alterenzo / cv

Crescenzo D'Alterio

I am a tech / video games / science geek who could spend hours just reading about new technologies.

Working as an eDiscovery Data Analyst, I realised that the days I enjoyed the most were the ones where something went 'wrong', and I needed to find ways to solve the problems, whether that's using new software, playing around on the SQL database or writing a simple script using the basic knowledge of programming I had.

I therefore decided to join Makers Academy, a highly intensive 16 weeks coding bootcamp, which has enabled me to learn so much in such a short period of time, it's still hard to believe.

My dream would be now to join a team where I can apply all I've learned in a working environment, whilst still learning.

Skills

Passion driven

The reason I have relocated to London is because eventually I wanted to try and find a job as a developer. It took me two years to be in a position in which I could leave my job and seriously commit to my passion, but I made it! I left my comfort zone and risked everything to follow my passion.

Doing something you thoroughly enjoy is the quickest way to excellence in my opinion.

Hungry (or Thirsty?) for knowledge

I genuinely find learning new things (especially tech related subjects) very exciting.

The thing that I definitely took out of my learning experience at Makers is not simply how to write code in Ruby or Javascript, but really how to learn new skills with the least possible guidance, finding differences and similarities with what I already know. I now feel very excited about the chance of testing these new abilities in a real life scenario.

Teaching/Mentoring (?)

I regularly receive personal feedback regarding my ability to explain subjects I know, and how I can help people to understand those subjects. I'm patient and willing to try a variety of approaches to explain different topics.

Projects that I'm proud of

Github Repo	Name	Description
https://github.com/gtormiston/chasing_shadows_api_server	Chasing Shadows (API Server)	Rails server app to manage the logic of Chasing Shadows
https://github.com/AnnaHollandSmith/chasing_shadows	Chasing Shadows (Front-end App)	Geolocation based RPG written in JavaScript and deployed to iOS using Cordova
https://github.com/alterenzo/webhook_catcher	Webhook Catcher	A simple web app designed to receive incoming data from a transactional email API Webhook, store it in a database, and display statistics.
https://github.com/alterenzo/shop	Shop	A Rails app that simulates a simple shop page, with a Cart on which is possible to add products, and apply voucher codes.

Education

Makers Academy (April 2016 to August 2016)

• Curiosity and hungry passion for code
• Independent learner and problem-solver
• OOP, TDD, SOLID, MVC, DDD
• Software Craftsmanship
• Agile Development
• Pair Programming
• Ruby, Rails, Javascript, Node.js
• Rspec, Jasmine, Mocha

Oracle Certified Associate, Java SE 7 Programmer (October 2013)

Mechanical Engineering student (2006 - 2009)

Experience

Consilio (May 2015 to May 2016)
London - UK
Technical Analyst

Iris Data Services (April 2014 to May 2015)
London - UK
eDiscovery Data Analyst

Cash Flow S.r.l (Dec 2013 to March 2014)
Naples - Italy
*Java Developer - Creation of a simple Java program to calculate interest rates and creating a custom PDF output *

DataNet (2007 to 2012)
Naples - Italy
IT Sales Assistant

Hobbies

• Cycling
• Videogames
• Music (especially electronic music)