ERNESTO SIGAL
1 Arboretum Place, Cutmore Ropeworks, Flat 712
Mobile 07413 575194
Barking, Essex, IG11 7GT
Summary
Information systems professional acknowledged for capacity to tackle challenging
issues, analyze viable alternatives, and provide innovative solutions. Outstanding
customer service skills resolving technical issues and educating end-users.
Education
Ingeniero en Informática (Information Systems Engineer)
2011
Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina. 6 year course of studies
equivalent to MEng UK Standard. Highly focused on scientific and engineering
aspects of computers and software development.
Work Experience
Technical Engineer
2006 to 2011
Panavox Servicios Informáticos, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Supervised and provided support for all information systems for five companies.
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Authored a set of standarized information systems security policies, processes,
and procedures that highly improved companies organization resulting in an
increase in general operative efficiency.
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Migrated servers to virtualized environments and implemented automated
remote backups which reduced both operations data loss and downtime from
days to hours in the event of failure.
Teaching Assistant
2007 to 2008
Universidad De Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Guided students in highly project-oriented courses focused on low level aspects of
computers. Assisted the Professor in grading examinations and projects.
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Courses: Microcomputer Laboratory, Computer Architecture.
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Created a comprehensive guide to help students with no prior experience in
electronics which reduced projects' first draft preparation time by 50% and early
dropouts by 20%.
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Incorporated software quality and design notions to the course which were
previously neglected and was mainly focused on electronic aspects.
Skills
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Programming Languages: Java SE 6, C++, C, SQL.
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Languages: Spanish (Native), English (FCE A, CAE A, CPE A).
Projects
AMGsys - 2010
Developed a fully integrated software for managing and monitoring distributed
systems via a GUI. Focused on quality and functional aspects while providing a
flexible open source solution.
Template matching using genetic algorithms - 2009
Wrote a paper and the supporting software on an innovative approach to the
template matching technique which is a widely accepted method to meassure image
similarity in the artificial vision field.
Micro Pong - 2007
Developed a version of the game Pong from scratch based on a small
microcontroller of the 8051 family. Created a mid level graphics and sound
framework to abstract from the underlying complex assembly code.
