Nicolas Padula  

Fullstack Developer

Hello!

I'm a Software Developer living in Santa Fe, Argentina. Scroll down to learn more about me or read my blog

Skills  

  • Architecture: Clean Architecture, Unit Testing, Domain Driven Design, Microservices.
  • Backend: C#, .NET Core, Docker, Kubernetes, NodeJS .
  • Frontend: Javascript/Typescript, HTML/CSS, React/Redux, Vue, AngularJS, KnockoutJS, jQuery.
  • Databases: SQL Server, MongoDB/Mongoose, Stardog.
  • Science: Machine Learning, Python, Scikit-learn, Scipy/Numpy, R&D, OWL/SWRL, Technical Writing.
  • Teaching: Over 3 years of teaching programming (Prolog, Smalltalk, LISP). Effective communication skills.
  • + Languages: Spanish (native). English (Full professional profficiency).
  • Other tools: Scrum, Kanban, Powershell, HL7, Blockchain.

Work Experience  

Diveria - Fullstack Developer Santa Fe, AR.
  • Developed an asset cryptographic verification system involving a custom Blockchain as a contractor for a growing startup company. (NodeJS, Vue, Vuex, Postgres, Redis, RDF, Blockchain)
    • Built several components across the entire stack.
    • Provided consultancy regarding architectural decisions of the blockchain design in relation with RDF and other semantic applications.
  • Designed and developed several systems to support the business processes of reputable overseas companies involved in electronic payment processing. (C#.NET, Web API, SQL Server, KnockoutJS, jQuery, Sharepoint, Azure DevOps)
    • Integrated tailored solutions with existing corporate Sharepoint platforms.
    • Built applications to support human resources scheduling, technical infrastructure control and monitoring, as well as systems designed to assist in internal QA testing processes.
  • Designed and developed a full stack administration solution for a health services provider company. The system worked in an integrated manner with major health insurance providers within the country. (React, Typescript, Web API, HL7, .NET Core, SQL Server, HTML/CSS)
  • Designed and developed a domain specific business rule integrity/consistency validation system for a health services provider organization. (C#.NET, Windows Forms)

Diveria is a software development and consulting company located in Santa Fe, Argentina, with more than 14+ years of experience building software for a broad range of industries and platforms, from the definition of goals all the way to implementation.

Institute of Development and Design - National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) - Research Fellow Santa Fe, AR.
  • Participated in Research and Development projects concerning semantic integration of heterogeneous data sources in a supply chain oriented context. This involved investigating the ways of applying and integrating novel technologies to solve knowledge representation challenges in an industrial management context. (Ontologies, OWL, SWRL, Protege, MongoDB, Stardog, PRONTO).
  • Wrote and published several academic papers with the purpose of conveying research findings. (See publications).
  • Presented the papers on several conferences accross the country.

CONICET is an argentine government agency responsible for managing and facilitating almost all the scientific research produced in the country. It is positioned as the most important scientific entity within the region, and a top-300 institution according to Scimago.

National Technological University (UTN-FRSF) - Teaching Assistant Santa Fe, AR.

Worked as a Teaching Assistant in the Programming Paradigms course, a 2nd-year course of the UTN-FRSF's Information Systems Engineering Degree.

  • Planned and conducted lectures practical classes, and other classroom activities, effectively motivating students and communicating the course contents (Object-Oriented Programming, Functional Programming and Logic Programming) from both a theoretical and applied standpoint.
  • Designed and employed several learning assessments tools to gauge material comprehension. (Assignment and exam design and grading).
  • Conducted additional small group classes to reinforce learning.
  • Participated in the organization of the regional Tecnomate Programming Contest (2015, 2016 and 2017 editions). This entailed designing the contest problems and preparing material for helping contestants to understand how to use the contest platforms. It also involved managing part of the logistics of the events.

The UTN is a federal public university hosting more than 75.000 students across 29 indepent units distributed over the country. It is among the top engineering schools of Latin America.

Freelance - Software Developer Santa Fe, AR.
  • Conducted project planning, requirements elicitation, modelling and estimation for the development of a traceability system for a small agricultural company (Scrum).
  • Developed a management and traceability system for a local agricultural company. (C#, Entity Framework, SQL Server, Windows Forms).

Publications  

Education  

National Technological University (UTN-FRSF) - Information Systems Engineering Santa Fe, AR.
Siglo XXI Institute - Secondary Education Degree Parana, AR.