Àlex Méndez Feliu

Personal Information Name: Àlex Méndez Feliu
Passport number: 46.749.370-F
Nationality: Spanish
Place and date of birth: Barcelona (SPAIN), JAN 25th 1975
Driver license and own vehicle
Contact Information Email: txapulinATyahoo.com
Address: C/ Sepúlveda 63 5-2 08015 – Barcelona (SPAIN)
( : +34-93-325-36-03
Objective To find a full-time job as a programmer, software engineer, system manager or consultant in the computer graphics area.
High Education 1998-1999  Exchange Student – Final Project:
Facial modelling with implicit surfaces
Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey.
Campus Estado de México.
MEXICO.
1993-1999 Enginyeria Superior en Informàtica (Computer Science & Engineering).
Facultat d'Informàtica de Barcelona.
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.
SPAIN.
Languages Catalan, Spanish and English.
Main Computer Knowledge Areas Computer Graphics Courses taken:
  • Computational Geometry
  • Introduction to Computer Graphics
  • Geometric Modelling
  • Realistic Image Synthesis
  • Final Project:

    • Facial Modelling using Implicit Surfaces
Data Bases & Software Engineering Data Base Courses taken:
  • Introduction to Data Bases
  • Files and Data Bases
  • Data Base Design
  • Data Base Management Systems
  • Advanced Data Bases
Software Engineering Courses taken:
  • Introduction to Programming
  • Methodic Programming
  • Algorithms and Data Structures
  • Introduction to Software Engineering
  • Object Oriented Software Engineering
  • Software Engineering Project:

    • Nautic and Recreative Port Management System.
Artificial Intelligence Courses taken:
  • AI introduction
  • AI Techniques and Methods
  • Introduction to Logic
  • First Order and Advanced Logic
  • Learning
  • Introduction to Complex Systems
Enterprise Management and Administration Courses taken:
  • World Economy
  • Enterprise Economy
  • Administration
  • Management
  • Theory for the Taking and Analisys of Decisions
Programming languages & other specific computer knowledge C with OpenGL and other libraries: Used for the final project
PowerBuilder: Distributed applications with data base and file access, and dynamic HTML
Visual Basic: Small data base applications with ACCESS and academic exercises.
HTML: Personal web pages and others
Pascal & C: Mainly used for academic practices and exercises.
Data Bases: ORACLE, INFORMIX, ACCESS, SQL Server
OS: DOS, Windows, Windows 95, UNIX (X-windows, IRIX)
C++, Java, VRML: Introductory course
Computer Related Work Experience From Jul-1998 to Jun-1999  ITESM-CEM, Mexico.
  • Research assistant in the field of facial modelling and animation.
  • Implementation in C and OpenGL of the program that demonstrates the developing of the Facial animation with implicit surfaces project. This was made on a Silicon Graphics IRIX platform.
From Nov-1997 to Jul-1998 Abast Group, ECSSA Informática, Spain.
  • Junior program developer with visual environments as PowerBuilder and Visual Basic.
  • Implementation and maintenance of distributed software systems with data base access.
  • Implementation of software systems with data base access through internet and intranet with dynamic HTML.
  • Web pages design.
  • Writing of documentation and manuals.
Other Jobs From Dic-1996 to Mar-1998 Marges Barcelona Cultural Association
  • Vice-president of the association.
  • Writer and composer of Marges BCO magazine.
  • Coordinator of cinema and music sections of Marges BCO magazine.
  • Design and implementation of Marges BCO On-Line.
  • Occasionally, commercial in search of publicity.
1994 – 1997 Private teacher of physics, maths and english.
Summers from 1987 BAR CHARLES
  • Bartender.
Volunteering Ago-1999 SIGGRAPH ’99, Los Angeles, USA
  • Different tasks of assistance in the setup, takedown and during the world graphics conference.
  • Selected to receive a grant offered by the Pioneers in Computer Graphics.
From Sep-1995 to Jun-1998 Voluntaris 2000, Barcelona, Spain.
  • Different tasks of volunteering in popular races, courses, parties or festivals for the city of Barcelona.
Others I love watching any kind of cinema, specially independent movies, Spanish or European cinema and those that have SFX.

I like rock, blues and new trova (latin and cuban) music, and I play the guitar, as well.