Summary

I am an independent consultant, developer, and instructor specialized in the Java programming language, Hibernate, Tapestry 5, Spring Framework, software architecture, good practices and design patterns. I am very passionate about learning new things, writing code, developing flexible, mantainable, readable software, and doing things the right way. I just work on projects that I believe I can do a great job.

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Objectives

• To master all tools and languages and tools involved in writing Web applications: from HTML, CSS and Javascript to the persistence layer.
• To develop new open-source packages that accelerate software development and allow developers to focus more on the business rules instead of common concerns like persistence, transaction management, and validation.
• To develop new applications that improve people day-to-day lives.
• To help people involved in software development (not just developers) in writing developing flexible, mantainable, readable, well-built software that can be quickly and easily adapted to new requirements or changing business environments.

Education

• Master's degree (M.Sc) in Computer Science, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 2003-2005
• Bachelor's degree (B.Sc) in Computer Science, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 1998-2002

Software development and modelling

• 7+ years experience in Object-Oriented Programming
• 7+ years experience in Java
• 2.5+ years experience in Hibernate
• 1.5+ years experience in Tapestry 5
• 9+ months experience in Spring Framework (including JavaConfig)
• 2+ years experience in Web development, including HTML, CSS and Javascript
• 2.5+ years experience in UML
• 3+ years experience in Java Swing
• 2.5+ year experience in Apache Maven 2
• Other tools and packages
  • Hibernate Validator
  • JFreeChart
  • iText
  • JGoodies Forms
  • Apache Ant
  • Apache Maven 2
  • Subversion
  • CVS
  • Eclipse

Experience as instructor

Courses:

• Java (including textbook revisions)
• Object-Oriented Programming
• Design Patterns
• UML
• Hibernate (including writing the textbook)
• Spring Framework (including writing part of the textbook)
• Java Swing
• Apache Struts
• Apache Velocity
• Apache Ant

Statistics:

• 10 different courses
• 188 attendants
• 712 total course hours