Edward Navarro

Software Engineer

Canal 1•  August 2021 - Present

Canal 1 is a Colombian state-owned television channel, managed by Plural Comunicaciones S.A.S., a private company. It's the third most important television channel in Colombia operating a Free-to-air service. (1) Created and maintained different web applications, websites and mobile app using JavaScript, React, Next.js, React Native, AWS DynamoDB, HTML5 and CSS. (2) Created and maintained custom integrations with external platforms like Amazon Alexa, Google Home and Google News Initiative.

Senior Software Engineer

Umbrella Worldwide Corporation•  January 2009 - Present

Umbrella Worldwide offers software solutions for big and small companies, in different fields of web, mobile, desktop, it also provides design, UX, and all things related to software nowadays. (1) Created and maintained different applications using JavaScript, jQuery, HTML5, CSS, PHP, MySQL server, Python, Laravel framework, React, React Native. (2) Led a junior full stack group to help them to succeed in the daily basics, making code review, teaching them new things, and improving the whole process in general. (3) Worked for different projects, and different clients like Sony Music, A&E Networks, Amadeus, KPMG, SAP, and more. (4) Worked in a multicultural remote environment working with talent around the world Mexico, Panama, Colombia, Spain.

Chief Technology Officer

AG Institute•  April 2019 - June 2020

Worked as Information Technologies Manager for AG Institute a company who sells and promotes aesthetic health care services nationwide using custom applications on majority of their processes. (1) Created and maintained WordPress corporate websites using custom developed themes and plugins, also commercial site builders. (2) Created and maintained a custom web application in PHP and Laravel for managing patient consent documents reducing human errors by more than 70% and paper use by more than 90%, following and fulfilling all privacy and health related laws for regulated health care institutions. (3) Created and maintained a back-end gateway to connect old client-server systems with modern web applications and external APIs such as electronic health records, electronic billing, accounting and quality control. (4) Forecast & optimized on-premise and cloud infrastructure costs, reducing 50% of the total expenses related to the operations.

Software Engineer

iHcontrol•  June 2018 - June 2020

iHcontrol (iHome Control) offers home and office domotics and automation solutions using web and mobile apps. (1) Created and Maintained a mobile application using React Native with in customers can control their own automation system with only one device such as their phone or tablets, avoiding using multiple remote controls. (2) Updated and maintained existing back-end to offer a REST API interface for new mobile applications. (3) Created and maintained custom mobile applications versions for specific needs from the hospitality industry customers.

Software Engineer

AG Institute•  January 2012 - June 2018

Worked as Junior Full Stack Developer and Support Assistant for AG Institute a company who sells and promotes aesthetic health care services nationwide using custom applications on majority of their processes. (1) Created and maintained WordPress a corporate intranet and websites using custom developed themes and plugins, also commercial site builders. (2) Created and maintained a web application for the HR department in which the company managed all employees' relationships and the employee self-service process. (3) Created and maintained a web application for managing quality control processes avoiding paper use.