Ignacio Avas - Developer

Profile

All around Developer

About me

I work as full-time developer. I have a Computer Engineering degree since 2015. I specialize in system architecture and design, Python programming and web developing, having broad knowledge of many languages from the old 8086 assembler to ASP .NET. I have a passion for learning new programming paradigms, languages, technologies and new ways to resolve problems.

Details

Name:: Ignacio Avas
Age:: Undisclosed
Location:: Uruguay, South America, Earth

Experiences

Design and programming are human activities; forget that and all is lost
Bjarne Stroustrup

1987

Hello World

2008

NoTranzo

2009

SDF
Professor @ Fing

2010

SEF
Say Cheese

2011

Arkano

2013

Netsuite
Pasteboard

2014

FlappyBird

2016

CE Degree

2017

Sophilabs

2018

Independent Contractor

Independent Contactor

Software Developer

2018 - Present

I currently working as an independent contractor and Enginering Lead for startups in USA, mainly focusing on leading development in React, Redux and Ruby on Rails, and Python.

Sophilabs

Research and Python Development

2017 - 2018

Work on Research and Development, and building solutions primarily using Django, Python and Node.js technologies. I focused my research in Machine Learning, Elixir. I helped as a mentor training new hires in the New York branch of the company.

Netsuite (acquired by Oracle)

Team Lead, Software Engineering

2013 - 2017

In my period in Netsuite I contributed to the development SuiteCommerce In Store, a Point of Sale software leveraging the Netsuite platform, Backbone, Sass, and mobile first development. Also taking priority of making quality and robust software, and having a clean code base. Using SCRUM for following an agile development cycle.

University of Republic

Assistant Professor

2009 - 2014

I was a part time Professor, participating in dictating Object Oriented Programming, C++, Java and Web Development related courses.

Freelancing

Ruby Developer

2012 - 2013

I spent a one year speel freelancing, where I mainly code in Ruby and other technologies including Sinatra, Node.js and CoffeeScript in 1 to 3 months projects.

Arkano

.NET Developer

2011 - 2012

In this period, I participated in the development of several short projects using technologies including SharePoint 2010, BizTalk 2006, SQL Server 2010 and other Microsoft based products.

GiglobalJob

Python Developer

2009 - 2011

My primary responsibilities included design and development of various frameworks and standalone programs to help web development and web scraping from initial planning to final production.

University of Republic

Computing Engineering

2006 - 2015

Graduated doing my final project in the field of Computer Graphics, developing a tool for performing GPU Photon Mapping implemented in CUDA using OptiX library.

Skills

Sometimes it is the people no one imagines anything of who do the things that no-one can imagine
Alan Turing

I'm a Jack of all trades, master of none. My main skills are Python, C++, Web Development, and lately Game programming. I persue have side projects, currently working on an Arduino GPS tracker for my bike. The figure below describes some of my most relevant skills.

Python

Django

Unity

Photon Mapping

Javascript

React

Elixir

Ruby

Angular

OpenGL

Assembly

Game Development

CUDA

OptiX

Legend

Expert
Could have written the book, but didn't.
Excelent
Can develop/deploy large programs, implies an understanding of corner cases and esoteric features.
Good
Understanding and (appropriate) usage of most lesser known features.
Average
Can develop/deploy medium programs/systems using all basic features and a few esoteric features.
Regular
Can utilize basic features without much help, manage a small installation competently.
Basic
Can read programs, make small changes to existing programs, or make adjustments to already installed systems