Alberto Kato

Alberto Kato

Software Engineer

Curitiba - PR, Brazil

Experience

Volvo Group
May/2021 - Present · Software Engineer
  • Helped develop a tool used globally to update Volvo's vehicle software.
  • Engaged in vehicle's diagnostic domain.
  • Worked in an international workplace with teams based in Brazil, Sweden, and India.
  • Used English as a default language to perform daily activities.
  • Acted as third-level support to help troubleshoot the vehicle's diagnostic app.
  • Adopted Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) for the deliveries.
  • Documented and developed Web API with .NET 6.
  • Reinforced the best practices of Software Engineering through Pull Request reviews.
  • Guided developers in pair programming sessions.
  • Technologies: C#, .NET 6, MongoDB, Git, Azure DevOps, Windows, Visual Studio, and Swagger
NZN - Curitiba / Brazil
Aug/2020 - Mar/2021 · Backend Engineer
  • Developed an API for a platform (SaaS) used to measure, engage and evaluate through gamification.
  • Created reports using SQL.
  • Studied the technical feasibility of new features requested by the product team.
  • Solved users technical issues and fixed bugs.
  • Implemented a Single sign-on mechanism that improved greatly the number of new accounts created.
  • Integrated payment methods with Stripe.
  • Monitored API efficiency using New Relic and Sentry.
  • Helped and guided interns in their daily assignments.
  • Adopted agile methodologies in several projects.
  • Worked in an agile squad.
  • Technologies: Node.js – Express.js, MSSQL, Sequelize ORM, GIT, GitHub, Linux, Docker, Postman and Swagger.
RPC - Curitiba / Brazil
Jan/2019 - Jan/2020 · Full Stack Developer
  • Requirement Elicitation and Analysis for a TV/Radio Administrative Management System.
  • Trained users and introduced new systems in a total of 8 TV stations spread throughout the state of Parana.
  • Presented new projects for managers and directors.
  • Technical Support and System Administration.
  • Created tools to meet specific needs of the Telecommunications Engineering sector.
  • Maintained and Developed different applications using Microservices and Monolithic architecture.
  • Developed analytical reports in PowerBI.
  • Technologies: Node.js - Express.js, Electron, React, PHP - Laravel 5.6, Python, MySQL, GIT, Bootstrap, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Linux, Docker and GitLab CI / CD.
Já Entendi - Curitiba / Brazil
Aug/2016 - June/2018 · Jr. Web Developer
  • Design, Development and maintenance of a LMS (Learning Management System).
  • Database modeling.
  • Eliciting and Analyzing of system requirements.
  • Technical support for users by email or phone.
  • Refactored and fixed codebase in case of software anomalies.
  • Developed analytic reports using SQL.
  • Back-end and Front-end Development.
  • Technologies: PHP,Javascript,Laravel 4.2,Linux, Nginx,Bootstrap,MySQL and Git.
Actuary - Curitiba / Brazil
June/2013 - June/2014 · Web Developer - Intern
  • Web site programming, maintenance and design tasks using PHP, JavaScript, CSS, HTML,ADodb and PostgreSQL.
  • Worked an average of 30 hours per week while maintaining a good academic standing.
  • Designed and developed bank payroll files for more than 20 clients.
  • Fixed bugs related to web security.
  • Technologies: PHP, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, PostgreSQL, ADOdb, SVN, Windows e Apache.
UFPR - Curitiba / Brazil
August/2012 - July/2013 · Help Desk - Intern
  • Technical support representative for registrar office members in Federal University of Parana.
  • Troubleshooted information technology issues, including software, hardware, and networking.
  • Installed and updated desktops, laptops, PDAs, peripherals, networks, and related software.

Education

(B.Tech) Information Technology
2012 - 2016 · Federal University of Parana, Curitiba - PR / Brazil
Thesis: COAVALIEITOR - Peer Assessment Support System
Thesis Score: 95 out of 100.
Overall GPA: 79 / 100
B.S. Computer Science
Aug/2015 - Apr/2016 · Carroll University, Waukesha - WI / USA
Program description: Computer Science Exchange Student for two semesters (Fall 2015, Spring 2016). Sponsored by Federal Government of Brazil through BSMP (Brazilian Scientific Mobility Program) - CAPES.
Overall GPA: 3.78 / 4.00

Projects

Quiz Game
VueJS, Vuex, Vue Router, Buefy, Axios, Docker, Firebase
Pokemon - The Memory Game
JavaScript, JQuery, HTML, CSS and Bootstrap
banned-passwords
npm package
Jankenpon/Rock-Paper-Scissors
React.js, Material-ui, Bootstrap.
tic-tac-toe
JavaScript, JQuery, HTML, CSS and Bootstrap
getWeather()
Web Scraping the current weather in Brazilian cities using Python 3 + BeautifulSoup

Skills

BACKEND: C#, NodeJS, and PHP.
DATABASE: MySQL, PostgreSQL, Firebase, SQL, ORM, PowerBI, and MongoDB.
MISCELLANEOUS: Docker, Linux, DevOps, CI, AWS, GIT, GitLab, and Nginx
FRONTEND: React, VueJS, HTML, CSS, JS, Bootstrap, and Bulma.

Hobbies

Gaming
Programming
Reading
Cooking
Running