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Ariel Guzman
This is me!
I'm a professional software engineer, developer and designer. I am also a practicing philosopher and illustrator.

SPRING FEVER
Mangree
Mangree is a custom CSS & Javascript framework used for testing and building a UI.

Source Code
CodeSource is a reference guide to developing a single page application by level of difficulty. Work in progress.

PnD test
This is was my second website. Uses jquery slides, sectional layout, sprites, back to top.

PnD v2
This is was my portfolio site version 2. V1 was a muse site but it was too basic to include here.

Real Estate
My first site using boostrap framework, svg, animation, google maps, fullscreen slides, and modern layout.

JSFiddle
I keep experiments and interview solutions in my jsfiddle account. The link is one example

Ethereum
I'm building an open source RESTful API for ERC20 tokens and Ethereum. Smart Contract via Truffle and Open Zeppelin.
Resume
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Software Engineering/Development
Cultivating a general set of skills within various technologies and languages. Specializing as required and concentrating on developing advanced engineering and development skills across different size teams, stacks, architectures and challenges.
Frontend
HTML5/CSS3/Javascript: Ability to design, code and update responsive websites.
PSD to fully coded Website & Email
Javascript: JQuery, AJAX, JSON, ES5-ES7 & JSX
Frameworks/Libraries: React, Angular, VueJS, Webpack, SemanticUI, Bootstrap, MaterialUI, Storybook
Backend
Server: NodeJS/Express, Apache, Nginx, Websockets, Webhooks
PHP: proficient in PHP 7.1 development using Symfony framework and Wordpress
Python: proficient in Python 2&3 development and working knowledge of Django, Flask Frameworks
Ruby: proficient in Ruby development and some experience with Ruby on Rails
C++: building and compiling programs along with working knowledge of Qt
Engineering/Development
Software Development Life Cycle: experience in the entire process with focus on requirement gathering, analysis, design, communication, development, operations and maintenance
Unit Testing: behavior driven development (BDD) & Test driven development (TDD), Jasmine, Mocha, Jest, Supertest
Programming paradigms: imperative (OOP, parallel/asynchronous, procedural), event driven(pub/sub, websockets, webhooks, REST hooks, Google Cloud Functions/AWS Lambda, message brokers, reactive via RxJS), declarative (chef, sql, dockerfiles and other configuration formats)
Software Architecture: Event-driven, Domain-drive, Monolithic, Microservice
Web App Development: MVC/MVVM/MV*, Restful API, GraphQL
Mobile Development: working knowledge of Xcode and Android Studio and building hybrid apps via ReactNative and Ionic/Cordova
Operating Systems (OS): OSX, Linux(Ubuntu, CentOS), Windows 10, Virtual Machines, Docker
Stacks: working knowledge of XAMPP/MAMP/WAMP/LEMP(Nginx), MEAN, MERN, JAMstack(https://jamstack.org/)
Databases: mySQL, Postgres, MongoDB, etc
Hosting: FTP, SFTP, SSH, SCP, Shared & Virtual Server Cloud (VPS) hosting management and performing server setup and backups
DevOps/SysAdmin: knowledge of Continuous Integration (CI) (via Jenkins, Travis, Gitlab CI), infrastructure & virtualization (KVM, Vagrant & AWS OpsWorks), Quality Assurance, CyberSecurity (pen testing, whitehat hacking), Log Analysis and Metrics (Elastic Stack), Deployments and Automation (Chef, Gitlab CI/CD)
WordPress Development: child theme updates, full theme build, SEO, plugin & theme development, Wordpress API, Woocommerce
Shopify Development: theme and landing page development, experience with ecommerce functionality
My Workflow
HTML template engines/languages: PugJS, Haml, SlimJS, HandlebarsJS, Liquid
CSS: Sass/Scss, Less, Stylus
Javascript: JQuery, NodeJS, ES5, ES6 & JSX, AJAX
JS module loaders: RequireJS (AMD), Browserify, Webpack
Static Site Generators: Jekyll, GatsbyJS
Hosting: Digital Ocean, Linode, Cloud Services
Task Runners/Build/Automations: Webpack, Gulp, Grunt, NPM scripts
Cross-browser: Html5Shiv, Modernizr, Normalize.css, Browserstack
Package Managers: NPM/Yarn, Bower, Bundler (Ruby), Pip (Python)
Compilers: Clang C++, GCC
Frameworks: Bootstrap, Foundation, Mangree (custom: https://github.com/ar-to/mangree), Flask, Django, Sinatra, Express, FeathersJS, Symfony, Jekyll, Gatsby
Shell: Bash (UNIX Shell), Command Prompt & Batch Scripting(Windows)
Version Control: Git
Code repositories: Github (https://github.com/ar-to), BitBucket, Gitlab
Online Editors: Codepen (http://codepen.io/Ar-to/), JsFiddle, Codesandbox
Project Management: Atlassian Suite, Trello, Meistertask, Asana, Airtable
Editors: Atom, Brackets, Visual Studio, Vim/Vi, Nano
Communication: Slack, Hipchat, Appear.in, Zoom
Graphic Editors: Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, XD)
