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Jorge Juan Gómez Basanta Resume
July 2008
http://jj.gbtopia.comLinkedIn
PERSONAL INFORMATION
  • Date of birth: October 6, 1977
  • Place of birth: Mexico City
  • Marital Status: Unmarried
  • Current Location: Mexico City
SKILLS
Certifications
Recognition
  • Americas Hundred Percent Club 2006
  • Excelencia en innovación,
    IBM Mexico, 2006
  • Lego of the Year Award 2006
  • IBM Leadership Award Americas,
    2H 2006
  • Technical Rep of the Quarter Award LA,
    4Q 2005
  • Lego of the Year Award 2005
  • Deployment of the Year Award 2005
  • Diploma for excellency in computing, Modern American School, 1996
  • Diploma for First Programmer's Contest, ITAM, 1996
Training
  • Building SOA Solutions
    June 2008
  • BizTalk Immersion
    February 2008
  • TechReady 6
    February 2008
  • Technical Leadership Exchange
    April 2007
  • WebSphere Process Integration STEW 6.0.2
    February 2007
  • Architectural Thinking
    August 2006
  • DataStage Enterprise Edition
    July 2006
  • SOA Jumpstart Bootcamp
    May 2006
  • Enterprise Service Bus STEW
    January 2006
  • IBM Software University 2006
  • Process Integration STEW (T3)
    July 2005
  • WebSphere Application Server v6.0 Skills Transfer
    January 2005
  • IBM Software University 2005
  • Integrating Using WBI Server Foundation
    September 2004
  • WebSphere Business Integration Modeler
    August 2004
  • Process Choreography with WBI Server Foundation / WebSphere Studio Application Developer Integration Edition v5.1 STEW
    July 2004
  • IBM WebSphere Portal Version 5.0 Application Development
    June 2004
  • IBM Linux Training
    June 2003
  • WebSphere PoC WorkShop
    July 2001
  • Java Programming Language, Sun Microsystems
    July 1999
  • Success Train Q2 1999, Informix
  • C++ Workshop, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
    January 1997
  • Visual Basic Workshop, ITAM
    April 1996
Education
Languages
  • Spanish, 100%
  • English, 100%
Computer Languages
  • Java
    • J2EE: JSP, Servlet, Custom Tags, EJB, JDBC, JSTL, JMS
    • Struts, JSF (Java Server Faces)
  • .NET
    • C#, WCF (Windows Communication Foundation), WF (Windows Workflow Foundation), ADO, ...
  • XML, XSLT, XSD (XML Schema), DTD, XPath, XSL-FO, SVG
  • BPEL (Business Process Execution Language)
  • Web Services: WSDL, SOAP
  • (X)HTML, CSS, Javascript
  • AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript And XML)
  • C, C++, Objective C, Cocoa, Pascal, VBasic
  • OpenGL
  • Perl, PHP
  • Other: UML, Ant
Middleware
  • Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 R2
  • WebSphere Application Server, WebSphere Portal Server
  • WebSphere Process Server
  • WebSphere Business Modeler & Monitor
  • WebSphere MQ
  • WebSphere Service Registy and Repository
  • Workplace Forms
  • Adapters
    • JCA: SAP, FlatFiles, JDBC, Prolifics XMLink (for Tuxedo)
    • WBI: JText, JDBC, MQ, COM, Siebel
  • Other Application Servers: BEA Weblogic, Tomcat, Orion, Resin, JBoss, Geronimo
  • Web Servers: Apache, IBM HTTP Server, Sun ONE Web Server
IDEs and Development Tools
  • Rational Application Developer
  • WebSphere Integration Developer
  • Eclipse
  • Apple XCode
  • Microsoft Visual Studio
Databases
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • IBM Informix Dynamic Server
  • Datablades: Web, Excalibur Text Search, Excalibur Image
  • IBM DB2 UDB
  • IBM Content Manager, DataStage Enterprise Edition
  • MySQL, PostgreSQL, FileMaker
Applications
  • Adobe: Acrobat, GoLive, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Flash
  • Apple Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, iWork, iLife
  • AutoCAD, Maya, 3D Studio Max
  • Lotus Notes
  • MathWorks Matlab
  • Microsoft Office
  • VMWare Workstation
  • Wolfram Mathematica
Operating Systems
  • Mac OS X, Mac OS 9.2
  • Windows XP, Vista, Windows Server 2003
  • Linux: SuSE, Mandrake, RedHat
  • UNIX: AIX, HP-UX, Irix, Solaris
SUMMARY

I currently work in software technical sales, helping customers find products and technologies to solve their business and technical problems or improve their existing systems.

I know how to implement a Services Oriented Architecture and have worked with several customers on solutions for their integration needs. I am well versed in industry wide standards such as Web Services and BPEL. I have extensive experience in J2EE application design and development and Java programming.

I enjoy working with Web 2.0 technologies including AJAX, CSS and XHTML, and am constantly exploring new solutions.

