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Hi, I am Don

Don Figuerres

Software Engineer

Welcome to my domain! I am a software engineer with 10 years of working experience which includes enterprise web applications deployed to the cloud, monitoring dashboards, embedded and IC product development tools, compiler and assembler, monitoring dashboards and automated electrical tests. I’m passionate about building and improving systems and I’m also eager to learn about new technologies.

AWS Developer Associate
Project Lead
Agile Development
Backend Development
Frontend Development

Skills

Experiences

1
Senior Software Developer
Cloud Employee

June 2022 - Present, Makati

Cloud Employee is a software developer provider with offices in the UK, Australia and the Philippines. They provide fully vetted software Engineers in the Philippines across all software development technologies to over 100 STartups, SMEs and large companies.

Responsibilities:
  • Senior Python developer for M2A Media (https://m2amedia.tv/)
  • Write Python code that is testable, performant, secure and of high quality and deploy it to AWS Cloud
  • Work with a range of AWS Cloud services and APIs using Boto

Senior Software Engineer
Infor PSSC

January 2017 - June 2022, Taguig

Infor is a software company that focuses on business applications for organizations delivered via cloud computing as a service.

Responsibilities:
  • Lead developer for the Lawson System Foundation Multi-Database System
  • Developer for the Infor Spreadsheet Designer for Landmark Technology
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3
Senior Programmer
ROHM LSI Design Philippines

September 2014 - January 2017, Pasig

ROHM is a Japanese electronic parts manufacturer based in Kyoto, Japan.

Responsibilities:
  • Design and write testable and maintainable code for GUI Applications used for IC product development and demos.
  • Maintenance of the proprietary development tools for microcontrollers.

Product Engineer
Texas Instruments Philippines Inc.

December 2011 - September 2014, Baguio

Texas Instruments Incorporated is an American technology company headquartered in Dallas, Texas, that designs and manufactures semiconductors and various integrated circuits, which it sells to electronics designers and manufacturers globally.

Responsibilities:
  • Central resource for product offload and support at the A/T site.
  • Validation and improvements of products’ automated electrical test programs.
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Projects

COVID-19 Tracker Philippines
Owner May 2020 - Present

COVID-19 Tracker for the Philippines

Toha
Contributor Aug 2021 - Present

Toha - A Hugo theme for personal portfolio

Moto
Contributor July 2022 - Present

A library that allows you to easily mock out tests based on AWS infrastructure.

Accomplishments

AWS Certified Developer - Associate
AWS April 5, 2023 - April 5, 2026

Earners of this certification have a comprehensive understanding of application life-cycle management. They demonstrated proficiency in writing applications with AWS service APIs, AWS CLI, and SDKs; using containers; and deploying with a CI/CD pipeline. Badge owners are able to develop, deploy, and debug cloud-based applications that follow AWS best practices.

Python Certification
HackerRank June 2022

Assessment of skills in using the Python programming language. It covers topics like Scalar Types, Operators and Control Flow, Strings, Collections and Iteration, Modularity, Objects and Types and Classes

SQL Certification
HackerRank June 2022

Assessment of skills in using the SQL. It includes simple queries, relationships, and aggregators.

Licensed Electronics Engineer

Licensure examinations for Electronics Engineers in the Philippines

Education

BS Electronics Engineering

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