Platforms: Wordpress, Shopify, Wix, BoltCMS and others
Languages: Language agnostic but have experience with Javascript, Typescript, PHP, Python, Ruby, Go, C#, C++/Qt/QML, .NET/ASP.NET, Rust, Haskell, YAML, TOML, JSON, XML
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Web Design
Proficient in Adobe suite, particularly Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Muse.
Web Design Process – Wireframe creation, PSD website design, Adobe XD prototyping, Web banners, simple gif animations.
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Graphic Design
Identity design, stationary – comfortable using templates, grids or creating new designs (e.g. logos, brochures, etc.).
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Illustration
Traditional and digital media, comfortable with portraits, concept sketches and digital painting. Familiar with technical drawing, perspective and basic industrial design techniques using markers and pens.
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Philosophy
These skills constitute a broad range of abilities within the discipline such as logic, critical thinking, analytical, problem-solving, research, communication (oral and written), organizational (independent, initiative, time management), interpersonal (flexibility and adaptability)
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Extras
Languages: English(Fluent), Spanish(Fluent), Italian(Basic), German(Basic), Arabic(Basic)
Cross-browser testing & Responsive web design/development
Web design / UI / UX / Semantic Markup
Cloud Services: AWS, Google Cloud, Azure
Marketing: SEO, Open graph, Email marketing (MailChimp)
Blockchain: Ethereum (Smart Contracts & Tokens: ERC20/721/777) and Stellar development and several other blockchain technologies such as Bitcoin & related forks, 0x, EOS, Ethereum Classic, Lightning Network
CyberSecurity (Basic): Penetration Testing, Whitehat hacking
AI/Machine Learning (Ongoing): Deep & Reinforcement Learning, Neural Networks, Trading Bot (Gekko)
For Fun (Street Cred): can solve 3x3/2x2 Rubik’s Cube,Balibong flipping, Dungeons & Dragons, Pokemon Cards Collector, Mario & Final Fantasy games, Sci Fi Movies & TV shows, Concept Design/Art and Electronics tinkerer.
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Work Experience
June 2019 - Present – Co-Founder & Software Engineer at DayTraders
- Software engineer & consultant with emphasis on Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning,and Blockchain. Work also explored Sentiment analysis, Deep & Reinforcement Learning, Neural Networks, Data Science, Blockchain trading and analysis, UI/UX, DevOps, SoftwareArchitecture, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, as well as various entrepreneurial tasks and duties.
October 2016 - Present – Founder & Software Engineer at EhSpook
- EhSpook is a software development company. Perform engineering, entrepreneurial and management tasks. Work with various clients and projects across a broad range of stacks and web services including Wordpress, Web/Mobile App Development, consulting, design and illustration.
October 2017 – December 2018 – Full Stack Developer at Threebx (Start Up)
- Part of a small team of developers responsible for building and maintaining web, mobile, desktop applications and RESTful APIs using PHP (via Symfony), NodeJS (ES5-7 and Typescript), Python, C++, MERN (with FeatherJS) stack, Docker, AWS. Also worked in DevOps, Architecture, and on various blockchain networks.
June 2018 – August 2018 – Full Stack Developer at Smorgborg (Start Up)
- Part of a small team of developers responsible for building a web application for organizations using React, Redux, Redux-Sagas, and GraphQL.
February 2017 – November 2017 – Front End Web Developer at Apartments247.com
- Built and Modified websites using a proprietary CMS with Django & Less.
October 2010- October 2016 - Logistician at U.S. Air Force
- Performed responsibilities as a logician and manager within the supply chain of small and large teams.
June 2007- June2010 - Freelance Design work
- Worked on various independent projects while in college. Gained experience working for a variety of clients with different needs and expectations.
June 2005-May 2008 - Carpenter
- Developed hand-eye coordination, endurance, and team-work.
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Education
Bachelors in Philosophy, Spring 2019 – University of Maryland University College
Associates in Logistics, 2016 – Air University, Community College of the Air Force
Associates in Communication Design, 2010 – Northern Virginia Community College
Associates in Interactive Design,2010 - Northern Virginia Community College
Advance Leadership and Management Development Course, 2015 – via U.S. Air Force
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