About Me

  • Full Name:Rodrigo Pontes
  • Phone:(404) 563-5535
  • Email:rodrigo.dl.pontes@gmail.com
  • Address:848 Spring St NW
    Apt. 2103B
    Atlanta, GA 30308

Hi there!

Hi, my name is Rodrigo Pontes! I'm an Computer Science student and Arch Linux enthusiast from Brazil. I am finishing my Bachelor's degree at Georgia Tech, and like tinkering with tech projects and playing video games in my free time. You can find some of my recent discoveries by reading my blog posts!

Most recently, I have interned at Bloomberg L.P. and developed a React.js web app with a Python back-end that automated the rollout of some of their client facing applications. I am also a Senior TA for Georgia Tech's Data Structures and Algorithms class, and am currently working on a visualization tool to help students learn the material.

Before coming to college, I developed three Android apps - a WhatsApp add-on which brings Facebook Messenger chat bubbles to WhatsApp, a HTTP file sharing server, and a mental arithmetic game - which have reached over 2,800,000 downloads. I have also developed a lightweight and parallelized Android SDK for BigHive, a startup that aggregates and processes location data.

Resume

  • Work Experience

  • DevOps Internship

    Itaú Unibanco | São Paulo, Brazil
    May 2017 - July 2017

    Developed scripts for the continuous integration pipeline of the DevOps team at Itaú Unibanco, the largest bank in the Southern Hemisphere.

  • Data Structures and Algorithms TA and Senior TA

    Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA
    January 2018 - Current

    Was selected to be a Senior TA for Georgia Tech's Data Structures and Algorithms class, one of the largest CS classes at Georgia Tech, and am currently working on a visualization tool to help students learn the material.

  • Android SDK Developer Intern

    BigHive | Atlanta, GA
    August 2018 - December 2018

    Developed a lightweight and parallelized Android SDK for BigHive, a start-up which aggregates and processes location information.

  • Software Engineering Intern

    Bloomberg L.P. | New York, NY
    May 2019 - August 2019

    Developed a React.js web app with a Python back-end that automated the rollout of some of their collateral enterprise client applications, speeding up the rollout process by up to 90%.


  • Education

  • High School Degree

    Colégio Dante Alighieri | São Paulo, Brazil
    February 2011 - November 2015

    3.96 GPA.

  • Bachelor's Degree

    Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA
    August 2016 - Current

    Candidate for Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with expected graduation in May 2021 and 4.00 GPA.


  • Research

  • Android Wear App for Passive Haptic Learning

    Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA
    August 2017 - December 2017

    Developed an Android and Android Wear app for determining the effectiveness of Passive Haptic Learning for learning Morse code, under the supervision of Prof. Caitlyn Seim.

  • Haptic Rehabilitation Gloves for Stroke Patients

    Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA
    January 2018 - May 2018

    Helped build haptic rehabilitation gloves for stroke patients by soldering protoboards and different components, under the supervision of Prof. Caitlyn Seim.


  • Projects

  • Independent Volunteer Computing Front-End Development

    July 2015 - November 2015

    Developed a JavaFX front-end for BOINC, a volunteer computing software from Berkley, which was easier to use and had features such as logging in with a Facebook account.

  • Independent Android Application Development

    São Paulo, Brazil
    December 2015 - August 2016

    Developed three Android applications - a WhatsApp add-on, an HTTP file sharing server, and a mental arithmetic game - which jointly totaled 2,800,000+ downloads.

  • Data Structures and Algorithms Visualization Tool

    Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA
    May 2018 – Present

    Currently working on a data structures and algorithms visualization tool to help students learn the course materials for the class I am a TA for.


  • Extracurricular Activities

  • HackGT Participant

    Georgia Institute of Technology | September 2016

    Participated in a two day hackathon as the lead Android developer, in which I developed a social fitness app integrated to a Node.js and MongoDB back-end.

  • Brazilian Student Association Vice President

    Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA
    January 2018 – May 2018

    Helped administer the Brazilian Student Association club at Georgia Tech, and organized an information session with Itaú Unibanco to promote their internship program.

  • Google CodeU Participant

    May 2018 – August 2018

    Was invited to participate in Google’s CodeU program, in which I helped develop a JSP based chat app by implementing styled text using BBCode and statistics using Google charts.

Expertise

Android Development

Native Android and Android Wear development

Full-Stack Development

Front-end development with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React.js and Bulma, and back-end development with Node.js, Express and JSP

Data Structures and Algorithms

Usage of data structures and algorithms in practice, and teaching of the subject

Linux

Arch Linux, Debian and Ubuntu, and Bash scripting

Java, JavaScript and Python

Extensive practical experience with Java, JavaScript and Python

Skills

AnyChart Trial Version

Blog Posts

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