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Hours:
60
60
Assignments:
4
4
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Location:
Medellín, Colombia (GMT-05:00)
English Skills:
(self-assessed)
5.0
Member Since:
September 16, 2009
Last Worked:
November 24, 2009
oDesk Ready:
Yes
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Andres Mejia
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"
Sarcastic Ruby on Rails enjoyer
-
Freelance
Programmer / Developer
,
Colombia
"
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Overview
Résumé
Work History & Feedback (4)
Tests (3)
Portfolio (5)
I've worked with Java. And it sucks. Let's rubyfy the world!
Since I discovered the wonderful Ruby on Rails framework about 2 years ago, the way I see software development has changed.
I want to build cool web apps and enjoy while I do it.
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(4 items, with Feedback)
Recent Work History & Feedback
Buyer ID
From/To
Job Title
Hours
Feedback
136004
11/2009 - Present
Ruby on Rails Freelance
5 hrs
Job in progress
129087
10/2009 - Present
Ruby on Rails programmer needed to make website edits.
43 hrs
Job in progress
136004
10/2009 - 11/2009
Ruby On rails Freelance
4 hrs
5.0 Andres is an amazingly talented programmer. I am very satisfied with his work and plan on using him again. Excellent.
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
5.0
137044
11/2009 - 11/2009
FaceBook Application Developer
8 hrs
5.0 Brilliant job!! Andres consulted, informed and advised me throughout the entire project. He is very reliable, hands-on and eager. He created...
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
5.0
See All Tests Taken
(3 items)
oDesk Tests Taken
Name of Test
Score
Percentile
Date Taken
Duration
Ruby on Rails Test
4.10
88%
TOP 20%
11/03/2009
37 min
U.S. English Basic Skills Test
4.25
68%
09/17/2009
25 min
oDesk Readiness Test for Independent Contractors and Company Managers
09/18/2009
1 min
Recent Candidacies
Job Opening Title
Initiated By
Date
Occasional updates to a Website built in Ruby on Rails
Provider
November 24, 2009
Ruby Developer
Provider
November 24, 2009
Ruby On Rails Developer Required
Buyer
November 19, 2009
Experienced Ruby Developer
Buyer
November 10, 2009
Ruby on Rails Developer
Provider
November 5, 2009
Job Category Interests
Web Development
Web Programming
Other - Web Development
Skills
Skill
Experience
Level
Last Used
Description
C++
4 yrs
5.0
2009
I'm a participant of programming contests, and I always code in C++ during those contests.
Google Maps
1 yrs
4.0
2009
I've added Google Maps to one of my projects. Check:
http://www.conectenme.com/map
JavaScript
1 yrs
4.0
2009
jQuery
2 yrs
4.0
2009
PHP
1 yrs
3.0
2009
I created a Facebook application on PHP that let's you find objects that people has thrown and gift them to your friends. It was made in PHP using the Facebook API and uses a MySQL database.
Here's the link:
http://app.facebook.com/objeto
sperdidos
Ruby on Rails
2 yrs
5.0
2009
http://www.conectenme.com
Conectenme.com is a website created to connect artists and models with potential employers.
Responsibilities: All back-end development, created with Ruby on Rails and MySQL.
Twitter
1 yrs
3.0
2009
Certifications
Date Earned
Name
Score
Percentile
Organization
Description
2008
Michigan English Language Institute College English Test [MELICET]
Lexicom
I got a score of 91 points over a total of 100.
Employment History
From
To
Company
Title/Role
Description
07/2009
Present
Mentez
Developer / Independent Contributor
Mentez is a company that creates web applications, mainly for social networks as Orkut and Facebook.
I work at Mentez as a developer and my responsibilities include:
Coding (Ruby, Python and Javascript)
Database design
Optimizing and scaling applications
The tools I use in my day-to-day in this company are:
Basecamp (For project management)
Git (For source versions)
Emacs (Editor)
10/2008
10/2009
Ceiba Software House
Developer / Independent Contributor
Ceiba Software House,
http://www.ceiba.com.co
, is a a software company in Colombia that specializes in custom software for businesses.
