Juan Rada-Vilela

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Updated: November, 2009
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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Juan Rada-Vilela
Nationality: Venezuelan
Marital status: Single
Date of birth: 20/March/1982
Place of birth: Mérida, Venezuela
Place of residence: Oviedo, Spain
Home phone: +34 985 252 018
Mobile phone: +34 644 542 750
email: jcrada@gmail.com
MSN/Jabber: jcrada@gmail.com
Web page: http://sites.google.com/site/jcrada/

EDUCATION

10/2009 - .... Universidad de Oviedo / European Centre for Soft Computing
Master in Soft Computing and Intelligent Data Analysis
Full scholarship recipient
Mieres, Spain
01/2006 - 07/2009 Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado
Master of Science in Computer Science
Concentration: Artificial Intelligence
Thesis: Evolution of Morphology and Behavior of Virtual Creatures: A Model based on Swarm Intelligence and Artificial Neural Networks (video)
Keywords: Artificial Life, Virtual Creatures, Particle Swarm Optimization, Artificial Neural Networks, Static Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies
Barquisimeto, Venezuela
08/2006 - 08/2007 Universidad Fermín Toro
Graduate Diploma for Teaching
Cabudare, Venezuela
09/1999 - 05/2005 Universidad Fermín Toro
Computer Engineering
Thesis: Intelligent Robot for Playing Tic Tac Toe
Keywords: Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Game Theory, Nash Equilibrium, Zermelo's Algorithm
Cabudare, Venezuela

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

06/2006 - 06/2008 Representaciones Tecnológicas de Cartago
Tres Ríos, Costa Rica
Position: Senior Developer
Workload: +40 hours/week
Software developed: Sinapsis Captura and Sinapsis Central
Description: Multiplatform web applications for phone billing system based on Call Detail Records (CDRs) from Private Branch Exchange (PBX)
Sinapsis Captura: Web application for retrieving Call Detail Records (CDRs) from Private Branch Exchange (PBX)
Features:
  • Developed using Java
  • Generic retrieval from serial port, sockets, files, folders, and databases
  • Retrieval from Zultys MX
  • Simultaneous multiple retrievals
  • Optimized text processing
  • Automatic database updates
  • Extensive use of threads
  • Localization
  • Client architecture
Sinapsis Central: Web application for phone billing
Features:
  • Developed using Java
  • Text processing, analysis, and interpretation
  • Generic reports from databases
  • Generic graphics embedded in reports
  • Export reports to HTML, PDF, XLS, TSV, XML, FO
  • XSL-based report system
  • Database optimization
  • Optimized operations on large databases (queries, inserts, and updates)
  • Extensive use of regular expressions
  • Extensive use of threads
  • Agents for automatic report generation, budget updates, and quick reports
  • Customizable access profiles
  • Localization
  • Server architecture
05/2006 - 05/2007 Universidad Fermín Toro
Cabudare, Venezuela
Position: Instructor Professor
Workload: 3 hours/week
Course taught: Digital System Laboratory
08/2005 - 04/2006 Centro de Computación G&T Sistemas
Barquisimeto, Venezuela
Position: Developer
Workload: +40 hours/week
Modules developed: Budget Execution and Placement of Orders
Features:
  • Development in Borland Delphi
  • Database design and programming using Firebird
  • Requirement Analysis
10/2004 - 02/2005 FUNDACITE - Lara
Barquisimeto, Venezuela
Position: Intern
Workload: 40 hours/week
Responsibilities:
  • Research and implementation of technologies
  • Networks and security
  • Migration from Microsoft Windows to Linux
  • Consultant on new equipment acquisition
  • Technical support

ADDITIONAL TRAINING

2008 - 2009 French Language Course Level XI (372 hours)
Alianza Francesa
Mérida, Venezuela
2008 - 2009 Italian Language Course Level II (100 hours)
FUNDAIDIOMAS
Mérida, Venezuela
2008 - 2008 English Language Course Advanced Level (120 hours)
CEVAM
Mérida, Venezuela
2005 - 2005 High Level Laguages Java using NetBeans IDE (24 hours)
Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado
Barquisimeto, Venezuela
2005 - 2005 Modeling Software Systems Unified Modeling Language (24 hours)
Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado
Barquisimeto, Venezuela
2001 - 2001 Visual Basic Level I (24 hours)
Universidad Fermín Toro
Barquisimeto, Venezuela
2001 - 2001 Service and Repair of Computers Levels I, II (24 hours)
Universidad Fermín Toro
Barquisimeto, Venezuela

