. As a full-stack engineer, I feel equally comfortable addressing data and scalability challenges or building user interfaces. Currently, as a Technical Lead, I collaborate with multiple stakeholders, mentor mid-level engineers, and ensure the delivery of high-quality products to our clients.
Avantica
Software Engineer, December 2018 to November 2020
Cartago, Costa Rica
I worked for Avantica and produced for their client, communicating over Slack with a development team and Project Manager based in Austin, Texas. Similarly to SBR, I worked on both the front-end and back-end as a true Full Stack Software Engineer in an Agile team. On the back-end, I built RESTful APIs using Grails and a MySQL database. On the front-end, I helped build a dashboard using React and Redux for displaying media analysis with interactive charts and widgets. We pushed code to production everyday using a steamlined CI/CD pipeline and feature flags.
SBR Netmarketing
Software Developer, November 2017 to December 2018
Santa Ana, Costa Rica
I worked with JavaScript (ES6), Node, React, Redux, and Sass on the front-end and I also developed with our back-end utlizing PostgreSQL and GraphQL. I implemented JSX with Sass styling for a wide variety of browsers and devices. As part of an agile development team, I communicated effectively with all members including client and Quality Assurance to ensure the exact feature is produced or bug resolved. We participated in peer code reviews for every pull request so that the code is maintainable and scalable. This position gave me a platform for my drive to learn and continuously improve in every aspect of development.
Whitman, Requardt, & Associates, LLP.
Transportation Engineer, Summer 2012 to Fall 2014
Blacksburg, Virginia
After graduating from Virginia Tech, I secured a position with WRA in the branch office in Blacksburg, Virginia. I was able to immediately implement many of the skills learned in the internship with the Department of Transportation. My primary project was a section of Interstate 81 and I worked with all aspects of the design, from horizontal and vertical geometrics to creating cost estimates at each stage for the client. I continued using CAD, primarily focusing on Microstation v8i and also using AutoCad Civil 3D. I developed an in-depth knowledge for Geopak Road, specifically for developing the cross sections on Interstate 81 that run simultaneously with multiple profiles.
Education
Georgia Tech
M.S. in Computer Science, 2022 to 2025
Remote
After working as a self-taught software developer for a few years, I realized the importance of gaining a deep understanding of computer science to grow as a software engineer. Initially, I was rejected from Georgia Tech’s Online Master of Science in Computer Science (OMSCS) program. Determined to improve, I enrolled in 10 courses through the University of Florida’s postgraduate computer science program, studying topics such as Discrete Mathematics, Data Structures and Algorithms, and Operating Systems. I reapplied to Georgia Tech and began classes in the fall of 2022. Both UF’s and GT’s programs helped me grow significantly as an engineer, allowing me to build complex programs like a Red-Black Tree or MapReduce in C++ and explore Artificial Intelligence concepts, such as implementing a tridirectional search in Python.
Virginia Tech
B.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2008 to 2012
Blacksburg, Virginia
I spent four important years at Virginia Tech, and was pushed by professors and peers into developing more acute critical thinking skills as well as other important abilities such as organization and project management. In collaboration with an internship with Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division, I learned the importance of verbal and written communication. I maintain close contact with a few peers in order to collaborate on projects via web resources such as GitHub and similar. I also learned specifically about Civil Engineering topics such as structural analysis of steel and concrete structures, fluid dynamics, materials engineering and optimizing projects for environmental protection.