Marco Antonio Castillo
Panama,,Panama
Summary
Committed job seeker with a history of meeting company needs with consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Deskree Technologies Inc.
Toronto, Ontario
06.2022 - Current
- Worked successfully with diverse group of coworkers to accomplish goals and address issues related to our products and services.
- Demonstrated leadership by making improvements to work processes and helping to train others.
- Prioritized and organized tasks to efficiently accomplish service goals.
- Planned and completed group projects, working smoothly with others.
- Motivated and encouraged team members to communicate more openly and constructively with each other.
- Achieved cost-savings by developing functional solutions to problems.
- Collaborated with cross-functional team to define features and build powerful and easy-to-use products and customer-facing workflow tools.
- Developed and implemented software architecture strategies that improved the scalability of the company's products.
- Led a team of developers in designing, coding, and testing software applications.
- Advised on technology selection and implementation options for new projects.
- Analyzed user requirements and created detailed design documents outlining system specifications.
- Identified areas where existing systems could be optimized or improved upon.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of industry trends and advancements in technology.
- Researched emerging technologies for potential use within the organization.
Micro-Service Event-Driven & Big Data Solution Arc
EManaged LTD / Rich Insight
London, England
03.2020 - 06.2022
- Demonstrated leadership by making improvements to work processes and helping to train others.
- Prioritized and organized tasks to efficiently accomplish service goals.
- Developed automated deployment processes and scripts to ensure a smooth transition from development to production.
- Analyzed existing applications for performance bottlenecks and implemented solutions to improve scalability.
- Collaborated with developers in order to troubleshoot application related issues quickly.
- Developed, tested, and maintained software applications using NodeJS technologies.
- Designed and implemented user interfaces for web-based applications.
- Created efficient algorithms to optimize existing systems.
- Monitored system performance and identified areas of improvement.
- Performed unit testing on application components prior to release.
- Resolved complex issues related to software applications quickly and effectively.
- Authored technical documents such as design specifications and user manuals.
- Documented software development processes and procedures for future use.
Senior Software Architect
Leiro Assessments
Panama, Panama
11.2019 - 08.2021
- Developed software architecture plans and blueprints to guide development teams.
- Analyzed existing systems and proposed solutions to improve performance and scalability.
- Designed database schemas to support application features.
- Created web services architectures for distributed applications.
- Managed the design, implementation, and deployment of complex software projects.
- Collaborated with project stakeholders to ensure requirements were met.
- Evaluated new technologies for potential use in product development.
- Implemented quality assurance processes for software development lifecycle activities.
- Provided technical mentorship to junior developers on best coding practices.
- Performed code reviews to identify potential issues before release cycles.
- Resolved production-level problems through debugging techniques and root cause analysis.
- Documented software design specifications and standards across multiple platforms.
IT Director
Digital Prime International S.A.
Panama, Panama
02.2016 - 01.2020
- Conducted regular status meetings with internal teams and external partners to track progress against established milestones.
- Analyzed data from various sources such as surveys, interviews, focus groups. to inform decision-making related to projects.
- Negotiated contracts with vendors and suppliers based on company objectives and budget constraints.
- Collaborated closely with senior management on long-term strategic planning initiatives related to projects in development or execution stages.
- Drafted reports summarizing progress made on projects for review by executive leadership team.
- Maintained records of all documents related to each project including specifications, change orders, invoices.
- Developed business plan to launch startup venture.
- Identified potential investors and presented investment opportunities.
- Conducted market research and identified target customer segments.
- Built a team of professionals with diverse skill sets.
- Negotiated contracts with vendors for resources needed for the startup.
- Raised capital through private equity, debt financing, and other sources.
- Created a website and social media presence to promote the startup.
- Established relationships with key stakeholders such as customers, partners, investors.
- Designed and built cloud-based platforms using AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, Elastic Load Balancing, Lambda, CloudFront, and Route 53.
- Implemented disaster recovery plans to ensure high availability of critical systems.
- Optimized the use of cloud resources to reduce operational costs while meeting service level agreements.
- Evaluated new technologies to identify potential solutions that meet the organization's needs.
Development Manager
JC Panama Consultants
Panama, Panama
01.2014 - 01.2016
- Developed and implemented strategies for software development process improvement.
- Managed a team of software developers to ensure timely delivery of projects.
- Designed, documented and maintained application architecture.
- Established coding standards and best practices for development teams.
- Provided technical direction, guidance and mentorship to junior developers.
- Monitored progress against project milestones and deadlines.
- Resolved conflicts between multiple stakeholders in the development process.
- Conducted regular performance evaluations of development staff members.
- Identified potential areas of improvement within the organization's software development processes.
- Contributed to the creation of organizational policies related to software engineering activities.
- Coordinated with external vendors to ensure that software solutions meet customer requirements.
- Resolved technical issues related to platform applications.
- Conducted research into new technologies, tools, and methods for developing applications.
- Evaluated current system architecture in order to determine areas of improvement or expansion opportunities.
- Performed data analysis to identify trends or patterns in application usage data.
- Maintained documentation of all changes made to the platform applications.
- Monitored system performance metrics in order to detect any potential problems or areas of concern.
Solutions Lead Architect
JC Panama Consultants
Panama, Panama
01.2011 - 01.2014
- Designed and implemented enterprise-wide solutions to meet customer requirements.
- Developed detailed technical designs for complex projects involving multiple teams.
- Provided guidance, mentorship and support to other architects on the team.
- Analyzed current systems architecture and identified areas of improvement.
- Collaborated with stakeholders to define project goals, objectives and timelines.
- Coordinated with IT teams across the organization to ensure successful implementation of solutions.
- Conducted research into new technologies that could improve existing architectures or create cost savings.
- Identified potential risks associated with proposed solutions and provided mitigation strategies as needed.
- Participated in design reviews, code reviews, sprint planning meetings, retrospectives and other agile ceremonies.
- Assisted in developing a roadmap for future system upgrades based on changing customer needs.
- Performed root cause analysis for production issues related to applications architecture.
- Monitored system performance metrics to identify opportunities for optimization.
- Provided support for database upgrades and software deployments.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering in Cybersecurity - Information Technology
Universidad Del Istmo
Panama, PanamaSkills
- Problem Resolution
- Organization and Time Management
- Quality Assurance
- Friendly, Positive Attitude
- Cultural Awareness
- Conflict Resolution
- Customer Relations
- Multitasking
- Project Planning
- Computer Skills
- Analytical and Critical Thinking
- Platform Software Proficiency
- Training & Development
Languages
Spanish
First Language
English
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2
Timeline
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Deskree Technologies Inc.
06.2022 - Current
Micro-Service Event-Driven & Big Data Solution Arc
EManaged LTD / Rich Insight
03.2020 - 06.2022
Senior Software Architect
Leiro Assessments
11.2019 - 08.2021
IT Director
Digital Prime International S.A.
02.2016 - 01.2020
Development Manager
JC Panama Consultants
01.2014 - 01.2016
Solutions Lead Architect
JC Panama Consultants
01.2011 - 01.2014
Bachelor of Engineering in Cybersecurity - Information Technology
Universidad Del Istmo
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