Technologies used:
GWT
Javascript
jQuery
Enterprise Java
From this experience I've learned how hard projects can become when their are built on enterprise architectures. I consider the enjoyable Ruby on Rails framework as a lighter and more agile way to develop web apps.
Other Experience
International Collegiate Progamming Contest World Finalist
I participated in the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) World Finals, 2009, taking place in Stockholm, Sweden. It was an awesome experience! During the competition, we coded in C++.
Education
From
To
School
Degree
Area of Study
Description
01/2007
Present
EAFIT University
Bachelors
Computer Science
Courses taken include math (calculus, linear algebra, combinatorics, numerical methods, ...), database managment, algorithms and data structures, software engineering, software design and others.
Average GPA: 4.5 / 5.0
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Project Title:
Ariza Testi
Attachment:
none
Completed:
11/20/2009
Category:
Web Development > Web Programming
URL:
http://apps.facebook.com/ariza_testi
Description:
This is a Facebook application consisting of a test of 10 questions, related to the book titled "Ariza", by Sinem Ersever.
The application was developed using Ruby on Rails with the Facebooker plugin for a contractor here on oDesk. The contractor provided me with the Turkish texts of the test.
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Project Title:
Conectenme.com
Attachment:
none
Completed:
09/16/2009
Category:
Web Development > Web Programming
URL:
http://www.conectenme.com/
Description:
Conectenme.com is a job network for talented people from Colombia. Artists and models can create their profile and upload pictures, videos and songs. Companies that organize events can find the perfect person they need for a job.
My responsibility in this project was the back-end coding. This site was made on Ruby on Rails and uses a MySQL database. It also has a lot of Javascript and uses Google Maps (check
http://www.conectenme.com/map
).
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Project Title:
The meaning of my name
Attachment:
none
Completed:
08/04/2009
Category:
Web Development > Web Programming
URL:
http://apps.facebook.com/minombre
Description:
This application tells people the meaning of its name (Spanish names only).
I developed this application completely using Python and the Google App Engine framework.
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Project Title:
Lost objects
Attachment:
none
Completed:
08/04/2009
Category:
Web Development > Web Programming
URL:
http://apps.facebook.com/objetosperdidos
Description:
Facebook application that lets you find lost objects and gift them to your friends.
I developed this application using PHP, the Facebook API and a MySQL database.
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Project Title:
How are we doing?
Attachment:
none
Completed:
02/11/2008
Category:
Web Development > Web Programming
URL:
http://comovamos.factorcomun.org
Description:
How are we doing? (Translated "¿Cómo vamos?" in spanish) is a web app to share solutions to programming problems. The problems are taken from many Problem solving online judges (for example,
http://acm.pku.edu.cn/JudgeOnline/
). Users upload their solutions with a brief explanation of the algorithm used.
I developed this project because I needed a way to keep track of solved problems and share them with my teammates when I was preparing for the ICPC (International Collegiate Programming Contest), sponsored by the ACM.
Hourly Assignment History
Buyer ID
From/To
Job Title
Hours
Feedback
136004
11/2009 - Present
Ruby on Rails Freelance
5 hrs
Job in progress
129087
10/2009 - Present
Ruby on Rails programmer needed to make website edits.
43 hrs
Job in progress
136004
10/2009 - 11/2009
Ruby On rails Freelance
4 hrs
5.0 Andres is an amazingly talented programmer. I am very satisfied with his work and plan on using him again. Excellent.
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
5.0
137044
11/2009 - 11/2009
FaceBook Application Developer
8 hrs
5.0 Brilliant job!! Andres consulted, informed and advised me throughout the entire project. He is very reliable, hands-on and eager. He created...
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
5.0
Fixed-Price Assignment History
Buyer ID
From/To
Job Title
Paid
Feedback
Fixed-Price Assignment History is empty
oDesk Tests Taken
Name of Test
Score
Percentile
Date Taken
Duration
Ruby on Rails Test
4.10
88%
TOP 20%
11/03/2009
37 min
U.S. English Basic Skills Test
4.25
68%
09/17/2009
25 min
oDesk Readiness Test for Independent Contractors and Company Managers
09/18/2009
1 min
