Andres Velasquez

I am experienced in leveraging agile frameworks to provide a robust synopsis for high level overviews. Iterative approaches to corporate strategy foster collaborative thinking to further the overall value proposition.


Experience

C++ Developer

Globant
  • Part of a 100% remote engineering team that worked on 3D software for orthodontic treatment plans.
  • Used knowledge of computer graphics, linear algebra, and OpenGL to implement rendering features.
  • Mentored peers, reviewed code, and created training materials for developers.
  • Tools Used : :Java, C++14, JMonkeyEngine, VTK, Boost, OpenMesh, and OpenGL.
11/08/2019–-Current

C++ Developer

Globant
  • Participating and contributing in all parts of the software development cycle.
  • Debugging and fixing software issues.
  • Supporting coworkers, designing and developing software modules.
  • Tools Used : C, C++, You.i framework
11/08/2018–-11/08/2019

Embedded SW engineer

TiVo
  • Deploy of the TiVo platform over on one of the main TV broadcast of South America
  • Participating and contributing in all parts of the software development cycle.
  • Debugging and fixing software issues.
  • Developing software for Set Top Box platforms which use Linux as an operating system. Work engages wide programming area (from Kernel modules to GUI).
  • Consulting features requested by TV operators.
  • Tools Used : C, C++
11/08/2018–-11/08/2019

Embedded Systems Designer

UTP-Technology Development and Innovation Center
  • Port a Traffic Light Controller to the ZYNQ Microzed platform. The solution has been developed by our team using an Microblaze controller running uClinux in a Spartan 3E chip.
  • Develop a Pedestrian priority system for a Traffic Light Controller. The solution was developed mainly in VHDL.
  • Debugging and fixing software issues.
  • Develop a Bus Rapid Transit Priority system following the NTCIP (National Transportation Communications for ITS Protocol).
  • Tools Used : C, ISE, EDK, virtex 5 ml501, Petalinux, Microblaze.
02/04/2014–-12/31/2015

Young Researchers Scholarship

UTP-COLCIENCIAS
  • The Young Researchers Scholarship is founded by COLCIENCIAS (Colombian Administrative Department of Science,Technology and Innovation). The goal of this project was to develop an autonomous aerial vehicle UAV using a model helicopter. I was responsible of the development of the Embedded System that controlled the autonomous fly in real time, using an FPGA soft processor running an embedded Linux
  • Tools Used : C, ISE, EDK, virtex 5 ml501, Petalinux, Microblaze.
02/04/2014–-12/31/2015

Education

Computer Science and Engineering MSc

Universidad Tecnologica de Pereira
07/04/2012-–07/12/2013

Digital Electronics Specialist

Universidad Tecnologica de Pereira
07/04/2012-–07/12/2013

BSc in Computer Science and Systems Eng.

Universidad Tecnologica de Pereira
02/02/2003–-12/20/2009

Skills

Programming Languages & Tools
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