Jaime Montoya

SUMMARY

Full stack web programmer (CakePHP). Web lover. Constantly reading Safari Books Online. Sharing my journey with books at www.jaimemontoya.com/books/.

SKILLS

Languages: PHP, Python, Java.
Databases: SQL Server, MySQL, SQL.
Other: CakePHP, HTML5, CSS, jQuery, JavaScript, Git, Zend Studio, Android Studio, phpMyAdmin.

EXPERIENCE

Cupón Club, San Salvador, El Salvador

Programmer, Oct 2016 - Present

Programmed filters to easily find coupons based on geographic locations.

Migrated website to a more powerful server.

Built “Recently viewed” algorithm.

Created a riding carousel to display product photos and thumbnails using jCarousel.

Redesigned the mobile version of the website using responsive design with the Bootstrap framework.

Escuela Superior de Economía y Negocios (School of Economics and Business), La Libertad, El Salvador

Systems Analyst (March 2011 - March 2013), Adjunct Lecturer (January 2018 - July 2018, May 2017 - July 2017)

Taught Introduction to Databases, Excel VBA and Programming I courses in the Department of Engineering.

Built an online classroom booking system.

Administered open-source databases used for web applications, supporting and upgrading existing web systems.

Kodak Alaris, Rochester, NY

Software Intern, May 2014 - Aug 2014, May 2015 - Aug 2015, May 2016 - Aug 2016

Designed OLAP cubes for business intelligence, analytics, and reporting applications.

Created ETL processes, multidimensional databases, and cubes for OLAP analysis and data mining.

Developed and fixed Oracle PL/SQL scripts used to populate, data mine and generate production, service, and business reports for Remote Business Management products.

Stream Global Services, San Salvador, El Salvador

Technical Support Specialist, Dec 2010 - Mar 2011

Provided Internet technical support for Bell Canada customers.

Premper Web Agency, San Salvador, El Salvador

Web Programmer, May 2010 - Dec 2010

Programmed self-managed websites integrated with Content Management Systems.

EDUCATION

University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

Ph.D. studies in Computer Science, August 2015 - May 2016

Teaching Assistant for CSC 261 (Database Systems).

Researched patterns of Stack Overflow unanswered questions using data from the Stack Exchange Data Explorer.

Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY

Master of Science in Information Sciences and Technologies, August 2013 - May 2016

Fulbright Foreign Student Program Scholarship (flagship U.S. Department of State’s exchange program).

GPA 3.87/4.0.

RIT Graduate Merit Scholarship.

Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL

Fulbright Intensive English Program, March - August 2013

Universidad Católica de El Salvador, Santa Ana, El Salvador

Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering, Cum Laude, January 2005 - May 2011

GPA 8.8/10.0 (Class rank: 1 out of a graduating class of 14).

University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL

Global Undergraduate Exchange Program, August 2009 - May 2010

Concentration in Computer Engineering.

GPA 4.0/4.0.

Global UGRAD Scholarship (U.S. Department of State’s exchange program).