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Experience

Key Highlights

  • AI Architecture & GenAI expertise
  • Cloud certifications
  • Databricks certifications
  • Healthcare architecture leadership
  • Large-scale ERP for Costa Rica's largest TV network
  • Strong teaching skills and mentorship for other to learn and grow
  • Internal AI Labs leadership
  • Public speaking, tech talks, and engineering training
  • Cross-cloud expertise (AWS, Azure, GCP)

I didn’t start in cloud or AI. I grew into it by building systems end to end. My career began close to the ground, solving real production issues, working across databases, backend services, and frontend applications.

Early on, I was already operating as a full-stack engineer, not by title, but by necessity. Owning the full lifecycle of systems, integrating with third-party services, and understanding how software behaves in real environments.

As I moved forward, my role shifted from implementation to design. I led the development of enterprise systems, including ERP platforms and integrations with technologies like SAP, where I wasn’t just writing code. I was shaping how systems communicated, scaled, and evolved. That’s where architectural thinking started to take form.

Eventually, I stepped into leadership. not as a manager removed from code, but as an engineer responsible for raising the bar. I mentored teams, defined standards, and focused on improving how software is built, not just what gets built. Engineering became less about features and more about systems, quality, and long-term impact.

Today, as a Solutions Architect, my work centers on designing cloud-native systems that are scalable, resilient, and built for change. I’ve spent years working with distributed architectures and AWS services, creating reusable platforms, defining core engineering patterns, and enabling teams to move faster without breaking things.

AI wasn’t a pivot. it was a natural progression. When you understand systems deeply, adding intelligence becomes the next step. Today, I design AI-driven solutions and agent-based architectures that integrate seamlessly into real-world systems. I focus on building platforms where AI is not an experiment, but a reliable, scalable capability that delivers value in production environments.

I operate at the intersection of engineering, architecture, and product thinking; translating ambitious ideas into actionable solutions. My work bridges the gap between strategy and execution: I turn abstract goals into robust technical designs, then guide those designs through delivery and continual iteration.

Whether architecting a new platform, refining system patterns, or collaborating with product owners and engineers, my strength is distilling complexity into clear, practical steps. I thrive on identifying the real user and business needs behind the technology, surfacing the essential tradeoffs, and shaping outcomes where reliability, scalability, and user value co-exist—not compete.

This means drafting technical strategy as comfortably as writing code or leading technical deep dives; ensuring solutions aren’t just feasible and future-proof, but aligned with broader business objectives. It's this intersection where I deliver most: combining systems thinking, modern engineering practices, and a bias for clarity, so teams can deliver value with confidence even in complex, fast-changing environments.

Expertise & Leadership

AI & Emerging Technologies Leadership

  • Led the design and implementation of enterprise AI solutions, including RAG architectures, agentic workflows, intelligent document processing, and LLM-powered applications.
  • Established AI engineering best practices, governance frameworks, and adoption strategies across multiple client engagements.
  • Actively mentor engineering teams on AI-assisted development, agentic systems, prompt engineering, and production-grade AI architectures.

Enterprise Architecture & Technical Leadership

  • Over 12 years of experience delivering enterprise software solutions across healthcare, media, education, marketing, logistics, and technology industries.
  • Architected and modernized systems ranging from monolithic applications to large-scale distributed cloud-native platforms.
  • Regularly trusted to perform technical discovery, architecture assessments, modernization roadmaps, and executive-level technology consulting.

Cloud & Platform Engineering

  • Extensive experience designing and operating production workloads across AWS, GCP, and Azure.
  • Led Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, platform engineering, observability, security, and cloud governance initiatives.
  • Strong expertise designing resilient, scalable, and highly available enterprise architectures.

Product & Business Alignment

  • Strong product-oriented mindset with experience translating business goals into technical roadmaps and implementation plans.
  • Partner directly with product owners, executives, and stakeholders to prioritize initiatives based on business value, risk, and ROI.
  • Experience driving technical decisions while balancing delivery timelines, budget constraints, and long-term maintainability.

Team Building & Mentorship

  • Led and mentored multidisciplinary teams including software engineers, data engineers, machine learning engineers, architects, QA engineers, and UX professionals.
  • Delivered internal technical training programs, architecture workshops, and engineering coaching initiatives.
  • Contributed to the growth of engineering organizations through standards, reusable frameworks, and best practices.

