CARLOS A. LEDESMA-CASTAÑEDA


 ccastaneda@kc.rr.com

 www.cs.uh.edu/~cledesma

 

STRENGTHS

 

Cosmopolitan, multi-lingual, with years of international experience in a wide range of computer areas involving all states of a software product life cycle. Ability to work under pressure. Team player. Fast learner. Creative. Capacity for planning and meeting deadlines.

 

 

Education

n     B.S.,     Economic Cybernetics,     Institute of Management,     Moscow,    Russia,    1987.

n     M.S.,    Economic Sciences,         Institute of Management,     Moscow,    Russia,    1988.

n   M.S.,    Computer Science,          University of Houston,         Houston, TX, USA,     2004.

 

 

skills

n     Languages -                Spanish, English, French, Italian, Russian.

n     Prog. Languages -        C/C++, Java, Perl, Visual Basic, Legacy (Cobol, Pascal, Clipper)

n     Internet -                   HTML, XML, Java, JavaScript, Perl, CGI,

n     DBMS -                       Oracle, SQL*Plus,  PL/SQL, MS Access, Empress, Informix

n     Platforms -                 Windows, Unix (AIX, SCO, DNIX), Linux

n     Testing/QA -               Rational products family:  SQA Manager, SQA Robot, Requisite Pro, Purify. UML. Case scenarios.

 

Experience

2000–                 Graduate Assistant                                                            University of Houston

 

Software and hardware migration and installation, web development and maintenance, technical support, event planning and other tasks
High Performance Computing Center.

 

1997-1999           Main Consultant                                                             HISTA Intl S.A, Argentina

 

In charge of Y2K compliance and certification testing project for Citibank and Diners Club Argentina.

In charge of Y2K and functional testing of new telecomunications system for Teléfonica de Argentina

In charge of Functional testing of new international telecomunications system for Telintar, S.A.

Development, customization and implementation of a fully automated on-line system for the Banco del Comercio de Costa Rica and its Miami branches, including branch automation, checking, savings, home banking, loans, CDs, credit card interfaces, foreign currency, interest rates, commissions, balance calculations and statements, digital signature control, etc.  Interfaces with pre-existing modules.

 

1997                  Technical Support Representative                             ACER Computers, Costa Rica

 

Certified Technical Support Representative for Acer Systems and Windows Applications for the U.S. and Canada.  Member of special support team for French-speaking Canadian customers.  End-user acceptance testing of new corporate software.

 

1992–1996           Systems Programmer / System Analyst                                  HISTA Intl S.A, Argentina

 

Full bank branch automation including analysis, design, programming, integration, testing, installation and technical support, and customization for major banks (BBV Banco Francés del Río de la Plata, Banco Crédito Argentino, Banco Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Banco Mercurio) . Colaboration with ISC-Bunker Ramo Argentina (an Olivetti USA corporation)

In charge of the full bank branch automation of  Banco Guayana de Venezuela, C.A.  Front-end migration and back-end implementation. Introduction of mini-host concept for individual branches (branch independence in month-end interests and comissions calculations)

Development of an  on-line reservation and ticket sales for TAC, S.A., a leading  transportation company).  System included traffic control, reservations, ticket sales, rates, discounts, cancellations, stocks, car availability, etc.

 

 

1987–1992           Junior Researcher                                                       Academy of Sciences, Cuba

 

Research and implementation (software development) for planning agro-industrial production at the Institute of Cybernetics, Mathematics and Physics. Optimization algorithms and mathematical methods and schemes for crop rotation, feasible solutions to meet maximum production/minimium costs equations.  Colaborations with the Russian Academy of Sciences. Run the Department Newsletter.

 

OTHER

Holder. Junior Researcher Scientific Degree, Cuban Academy of Sciences

Member. Phi Beta Delta, Honor Society for International Scholars, University of Houston Chapter

Published research papers at the Cuban Academy of Sciences and the University of Havana

Participated in a range of scientific events and conferences during the tenure as a Junior Researcher

Tutored, computer science thesis projects at the Instituto Superior Politécnico, Havana

Lectured on UNIX, COBOL and  Empress DBMS for bank staff in Argentina, Venezuela and Costa Rica