About

A little information about me, previous employment, technical skills, and education.

Jose Centeno

Jose Centeno

Web Developer

Since a very young age, I have felt a passion for arts and music. My career as an artist started at Central High School of Visual Arts in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where I specialized in sculpting on various mediums. After I graduated from high school, I coursed studies in fine arts, photography and communications at the University of Puerto Rico. Being a musician gave me the opportunity to develop my skills as a graphic designer by creating flyers and websites for the bands I used to play with. After obtaining a BA in Communications, I decided to expand my knowledge on web development and moved to Florida to course studies at The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale.

During my career as a professional web designer and developer, I have worked on several freelance projects and as a consultant for various companies, including advertising agencies, marketing firms and nonprofit organizations.


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Curriculum Vitae

Employment History

December 2017 - Present

U.S. News & World Report
Senior Software Developer

  • Collaborated with product managers from the Health and Education verticals on the planning, design and implementation of new features and bug fixes for the products Hospital Data Insights (HDI), Academic Insights (AI), and Best Hospitals Dashboard.
  • Created various interactive data visualizations using the D3 library to showcase over 20 years of historical data from hospitals in the United States.
  • Spearheaded the migration of HDI from legacy frameworks to React and NextJS using modern JavaScript standards, and built a library of UI components to be shared between the HDI and AI products.
  • Built administration tools to manage users and accounts from HDI and AI.
May 2012 - November 2017

Zuchato Creative
Senior Web Developer

  • Front-end and back-end development of various client websites utilizing HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery and Twitter Bootstrap in conjunction with PHP, MySQL and WordPress
  • Translate layout designs into functional user interfaces
  • Implement custom functionality on WordPress themes
  • Collaborate with a team of programmers in the development of a custom fantasy football web application built in CodeIgniter
July 2016 - February 2017

ProductStack
Software Engineer

  • Develop and maintain AngularJS applications based on requirements set by company clients and product managers
  • Build proof-of-concept applications in Angular 2/4 for prospect clients and for demonstrating company capabilities
  • Build software to support the Marketing Department in acquiring leads
September 2015 - February 2016

Red Ventures
Software Engineer

  • Maintain network of websites from partners in the energy industry to support client acquisition
  • Build tools to extract pricing data from documents provided by various energy providers
  • Maintain proprietary software that business analysts use to manage product data from various partners in the energy industry
  • Ad hoc tasks to support SEO strategies
  • Develop library of reusable UI components and application starter kit in ReactJS, Redux, ES6 and Bootstrap as part of an initiative to standardize the UX of all proprietary software used throughout the company
  • Develop the UI of a proprietary automated keyword bidding system used by business analysts to manage bidding strategies, generate reports and display data charts
  • Assist in the development and testing of the keyword bidding system’s API using Node.js, ExpressJS and Sequelize
March 2012 - August 2015

J.M. Field Marketing
Web Developer

  • Front-end development using web technologies such as HTML5, CSS3, SASS, Twitter Bootstrap, JavaScript, jQuery and AngularJS in conjunction with PHP, CodeIgniter, Laravel, WordPress, Magento and MySQL in the back-end
  • Rebuild the company’s proprietary inventory management system as part of the Senior Project Development Team
  • Work on the development of Cruise Voyant, a custom online cruise reservation system powered by Amadeus Cruise Data Cache and Amadeus Cruise API, in collaboration with other members of the company’s Senior Project Development Team
  • Translate layout designs into functional user interfaces
  • Develop the front-end of Cruise Voyant’s booking engine and integrate Amadeus Cruise API to process user input
  • Front-end and back-end development of Cruise Voyant’s administration tools for data management and reporting
  • Design and develop the front-end and back-end of Big Deck Plans, a complex database driven web application featuring deck plans and stateroom data from various cruise lines and ships
  • Collaborate with other front-end developers in the Creative Department on various company client projects
March 2011 - April 2012

Alive Foundation
Senior Web Developer – Contract Position

  • Front-end and back-end development of various web applications, landing pages and custom content management systems utilizing HTML5, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, in conjunction with PHP and MySQL
  • Daily maintenance of customer facing website MorningCoach.com
  • Build database driven XML feeds based on user information and authentication
  • Integrate WordPress and Elgg social network framework with the company’s main website
  • Integrate various web applications with Authorize.Net’s Customer Information Manager API
  • Integrate webinar software with custom web applications
  • Develop data reporting tools to manage user accounts and credit card transactions
February 2010 - November 2011

A Child Is Missing Alert
Web Developer

  • Front-End UI development XHTML, CSS, JavaScript and jQuery in conjunction with ASP.Net and MS SQL Server
  • Design and develop the organization’s website AChildIsMissing.com
  • Design and develop an intranet application in ASP.Net to manage cases handled by the company staff
  • Daily maintenance of company websites
  • Develop interactive training modules for new staff
August 2009 - February 2010

OMG National
Front-End UI Web Developer - Contract Position

  • Front-End UI development utilizing XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, Flash and XML, in conjunction with PHP and MySQL in the back-end
  • Collaborate in the design and development of the company’s custom CRM
  • Assist other developers in the Creative Department in the development of websites for company clients
October 2008 - August 2011

Alive Foundation
Junior Web Developer - Contract Position

  • Front-End development utilizing XHTML, CSS, JavaScript and Flash, in conjunction with PHP and MySQL in the back-end
  • Design and develop various landing pages and e-mail blasts
  • Collaborate in the design and development of various membership websites and web applications to manage webinar data
  • Integrate PhpBB forum software with company websites

Technical Skills

Front-End Development

HTML5, CSS, Sass, Less, JavaScript (ES2015+), TypeScript, Angular, ReactJS, Redux, Backbone, jQuery, Bootstrap, Ionic Framework, Apache Cordova

Back-End Development

Node.js, ExpressJS, MongoDB, PHP, MySQL, WordPress, CodeIgniter, Laravel, JSON, XML, RESTful APIs, Firebase, AWS

Software

VS Code, Sublime Text, Git, Gulp, Webpack, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Fireworks, Adobe Audition

Operating Systems

Mac OSX, Windows, Linux

Miscellaneous

Web Standards, User Centered Design, Responsive Design, Cross-Browser Compatibility, DOM Manipulation and Event Handling, Database Design, Object Oriented Programming, MVC and MVVM Design Patterns, Hybrid Mobile Applications, LAMP Stack Applications, MEAN Stack Applications

Education

October 2006 - March 2012

The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale, FL


Bachelor of Science Degree in Web Design and Interactive Media

Awarded Best Interactive Portfolio
August 1998 - May 2004

Universidad de Puerto Rico
Rio Piedras, PR


Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communications
Major in Photography


Certifications

M101JS: MongoDB for Node.js Developers
MongoDB, Inc.

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