Career Profile

I am a highly critical and analytic person and consider myself strongly creative when it comes to finding solutions to problems. I enjoy and find immense value in each learning opportunity; always focused on the business priorities and overcoming expectations. I am a team player and encourage myself to continuously keep learning from others and lead by excelling performance. I have completed my High School & University studies in Costa Rica and am fluent in both English and Spanish.

Highlights

ADMINISTRATION

  • Windows, Linux and Unix systems on distributed environemnts.
  • Automation of healthchecks and house-keeping operations.
  • Network connectivity and security.

SUPPORT

  • Strong interpersonal skills.
  • Strong troubleshooting skills.
  • Follow ITIL and COBIT best practices.
  • Collaboration with other team members to provide high-quality support.

Background

Education

Universidad Latina de Costa Rica
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Systems Engineering
- Two years of undergraduate study in Electronics Engineering
- International academic qualifications verified by World Education Services (WES)

  • Accounting
  • Business Management
  • Business Processes Engineering
  • Calculus
  • Computer Architecture
  • Computer Programming
  • Data Structures
  • Databases
  • Datacenter Management
  • E-Commerce
  • Ethics
  • Finances
  • Human Studies
  • Language Arts
  • Logic & Algorithms
  • Networking
  • Operating Systems
  • Operations Research
  • Project Management
  • Security
  • Software Development
  • Statistics

Employment History

Jefferson Parish Schools
High School Teacher / Technology Coordinator
Kenner, Louisiana   January 2020 to Present

  • Digital Media (Adobe Photoshop) Teacher
  • Quest for Success (Career Readiness) Teacher
  • Technology Coordinator
  • ESL Paraprofessional

Tek-Experts
Software Support Engineer L2
Cartago, Costa Rica   July 2014 to December 2018

Provide technical support to users, administrators and developers of an Enterprise Content Management and Information Governance software solution.

Experian
Decision Analytics System Analyst II
Heredia, Costa Rica   February 2014 to July 2014

The supported product provided real-time reporting when analyzing the risk of giving credit to newpossible customers. The main responsibility was to monitor the status of the system. If an incidentwas reported, it was required to notify customers ASAP and engage with engineering team to workon resolving the issue. RCA analysis was done after recovery.

Amazon
Customer Service Agent
San José, Costa Rica   October 2013 to December 2013

Provided phone customer service within a highly customer-centric environment, achieving customer satisfaction goals.

IBM
Backup Administration and Infrastructure Monitoring
Heredia, Costa Rica   August 2013 to September 2013

Worked with TSM (Tivoli Storage Management) software, on Windows, AIX and mainframe environments; infrastructure and batch jobs monitoring.

Hewlett-Packard Enterprise
Middleware and Application Support Specialist
Heredia, Costa Rica   April 2011 to July 2013

Supported hosting services for Java applications on WebLogic, WebSphere, and IIS technologies, running on Solaris, AIX and Windows environments respectively. Created bash scripts to automate daily tasks and health checking procedures. Lead the L1 team for about 6 months before being promoted to L2.

HP Inc
Imaging & Printing Solutions Technical Support
Heredia, Costa Rica   May 2008 to March 2011

Supported end users with installations, configurations, troubleshooting, returns and replacements of multifunction laser printers, parts, and supplies. Developed an internal application to provide other agents with handy technical information when handling customer interactions.

Skills

Language Skills

Spanish
native
English
advanced

Tech Skills

Operating Systems

Windows
advanced
Linux
intermediate
Unix
intermediate

Coding

Java
intermediate
C#
intermediate
Python
intermediate
PHP
intermediate
HTML5
intermediate
CSS
intermediate
JavaScript
intermediate
Bash
intermediate
PowerScript
intermediate

Integrated Development Environments

  • Visual Studio (.NET Framework, SSIS / SSAS)
  • Netbeans (JavaFX)
  • VS Code

Database Management Systems

  • SQL Server
  • Oracle
  • MySQL

Other Technologies

  • Microsoft Exchange
  • Microsoft Office
  • LDAP
  • VMware vSphere
  • Oracle VirtualBox
  • Git
  • IDOL
  • Elasticsearch
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Audition
  • FLStudio
  • Vegas Video