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Enthusiastic Software Developer

Bibiana Cristòfol Amat

Enthusiastic software developer with a background in analytical and client management roles. Passionate about agile methodologies, test driven development and object oriented design. I am looking for a software developer role in a fast paced environment where I can continue to learn and develop my code craftsmanship.

Skills

Software Development

Software developer with hands-on experience with Python, Ruby and Javascript.

  • Frameworks: Sinatra, Ruby on Rails, Flask, Django.
  • Python libraries: Pandas (data manipulation), Bokeh (graphics) and many others.
  • Version control with git and Github.
  • API integration: Twilio, Twitter, Github, Google Maps, Mailchimp, Elasticsearch.
  • Agile methodologies, JIRA.
  • Continuous delivery and tracking: Codeship, Sentry.
  • Pair programming.

Test and Behaviour Driven Development

Through my time at Tempus Energy and Makers Academy I have learnt test and behaviour driven development in Python, Ruby and JavaScript.

  • Pytest, Rspec, Jasmine, Cucumber, Capybara, Casperjs.
  • All my projects have a high test coverage.

Client Management

Friendly and approachable, possessing excellent interpersonal skills.

  • More than six years of experience in jobs with direct and daily contact with clients.
  • Establish good relations with my clients that made a positive impact to the business.

Bibiana has been my contact person in Stora Enso, one of our main paper suppliers, for two and a half years. She's always been dependable, and helpful with late notice requests. She takes her job very seriously while at the same time she is extremely friendly and a pleasure to work with. Aitor Estebaranz Tejero via LinkedIn

Communication and Teamwork

Work confidently within a group.

I had the opportunity to work with Bibiana for a few years. She has very good teamwork skills and she is always efficient at work. Francesc Vila via LinkedIn

Bibiana is a very reliable colleague and working with her was a very enjoyable experience. She has an eye for detail and keeps calm under pressure. Bibiana is also a down to earth person and eager to help a colleague when needed. Rosario Gómez via LinkedIn

Analytical, Conceptual Thinking and Time Management.

Manage time effectively, prioritising tasks and able to work to deadlines. Able to analyse data, produce reports and implement project plans to reflect key business development findings.

  • As a financial analyst, I was working at the European headquarters, analysing huge amounts of data to evaluate and understand the changes in sales and margins. I was working with deadlines and my reports were sent to the World headquarters.

Flexible

Adapt successfully to changing situations and environments.

  • Lived and worked in three different countries: Spain, Belgium and UK.
  • Worked in a variety of culturally diverse environments.
    • For three years, I worked in a department with 30 persons of 13 different nationalities.
  • Worked in a company, for five years, across four different departments and two different countries.

Multilingual

Fluent in English, Spanish and Catalan. Proficient in French and good working knowledge of Dutch.

Work Experience

  • Software Developer at Tempus Energy (June 2015 - today).
  • Digital Project Manager Intern at Bump & Bliss (September 2014 - November 2014).
  • Order Administrator at Infinigate UK (April 2014 - August 2014).
  • Sales Order Processor and Business Analyst Support at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Air Conditioning Europe (August 2013 - April 2014).
  • Sales Coordinator at Stora Enso (April 2010 - February 2013).
  • Gates Corporation
    • Customer Service and Logistics (September 2009 - April 2010).
    • Pricing Analyst (January 2009 - August 2009).
    • Financial Analyst (January 2008 - December 2008).
    • Accounts Receivable (June 2005 - December 2007).
    • Sarbanes Oxley Auditor (June 2006 - April 2010).

Selected Makers Academy Software Portfolio

Project Repo Description
Snow Angels Makers Academy final team project for a small charity in Horsell (Surrey). Built on Rails 4, using the Google and Twilio APIs
SmartTwits Team project on week 8. SmartTwits aims to provide users with information about currently trending tweets with a view to shedding a little light on the context of the trend. Built in Ruby, using Sinatra and the Twitter API.
Bowling Scorecard Week 5 challenge to count and sum the scores of a bowling game of one player. Built in Javascript and JQuery.
Rock Paper Scissors Week 3 challenge to provide a Rock, Paper, Scissors game for the Makers Academy Marketing Array (MAMA). Built in Ruby and Sinatra. Deployed on Heroku

Education

Makers Academy - December 2014 to March 2015
  • 12 weeks immersive web development bootcamp with introduction to technologies such as Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Sinatra, JavaScript, jQuery, Nodejs, AJAX, PostgreSQL and Datamapper.
Escola Superior de Comerç Internacional - University Pompeu Fabra (Spain) - 1999 to 2004
  • Bachelor in International Business.

Interests

I love travelling, meeting new people and learning about new cultures. Travelling makes me discover new ways of living and thinking which opens my mind.