
Development Manager and Agile Coach at Hoodiny Entertainment Group
Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

Development Manager and Agile Coach at Hoodiny Entertainment Group
Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area
Highly experienced in applications architecture, development and design. Fluent in 'Agile' methodologies, current practitioner and 'Extreme Programming' instructor.
Currently enjoying the flexibility and agility the Web provides for developing applications using frameworks such as Ruby on Rails. Also solving deployment and linux administration dilemmas since 2003.
Extensive experience with Print and Web design, solving difficult user interface puzzles through evolved Interface Architecture experience.
Experienced on development of desktop financial/mitigation software on Windows with C/C++ and Microsoft SQL (2000-2007)
• Self-motivated and goal-driven, passionate, and organized
• Internal Recruiting and Training Experience
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Acute ability to adapt and excel trough technology advancements
• Fluent in English and Portuguese, good knowledge of Spanish.
For more information: http://brunomiranda.com
Programming Experience
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Ruby, PHP, JavaScript, SQL, C/C++ and XSLT
Design Experience
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Photoshop, HTML, CSS, Web Standards
Libraries & Frameworks
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Ruby on Rails, jQuery, RSpec, Shoulda, Test Unit
Databases & Development Tools
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MySQL, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL, Git, Mercurial, Subversion, TextMate
Platforms & Deployment
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Mac OS X, Windows 2000/XP, Linux
Nginx, Apache, Passenger
(Privately Held; Entertainment industry)
March 2009 — Present (9 months)
Currently leading a team of 9 very talented developers, designers and application support technicians using Agile's best practices. The Cyloop platform is a Ruby on Rails application serving millions of people around the world an immense variety of music and personalized musical recommendations.
We are currently working on Cyloop 3, our flagship product. Cyloop is a social music application that allows users to create a powerful and personalized multimedia experience with one of the most extensive audio and video libraries on the web.
Cyloop is the brains behind MSN's music channel in Mexico, Brazil, US Latin, Latin America and Terra.es in Spain.
(Privately Held; Broadcast Media industry)
January 2008 — March 2009 (1 year 3 months)
Lead Developer and Architect of web applications using Ruby on Rails. 'Agile' practitioner and enforcer of beautiful user interfaces. While at Todobebe I hand picked and hired extremely talented software developers also provided agile training and guidance. Todobebe works directly with a handful of Fortune 500 clients and our web portfolio receives millions of visitors per each month.
(Computer Software industry)
2007 — August 2008 (1 year )
Aided in the Development, design and deployment of the highly successful meal planning site, using Ruby on Rails. TastyPlanner.com has over 12,000 members and 200,000 monthly views.
(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)
August 2004 — February 2008 (3 years 7 months)
Bopia is a Web Development/Design agency located in Plantation, FL.
As creative director and lead architect I help ensure that through our advanced skills in the area of software development and design our clients are satisfied with the solutions we provide and are able to achieve their goals.
(Privately Held; Insurance industry)
April 2001 — January 2008 (6 years 10 months)
Aided in the development of large financial and mitigation systems for car insurance company using C++ and Borland Builder for Windows platform. Also designed and developed company's current website which is widely used by thousands of insurance agents, helping the job of updating insurance records, processing payments and much more.
(Computer & Network Security industry)
June 2000 — August 2003 (3 years 3 months)
Assisted in designing, securing and maintaining a network of 2500+ user terminals. Along side a talented group of network technicians, the upgrading and revamping of a major network was made possible which still runs to this date.
Software Engineering, Web Development, Web Usability and Accessibility.
Bopia.com featured in WebCreme: for impressive design: http://webcreme.com/page/108/
Bopia.com featured in CSSMania: http://cssmania.com/topics/web-design/companies/?p=17
Bopia.com featured in CSSElite: http://www.csselite.com/showcase/colorful/bopia.html#comments
Bopia.com featured in CSSImport.com