Systems Integration Expertise

  • Deep experience integrating enterprise platforms including SAP, healthcare systems, cloud services, identity providers, payment systems, government services, and third-party APIs.
  • Designed and delivered solutions requiring complex data synchronization, event-driven communication, and enterprise-grade security controls.

Data & Analytics

  • Experience designing data platforms, ETL pipelines, data integration architectures, and analytics solutions.
  • Hands-on expertise with Databricks, data engineering workflows, reporting systems, and AI-ready data architectures.

Software Delivery Excellence

  • Experience across waterfall, agile, hybrid, and scaled delivery models.
  • Strong understanding of SDLC optimization, software quality practices, architecture governance, and engineering effectiveness.
  • Advocate for specification-driven development, automation-first approaches, and modern software engineering practices.

International Consulting Experience

  • Worked directly with stakeholders, executives, and engineering teams across North America, Latin America, and global organizations.
  • Extensive experience operating in consulting environments where business outcomes, communication, and stakeholder management are as important as technical execution.

Innovation & Internal R&D

  • Contributed to internal innovation initiatives focused on AI adoption, engineering acceleration, architecture modernization, and developer productivity.
  • Built reusable frameworks, accelerators, standards, and methodologies to improve software delivery across multiple teams and projects.

  1. Senior Solutions Architect

    HatchWorks

    Costa Rica

    Apr 2020 , Present

    Lead end-to-end solution architecture across cloud, data, AI, and application modernization for enterprise clients in healthcare, logistics, retail, financial services, and technology.

    • Serve as a trusted advisor to executive stakeholders, product leaders, and engineering teams, translating business objectives into scalable technical strategies and delivery roadmaps.
    • Architect and deliver distributed systems leveraging microservices, microfrontends, event-driven architectures, cloud-native platforms, AI systems, and modern data platforms.
    • Guide organizations through technology decisions involving cloud adoption, platform modernization, scalability, security, reliability, governance, and AI transformation.
    • Lead multidisciplinary teams of software engineers, machine learning engineers, data engineers, product managers, designers, and QA specialists throughout the entire software delivery lifecycle.
    • Design enterprise architectures across AWS, Google Cloud Platform, and Microsoft Azure, including infrastructure, security, networking, observability, disaster recovery, compliance, and operational excellence practices.
    • Drive architecture reviews, technical governance, engineering standards, code quality initiatives, and software delivery best practices across multiple client engagements.
    • Build and scale AI-powered solutions including RAG systems, agentic workflows, LLM-powered applications, vector search architectures, intelligent document processing, and enterprise AI platforms.
    • Help organizations adopt AI responsibly through governance frameworks, architectural standards, implementation guidelines, risk assessments, and production-grade deployment strategies.
    • Lead technical discovery workshops, requirements definition, solution design sessions, effort estimation, and executive-level architecture presentations.
    • Mentor engineers, architects, and technical leads through internal training programs, technical workshops, architecture coaching, and AI enablement initiatives.
    • Contribute to organizational innovation programs, engineering accelerators, reusable frameworks, and AI-focused learning initiatives that improve delivery velocity and engineering effectiveness.
    • Drive adoption of modern engineering practices including Agile delivery, DevOps, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, cloud-native development, platform engineering, observability, and AI-assisted software development.
    • Recognized internally as a senior technical leader and architectural authority, frequently consulted on complex enterprise initiatives, strategic technology decisions, and emerging AI capabilities.
    • Core expertise: Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, AI Architecture, Cloud Architecture, Distributed Systems, Platform Engineering, Data Engineering, Generative AI, RAG Systems, Agentic AI, DevOps, Infrastructure as Code, Product Strategy, Technical Leadership, Agile Delivery.

    Technologies: AWS, GCP, Azure, Terraform, Kubernetes, Cloud Run, ECS, Lambda, Vertex AI, Databricks, Snowflake, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, React, Next.js, .NET, Python, Node.js, Microservices, Event-Driven Architectures, CI/CD, GitHub Actions

  2. Senior Full Stack Developer

    Cheetah Digital

    Costa Rica

    Aug 2019 , Apr 2020

    Owned strategic internal platforms supporting employees and business operations, leading automation, process optimization, and internal tooling modernization across multiple technology stacks.

