PROFESSIONAL SNAPSHOT

José U. Ramirez-Villa.

Software Engineering · Test Engineering · Automation

Charlottesville, Virginia · English & Spanish

Computer engineering background with professional experience in point-of-care medical device software since 2018. I build test and integration tools, full-stack applications, native iOS products, and applied AI workflows.

Experience

Abbott · Senior Software Test Engineer

June 2025–present · Previously Engineer II, November 2020–June 2025; Engineer I, October 2018–November 2020

Medical device integration, firmware compatibility, failure investigation, fix verification, and end-to-end software testing.
Reported experience supporting 10+ point-of-care releases and building 50+ internal tools, simulators, protocol clients, and utilities.
C#/.NET, Python, PowerShell, SQL Server, xUnit, Selenium, REST, XML, TCP/IP, POCT1-A, ASTM, and HL7.

Independent products & software development

Since 2017

Life Wrapped: published SwiftUI voice journal with on-device transcription, local and optional cloud AI, SQLite, widgets, and export.
CodeDetails: a Next.js/TypeScript project platform with PostgreSQL, authentication, and AI repository documentation; active development.
Public AI, document processing, computer vision, and creative media automation projects.
Volunteer website delivery for Lake Monticello Community Foundation; recognized for 100+ donated hours.

Technical capabilities

C# · .NET · Python · TypeScript · JavaScript · Swift / SwiftUI · SQL · Next.js · PostgreSQL · REST APIs · Test automation · Medical device protocols · Retrieval / FAISS / BM25 · On-device AI · LLM workflows · C / C++ · Embedded systems

Education

B.S. Computer Engineering · Virginia Commonwealth University · 2013–2017

A.S. Computer Science · Piedmont Virginia Community College · 2010–2013

Computer and Network Support Technologies credential · PVCC · August 2014

Credentials & recognition

Certified Tester Foundation Level · ISTQB / ASTQB · October 2019
Machine Learning Specialization · DeepLearning.AI / Stanford · February 2025
The Complete Node.js Developer Course, 2nd edition · Udemy · January 2018
Sternheimer Senior Capstone Design Award · Listed on LinkedIn · May 2017
SAFe 6 Practitioner · Previously held, recorded validity February 2025–February 2026

Engineering research

Remote Aerial Mapping Spectrometer · VCU team capstone and coauthored 2017 publication. A self-powered UAV sensor payload connecting spectroscopy, laser ranging, and orientation tracking.

Selected public work and references: Explore the portfolio