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Sr. Software Engineer | Chicago - USA

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+ Email: pdgonzalez872@gmail.com + | LinkedIn: pdgonzalez872 + | Website: pdgonzalez872.github.io + | GitHub: @pdgonzalez872 +

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Summary

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+ I'm a curious and energetic programmer who enjoys solving problems + and creating valuable solutions. I'm passionate about open source software. I + enjoy spending time with my family, playing racket sports (mostly + padel these days), playing guitar and programming using Elixir. +

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+ KASE Consulting LLC | Consultant (Software Engineer) +
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  • + - Chicago (IL) | Aug 2017 - Present +
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  • + - Focus on creating solutions that deal with process improvement for small-business clients +
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  • + - Build software for Adtech, FinTech and Sports industries +
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  • + - Work with Elixir, Phoenix LiveView and Postgresql to + build high impact full-stack solutions to our clients +
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  • + - Not accepting new clients at the moment but am happy to connect +
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+ HG Insights | Senior + Software Engineer +
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  • + - Remote - St Barbara (CA) | Aug 2022 - Feb 2024 (1 yr 7 mos) +
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  • + - Worked on internal and external features and + applications, maintained and refactored legacy code using + Elixir, Phoenix LiveView, Phoenix non-LiveView (Graphql), + Postgresql and Snowflake +
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  • + - Helped build and maintain open source libraries +
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  • + - Impacted by company-wide layoffs in Feb 2024 +
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+ Divvy | Senior Software + Engineer +
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  • + - Remote - Lehi (UT) | Feb 2019 - Jul 2022 (3 yrs 6 mos) +
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  • + - FinTech company focusing on expense automation +
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  • + - Worked on new internal and external features, maintained and refactored legacy code +
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  • + - Worked on third party and partner integrations: + QuickBooks, Giact (Identity verification), Lob (address + verification), CrossRiverBank (banking/underwriting + partner) by writing and contributing to in-house + libraries +
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  • + - Got to work on many teams as priorities shifted and I was + seen as a great calming/pacifying addition to teams +
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  • + - Worked with Elixir, Phoenix (Absinthe), SQS (Broadway), + Kafka (Broadway) and Postgres +
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  • + - Divvy had a $2.5b exit, many of the engineers + attribute some of Divvy's success to choosing Elixir + from the beginning +
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+ Avant | Software + Engineer +
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  • + - Chicago (IL) | Dec 2015 - May 2017 (1 yr 6 mos) +
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  • + - FinTech company focusing on lending +
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  • + - Worked mostly on the CRM team automating caller workflows +
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  • + - Avant was valued at $2b in 2015 +
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  • + - I left Avant in great terms and intentions of returning + in order to go on a trip around the world with my wife as + it was an opportunity we could not miss +
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  • + - After the trip and before returning to Avant, a small + business talked to me about a problem they were facing + and I thought I could solve it. That's why I didn't + return to Avant and how I started my own consulting + company +
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+ + Self Taught Programmer and DevBootcamp +
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  • + - Chicago (IL) | Jun 2014 - Oct 2015 (1 yr 5 mos) +
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  • + - Took self guided programming courses (O'Reilly, when + they still existed) and attended a programming bootcamp + (DevBootcamp, when they still existed) +
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  • + - "Engineering Empathy", a DevBootcamp course should be a + must (my opinion) for any career in any field +
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+ ABN AMRO Bank N.V. | Equity Operations Analyst +
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  • + - Chicago (IL) | Jan 2013 - Dec 2014 (2 yrs) +
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  • + - Responsible for a variety of Equity clearing operations +
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  • + - Used Excel macros to automate over 40 hours weekly for the team +
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  • + - Worked directly with our Amsterdam office +
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+ Pamcary Seguros | Analyst Rotation Program +
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  • + - Sao Paulo (Brazil) | Jan 2012 - Jun 2012 (6 mos) +
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  • + - Oversaw all operational within the Finance department at Pamcary +
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  • + - Participated in a company valuation project +
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+ Nestle Purina | Supply + Chain Intern +
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  • + - St Louis (MO) | May 2011 - Aug 2011 (4 mos) +
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  • + - Learned how folks supply goods to businesses around the world! +
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  • + - Used SAP to manage customer truck loads and inventory +
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Education

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+ Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville + | Bachelor of Business Administration +
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+ International Business, Minor in Spanish (2007 - 2011) + | Full Scholarship (D1 Tennis), played #1 singles for four years +
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