Profesional Experience

2007-Present
Center for Air Transportation System Research
Fairfax, VA, USA
Graduate Research Assisstant (GRA)

• Human Factors assisstant researcher
• Web developer for HCIPA tool

2004-2006
Independent Software Engineering Consultant

• Spanish Linguistic Tester of IEEE Try Engineering website, 30 hours project.
• ParqueTEC: Principal consultant hired to train EditSoftware to provide services on software quality and testing
• Cenfotec (Associated trainer): One day Software Testing Seminars Speaker (See Workshops below)
• CAMTIC: Guest speaker, June 2006
• CIT: Guest speaker, July 2005
• CIETEC:  Research on The use of IT at CIETEC, December 2005

2004-2006
Instituto Tecnologico de Costa Rica
Cartago, Costa Rica
Associate Professor

• II Semester 2005: Business Administration Department
  Course: Information Systems for Business Administration .
• II Semester 2006: Business Administration Department
  Course: Information Systems for Business Administration

2002-2003
Fraunhofer Institut fur Experimentelles Software Engineering
Kaiserslautern, Germany
Wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft

• Supported research projects through literature researches and writing technical reports for each research.
  The literature researches included the following topics: Usability Patterns, Requirement metrics, and Test cases derived from requirements specifications
• Designed a methodology to derive State charts diagrams from Use Cases using Rhapsody tool (UML).

2000-2002
Artinsoft
San José, Costa Rica
Software Testing Department Manager, Microsoft Division

• Managed the first Testing Team Department of the company including hiring, training, and selection of testing tools and methods.  Managed the testing team effort for the Visual Basic 6 to Visual Basic .NET Upgrade Tool and Java Converter Assistant (Both tools created for Microsoft Co.)
• Worked in conjunction with Microsoft’s Testing Team in order to get both products released, including visits to Microsoft’s offices (Redmond, Seattle) to coordinate and evaluate progress on the testing efforts
• Defined metrics for the testing team, product quality, and products defects
• Gathered information for future evaluation and statistical analysis
  

1996-1999
Artinsoft
San José, Costa Rica
DivisionAnalyst/Programmer/Technical Consultant - Project Leader

• Software developer / tester of Inventory System (TPM II) on Developer 2000 - Oracle
• Technical consultant for customers in Costa Rica, Guatemala, and El Salvador (Central America)
• Software requirement analyst
  

Education

2007-Present
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA, USA

M.Ed in Instructional Technology (Candidate)
Concentration: Track I - Instructional Design and Developement

2004-2006
Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica
Cartago, Costa Rica

MSc. Computer Engineering (Candidate)
Major: Information Systems

1995-1998
Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica
Cartago, Costa Rica
BSc. Computer Engineering
Major: Information Systems

1990 -1992
Instituto de Tecnología Administrativa
San José, Costa Rica
Executive Bilingual Secretary

Awards and Affiliations

2009 Vision Award of Academic Excellence, Office of Diversity Programs and Services, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA.

Member of the Phi Beta Delta International Honor Society, George Mason University Chapter

Member of the Society for Applied Learning Technology 

Languages

Spanish (Native), English (Fluent), French (Fluent), German (Beginner)

Skills

• Proficient in web Web Applications development using following tools and technologies:  CSS, Joomla, , ASP/ASP.NET, Perl, HTML/XHTML, JavaScript, PHP,
• Proficient in online learning development using the following tools: Blackboard, Moodle, Joomla, Web 2.0 Applications
• Proficient in instruction design and developlment using following tools: Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Flash, Camtasia Studio 6, Snag It, Wink, GIMP, Microsoft Office 
• Proficient in database development and maintainance using the following tools:   MySQL, MicrosoftSQL, Oracle, MS Access