WORK EXPERIENCE
Technology Solutions Professional - SOA & Process Platform, January 2008 - Present
Microsoft Mexico
  • Pre-sales technical responsibility for SOA and Process Platform technologies and solutions including BizTalk Server and Visual Studio.Net, with a goal of maximizing revenue opportunities. Driving the technology proposal process in sales opportunities by applying deep technical and IT Governance knowledge driving customers towards a Microsoft centric platform.
Advisory WebSphere IT Specialist, July 2004 - December 2007
IBM Software Group, Mexico
  • Design software architectures based on Service Oriented Architecture for customers in different industries and territories, such as CCE, Deloitte, Dupont, GNP, Grupo Modelo IMP, IMSS, PEMEX, Pfizer, Procesar, Profuturo GNP, SAT SHCP, Telcel, and TV Azteca.
  • Create original customer-ready material to drive the adoption of new products through Proofs of Technology (PoT). This kind of enablement allows customers to get hands on experience with specific products and make an informed decision.
  • Teach workshops and Proofs of Technology to customers, universities and within IBM to my colleagues.
  • Drive product sales through Proofs of Concept, where a customer evaluates a solution that interacts with their own infrastructure and systems. I have lead this kind of engagements coordinating a team to deliver in time while meeting the customer's expectations, based on the negotiated scope.
  • Develop integration solutions based on Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Enterprise Service Bus (ESB), leveraging the WebSphere Process Integration suite. This usually involves connecting to EIS, custom or legacy systems and Web Services, frequently using technology and application adapters.
  • Build Web front-ends for J2EE and SOA applications using AJAX, Javascript, XSL, CSS, XHTML, and SVG.
  • Present technologies, products and solutions to small groups and large audiences. Create new presentations that meet specific requirements, and are focused on the target audience.
  • Assist customers through critical situations, by being the focal point for contact with support teams. Help customers by reviewing code and configurations for adherence to best practices. Use profiling techniques to pinpoint issues with products and systems.
  • Team up with sales representatives to meet and exceed the quota, by helping customers understand the technical and business value of products and technologies and move further along the sales cycle.
  • Quickly learn and adopt new technologies and IBM products, obtaining several product and technology certifications over the past few years.
Information Management IT Specialist, November 2001 - July 2004
IBM Software Group, Mexico
  • J2EE Application development using IBM Informix Dynamic Server, IBM DB2, IBM Content Manager and Enterprise Information Portal EIP.
  • Development and implementation of solutions based on Instant Portal.
  • Migration of the Web Content Management system Instant Intranet to J2EE. Highlights:
    • Added support for user defined metadata for documents.
    • Added support for XML documents that are transformed into HTML by using XSLT.
    • Revamped discussion board (forum).
    • Improvements in stability, performance and security.
    • Code cleanup and standarization.
  • Taught courses on J2EE Application Development using Rational Application Developer, Informix, and DB2.
Intern, March 1999 - October 2001
Informix Software, Mexico
  • Application development using Dynamo Application Server, and J2EE applications based on Tomcat and Orion.
  • Member of the Instant Portal's development team, which includes modules for online postcards, electronic mall, and surveys.
  • Member of the Instant Intranet's, development team. Instant Intranet is a Web Content Management solution, based on Informix (IDS) and Excalibur Text Search (ETX). It includes workflows, message boards and address book.
  • Web applications and prototypes development using Informix Foundation.2000, Web Datablade Module, Excalibur Text Search Datablade.
  • Portal application for Comisión Federal de Electricidad's online payment and customer support site,Sistema de Atención a Clientes(SAC Internet) http://www.clientes-cfe.gob.mx.
  • Web prototypes for several customers including Afore XXI, Bancomext,CFE, Gobierno de Guadalajara, ITESM, Mabe, PEMEX, SAT, UNAM.
  • Taught development courses on ATG Dynamo, Web Datablade, Orion Application Server; in Mexico and other countries.
Freelance projects
  • UNESCO, October 2001
    • Development of UNESCO's Intranet for event management, using J2EE (Tomcat) and MySQL
  • Consejo Mexicano de Oncología, A.C., January 1999 - May 2000
    • Development of a website for Consejo Mexicano de Oncología, using PERL
    • http://www.cmo.org.mx (no longer online)
  • Instituto Mexicano de Educación para el Desarrollo Rural (IMEDER), November 1999 - May 2000
    • Website development for Instituto Mexicano de Educación para el Desarrollo Rural.
    • http://www.imeder.org.mx (no longer online)
  • Handel Comm, July 1999 - November 1999
    • Development of standalone application "Planificador para Afore XXI" (Retirement calculator) using Visual Basic.
  • Fundación Mexicana para el Desarrollo Rural A.C., January 1999 - November 1999
    • Website for Centro de Estudios Estratégicos para el Desarrollo Rural
    • http://www.fmdr.org.mx/ceedr/ (no longer online)
  • CANACINTRA (Cámara Nacional de la Industria de Transformación), September 1998 - March 1999
    • Full development (graphic design and programming) of Canacintra's website, using Informix (Universal Server) and Web Datablade.
    • I worked on this project as part of my social service.
    • http://www.canacintra.org.mx (no longer online)
  • Fundación Mexicana para el Desarrollo Rural A.C., January 1998 - September 1998
    • Full development (graphic design and programming) of Catálogo de Oportunidades de Negocios website, funded by Fondo Chiapas and Secretaría de Desarrollo Económico de Chiapas.
    • This development includes access to a Filemaker Pro database, along with server installation and configuration.
    • http://opportunities.chiapas.org (no longer online)
  • Federación Latinoamericana de Sociedades de Cancerología (FLASCA), June 1998
    • Website development for FLASCA's partners and associates
Webmaster, January 1996 - April 1998
Grupo Asae - Proesa
Graphic Designer, June 1994 - September 1995
Asesoría en Sistemas Administrativos Electrónicos y Jurídicos
  • Graphic design of several maps for educational applications, Geografía de México and Geografía Mundial.
  • Teach courses on Adobe Photoshop and Aldus PageMaker


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