Nesbert Hidalgo

Design + Program | Connect

NesbertHidalgo

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Designer, Programmer, and Entrepreneur in a wide variety of business applications. From designing a company's brand, planning a project's development cycle, staying up all night for weeks to code my own framework... These are all passions of mine. I'm extremely organized, thoroughly attentive to detail, driven by learning new skills, and always fascinated by new challenges.

Specialties
Extensive knowledge of OOP principles, API and MVC design patterns. Broad experience utilizing server-side scripting languages to build highly scalable dynamic database driven websites. Fluent in creating rich client-side interfaces in which functionality and usability (UX & UI) are the most important goals.

Professional Experience

  • Senior Software Engineer
    Los Angeles, CA
    Jul 2011 - Present
    Adknowledge, Inc.

    Maintenance of high traffic CPA/CPC affiliate network platform. Duties range from business logic modifications, middle-tier API improvements and front-end functional enhancements. Other responsibilities included creating a list management tool used to cleanse and organize large amounts of user data into compliant uniformed usable information.

  • Programmer
    Las Vegas, NV
    Aug 2009 - Jul 2011
    Allegiant Air LLC

    Enhanced & maintained a custom PHP reservation system for internal and external users. This includes providing highly scalable solutions to deliver content and process transactions efficiently. While at the same time planning and developing the next generation multi-tiered SOA reservation platform to meet growing business requirements.

  • IT Manager/Senior Application Developer
    Las Vegas, NV
    Apr 2008 - Jul 2009
    Vantex Group LLC

    Responsible for creating and managing highly scalable websites and web services for the Affiliate Marketing Industry. Developed a "Landing Page Engine" on a LAMP stack that separated programming logic and presentation layer, allowing the Creative Team to produce new web pages at a faster and more efficient rate. Was also involved in analyzing, planning and developing the company’s current and future technology goals.

    Brought on as Senior Web Developer and then promoted to IT Manager in March 2009.

  • Design Manager
    Las Vegas, NV
    May 2004 - Apr 2008
    Property Line

    Created commercial real estate industry leading applications for managing, publishing and marketing commercial properties. Instrumental in developing the Property Line's brand and SEO of the listings database. Managed a team of designers and programmers that created graphical & print materials and website designs for both internal and external clients.

    Hired as a Web Developer in May 2004, next promoted to Senior Web Developer in September 2005 and finally in April 2006 was elevated to Design Manager.

  • Web Designer
    Northridge, CA
    Jul 2003 - Apr 2004
    Castle Trading

    Top-level responsibilities consisted of planning, developing in-house ASP applications to improve the company's efficiency. Other duties included maintaining 20+ external websites for lead generation and SEO. While ensuring user accessibility, as well as monitoring site traffic and helping scale website capacity to meet consumer demands. While at the same time provided support to agents and customers of this commodity futures brokerage firm. This included configuring and maintaining the company's local network, computers and printers.

  • Project Manager & Lead Programmer
    Pasadena, CA
    Nov 2002 - Feb 2003
    Jacobs Engineering Group

    Directed the production of a web-application for internal allocation, invoicing, and tracking of communication expenses for employees. Project Manager responsibilities included overseeing and approving all work of team members and acted as the liaison between client and team. As lead programmer, tasks were to develop, construct, and debug the application. This project was completed and fulfilled Jacobs's requirements as well as DeVry University senior project requirements.

  • Quality Assurance
    Cerritos, CA
    Nov 2000 - May 2002
    ADS Technologies

    Responsibilities at ADS Technologies included testing and insuring that each product met company standards, as well as to troubleshoot and foresee any problems that may arise with a product. These computer products ranged from PCI 1394 Controller Cards to USB Instant DVD Converters. This internship was acquired through DeVry University's internship program.

Education

  • Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems
    Southern California
    1999 - 2003
    DeVry University

    Cum Laude
    GPA 3.7 - Dean's List

Projects


  • Creovel

    Creovel is a free open-source PHP framework for creating rich, dynamic web applications.


  • LottoTap

    My first iPhone Web app, LottoTap brings lottery numbers to your finger tips. Created as an experiment and to fulfill my need for getting winning numbers and game information while out and about.

    *On February 2008, LottoTap was acquired by Tinbu, LLC. and is now a part of a suite of iPhone Web Applications that I have developed for the media company.


  • Melior - Better Javascript

    The goal of the Melior project is to add additional functionality to javascript for common web applications. Melior is collection of simple methods I have used in many applications I have created that do not require a full blown javascript framework.

Technical Skills


  • Languages

    PHP, PL/SQL/T-SQL, Regex, Perl, Java, Objective-C, Cocoa Touch, C/C++, Actionscript, ASP


  • Web (Front-End & Markup)

    XHTML, CSS/CSS2/CSS3, Javascript (AJAX, jQuery, Prototype, Script.aculo.us), Flash, XML, JSON


  • Databases

    MySQL, DB2, Oracle, SQLite, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Access


  • Operating Systems

    Mac OS X, Windows 7/Vista/XP/2000, SUSE Linux Enterprise, Ubuntu, FreeBSD, Unix/Linux


  • Multimedia

    Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator), GIMP, Inkscape


  • Other

    OOP, MVC Frameworks, REST / XMLRPC Design, Version Control (Subversion, Git, CVS), Memcached, Oracle Application Testing Suite (OATS)

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