Carlos Ponce

I mentor software engineering teams. My goal is to build high-performing agile software teams while delivering high-quality solutions that improve people's quality of life.

Skills

Agile Software Development

  • agile

Problem Solving

  • Problem solving

Systems Thinking

  • systems thinking

Strategic Prioritization

  • strategic prioritization

Data Analysis

  • data analysis

Java

  • java

Kotlin

  • kotlin

C#

  • c#

JavaScript

  • javascript

Linux

  • linux

DevOps

  • devops

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

  • aws

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

  • gcp

Work Experience (8)

https://www.linkedin.com/company/dexcom/

I manage the Platform teams at Dexcom's TJ CoE.

https://www.linkedin.com/company/insulet-international/

I work with a high-performance scrum team that delivers critical cloud services to medical devices that help save lives while also improving the quality of life of people around the world.

Additionally, I help my team and organization to follow Agile practices and help bridge the gap between stakeholders and the developing team to make sure we deliver quality products that meet their expectations.

https://www.linkedin.com/company/thermo-fisher-scientific/

While I was a Product Owner at ThermoFisher's Center Of Excellence I leaded 2 development teams and was in charge of planning and designing valuable solutions for our stakeholders.

The software products that my teams developed consisted of collections of scientific SaaS applications and microservices.

The most notable products were a Scientific Data Management Cloud Solution, a Cloud Credit Management Solution, and a Scientific Learning Management Solution.

I successfully leaded ThermoFisher's eCommerce migration to an API Gateway solution that helped pave the way for the management and development of microservices for its electronic commerce applications.

- ThermoFisher's eCommerce platforms are the world's largest Scientific electronic commerce sites

https://www.linkedin.com/company/thermo-fisher-scientific/

While I was in Thermofisher's CoE I worked with an excellent group of brilliant individuals to make sure scientists have the right tools to do their jobs in the cloud.

Additionally, I helped my team follow Agile practices and help bridge the gap between stakeholders and the developing team to make sure we deliver quality products that meet their expectations.

Programming languages:

- Java / JavaScript / python / Kotlin

Cloud technologies:

- Amazon Web Services

-> EC2, S3, CloudFormation, SNS, SQS, etc

Front-end development frameworks:

- AngularJS / NodeJS / ReactJS

Database engines:

- DynamoDb

- MySql

- MongoDB

Unit testing:

- Mockito / Cucumber / JUnit / Jasmine / Karma JS

Continuous Integration:

- Jenkins

Source Control:

- GIT

- SVN

IDE:

- IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate

- Visual Studio Code

Agile software development methodology:

- SCRUM

https://www.linkedin.com/company/softtek/

During my stay at Softtek, I got the opportunity to further refine my software development skills.

I developed software that interacted with embedded systems and I helped implement critical features to Health Care software.

I also collaborated in Hackathons and development study groups.

One of my fondest memory is of me giving a conference about Angular 2 at the BitCenter.

Software development frameworks:

- ASP.net MVC / C#

- JavaScript / jQuery / AngularJS / KnockoutJS / UnderscoreJS / MEAN

Database engines:

- SQL Server

- PostgreSQL

- Oracle PL/SQL

Unit testing:

- VS Unit tests / tSqlt

Continuous Integration:

- Team City

- Octupus Deploy

- Jenkins

Source Control:

- GIT

- TFS

- Mercurial

IDE:

- Visual Studio

Agile software development methodology:

- SCRUM

https://www.linkedin.com/company/telvistaus/

As a Systems Analyst in TELvista, I was responsible to give maintenance to software that was critical to the Call Center's operations.

I also developed custom software that was valuable to day to day operations like:

- Access Control Monitor that kept track of employees and contractors that entered the facilities.

- A custom dashboard that gathered flight information for one of our clients.

Software development: C#

IVR development: Aspect UIP

Systems maintenance, analysis, and troubleshooting.

Technologies:

Asp.Net MVC / WPF

WCF / Web API / Web Services

SQL Server

https://www.linkedin.com/company/telvistaus/

During my stay at TELvista, I got the opportunity to safeguard it's Contact Centers valuable data.

My collaborations included the maintenance of high-performance databases, Business Intelligence, and development of custom solutions.

Tools: SQL Server / SSIS / c# .net

https://www.cari.net/

Working as a NOC Engineer gave me a deeper appreciation of how computer networks work and how they can help us stay connected and share ideas.

While working at a subsidiary of Cari.net I was able to help Data Center customers keep their websites safely online.

Network analysis: nagios / nmap / wireshark

Server maintenance & troubleshooting: Windows / Gnu/Linux

Web hosting administration: cPanel

Volunteer

Speaker
F5 / nginx
Sep 2019 - Sep 2019

I got the honor of being invited as a speaker at nginx conf 2019.

Here I talk about how corporations can perform a digital transformation while gaining revenue during that process.

Instructor
Softtek
Jun 2016 - Jul 2016

I had a lot of fun giving an introductory class to MEAN to my coleages

Speaker
Sonata MX & GDG Tijuana
May 2016 - May 2016

Gave a talk around Angular JS 2 at the BitCenter, Tijuana B.C. México.

Instructor
UABC
May 2013 - Jul 2013

Had an awesome experience working at the "Adultos en plenitud" project!

Got to teach the elderly basic IT knowledge, so that they were able to use their computers or tablets to do basic tasks, such as to communicate with their loved ones through email.

Instructor
UABC
Sep 2011 - Sep 2011

Was given the opportunity to teach two beginners introduction courses to both Android Development and MongoDB.

The courses were given during the university's Information Technology week.

Education (1)

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
Information Technology
Universidad Autonoma de Baja California
- Current

Awards

Certified SAFe® 5 Product Owner / Product Manager
Scaled Agile, Inc.
2020

Credential ID 44299969-3054

Application Security and Secure Coding Training in Java
Codebashing
2018

Credential ID 82aee4dbf684b2e0f6fd4bb366b66d47ece85588

Object Oriented Programming with Java
Oracle
2016

Credential ID DEV-FPJ-111-00778

MS: Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3
Microsoft
2015

Credential ID F411-6650

MCPS: Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft
2015

Credential ID F411-6645

Exam 480: Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3
Microsoft
2015

Credential ID https://www.youracclaim.com/badges/bb71840d-b41a-4024-804e-bbc8478c3d3b

Scrum Master
International Scrum Institute
2014

Credential ID 33632872332353

Languages

es

Native Speaker

en

Fluent