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Jayro Alvarez

Software Engineer

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About

Residing in Southern California, I'm a passionate software engineer comfortable with learning new technologies and tech stacks. I graduated from California State University, Fullerton in the fall of 2019 with my B.S. in Computer Science.

Education

California State University, Fullerton

Aug 2015 - Jan 2020

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

Major GPA: 3.3/4.0

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Concepts

Projects

I GOT IT FAM! Real-time Multiplayer Game

React, React-Native, Firebase Real-time DB, Firebase Functions, HTML, CSS, JavaScript

• I GOT IT FAM! is inspired by the classic board game Scattergories. The objective of the game is to get the most points by coming up with a word or term that fits the round's randomly generated category and letter combination.
• I GOT IT FAM! is also cross-platform via free iOS Application and Website.

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Slack Clone Real-time Messaging App

React w/TypeScript, Firebase, Google Authentication

• Securely authenticated users are able to create channels for real-time messaging with other users.

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budgetBuddy Budgeting Web Application

Django, SQLite3, Python, HTML, CSS, JavaScript

• BudgetBuddy is a budgeting tool for people looking to save money by taking a look at their spending based on projects. Within each project, users can add individual expenses and on each project page, a user is able to see the initial total budget, total transactions, and budget left.

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Music Microservices API

Flask, SQLite3, Python, Kong, Foreman, MinIO

• Four main microservices hosted as separate applications to support: Tracks, Users, Playlists, and Descriptions API endpoints.
• Features include: database sharding for tracks, traffic load balancing via Kong, and MP3 file storage via MinIO cloud server.

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Student and Professor Database System

HTML, PHP, SQL, MariaDB, vi, Shell Server

• Database systems which allows students and professors to query database containing a multitude of records.

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Tidey (Hackathon)

React, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python, Django, SQLite3, Google Maps API

• Gets user’s location and displays top nearby beaches to go cleanup. Users can post images and comments of progress on blog-like pages for each beach.

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Experience

Capital Group

Solutions Engineer II

Oasis Planter Irrigation Solutions

Virtual Assistant

Provide quotes for various landscape contractors through web requests and emails.

Provide customized cut sheets and line drawings for customers- per request (created with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator).

Capital Group

Solutions Engineer

Virun Nutra-BioSciences

Backend Engineer (School Sponsored Industry Project)

Development of web-based inventory management system to speed up company productivity.

Development of algorithm to validate if purchase orders can be processed based on inventory quantities.

Dreams for Schools

Student Mentor

Taught middle school students the basics of programming through Thunkable platform.

Mentored my group of four students through creation of mobile app while exposing them to careers in STEM.

Garden Art International

Graphic Designer and Clerical Assistant

Graphic design of product cut sheets and informational brochures, fliers, and web pages for advertising; redesigned company’s product catalog. Assisted customers over the phone with purchasing and estimating inquiries in addition to typical clerical work.

Nordstrom

Dishwasher

Cleaned dishes, kitchen, food preparation equipment, and utensils. Washed dishes, glassware, flatware, pots, and pans, using dishwashers or by hand. Maintained kitchen work areas, equipment, or utensils in clean and orderly condition.