Marcos Alvaro

28 Cameron Square, Dublin 8

Tel: (+353) 0851971983 E-mail: marcosalvaro@gmail.com

Self-motivated, efficient and skilled computer engineer, with practical and managerial
skills gained through work and personal experience

Personal Qualities/Skills

 Excellent organizational, planning and implementing skill, able to engage in all aspects of a project.
 Consistently achieves targets within deadlines and adapt well independently or as part of a team.
 Eager to accept a challenge and develop further potential, resourceful and innovative problem solver.
 Software Developing – Java, TCL/TK, C, Pascal.
 Web Developing – HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Flash.
 Database – Oracle, MySQL.
 Network Management - Apache HTTPD Server, Apache Tomcat, Postfix.
 Bug Tracking – TestTrack Pro, Mantis Bugs Tracker.
 Multimedia editing – Avid Media Composer, Adobe after Effects, Latex Document editing.

Work Experience

Language Quality Tester

July 2010 - Present Keywords International, Dublin, Ireland

 Isolating and documenting bugs clearly and concisely in a bug database.

 Running test suites, verifying fixes, spotting grammar and language mistakes in Spanish.
 Verifying the correct fix and implementations of the bugs.
 Ensuring that correct terminology is used.
Research Assistant
October - December 2008 Daedalus - Data, Decisions and Language, Madrid, Spain

 Developing Question Answering System and web interface with Google Web Toolkit.
 Developing a BD with MySQL and deploying the system into Tomcat.
 Coding/entering data collated and maintaining accurate files and records, both computerized and
manual.
 Performing any other duties assigned

Research Assistant
February - October 2008 Higher Polytechnic School, University Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
 Developing Question/Answering System, using techniques of Natural Processing Language.
 Programming in Java under Eclipse environment.
 Developing searching rules with Lucene and Regular Expressions.
IT Assistant
November - 2007 January 2008 Afina, Sistemas Informáticos, Madrid, Spain

 Installing, configuring and managing computer networks and systems.

 Repairing hardware and software problems.

Freelance Computer Service Technician

2002 — 2008

 Working as a freelance Technician, installing home networks and configuring hardware and software.

Education

January 2009 — June 2010

English Course, The English Academy, Dublin.

September 2008 — September 2009

Bachelor in Informatics Engineering, Higher Polytechnic School, University Carlos III of Madrid.

September 2004 — September 2008

Technical Engineering in Computer Science/Management, University Carlos III of Madrid.

Languages Spoken: Native Spanish, Advanced English.

References

Available upon request.