Luis Alvarado
Customer Service Technician at Whisker Labs
Norfolk, Virginia, United States
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Top SchoolLuis Alvarado is a pragmatic technologist and self-taught Android developer with 11 years of hands-on experience blending customer-facing support and engineering. A former Army motor vehicle operator turned IT specialist, he has driven operational improvements—reducing downtime and costs—while onboarding teams and resolving high-volume technical issues. On GitHub he contributes to notable Android projects, improving UX, build stability, and download management in apps like AppIntro and Hentoid, demonstrating attention to maintainability and debugging tooling. Now a Customer Service Technician in Norfolk, he pairs deep troubleshooting skills with mobile development chops and a curiosity for quantum possibilities, bringing disciplined problem-solving and continuous improvement to both product and support.
11 years of coding experience
GED, General Studies, GED, General Studies at LAARNG Youth Challenge Program
Spanish, English
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Github Skills (14)
javas10
mobile-development10
android10
android-development10
native-android10
java10
proguard9
json8
material-design7
permission6
android-webview6
chromium6
javascript6
android-gradle-plugin6
Programming languages (18)
Github contributions (5)
AppIntro/AppIntro
Apr 2016 - Jul 2018
Make a cool intro for your Android app.
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer (Android)
Mobile Developer (Android)Contributions:1 release, 28 commits, 23 PRs in 2 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Luis's primary contribution involved enhancing the Android app's user experience and maintainability. They refactored the codebase by wrapping log calls, updated Proguard configurations, and introduced a LogHelper class to aid in debugging and production builds. Additionally, the user addressed build issues, particularly with the custom typeface activities, and cleaned up the project's icon usage. Furthermore, the user focused on fixing skip button behavior and refactoring, leading to a more stable and feature-rich Android application.
slideandroidcustom-slidesandroid-appkotlin-android
avluis/ApHSC
Feb 2015 - Nov 2016
Contributions:3 releases, 86 commits, 85 pushes in 1 year 9 months
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