Francisco J. Perez Laras
Phone: (939)218-0815
Email: fplaras@gmail.com
Career Objective
Goal orientated professional eager to learn and use experience for development and innovation in the industries of business,
education, mobile and web application development. To work towards a successful career with an entity that provides
opportunities for growth and knowledge exchange.
Professional Experiences
Health Informatics Institute - University of South Florida
Application Developer
 Developed new web application features in multiple teams following high quality guidelines
 Created SQL scripts to maintain and update database data
 Designed and developed modules of new responsive web applications
Period: 07/14 - Current
International Admissions – University of South Florida
Period: 03/14-07/14
Reports Developer
 Provided the USF International Admissions department with analytical reports on student admission and recruitment
data using PowerPivot and custom VBA code
MIT Haystack Observatory and Astronomy Research
Period: 06/13-07/13
Research Developer Intern and Chaperone
 Involved in the design and development of the first prototype in the Mahali System using embedded computers, GPS
sensors and mobile devices with purposes of measuring disturbance in the Ionosphere
 Chaperoned Pre-College student researchers at the facility, supporting any needs they had in their research and housing
arrangements
Integratek at Pharma Bio-Serv Inc.
Period: 01/13-05/2013
Application Developer Intern
 Collaborated as part of a team in developing modules in a CMS for enhancing recruiting workflow of the organizations
Human Resources department. Responsible for deliverables and action list creation for projects
Universidad Metropolitana Saturday Academy
Period: 08/12-05/13
Computer Science Research Mentor
 Responsible for over 20 pre-college student research projects and developing a curriculum with strategies to achieve
expected deliverables.
Center for Urban Transportation Research at University of South Florida
Period: 06/12-07/12
Research Developer Intern
 Developed an Android mobile application for benchmarking the accelerometer sensor on Smartphones. A project titled
“Evaluating the Impact of Variable Duty Cycling of Accelerometers on Battery Life”. Presented poster and power point
presentations demonstrating project results
Puerto Rico Institute of Forensic Sciences
Period: 01/12-05/12
Technical Assistant
 Assisted computer crimes lab with labeling and identifying sensitive data and hardware for evidence and police reports.
Obtained certification in digital evidence handling
Wayne State University
Period: 06/11-07/11
Research Developer Intern
 Programmed a desktop application for measuring on a real-time basis performance of a server including the power
consumption for future benchmarking research projects. A project titled “Server Performance Monitoring for Cloud
Computing Applications” presented at multiple research symposiums
Education
 Masters in Science at the University of South Florida in Management in Information Systems
 Bachelors in Science at the University of Puerto Rico at Bayamon in Computer Science
Graduation: 12/15
Graduated: 12/12
Francisco J. Perez Laras
Skills
Communication Skills
 Professional working proficiency in English and Spanish
Development Experience with
 Java, Android, Visual Basic, HTML, PHP, CSS,
JavaScript and Databases such as MySQL, MS SQL and
Oracle
Accomplishments and Awards
 President of the Management Information Systems Society at USF
 Caribbean Computing Center for Excellence Scholar Recipient
 Mentioned in AGMUS Research Symposium Publication for Mentoring Student Poster and Oral Presentation Winners
 Board Member and Treasurer for Computer Science Student Association of University of Puerto Rico at Bayamon
Projects Developed
 Backend complex logic for Zinc sample analysis, HII 2015
 Coordinated first USF Hackathon, USF 2015
 Developed workshops for introduction to programming and databases, USF 2015
 Provided Excel Valuation tool for Turning Points, USF 2015
 Dynamic form generation and UI validation, HII 2014
 Human Resources Job Posting Management DNN Module, Integratek, 2012
 Mobile Web App for Rescate Central, Inc., Class Project UPRB, 2012
 MedProfilr a Patient Management System, Class Project UPRB, 2011
 Procedural Generation for a Virtual City, Research UPRB, 2011
Professional Development
 Sharepoint Basics – Workshop USF College of Business, 2013
 Sharepoint Business Intelligence – Workshop USF Florida College of Business, 2013
 Looking at Electronic Health/Medical Record Systems – Seminar USF College of Business, 2013
 Medical First Responder Certification – MED-E-TRAIN, 2011
 TRIAGE, Tsunami and Earthquake Preparedness – MED-E-TRAIN, 2011