LANGUAGES

Spanish (native), English (fluent), French (intermediate), Italian (basic)

COMPUTER SKILLS

Operative Systems Apple Mac OS X, Linux Ubuntu, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft DOS
Programming Languages C++, Java, R, Object Pascal, Assembler
IDEs NetBeans, Eclipse, XCode, Borland Delphi, Borland Kylix
DBMS PostgreSQL, MySQL, H2, Apache Derby, Firebird, Corel Paradox
Documents LaTeX, XML, HTML, XSL (XSLT, XPath, XSL-FO), DTD
Libraries Trolltech Qt, OpenGL, Bullet Physics SDK, Java Swing, Java RegEx, Java Persistence API, JavaServer Faces, Java Servlets, Java Server Pages
Miscellaneous Subversion, GNU bash, Apache Tomcat, NetBeans Profiler, SPSS

OPEN SOURCE PROJECTS

2009 fuzzy-lite A fuzzy inference system for C++ Expected release: December, 2009
2009 latex-uclamsc A LaTeX class for writing a Master's thesis according to UCLA's normsFinished

CERTIFICATES

2008 TOEFL iBT Score: 105 / 120
TOEFL: Test of English as a Foreign Language
2008 Sun Certified Specialist for NetBeans IDE
Sun Microsystems

INTERESTS

Natural and Evolutionary Computation, Artificial Intelligence, Programming, Digital Systems and Microcontrollers, Game Theory, Robotics, Analysis and Design of Algorithms

PUBLICATIONS

2008 J. Rada, R. Parma, W. Pereira. Path Optimization for Multiple Objectives in Directed Graphs using Genetic Algorithms. 2008 IEEE World Congress on Evolutionary Computation. Hong Kong, China
2007 R. Parma, W. Pereira and J. Rada. Ant Colony Optimization Applied to an Autonomous Multiagent Game. CGames 2007 - 10th International Conference on Computer Games: AI, Animation, Mobile, Educational & Serious Games. Kentucky, Estados Unidos

PRESENTATIONS AND LECTURES

2007 J. Rada, R. Parma. Jugando con la Inteligencia Artificial (Playing with Artificial Intelligence). IV Jornadas de Actualización de Analistas de Sistemas. Barquisimeto, Venezuela
2006 J. Rada. Robot Inteligente para Jugar Tres en Línea (Intelligent Robot for Playing Tic-Tac-Toe). III Seminario de Inteligencia Artificial "Un Panorama de Aplicaciones". Barquisimeto, Venezuela
1999 J. Rada, A. Manzano. Asistente en XVI Festival Juvenil Regional de la Ciencia. AsoVAC - Capítulo Falcón. La Vela de Coro, Venezuela

AWARDS

2005 Concurso Mejor Trabajo de Grado de Ingeniería Eléctrica, Electrónica y de Computación
1st Place in Computer Engineering
IEEE-INELECTRA
Caracas, Venezuela
2005 Eureka 2005
2nd Place in Technics' Innovation
Universidad Metropolitana
Caracas, Venezuela
2004 VI Jornadas de Ciencia y Tecnología
Best work award de las Jornadas
1st Place en Inteligencia Artificial
Universidad Fermín Toro
Barquisimeto, Venezuela
2003 V Jornadas de Ciencia y Tecnología
1st Place in Digital Systems
1st Place in Automatas and Formal Languages
Universidad Fermín Toro
Barquisimeto, Venezuela
2002 III Jornadas de Aplicaciones de la Matemática en la Ingeniería
2nd Place in Numerical Analysis
Universidad Fermín Toro
Barquisimeto, Venezuela
2001 II Jornadas de Aplicaciones de la Matemática en la Ingeniería
3rd Place in Differential Calculus
Universidad Fermín Toro
Barquisimeto, Venezuela

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