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Antioquia, Colombia

San Francisco, California, Us

As a .NET Technical Leader at BairesDev, I provide our team with strategic guidance to architect and develop robust, scalable software solutions for Direct Supply’s projects. My role focuses on ensuring reliability and exceptional software quality through rigorous review processes and best practices. I help the team consistently exceed client expectations by fostering a collaborative, high-performance environment.Key Contributions:- Team Productivity: Unblocked issues and facilitated planning to help the team stay productive and translate complex requirements into production-ready software.- Testing Frameworks: Replaced outdated dependencies with modern testing frameworks developed by the team, thus improving reliability.- UI Overhaul: Led migration of Direct Supply’s e-commerce platform UI from Angular to React.js, enhancing responsiveness and user experience.- Infrastructure Design: Built secure, resilient CI/CD and infrastructure provisioning pipelines focusing on availability and developer productivity.- Monitoring: Implemented New Relic observability for 100+ applications, enhancing performance insights.- Server Upgrade: Coordinated OS upgrades for nearly 200 Windows Servers, reducing costs and technical debt.- Greenfield Development: Designed and led internal and LOB application projects.- Legacy Application Support: Evolved and maintained complex legacy systems, integrating tools like Zendesk and New Relic.

Redmond, Washington, Us

As an Authorized Education Partner, I specialize in helping academic institutions develop digital academic processes, strengthen their IT infrastructure, and deliver tools that empower inclusive, high-quality education beyond the classroom as Microsoft AEPs. Structuring, training, and licensing the tools and solutions that facilitate collaboration, administration, and control within academic institutions.Key Contributions:- Microsoft 365 and AAD Implementation: Deployed and provisioned Microsoft 365 and Azure Active Directory (AAD) across 10+ public schools, enabling over 5,000 students and educators to access Microsoft’s suite of collaboration tools to effectively help them respond to the COVID-19 challenge.- Regional Technology Advocacy: Promoted Microsoft’s educational technologies at regional universities, supporting their adoption to modernize and streamline educational experiences.- Collaboration and Productivity Enablement: Extended collaboration tools, student programs, and benefits to 9,000+ university students and staff members, enhancing digital learning environments.

Redmond, Washington, Us

As a Microsoft Authorized Partner, I specialize in guiding small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) through digital transformation by building advanced cloud infrastructure, optimizing data-driven processes, and delivering powerful business intelligence. I focus on crafting scalable, resilient solutions that meet client goals and help them achieve operational excellence.Key Contributions:- Technical Evangelism: Promoted Microsoft technologies across numerous SMBs and public institutions in Boyacá, Colombia, helping drive adoption and digital modernization.- Migration and Implementation: Assisted clients in smoothly migrating to and implementing Microsoft technologies, ensuring seamless integration with existing systems.- Cloud Management: Oversaw cloud infrastructure and spending for business clients, optimizing their use of Microsoft cloud solutions for performance and cost-efficiency.- Solution Design: Developed software solutions leveraging Microsoft’s ecosystem, including Azure, MS Dynamics, and MS Power Platform, to meet diverse business needs.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Us

At Alstra Technologies, I contributed to advancing their upskilling platform by building applications and processes that support practical training and certification for their talent pool. I also served as lead instructor for the Bootcamp pilot, preparing students for the AZ900 Certification Exam.Key Contributions:- Infrastructure Management: Provisioned and managed infrastructure for Alstra’s OpenEdx instance on Microsoft Azure, ensuring scalable and efficient training delivery.- Database Normalization and Skill Matching Algorithm Optimization: Collaborated closely with the engineering team to create custom EF Core drivers, standardize databases, and enhance the efficiency of skill-matching algorithms.- Executive Support: Assisted C-level executives in defining the vision for the technical training line of business and promoting its strategic impact within the Endeavor Network and other public events.- Technology Implementation: Supported Alstra in implementing solutions acquired through the Microsoft for Startups program, integrating new tools to strengthen their offerings.- Platform Development: Rapidly developed the "Alstra Recrutadores Parceiros" platform—a .NET Core, Blazor, and PostgreSQL-based application hosted on GCP/Linux—to meet market demands effectively.

At Boomlabs Academy, I served as an Instructor and IT Manager, delivering specialized training programs and managing IT operations to empower students and communities through advanced tech education. My work involved partnerships with government entities, universities, and organizations to bring computer science, web development, and cloud computing skills to diverse groups, including students, entrepreneurs, and vulnerable communities.Key Contributions:- Government Collaboration: Partnered with the government to deliver foundational and advanced training in Computer Science, Web Development, and Cloud Computing to over 200 students in Tunja, Colombia.- University Training with Unicafam: Provided Cloud technology training to Unicafam undergraduate students, preparing them for the AZ900 Certification Exam.- ACDI-VOCA Collaboration: Partnered with ACDI-VOCA to take technical training to vulnerable communities in Barranquilla, Colombia, including Venezuelan immigrants. This included computer science and cloud technologies programs, creating pathways to opportunity, and skill development.- Cloud Computing Training: Led Azure & AWS certification training for BCSF Bootcamp, equipping students with essential skills for cloud career readiness.- AWS Activate Program Guidance: Mentored startups and entrepreneurs through the AWS Activate Program, helping them effectively leverage AWS tools to accelerate growth and scalability.- Systems and Infrastructure Management: Oversaw the systems and infrastructure supporting the tools and platforms for training delivery and business operations, ensuring reliable, secure, and scalable solutions to meet educational and organizational needs.- CertiPort Authorized Proctor: Administered certification exams as a CertiPort authorized proctor, supporting students in their certifications.

Lewes, Delaware, Us

As Founder and CTO of Fenix Alliance, I established a culture of innovation and collaboration, focusing on delivering exceptional customer value and building the organization’s foundational pillars. My role encompassed leadership, strategic development, and technical oversight, from strengthening commercial partnerships to executing impactful social initiatives. Projects included the Alliance Business Cloud, Alliance Business Suite, and Infinity Comex.Key Contributions:- Alliance Business Platform: Architected and led the development of the Alliance Business Platform—a modular, low-code business application development platform built to streamline operations for startups and SMBs—the platform, comprising over 5 million lines of code, leverages DDD practices and clean architecture.- Application Development: Worked closely with customers to deliver dozens of public-facing websites and applications, covering various solutions from CMS, LMS, and CRM systems to AI-driven chatbots, digital payment systems, e-commerce solutions, Chat Bots, and BI dashboards.- Cloud and Infrastructure Management: Managed cloud infrastructure worth over a million dollars on Azure and AWS for internal and external clients, ensuring optimal performance and cost-effectiveness.- IT and DevOps Provisioning: Set up IT infrastructure for clients of all sizes and enhanced DevOps processes, automating CI/CD pipelines and tiered infrastructure to maximize development productivity.Team Leadership: Led a team of software engineers, developing standalone applications for diverse customer needs and internal initiatives while fostering a productive, innovative engineering culture.

Computer Engineering, Computer Engineering

(Not Finished), Law