Fernando Soto

About

Senior IT professional with M.Sc. degree in Computer Science, 17+ years of experience in software development, Internet and Internet protocols and proven capabilities in team management and leadership; logical and methodical thinker with acute attention to detail, excellent problem solving skills and significant entrepreneurial experience.

Experience

• Software Development Manager at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  Feb 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 5 mos

• Cloud Technical Solutions Engineer Manager at Google
  Jan 2020 - Feb 2022 · 2 yrs 2 mos

• BlueCat (Greater Toronto Area, Canada)
  • Integrity Chief Architect
    Oct 2019 - Jan 2020 · 4 mos

  • Director, Software Engineering
    Nov 2016 - Oct 2019 · 3 yrs

  • Software Development Manager
    Oct 2011 - Nov 2016 · 5 yrs 2 mos

• IBM Canada Software Lab - Toronto (3 yrs 1 mo)
  • Software Development Manager
    Apr 2011 - Oct 2011 · 7 mos

  • Senior Software Developer
    Oct 2008 - Apr 2011 · 2 yrs 7 mos

    - Software Development Team Lead and project management - IBM Lotus Foundations core architecture and development - Linux, C/C++, shell scripting - 3rd party CRM application integration for the IBM Foundation for Smart Business platform

• Software Developer / Team Lead at ConceptWave
  Oct 2007 - Oct 2008 · 1 yr 1 mo

  - Developed company proprietary framework - Java - Developed order entry and order management systems using JavaScript and proprietary metadata, integrating with customer systems using the SOA concept - Acted as technical pre-sales, implementing POCs for telecom industries like Portugal Telecom, Comcast, Time Warner Cable and British Telecom