2016-11-26

Resume

Last updated February 23, 2025

Alfonso Cornejo

Software Engineer specializing in web development, leadership, and project management. Experienced in React, NodeJS, Typescript, Javascript, Accessibility, and Responsive Web Design.

  • Experience in varied industries and differently sized teams.
  • Experience in leadership and mentoring of engineering teams, project evaluation, and planning.
  • Compliant with high quality standards and able to deliver under pressure.
  • Praised for effective communication skills.
  • Hands-on experience with most levels of technology stack, including setting up Servers, Operative Systems, Network, Security, and Databases.
  • Fan of Data Visualization, Analytics, and Graphical Computation; applied in personal projects.

Proficiencies

  • React
  • Javascript
  • Typescript
  • Accessibility
  • Responsive Web Design
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • NodeJS
  • JSON Schema
  • Java
  • WordPress
  • SQL
  • UNIX
  • SSH
  • Analytics

Experience

The Walt Disney Company Logo

Lead Software Engineer at The Walt Disney Company

1 year, February 2024 – Present

Driving technology unification efforts, leading third party integrations, setting architectural direction, reviewing and evaluating projects, mentoring successful engineers, and serving as Acting Manager.

  • Lead the efforts of migrating the ESPN+ commerce flows to the unified platform that powered Disney+ and Hulu, fully deprecating the legacy ESPN+ system.
  • Lead the effort to integrate the company’s streaming services with the emerging Venu streaming service, and helped set the blueprints for the partnership with the MAX streaming service.
  • Mentoring a group of exceptional engineers to grow and succeed.
  • Performing duties as Acting Manager by evaluating new projects, prioritizing the work, committing to realistic timelines, and planning ahead for 6 months.

Remote, USA – Read more

The Walt Disney Company Logo

Senior Software Engineer at The Walt Disney Company

2 years 8 months, July 2021 – February 2024

As a member of the Web Transactional team, I got to contribute to the development of the most crucial aspect of the commerce flows, the point where transactions are completed, the user is charged, and their subscription is created, for the Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ streaming services.

  • Contributed to build the Backend-for-Frontend service API for a unified commerce system, and I was praised for the knowledge and experience brought to the table when designing and architecting for known commerce use cases.
  • Built the integrations to launch new partnerships with external companies, enabling new sources of revenue by allowing users to purchase Disney offers billed by third parties.
  • Started and participated in forums, presentations, and team culture building initiatives that had lasting impact.
  • Performed several operational commerce updates, such as merchandising and launching new offers, promotions, and plan tiers. Implemented price increases. Migrated users from legacy to updated offer models. Refreshed and redesigned offerings pages.

Remote, USA – Read more

Globant Logo

Web UI Developer at Globant

2 year 6 months, February 2019 – July 2021

Delivered software to some of this company’s world-class clients and participated in some internal and volunteer projects.

  • Hulu: Lead the development of new features for the Web Signup flow of the company, a critical
    component of the operation and the main source of revenue.
  • HBO: Development of new features and maintenance of the home website.
  • Southwest Airlines: Web Application for managing payments of Southwest Business loyalty customers
  • LATAM Airlines: Full-stack Web Application for customers to redeem funds vouchers into bank account direct deposits
  • Government of Argentina: Real-time interactive dashboard for tracking healthcare resources during the COVID-19 pandemic

Chile and USA – Read more

Cumplo Logo

Developer at Cumplo

8 months, May 2018 – December 2018

Developed the Front-end for 2 Web Applications with React. Modeled the company’s business process with Camunda BPMN. Identified and fixed security flaws and gave support to legacy systems. Did classes to co-workers about Front-end development with HTML and CSS.

Santiago, Chile – Read more

Centro Abadía Logo

Freelance Web Developer at Centro Abadía

6 months, July 2018 – December 2018

Developed a WordPress website for this therapy center. Implemented Front-end design made by professional graphic designer. Advised website’s owner with hiring a server hosting service and setting up all infrastructure required for operations, including email integration with Gmail.

