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    <name>George Mendoza</name>
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      <start>2025-06</start>
      <description>* Updated Chrome extension to support insurance rewrites. * Led code standardization initiative. * Developed configuration and calculation of bonuses for insurance agencies. * Led data integrity initiative to redesign bundle and cross-sell logic, updating multiple reporting queries to ensure accurate household policy classification and sales metrics. * Gave a live demonstration of writing unit tests in spec-style format, using Minitest. https://youtu.be/V_1ra_PAOEQ * Developing and collaborating on retentions workflow. * Led Rewrite Audit import project. * Led Telemarketers admin and reports project. * Led Data Lead URL &amp; Sub ID metrics project. * Led automation of release process. * Led policy activity tagging project.</description>
      <title>Senior Ruby on Rails Engineer</title>
      <end>2026-10</end>
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      <organization>Narra Labs</organization>
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      <start>2023-03</start>
      <description>Senior developer on the Integrations team, modernizing legacy systems and building third-party integrations.  * Led the migration of Python onboarding scripts into the Rails stack, improving maintainability and performance. * Designed and implemented integrations with Adobe Sign, Box, and SmartVault. * Built internal tools to troubleshoot, log, and fix recurring production issues. * Refactored legacy admin pages, including nested form support and filter logic improvements.</description>
      <title>Senior Ruby on Rails Engineer</title>
      <end>2025-04</end>
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      <organization>Liscio</organization>
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      <start>2021-06</start>
      <description>Contributor to Solidus, an open-source eCommerce platform built with Rails.  * Rebuilt SolidusStarterFrontend as a Rails application template, aligning the checkout flow with Rails conventions. * Delivered educational content: blog posts, screencasts, and talks to promote adoption of the new frontend. * Extracted legacy frontend into a separate gem to support modular upgrades across user deployments.</description>
      <title>Senior Ruby on Rails Engineer</title>
      <end>2023-03</end>
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      <organization>Nebulab</organization>
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      <start>2018-06</start>
      <description>* Built a new survey database and integrated it with existing legacy systems. * Improved the UX of the gift redemption funnel. * Migrated fulfillment file uploads from Google Sheets to Amazon S3. * Developed a Rails engine encapsulating reusable admin UI components.</description>
      <title>Senior Ruby on Rails Engineer</title>
      <end>2021-06</end>
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      <organization>Caroo</organization>
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      <start>2013-09</start>
      <description>* Delivered multiple ecommerce features, including product filtering, mobile checkout, and survey database. * Built systems for product reviews, survey data, and logistics management. * Released git_pretty_accept as an open-source Git workflow tool.</description>
      <title>Senior Ruby on Rails Engineer</title>
      <end>2018-05</end>
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      <organization>EdgiLife</organization>
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      <id>01a162ee-9e42-7b2b-9bab-0dfb2876d397</id>
      <start>2009-01</start>
      <description>* Worked as a solo developer for two major web apps: a feedback submission portal and a private airline reservation system. * Implemented a JavaScript-based flight seat map editor.</description>
      <title>Senior Ruby on Rails Engineer</title>
      <end>2013-09</end>
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      <organization>Self-Employed</organization>
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      <id>01a162ee-9e45-72e5-b397-b2ec01e76fed</id>
      <start>2008-01</start>
      <description>* Implemented an airfare search app for a travel agency, a booking app for an aircon servicing company, and a class management app for a music school. * Developed business automation tools, including airfare scrapers and dynamic AJAX dashboards.</description>
      <title>Ruby on Rails Engineer</title>
      <end>2008-11</end>
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      <organization>NextLogic Singapore</organization>
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      <id>01a162ee-9e47-710a-ae15-d836364c0121</id>
      <start>2005-08</start>
      <description>* Built Java and Visual Basic tools to compute equipment metrics (yield, utilization, availability) for Texas Instruments Philippines. * Developed Excel-based dashboards with database queries, pivot tables, charts, and macros. * Maintained and improved the operating system of a Burn-In Board loader; added input validation, bug fixes, and logging.</description>
      <title>IT/Software Specialist</title>
      <end>2007-12</end>
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      <organization>Kestronic Inc.</organization>
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      <start>2002-05</start>
      <description>* Developed and maintained various intranet web applications for Texas Instruments Philippines. * Built a Java Swing frontend for Oracle inventory databases. * Enhanced a financial forecasting tool consolidating data from SAP, Oracle, SQL Server, and Excel.</description>
      <title>Software Engineer</title>
      <end>2005-08</end>
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      <organization>Acestar Solutions and Trading, Inc</organization>
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