Rick Buitrago

Rick lives in Medellin. Graduated from Politecnico Grancolombiano in Bogotá. Over 18 years of IT industry experience (14 years software in engineering experience alone) in different industries ranging from financial services, through game development companies, social media platforms and video streaming API services. Commitment to team delivery, both as a technical leader for agile teams, or as a full stack developer. Strong communication abilities (both in Spanish and English) and strategic envisioning of software projects. Scaling applications for increased load or expanding markets.

Skills

Web Development

Master
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • Javascript

Compression

Master
  • Mpeg
  • MP4
  • GIF

Work Experience (1)

http://piedpiper.com

Pied Piper is a multi-platform technology based on a proprietary universal compression algorithm that has consistently fielded high Weisman Scores™ that are not merely competitive, but approach the theoretical limit of lossless compression.

  • Build an algorithm for artist to detect if their music was violating copy right infringement laws

  • Successfully won Techcrunch Disrupt

  • Optimized an algorithm that holds the current world record for Weisman Scores

Volunteer

Teacher
CoderDojo
Jan 2012 - Jan 2013
http://coderdojo.com/

Global movement of free coding clubs for young people.

  • Awarded 'Teacher of the Month'

Education (1)

Bachelor
Information Technology
University of Oklahoma
2011 - 2014
  • DB1101 - Basic SQL
  • CS2011 - Java Introduction
Grade: 4.0

Awards

Digital Compression Pioneer Award
Techcrunch
2014

There is no spoon.

Publications

Video compression for 3d media in Hooli
1 Oct 2014

Innovative middle-out compression algorithm that changes the way we store data.

Languages

Spanish

Native speaker

English

C1 (CEFR)

Interests

Wildlife

  • Birds
  • Invertebrate life

References

“ It was a pleasure working with Ricardo. He was a team lead on one of my teams building new applications using microservices, angular js, websockets among other technologies. While working with him, I have noticed his attention to detail and his good people skills in managing a team and maitaining a software development process. He worked closely with internal stake holders, a product owner and the QA team to develop features based on requirements and get them tested before releasing them to production. Rick is very well versed in various frameworks, architectures and learns new technologies very fast. Based on all these reasons, I highly recommend working with Rick. ”
Wael Awada
“ Rick and I worked together on the Neon video-on-demand platform while Rick was the technical lead for the java software engineering team in Colombia. Rick led the team through many high-stress days (and weeks), as well as making many improvements to the codebase. Rick is talented, super hard-working, reliable and fantastic to work with. I hope we get to work together again! ”
Kat Grigg
“ Ricardo is an extraordinary professional and he worked as a team player. His technical skill are notables, is autonomous and responsible. Indeed, He gets to understand client expectations with almost no documentation. As part of a team, he is polite, attentive and solitary. Ricardo always gives its contribution for keeping the project on track. I would definitely recommend Ricardo. ”
Anabella Orcola
“ It was a pleasure worked with Ricardo in the same project at Globant. Ricardo is an extremely reliable and self-motivated engineer and technical leader. He has all the skills that a technical leader needs. He had a very clear vision about the aim and milestone of the project. Also, He has great communication skills. Moreover, he leaded the communication with the client in all the technical discussions. In addition, he did great showcases and he had a great performance. He is very proactive and collaborated person. He is a great asset to any team. He is an excellent person and now a great friend. ”
Sebastián Maineri