About me
Léo C. V. Gonsalves
Born and raised in the warm lands of South-Eastern Brazil, Léo studies Computer Science at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts, USA. His greatest passion is creation; this translates into website, game, and software development in the area of computer science, or photography and music composition when it comes to hobbies. A summary of his resume can be found below.
Experience
N-SIDE
Louvain La Neuve, Belgium
June 2020 - Present
Software Engineering and Web Developer
- Lead the development of many features, both in back end (REST APIs) and front end (reactive table component).
- Took charge of the ground-up construction of a brand new product application »Contributed to the maintenance and improvement of clincal trial optimization software in a full stack position
- Performed both solo autonomous work as well as in small-to-medium sized team organizations, using agile and shape-up methodologies
- Coordinated E2E continuously integrated features alongside team heads and engineers
- Knowledge of uncommon application stack, and the ability to navigate extensive codebases and interconnected systems
Bose Corporation
Framingham, MA
June - August 2019
Software Engineering and Web Dev. Intern – Mobile Apps & User Interface
- Prototyping and development software and front end interfaces for new products
- Fixing UI defects for new and current products
- Developing web applications using ReactJS, RxJS, and other frameworks
- Coordinating efficiently with dozens of other teams to create innovative, high-quality products
Worcester Polytechnic Inst.
Worcester, MA
March 2019 - Present
Software Engineer and Research Assist. – Data Visualization Lab
- Development of facial recognition and mood analysis software
- Analyzing and displaying data using the latest data visualization research and technology
- Developing a full-stack application using SQL, Node, Express, React and D3 stack
Computrade
São Paulo, Brazil
June - July 2017
IT Support and Customer Care Internship
- Assisted all manners of technical support, including servers and security cameras.
- Shadowed other technicians with customer interaction and care.
- Responsible for backing up, formatting, repairing and setting up OSX, MacOS, Linux and Windows computers.
Klang Games
Berlin, Germany
June 2013
Game Design and QA Internship
- Shadowed and assisted the developers during the mid-stage of development of ReRunners for iOS and Android, mostly in office-related matter.
- QA tested specific stages and parts of the game, using different operating systems, providing valuable feedback to the developers.
The Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta
Worcester, MA (Pi Iota Chapter)
August 2018 - August 2019
Web Chairman and Public Relations Chairman
- Lead all marketing, public relations campaigns for the local chapter, mostly through Instagram.
- Improved marketing social media posts by applying design techniques and more effective outreach strategies.
- Responsible for managing and updating the Chapter Website.
Skills
Foreign Languages
The bars represent the skill level, from basic to fluent
Programming Languages / Libraries
The bars represent the skill level, from barely used it to comfortable developing in it
Software
The bars represent the skill level, from barely used it to very comfortable utilizing it
Education
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA
August 2016 - May 2020
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
WPI’s Computer Science department is as diverse and varied as the field of computer science itself, offering courses and specializations in areas such as human-robotic interaction, intelligent tutoring and educational data mining, bioinformatics, computer security and privacy, and graphics and animation, among many others. I focused mostly on software engineering and web-based technologies.
Escola Maria Imaculada (Chapel School)
São Paulo, SP, Brazil
January 2013 - May 2016
- American High School Diploma
- Brazilian High School Diploma
- International Baccalaureate
- May 2016