Miguel Pragier

Software Engineer



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CountryBrazil
City - StateSão Paulo - SP
Zip Code02408.040
Mail & GoogleTalkmiguelpragier@gmail.com
Mail & Messengermiguelpragier@hotmail.com
Skypemiguelpragier
Linkedinhttp://br.linkedin.com/in/miguelpragier

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PortugueseNative
EnglishGood
SpanishGood listening and intermediary speaking.

Technologies that I´m currently using


Professional Experience

TitleSoftware Engineer and IT Manager
Job descriptionCreation of an entire PHP framework for fast forms development, project leading and a soft business intelligence API based on database queries
PeriodSince 02/2010
Tools and TechnologiesPHP, HTML-Strict, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, PostgreSql9 over Linux and Win7.
CompanyImóvel do Proprietário ( Current Occupation )
Some more Imóvel do Proprietário is a brazilian website specialized in real state announcements and ads.
It's the first brazilian website focused in property owners, offering nice tools to manage the ads.
Since the begining, it was a hard and nice school, where I´ve learned how to create from zero a complete digital company, with IT internal and outsourced infrastructure, hire multi-discipline workers, build stable webservers on cloud environment, lead IT strategy and stablish strong partnership and integration proccesses with other players.
At this company, we´ve created a very good reputation as a professional, hi-tech, creative and inovative company.
TitleSoftware Engineer and IT Manager
Job descriptionDefinition of technology strategies and advanced 2D game programming
PeriodFrom 04/2006 to 11/2011
Tools and TechnologiesANSI C Language over Win32API, SDL for Win32 and Linux, game servers written in C# and running PostgreSql, and workflow software written in PHP with MySql.
CompanyReelMatic Eletrônica
Some more Reelmatic distinguish itself as a brazilian casino games developer.
There, we employ the ANSI C language to implement the same game in Windows and Linux, with small coding changes.
We had based all our work on the great SDL library - the most used 2D multimidia layer/framework.
However, the server softwares I had created with C#, because we elected Windows as Server Platform, and because C# is very good with TCP/IP networking.
The PostgreSQL database was choosen by it robustness, fast engine and low-cost.
The development manager software I made employing the PHP language, in a Ubuntu LAMP server. I consider PHP very productive and well-documented.
TitleSenior Software Developer
Job descriptionTechnology consulting and programming client/server, creation of embedded API routines on x86 16 bits platform
PeriodFrom 08/2005 to 04/2006
Tools and TechnologiesC, C#, MySql, PHP and PostgreSql
CompanyKBus Ltda.
TitleSenior Software Developer
Job descriptionSoftware development and database design
PeriodFrom 03/2005 to 07/2005
Tools and TechnologiesJ2EE, Oracle (PLSQL) and PostgreSql (PL/PGSQL), PHP and DHTML.
Company.ComDomínio S/A
TitleB.I. Analyst
Job descriptionJob Description Development and maintenance of Stored Procedures written for MS Sql Server, Statistical and financial data analysis, information and reports emission through a well integrated Sharepoint and Office 2003 environment, Daily maintenance of automatic reporting systems and Bilingual support to managers and clients.
PeriodFrom 10/2004 to 03/2005
Tools and TechnologiesC#, VB.Net, VB6, And mainly TransactSQL
CompanyCredigy Brasil
Some more Credigy is a purchaser and manager of distressed assets with operations in the United States and Brazil.
There I've worked in Business Intelligence for the first time. And it was very nice.
We did highly complex SQL queries, eventually using DataMining and OLAP concepts, to offer ad-hoc answers to suport very important decisions of our directors and investors.
At that time, I learned so much about automation using MS Office, about extreme complex SQL puzzles and a bit about MS SharePoint publishing.
Our only database was the MS SqlServer.
TitleFreelance programmer
Job descriptionComplete software engineering and life-cycle, from plannig and design until development and continuous refactoring.
PeriodFrom 06/2003 to 06/2004
Tools and TechnologiesMySql and PHP
CompanyColgate Corp - Social Actions Divsion
Some more Colgate had an outsourced CallCenter, and I was hired to create the Call Center Management System, from the sctratch.
Based on general characteristics of employes, hardware and avaliable infrastructure, and considering the intended goals internal politics, I have planned an entire intranet in PHP/DHTML and MySql.
The software was deployed through the incremental method, one operational piece per time. Each module validated by the user, untill all positions and functions was integrated.
Some years after, the division was entirely outsourced, and a whole new team was hired. But the software was still "our" software, and keep working even with the new orientations.
In fact, that system need just a few resources, and is totally concentrated in a LAMP server. It's easy to maintain and to move.
On that important time, I dive deep in PHP, Apache, MySql, Debian Linux, JavaScript and formal HTML.
There, was very important to have a well designed database, because on the daily heaviy working time, complex queries divide processing with a big number of attendances.
TitleIndependent IT Consultant
Job descriptionDatabase design and maintenance and software development, creation and management of intranets and Mobile software development.
PeriodFrom 01/2003 to 08/2004
Tools and TechnologiesC, C#, ASP, MSSql, MySql, PHP, eVB, VB6.
CompanyMIRSZ Ltda.
TitleSoftware Developer
Job descriptionBackend systems development, processes analysis and software planning and design, workgroups coordination, PocketPC (Window CE) Software development, internal automation and database administration in Linux and Windows platforms.
