Work

I also share about my work on conferences and meetups. You can find more information on the Public Speaking page. All my open-source contributions are listed on the Open Source page.

1. Spectro Cloud

   Jan 2023 - Present

   Staff Engineer

   As a member of the open-source team, I contribute to the development of Kairos, an immutable Linux meta-distribution tailored for edge Kubernetes environments. I represent the project by delivering presentations at events like FOSDEM, All Systems Go, Open-Source Summit, KubeCon, and more, sharing insights and driving community engagement.

   Bash

   Ginkgo

   Go

   Hugo

   Linux
2. Ring Twice

   Apr 2020 - Dec 2022

   Lead Software Developer

   Reporting directly to the CTO, I led development efforts, architected key solutions, and established development processes that streamlined productivity. I trained colleagues, building a capable and cohesive development team, and significantly improved the performance of the main backend application to enhance overall efficiency.

   Ansible

   EC2

   Heroku

   Ruby

   Ruby on Rails

   RSpec

   PostgreSQL

   S3

   WordPress
3. CloudBees

   Apr 2019 - Dec 2019

   Senior Software Developer

   As part of the SaaS Codeship team, I delivered maintenance and enhancements to Codeship, a CI/CD system, and maintained key open-source integrations. I also contributed features and fixes to Jenkins-X, an open-source CI/CD project, supporting seamless development workflows and strengthening the platform’s reliability.

   Docker

   Go

   Heroku

   Lambda

   LXC

   Ruby

   Ruby on Rails

   RSpec

   PostgreSQL

   Step Functions
4. Babbel

   May 2018 - Mar 2018

   Senior Software Developer

   As a member of the Marketing Tech team, I enhanced system performance by migrating select services from Ruby to Go. I integrated multiple data sources into a headless CMS, empowering the marketing team with impactful tools. Additionally, I participated in CoP (Communities of Practice) to drive engineering growth and knowledge-sharing across the organization.

   Go

   Jekyll

   Lambda

   Ruby

   Ruby on Rails

   RSpec

   PostgreSQL

   S3
5. SUSE

   Apr 2015 - Apr 2018

   Senior Software Developer

   I contributed to the development of Machinery, a tool designed for Linux system introspection, supporting migration and configuration analysis. Later, I joined the European BOSH team, collaborating with SAP’s Cloud Foundry team to advance deployment and infrastructure automation solutions.

   BOSH

   Go

   Linux

   OpenStack

   Ruby

   RSpec
6. LAS

   Aug 2012 - Jan 2015

   Software Developer

   Managed configuration for a fleet of OS X machines and developed internal web applications to support various departments. Created a system to synchronize data across multiple school systems, ensuring accuracy and consistency, and developed plugins to enhance functionality in the Redmine ticketing system.

   Linux

   OS X

   Puppet

   Redmine

   Ruby

   Sinatra
7. Creative Works

   Aug 2009 - Sep 2012

   Software Developer

   Led development for 4over4, the largest printing company on the U.S. East Coast, delivering new features, fixes, and maintenance for a custom-built shopping cart tailored to paper products. Additionally, I implemented improvements for smaller accounts using Refinery CMS, enhancing platform capabilities for diverse client needs.

   CodeIgniter

   jQuery

   Linux

   PHP

   Refinery CMS

   Ruby
8. Telefónica

   May 2005 - Jul 2009

   Systems Analyst

   Kairos is an immutable Linux meta-distribution for edge Kubernetes As part of the Data-Warehouse team, I collected and managed customer data for users in Guatemala and El Salvador. I developed dashboards for the marketing and management teams’ self-service needs and automated numerous manual processes, significantly improving data accessibility and operational efficiency.

   Bash

   PL/SQL

   Oracle DBMS

   Unix