Chile – Read more

Universidad de Chile Logo

Software Development Engineer for Sketchpad at Universidad de Chile

3 years 10 months, December 2013 – October 2017

Designed and developed a cross-browser Mobile Web Application to be used in lectures that provides Content distribution in real time. Researched Learning Analytics tools and created dashboard integrated within App for analysis. Setup a server and environment that handled 100 requests per second.

Santiago, Chile – Read more

World Aluminium Systems Logo

Freelance Web Developer at World Aluminium Systems

5 months, April 2017 – August 2017

Developed a product showcase website following the company’s corporate image and designs, migrating the initial WordPress prototype to Java EE.

Santiago, Chile – Read more

BlueprintsIT Logo

Software Development Engineer at BlueprintsIT

1 year 2 months, April 2015 – August 2015 and July 2016 – March 2017

Developed 4 enterprise Software for this consulting company’s clients.

  • Mass email sending Software
  • Process Orchestration for Notifications System
  • Weather Sensors Network Software for monitoring and visualizing weather conditions
  • Medical concepts browsing and modeling Software requested by state government

Santiago, Chile – Read more

PUA Diseño y Construcción Logo

Freelance Web Developer at PÚA Diseño y Construcción

9 Months, May 2016 – January 2017

Designed, developed and deployed two websites as freelancer. Delivered tailored presentation and design for this and a client company, contributing to their corporate images.

Santiago, Chile – Read more

Founderlist Logo

CTO at Founderlist

10 months, August 2015 – May 2016

Built Full-stack Web Application to showcase and manage a Startups database that handled over 30.000 registered users and over 500 unique daily visitors.

Santiago, Chile – Read more

Athabasca University logo

Visiting Researcher at Athabasca University

1 month, July 2014

Dived into a Research Collaboration between Athabasca University and Universidad de Chile in the field of Learning Analytics. The knowledge gained in this experience was applied to Sketchpad.

Edmonton, AB, Canada – Read more

CMVRC logo

Analyst Developer at NCX Enterprise Consulting

10 months, March 2014 – December 2014

Developed a system requested by the Government of Chile for managing the daily operations of the largest car impound lot in the country, with capacity for over 12,000 vehicles.

Santiago, Chile – Read more

eGreen logo

Intern Developer at E-Green

4 Months, March 2014 – June 2014

Developed this company’s first version of a platform to measure and offset CO2 emissions, building a Ruby on Rails presentational website and a back-office system.

Santiago, Chile – Read more

Impruvme logo

CIO & Co-founder at Impruvme

5 months, August 2013 – December 2013

Developed two websites to create presence for a Startup that landed hundreds of sign-ups and helped gain the initial traction with which the resulting association established itself.

Santiago, Chile – Read more

Foris logo

Engineer Trainee at Foris

7 months, August 2012 – February 2013

Participated in the development of 3 products of this Artificial Intelligence company.

  • Resource Optimization Software for universities
  • Desertion Analysis Software for higher education institutions
  • Labor Market’s behavior analysis tool

Santiago, Chile – Read more

Optiprom logo

Analyst Developer at Optiprom

7 months, August 2011 – February 2012

Developed a management system for a chilean mining company to oversee and monitor the production process of their mines and shipments.

Santiago, Chile – Read more

Paperless logo

Intern Developer at Paperless

2 months, January 2011 – February 2011

Developed a Web Application for processing electronic tributary documents to automate the process by which this company’s clients reported sale taxes.

Santiago, Chile – Read more

Education

Civil Engineering in Computation at Universidad de Chile

Ingeniero Civil en Computación

“To form civil engineers highly qualified for developing and integrating new technologies of information and communication as well as for leading projects or information enterprises.”

Graduated with Maximum Distinction honor. Grade: 6.3 out of 7.0.
Santiago, Chile, 2008 – 2014

Languages

Spanish

Native or bilingual proficiency

English

Full professional proficiency

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