PeriodFrom 06/2002 to 01/2003
Tools and TechnologiesC, C#, ASP, MSSql, MySql, Oracle, PHP, eVB, VB6.
CompanySoluziona / Palm Solution & Mirsz Ltda.
TitleSoftware Developer and DBA
Job descriptionSoftware development and processes organization, implementing of free/open software and development over these platforms, in a form of reduce IT costs, maintenance of several database systems in different customers, Mainly Oracle, MSSql, MySql, Access and Dbase.
PeriodFrom 11/2001 to 06/2002
Tools and TechnologiesC, C#, C++, Java ME, ASP, MSSql, MySql, PostgreSql, PHP, eVB, VB6.
CompanyMIRSZ Ltda.
Some more MIRSZ was founded by three friends/programmers, which work with new technologies. I was one of them.
In this period we work with a variety of technologies. To organizations of various sizes and even to other I.T companies.
MIRSZ has strongly contributed to mobile technologies popularization, with cellphones, smartphones, tablets or pdas, integrating embeded applications with traditional back-end application servers.
There, I perform mainly as DBA and business man. I employ massively Oracle, MSSqlServer, VisualBasic, Java and start working with C#.
Initial TitlePlain Systems Analyst
Definitive TitleMS Sql Server DBA/DBD
Job descriptionSoftware development and maintenance on mobile devices, backend systems design and development, Transact SQL Stored Procedures creation, to replace heavy routines written in clipper on client machines.
PeriodFrom 10/2000 to 11/2001
Tools and TechnologiesC, MSSql, Oracle, Clipper, ADVPL, VB6, CASL, Delphi.
CompanyMicrosiga ( Currently TOTVS )
Some more I came to Microsiga to compose the New Technologies task-force. My job was make programs in mobile devices, over Windows CE, o Palm OS e o Symbian and some proprietary OSs.
I did programs in CASL, OPL, VB and in e-VB.
Later I went to DBA department, as MSSqlServer programmer. My work was migrate ADVPL ( A proprietary language ) routines or Clipper to Transact-SQL.
TitleDatabase programmer and Software Developer
Job descriptionCreation, maintenance and optimization of source code libraries, programming in Visual Basic with Sql Server & Oracle databases, software development for mobile devices using the CASL language, SQLServer database tunning.
PeriodFrom 06/1999 to 10/2000
Tools and TechnologiesMSSql, MySql, PHP, VB6, Oracle.
CompanyBanco ABN Amro ( Outsourced for Advanta / WW Solutions Ltda. )
Some more When the bank Real was internally adapting to the operation model of it new owner - The ABN Amro Bank, dozens of groups was renewing, migrating and transforming the corporation softwares. And some, as I did, was creating new software.
There I did a huge workflow manager, intended to attend only the HelDesk department. I had conversations with several software users, with license to give me orientations about their routines. This way, with the essential help of my manager and system analyst, we did the software knownest as e-Helper.
I also worked on the first brazilian ATM monitoring software.
Our employed technologies was Visual Basic, MS-Sql Server and Oracle.
TitleDBA and Software Developer
Job descriptionCreation of API for huge database management applications, software systems conversion from VB3 to VB4 and VB5, technology modernizing and improvement, migrating legacy routines to the client-server architecture. ( More than one hundred thousand lines written in transact SQL.) and SQLServer v6 and v6.5 database tuning.
PeriodFrom 04/1998 to 06/1999
Tools and TechnologiesMSSql, Acess e VB3, VB4, VB5 and VB6.
CompanyÍcone Software Office
Some more Ícone is a small and agile software development enterprise.
Our work was all based on Visual Basic and MS Sql Server.
At Ícone I learned to administrate and optimize databases, and create hundreds of Stored Procedures.
Our goal was to migrate client based application proccessing to the Client/Server architecture.
Migrating other people VB3 written software to VB4 and VB5, I knew several programming styles.
Our main customers was the Real State players.
I was pleased to work with some great professionals, as Mr. Antônio Ozi, Eduardo Schwartz and - specially - Ginaldo Vasconcelos, who is Ícone owner and main executive currently. I learned a lot with him
TitleIndependant IT Consultant
Job descriptionPrivate computing classes for executives, automation and software development for small offices and development of Personal Organization Systems.
PeriodUntill 04/1998
Tools and Technologies
CompanyIndependent Consulting
TitleSoftware Developer
Job descriptionDevelopment of DBMS systems.
PeriodFrom 1997 to 1998
Tools and TechnologiesClipper, Acess, VB3, VB4 and VB5.
CompanyPrompsi Informática
TitleInformatic Teacher
Job descriptionTo teach how to operate a PC running DOS or Windows, and their main programs.
PeriodFrom 1996 to 1997
Tools and TechnologiesWindows, DOS, MS Office World, PowerPoint, Excell and Acces and Wordstar, Lotus 123, DBase and Internet
CompanyGrupo SOS Computadores
Some more I was invited by this ( at time ) famous informatic school, when they was expanding and searching new instructors.
On the period of one year and a half, I gave classes of DBase, Q-Basic, DOS, Windows 3.1x, 95, Word, Excel, Access, Basic Computer Operation, did dozens of consulting and good new friends.
I have worked in four schools of this franchise.
The studies reference was the BBS ( Bulletin Board Systems ), Books are important, but expensive and rare.
At the same period, I gave private classes to executives, teaching Windows and MS Office.
Initial TitlePC Operator assistant
Definitive TitleNetwork administrator
Job descriptionData processing, network automation and Novell Netware 3x administration
PeriodFrom 1992 to 1995
Tools and TechnologiesXT Platform, DOS batch scripts, Windows, Clipper and Novell Netware
CompanyGrupo Flor de Lis

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