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Who am I?

Hi. My name is Julio Flores Schwarzbeck, I am a Mexican national living in the USA for more than 10 years. I am Currently employed working as a Software Engineer and Application Developer at an important financial firm located in Vancouver WA and San Mateo, CA; and live in the small but charming town of Camas, WA.
 
I specialize in writing Python back-end (server) applications and front-end applications mainly using web2py and the Zope web application frameworks.
 
Before I turned into another IT drone in Corporate America I worked extensively developing open source applications and remotely worked for many years (9) for several firms, taking special consideration in always attending their deadlines, something I consider a key point in order to maintain excellent business relationships when telecommuting. Needless to say, I still contact my former employers and I can proudly say that some of them are very good friends, even to this day.
 
I currently work in C# application development, building mostly middle-tier custom (back-end) components under Windows, and "converting" python core components into C#, why you ask? - sadly, it is the nature of the job, and some people just don't get it, that changing application frameworks just for the hype and sake of the new programming language is not necessary the best approach, but as always, politics apply..
 
I am an Industrial and Systems Engineer, with a BS in Manufacturing and Systems Engineering from my alma mater: Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora Located in Sonora México.
 
I am a hardcore Linux fan, using it since the RedHat 5.0 era until 2006. In that year, I added an iMac to my computer repertoire, and have been using both Linux (Currently Ubuntu 10.04) and my venerable iMac (Currently "early 2008") ever since; and in the process saving my wife TONS of headaches by switching her to a Mac as well, hasn't look back since.
 
Among the projects that I've worked on that have a somewhat significant visibility are:
 

• NetAID.org [Developer's Team Member] - U.N. Sponsored Project
• pyforum.org [Author] - (hopefully) soon-to-be web2py's "offical" message board system
• zForum.org [Author] - Zope2-Based Message Board System
• zTracker.org [Author] - Zope2-based Defect Tracking System loosely based on Trac
• AIA Actor's Studio [Author] - Intranet and Website for Movie Casting in Burbank, CA

If you are still awake, you may view my Resume (PDF Format - English).