Andres Raba
Mesero at Alonso Rojas Trasteos SAS
Colombia
Summary
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RockstarAndres Raba brings 15 years of hands-on experience blending practical service roles with technical open-source contributions, based in Colombia. While working as a mesero and logistics assistant, he has steadily contributed front-end improvements and technical writing to well-known SICP projects, enhancing HTML5/EPUB3 and LaTeX outputs with CSS, JavaScript, and Texinfo fixes. His work shows an eye for readable layout, cross-device usability, and documentation-quality typesetting—skills that bridge user experience and technical precision. Comfortable shipping incremental UX and formatting fixes, he quietly strengthens widely used educational resources for programmers. This combination of service-industry resilience and meticulous open-source craftsmanship makes him adept at pragmatic problem solving in both customer-facing and developer-focused contexts.
14 years of coding experience
Github Skills (19)
javascript10
css10
texinfo10
tooltip10
latex10
html10
tooltips10
jquery9
perl9
responsive-design9
documentation9
user-interface8
webaccess8
interface-design8
ui-design8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
sarabander/sicp-pdf
Jun 2011 - Jul 2018
SICP PDF with Texinfo and LaTeX source
Role in this project:
Technical Writer & Code Contributor
Technical Writer & Code ContributorContributions:98 commits, 6 PRs, 20 pushes in 7 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Andres primarily focused on enhancing the LaTeX source code generation for the `SICP` project. Their commits demonstrate a good understanding of Texinfo and LaTeX syntax. The contributions involved fixing bugs, adding features such as supporting captions and incorporating variables. This work appears to be geared toward improving the document's formatting and compilation process.
xelatexpdftypesettingpopplerlatex-source
sarabander/sicp
Jan 2014 - Jul 2018
HTML5/EPUB3 version of SICP
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:95 commits, 5 PRs, 20 pushes in 4 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Andres primarily contributed to the front-end development of the HTML5/EPUB3 version of the SICP book. Their work focused on styling the content with CSS, adjusting the layout for different viewport sizes, and enhancing the user experience through JavaScript modifications. Key contributions include fixing navigation, adjusting text line lengths, and implementing the jumping arrows. The commits demonstrate a focus on improving the visual presentation and usability of the book across various devices.
html5epub3sicp
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