Joe Alonso

About

I am interested in working with new technologies particularly related to applications in the mobile space. Currently, I am working primarily in Javascript and Objective-C. I try to be language agnostic, but I have a strong preference for open source solutions.

Technical Skills

Programming Languages

JavaScript, Objective-C, PHP, Java, CSS, XHTML, Python, Django, C#, VB.NET, VB6, SQL, XML, XSLT, XMPP

Integrated Development Environments

XCode, Sublime Text 2, Eclipse, Visual Studio, Adobe Photoshop

Database Management Systems

MySQL, MongoDB

Source Control

SVN, Perforce, Git, VSS

Operating Systems

Unix, Linux, Windows

Mobile Apps

RePower WA

DoubleDown

Code Samples

https://github.com/elv1s

http://stackoverflow.com/users/1256018/elv1s

References

http://linkedin.com/in/jalonso

Professional Experience

• Led, designed, implemented, and delivered on time an internationalization strategy for the mobile application, which was a high priority of the company
• Helped with getting interns and new employees setup and guiding them on introductory tasks
• Worked with artists who provided .psd files to create the GridIron Gold slot under a tight timeline in time for Thanksgiving
• Implemented guest account authentication allowing users to play the app without requiring Facebook authentication
• Ported our codebase based on require.js and jquery into a codebase using google closure.
• Replaced client networking code, written by a previous outsourcing effort, which stabilized client connections and improved customer experience
• Added require.js to the codebase to allow for a modularization and minification of code base

• Worked on features of the core web site and contributed to Agile development milestones for internationalization of the core site
• Built a re-branded version of the game community as a Facebook application utilizing the Facebook API, PHP and jQuery
• Created an admin tool in Python using Django to allow administrative functionality of Facebook App
• Wrote REST services in Java as a backend for the PHP frontend
• Ported an online game community site from ASP to C# that was purchased from a third party
• Ultimately re-branded the game community site and rewrote the code base using the company framework on PHP

• Created Web interface for new account .pdf documents using SQL DTS and VB.NET datagrid.
• Worked with Morningstar make 1,500 stock analysis available to customers of optionsXpress
• Automated the download process of reports which involved using FTP, XML, VB and VB.NET technologies.
• Worked with National Bank of Canada (NBCN) to automate upload process of trade files from our
• SQL2000 database formatted for their AS400 database
• Built and debugged interop web applications using both VB6 and VB.NET
• Fixed and improved all areas of customer site and internal broker web site.

Education

Other Activities