Joe Marrero
1940 Madison Street #2, Hollywood, FL 33020
joe@manvscode.com, (954)-803-9157
http://www.ManVsCode.com/
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Objective

I am a US-citizen seeking to work on some interesting problems.

Specialties


* C++, C, C#, Ruby, Python, Java, Visual Basic.
* ASP.Net, PHP, JavaScript, jQuery, XHTML/HTML.
* SQL: Microsoft SQL and MySQL.
* MFC, .Net, GTK+, Qt, OpenGL, Alias Maya 6.5
* Source Control Systems: SVN, Hg, CVS, Perforce.
* Amazon EC2, Amazon S3, Amazon SDB
* Graphics programming in OpenGL.
* Strong understanding of data structures and databases.
* Strong math background.



Education

B.S. in Computer Science. Overall GPA: 3.572, Cum Laude
Florida International University (Miami, Florida)
B.S. in Mathematical Science. Overall GPA : 3.565 , Cum Laude
Florida International University (Miami, Florida)


Work History

Manager and CEO, FAP Services LLC.    
Jul. 2009 to Apr. 2010

* C, PHP, and JavaScript development.
* PHP Extension development and modifications in C
* Designed a FastCGI framework for C web applications
* Designed scalable web applications using Amazon Web Services
* Developed an affiliate and support system from start to finish
* Wrote tools and web applications in support of the largest dating website in
  Europe

Software Engineer, Darkside Game Studios   
Oct. 2008 to May 2009

* C++ development.
* Worked on gameplay code for TBA Unreal 3 project.
* Worked on two TBA Wii titles using proprietary technology.
* Worked on 2K Marin's internal build system used for Bioshock 2
* Designed and implemented multiple systems including 3D path-finding.

Software Engineer, Myxer  
Oct. 2007 to Oct. 2008

* Developed and fixed bugs on Myxer's flagship product, MyxerTones.
* Worked on code that supported ringtone delivery of over 9 million users.
* ASP.Net / C# development.
* Setup, configured, and administrated Myxer's Amazon EC2 hosts.
* Implemented Myxer's Amazon EC2 version of the Media Server that leverages
  existing open source tools (PHP, et cetera) for scalable media transcoding.
* SQL development in production environment.
* Developed code on the front line of the mobile space.

OPS Computer Programmer, School of Computing and Information Sciences at FIU
Oct. 2006 to May 2007

* Designed, documented, developed, and tested web-based applications,
  middleware, and systems tools.
* Maintained existing web applications using PHP, Ruby, and Perl.
* Developed Heartbeat web monitoring application for the IBM sponsored LA Grid
  project (http://www.latinamericangrid.org/).

Contractor, Crisis Management, Inc.  
Aug. 2006 to Sep. 2006

* VBA development in Microsoft Access.
* Developed forms, queries, and reports.
* Improved upon existing bare-bones database.

Technical Contractor, Dr. Notes, Inc.  
Jun. 2005 to Sep. 2005

* Wrote special documents that contained tags that were parsed by Dr. Notes
  software.
* Wrote programs to support individual client environment.
* Offered support for clients running UNIX.

UTS Field Engineer, Florida International University  
Sep. 2002 to Apr. 2003

* Offered support for software, hardware, and network issues encountered by
  university faculty on a network of 15,000 nodes and 8,000 users.
* Configured network printers and other hardware.
* Provided weekend assistance for the VoIP cut-overs and second day support.
* Solely offered support for UNIX machines.
* Worked with a team of field engineers to resolve several network wide issues.


References

Available on request.