José Antonio Alejos Castillo

Current Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, document, test, and debug new and existing software systems and applications using C#, .NET, and SQL.
• Translate business requirements into clear system definitions and solutions.
• Communicate effectively using flowcharts, data flow diagrams, and unified modeling language (UML).
• Serve as a technical expert on development projects.
• Participate in the full software development life cycle, including requirements analysis and design.
• Understand and apply various software architecture and implementation methods.
• Identify gaps in system models and software development processes.
• Create technical specifications based on conceptual design and business requirements.
• Support, maintain, and document software functionality.
• Analyze code to identify errors and revise programs as needed.
• Participate in code reviews and software design meetings.
• Assess user needs to determine technical requirements.
• Collaborate with end-users to prototype, refine, test, and debug programs.
• Perform tasks and assignments as directed.
• Comply with all organizational policies and standards.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Activities:
ERP Troubleshooting.
Business logic analysis.
Finance area in ERP/Kinetic.

Tools:
JIRA.
Azure DevOps.
CI/CD.
Visual Studio 2022.
Visual Studio Code.
.NET Framework.
Unit Testing.

Database:
SQL Server.

Reporting technologies:
SQL Server Reporting Services.

VCS:
TFS/Git.

Implemented quality control processes throughout the entire product development lifecycle, resulting in a reduction of defects and returns.

• Improved system efficiency by identifying and resolving software bugs and performance bottlenecks.
• Enhanced user experience with the development of intuitive user interfaces and navigation tools.
• Reduced system downtime by proactively addressing potential issues and providing timely technical support to users.
• Troubleshot incidents reported by end-users to schedule system changes and identify permanent solutions.
• Main technologies Java and Sybase.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assisted in the testing and quality assurance of software applications.
• Logged, tracked, and managed defects using Mantis Bug Tracker.
• Executed test cases and documented results to ensure software met functional requirements.
• Collaborated with developers to reproduce and resolve reported issues.
• Assisted in creating and maintaining test documentation, including test plans and test cases.
• Reported testing progress and findings to senior QA engineers and project managers.
• Gained experience in understanding software development life cycle (SDLC) and QA processes.