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Summary

A dedicated professional with 10+ years of experience in software development, including 8+ years experience implementing highly portable advanced graphical user interfaces and applications for the consumer electronic market.

 

Self-motivated and technology passionate with excellent interpersonal relations eager to learn new technologies and experiences. Senior Software Engineer with a high level of initiative and autonomy and always focused to excel performance. Experience as development leader in small teams; generalist on agile teams and technical contact with customers and other departments.

 

Expertise beyond technical skills encompasses teamwork, supervision, staff mentoring, communication and organizational skills.

Technical Competences

  • Programming Languages/Standards: C, C++, C#, Java, SQL, UML, XML, Perl, Ruby, .Net, XNA, DirectFB
  • Development Environments, Source Control and Methodologies: Visual Studio, Eclipse, Tornado, Nios, IAR Embedded Workbench, Agile Development, TDD, Scrum, CVS, RCS, Visual Source Safe
  • Familiar with cross-platform development, including Windows, Montavista Linux, vxWorks, Nios, WinCE, IAR, pSOS.
  • Experience developing multi-threaded applications and state machines for distributed and event driven systems.
  • Good debugging and problem solving skills

Work History

Whirlpool Corp.

Benton Harbor, MI, United States
Mar 2009 - Present
Senior Engineer 

Controls & Electronics Architecture Team Member

PlanetWeb, Inc.

Redwood City, CA, United States
Sep 2004 - Jan 2009
Senior Software Engineer 
  • Acted as Project Leader/Technical contact for Daewoo; refactored the Bluray Player Application, and replaced the GUI engine; included mentoring team members and integration with external APIs. Manufactured for Eastern Europe market.
  • Leaded development and acted as technical contact for Toshiba Digital TV Converter Box; implemented EPG, tuning mechanism, and setup functionality; integrated with external APIs.
  • Participated in the design and implementation of a framework for development multi-platform applications in a multi-threaded environment; included state machines, messaging, application interoperability, hardware abstraction layer, porting layer and standard data structures.
  • Performed R&D activities for Advanced Graphical User Interfaces for customers like Whirlpool, Samsung, Daewoo, Altera, ST Micro, Acogito, Philips, Topfield; participated in the full development cycle, implementing prototypes, focus tests, proof of concepts and developing final commercial products.

 

 

Redwood City, CA, United States
Sep 2000 - Aug 2004
Software Engineer 
  • Designed and implemented a DVR complete solution for Philips.
  • Implemented and ported Audio Application for Philips 760 DVD Player.
  • Developed Photo Application shipped in Samsung DVD player DVD P721M (CES 2003 Innovations Design and Engineering Award Winner).
  • Coordinated engineering and QA personnel to finish the Korean Gold version of the Planetweb browser for a Samsung DVD Player.
  • Implemented localization/internationalization capability for the Planetweb browser, chat and e-mail systems.

 

Dextra Technologies

Monterrey, N.L., Mexico
Aug 1999 - Aug 2000
Software Developer 
  • Implemented several embedded applications for Planetweb to be deployed into an eAppliance Internet Phone.
  • Participated on the refactoring of the Planetweb Browser core functionality so that it could be based on a multi-platform architecture resulting in the code base of the Planetweb Browser 2.0.
  • Ported the Planetweb Browser platform specific layer to a Cirrus Logic Set Top Box.
  • Refactored an online human resources system to use servlet applications instead of CGI’s.

 

 

ITESM Virtual University

Monterrey, N.L., Mexico
Jan 1998 - Jul 1999
Professional Assistant 
  • Coordinated the deployment of the online courses between British Columbia University and ITESM Virtual University at the "Distance Education and Technology Graduate Program".
  • Acted as technical contact for the program “Development of Administrative Abilities”; including interaction with federal education authorities at the Ministry of Education in Panama, Panama.
  • Implemented Applets and CGI’s applications to support the online courses.
  • Designed a multi agent system layout and communication mechanism to create virtual communities according to the student's research and educational areas.

 

 

Education

Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM)

Monterrey, N.L., Mexico
Jul 1997 - May 1999
Master of Science, Intelligent Systems

GPA: 94/100

Dissertation titled: "Arquitectura Distribuida de Agentes para Enlace de Intereses" (Distributed architecture for a matchmaker multiagent system).

Publications in proceedings:

- Muñiz, Erick.,Garcia, M., Escamilla, J. 10/1998. "Arquitectura Distribuida de Agentes para Enlace de Intereses" (Distributed architecture for a matchmaker multiagent system). Twentieth Congress in Electronics Electro'98. 
Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico.

Instituto Tecnológico de Chihuahua II

Chihuahua, Chih., Mexico
Aug 1992 - May 1997
Bachelor of Science, Computer Systems

GPA 87/100

Dissertation titled: "Ánima , Creación de Interfaces Gráficas " ('Soul, Creation of graphical user interfaces')

Publications in proceedings:

- Muñiz, Erick, Torres, F., Aguirre, F., Blanco,R. 09/1997. ” Ánima , Creación de Interfaces Gráficas ” (Soul, Creation of Graphical User Interfaces). Fourth International Congress of Computer Science Research. 
Durango Dgo., México.

- Muñiz, Erick,Torres, F., Rodas, J., Blanco R. Ruiz, J.,06/1997. "Planeación de Horarios Escolares mediante el uso de Sistemas Basados en el Conocimiento" (Planning school schedules using a knowledge based system). First International Symposium in Intelligent Systems.
Apizaco, Tlax, Mexico. 

- Muñiz, Erick,Torres, F., Rodas, J., Blanco R. 11/1996. "SIPH, Sistema Inteligente de Planeación de Horarios" (Intelligent system for planning school schedules). Third International Congress of Computer Science Research.
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.

 

Planetweb at SBS Korea

VisualCV Video

Planetweb presentation and CEO interview at Seoul Broadcasting System.

Some Shipped Products