CONTACT INFORMATION

José David Parra López

jparra@geeksco.com

www.geeksco.com/bugbyte.asp

Office (+571) 3264771

Home (+571) 6235493

Mobile (+573) 2176241 / 2207135

Bogotá - Colombia

 

OBJECTIVE

A software designer position where my programming and strong creative skills can be effectively utilized to bring revolutionary software to market and contribute to company profits.

 

EXPERIENCE

1/2002 - Present

Microsoft

Colombia

 

 

Microsoft Consulting Services (MCS) - Consultant

 

 

I'm heading the development of .NET projects for MCS in Colombia.
My responsibilities include:
- System Analysis, Design and Technical Architecture
- System Testing Design
- Helping team developers solve technical problems/issues

 

 

9/2001 - 12/2001

Independent

Bogotá

 

 

Independent Consultant

 

 

I did the following contracts for Microsoft Colombia:
• Development of a SMS Text Messaging WebService for BellSouth Colombia, using .NET.
• Development of a Flight Information WebService for ACES Airlines (www.aces.com.co), using .NET.

 

 

3/2001 - 9/2001

Movilco.Net http://www.movilco.net

Bogotá

 

 

Software Development Manager – Technical Lead

 

 

I worked as Technical Lead for a small development team that was developing a Sales Force Automation product for PocketPC and PalmOS devices. Environment: Windows CE 3.0, MS Embedded Visual Tools 3.0, MS ADOCE, MS SQL Server CE, PalmOS, Metrowerks CodeWarrior for PalmOS.

 

 

12/2000 - 3/2001

Independent

Bogotá

 

 

Independent Consultant

 

 

•Training contract with Microsoft Andean region and Microsoft Mexico: Teaching Software Developers from Peru, Venezuela and Mexico about how to develop software for Windows CE using Embedded Visual Tools 3.0, ADOCE, MS SQL Server CE, MSMQ for CE.
•Development of Remote Alert Notification Service - RANS, (Dec 2K – Jan 2001) Joint-project with a start-up called SWireless (www.swireless.com). This product (www.swireless.com/productsRANSesp.htm) allows IT managers know when a Windows NT/W2K has a problem directly in theirs Cellular Phones.

 

 

10/1998 - 12/2000

Intercom Ltda. http://www.intercom.com.co

Bogotá

 

 

Software Engineer - Technical Lead

 

 

•Responsible for the architecture and design of an Enterprise Banking system for Banco Santader Colombia (www.bancosantander.com.co). I designed this mission-critical system around the asynchronous communication and transactional services provided by MSMQ and MTS.
•Banco Colpatria (www.colpatria.com.co) Online Banking Project: Responsible for the design and development of a COM component that allows communications with the AS/400 Host system using sockets.

 

 

10/1996 - 10/1998

Vision Software Ltda. www.visionsoftware.com.co

Bogotá

 

 

Software Engineer (Contract, Part Time)

 

 

Involved in several projects for an Accounting/MIS Three-tier system:
•An E-Commerce module using ASP,
•A broker with pool management functions using VB/DCOM,
•And a security infrastructure for the system based on Windows NT security using C++/SDK/DCOM.

 

 

4/1996 - 10/1996

Microsoft Colombia

Bogotá

 

 

Internet Technical Evangelist (Contract, Part Time)

 

 

For the Internet Division and Enterprise Customer Unit (ECU), I supported theirs top-clients on the using of Microsoft Internet Technologies.

 

EDUCATION

Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Colombia - Bogota

 

 

Bachelor's Degree

 

 

BS Degree in Computer Science – Dec/99.
Thesis work on distributed computing using a network of Windows PC’s.

 

SKILLS

Skill Name

Skill Level

Last Used

Experience

 

 

C++

Intermediate

Currently used

6 years

 

 

MS Visual C++/MFC

Intermediate

Currently used

4 years

 

 

 

.NET

Intermediate

Currently used

1 years

 

 

C#

Intermediate

Currently used

1 years

 

 

MTS

Intermediate

Currently used

3 years

 

 

COM

Intermediate

Currently used

3 years

 

 

MSMQ

Intermediate

1 year ago

3 years

 

 

DCOM

Intermediate

Currently used

3 years

 

REFERENCES

•Ricardo Marulanda (mailto:rmarulan@microsoft.com)

Microsoft Colombia, .NET and Developers Division.

Tel. (+571) 3264769.

•Nohra Rodriguez (mailto:Nohra.Rodriguez@COMPAQ.com)

Compaq Computer Corp., Service Skills Manager.

Tel. (+281) 927 3434.

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Awards:
Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) 2001-2002 for Visual C++.
http://www.microsoft.com/latam/msdn/comunidad/mvps/mvp25.asp
Conferences:
Speaker for some major Microsoft tradeshows and conferences:
•“Advanced Solutions with Visual C++ 5” , Microsoft Developers Days - Colombia 1997.
•“Developing High Performance Applications More Productively with Visual C++ 6”
Microsoft Developers Days – Colombia 1998
•“Windows DNA Applications on Windows 2000 - Session 1: Windows DNA Business Tier” Microsoft Developers Days – Colombia 1999
•"COM Interoperability and Enterprise Services" , Microsoft Developers Days – VS.NET Launch - Colombia 2002.
Certifications:
•Microsoft Certified Professional MCP ID 334090:
-Developing Applications with C++ Using the Micro-soft® Foundation Class Library
-Designing and Implementing Desktop Applications with Microsoft® Visual C++ 6.0
-Designing and Implementing Distributed Applications with Microsoft® Visual C++ 6.0
Languages:
•Spanish - Native
•English - Fluent