    • Owned the development and maintenance of strategic internal platforms supporting employees and business operations across the organization.
    • Led initiatives focused on automation, process optimization, operational efficiency, and internal tooling modernization.
    • Worked across multiple technology stacks and database platforms, expanding expertise in distributed systems, infrastructure, and enterprise software delivery.
    • Collaborated closely with business stakeholders to identify inefficiencies and transform manual processes into scalable digital solutions.
    • Facilitated weekly engineering training sessions focused on object-oriented programming, software design principles, React, JavaScript, and C#.
    • Strengthened expertise in Agile delivery methodologies, CI/CD practices, engineering collaboration, and cross-functional team execution.
    • Operated in a fully English-speaking environment, significantly expanding communication, consulting, and stakeholder management capabilities.

    Technologies: .NET, .NET Core, Node.js, AngularJS, JavaScript, Oracle, PostgreSQL, CI/CD, Enterprise Automation

  3. Senior Full Stack Developer

    MDG Developers Group

    Costa Rica

    Jul 2015 , Aug 2019

    Delivered enterprise software for domestic and international clients across eight or more large-scale projects, including Costa Rica's leading television network ERP and SAP integration with electronic invoicing.

    • Delivered enterprise software solutions for domestic and international clients across multiple industries, participating in more than eight large-scale projects.
    • Designed and implemented highly available, secure, and scalable web applications using modern Microsoft and JavaScript ecosystems.
    • Built extensive expertise in enterprise integration patterns, authentication and authorization mechanisms, distributed systems, and API-driven architectures.
    • Played a key role in the development of Costa Rica's leading television network ERP platform, contributing to approximately 70% of the system functionality delivered from scratch.
    • Designed and implemented mission-critical modules including accounting, purchasing, advertising management, television programming operations, and real-time communication capabilities.
    • Developed large-scale SAP integration solutions connecting enterprise systems with Costa Rica's electronic invoicing ecosystem and Ministry of Finance services.
    • Worked extensively with Azure cloud services, background processing systems, identity providers, REST APIs, and enterprise security models.
    • Participated in both traditional waterfall and agile delivery models, gaining exposure to project planning, delivery governance, stakeholder management, and software lifecycle best practices.
    • Began mentoring team members and contributing to architectural decisions, laying the foundation for future leadership roles.

    Technologies: .NET Framework, .NET Core, React, JavaScript, Azure, Hangfire, SignalR, REST APIs, OpenID Connect, SQL Server, SAP Integrations

  4. Web Developer

    Laureate International Universities

    Costa Rica

    Apr 2014 , Jul 2015

    Maintained and evolved the virtual campus platform serving students, professors, and administrative staff, contributing to the next-generation platform still used by thousands of users.

    • Maintained and evolved the virtual campus platform serving students, professors, and administrative staff across the university ecosystem.
    • Participated in the delivery of the next-generation virtual campus platform, contributing to features still used by thousands of users.
    • Led a small development team while collaborating directly with university stakeholders to gather requirements, prioritize initiatives, and deliver solutions.
    • Developed and maintained web applications supporting online enrollment, student services, academic operations, e-learning integrations, and payment workflows.
    • Worked across the full technology stack, including frontend development, backend services, database design, and third-party integrations.
    • Applied UX and product design principles to improve usability, accessibility, and user experience across multiple applications.
    • Contributed to business intelligence and reporting initiatives by supporting dashboards, data analysis, and operational reporting needs.
    • Gained hands-on experience in software delivery lifecycle, stakeholder management, requirements gathering, and production support.

    Technologies: .NET, ASP.NET, SQL Server, Sybase, JavaScript, jQuery, BI Reporting, Payment Integrations, E-Learning Platforms

  5. Technical Support Engineer

    Tek Experts (Supporting Hewlett-Packard Enterprise)

    Costa Rica

    Jun 2014 , Feb 2015

    Provided technical consulting and customer support for enterprise Hewlett-Packard software solutions, specializing in HP Universal CMDB and SQL-based troubleshooting across global customers.

    • Provided technical consulting and customer support for enterprise Hewlett-Packard software solutions, working directly with customers across multiple regions and industries.
    • Specialized in HP Universal CMDB (UCMDB), troubleshooting application, infrastructure, network discovery, and configuration management issues.
    • Developed strong foundations in networking, enterprise systems architecture, SQL-based troubleshooting, and root cause analysis.
    • Worked closely with customers to diagnose complex technical problems, analyze system behavior, and recommend corrective actions.
    • Utilized SQL Server and related tools to investigate production incidents and validate system integrity.
    • Recognized multiple times for outstanding performance and customer satisfaction, earning Employee of the Month distinctions.
    • Built professional communication and consulting skills while operating in an English-speaking enterprise environment.
    • Established the technical foundations that later enabled a transition into software engineering and architecture roles.