Professor, Universidad Nacional (ad honorem)
Mar 2023 - Present
Community education and mentorship in technology-related programs.
Career
From engineer to technology and AI executive
Fifteen years of increasing scope: first building systems, then the teams, then the operating models that make both deliver.
- Engineer
- Architect & Technical Lead
- Director of Engineering
- Chief Technology Officer
- Technology & AI Executive
MIT Professional Education
Learning Facilitator, Applied Generative AI and Agentic AI
Jun 2025 - Present · Remote
- In collaboration with Global Alumni.
- Program focus: Applied Generative AI for Digital Transformation.
- Mentorship and facilitation for senior leaders and global executives.
- AI use-case selection, value measurement, and delivery governance.
- Responsible AI, data readiness, security, risk, and organizational change.
- Bilingual facilitation in English and Spanish.
Ignite Visibility
Solutions Architect III
Mar 2026 - Jul 2026 · Remote
- Promoted based on sustained outcomes and stronger cross-account collaboration.
- Senior architecture reference across multiple engagements.
- Drove technical consistency, cross-team alignment, and client trust.
Solutions Architect II
Jan 2024 - Mar 2026 · Remote
- Cloud-native modernization and enterprise platform delivery.
- Architecture aligned with scalability, reliability, and measurable outcomes.
- Roadmaps, dependency management, and delivery milestones.
- CI/CD, operational readiness, and performance standards.
- Executive guidance on sequencing, risk, and technical trade-offs.
Pangea Holdings
Chief Technology Officer
Mar 2023 - Jul 2026 · Costa Rica, Remote
- Led technology strategy and execution across distributed US and LATAM teams.
- Designed blended workforce models and vendor governance under MSA, SOW, and T&M.
- Directed enterprise integrations across Oracle, SAP, Salesforce, HubSpot, and Zoho.
- Defined architecture guardrails, cloud cost management, and operational automation.
- Drove delivery accountability and contract-to-hire paths toward internal ownership.
Shrine Development
Client engagement context: Fortune 100 healthcare loyalty platform.
Senior Engineering Lead and Consultant
Aug 2023 - Jan 2024 · Remote
- Delivery leadership in a regulated, high-reliability environment.
- Coordinated execution across multiple pods and integration workstreams.
- Led release readiness, architecture decisions, and sequencing.
- Owned SOW execution, scope, milestones, and acceptance criteria.
- Applied secure, risk-aware engineering practices.
Soom Inc.
Director of Engineering
Mar 2022 - Nov 2023 · Greater Boston, Remote
- Owned technology for a regulated SaaS platform with medical-device and eIFU constraints.
- Rebuilt the platform from concept to production across architecture, team, and operating model.
- Reduced delivery cycle from four weeks to one.
- Reduced cloud infrastructure cost by 80 percent.
- Automated 80 percent of manual operations.
- Scaled the engineering organization by 50 percent while maintaining delivery predictability.
- Managed vendor governance under MSA, SOW, and T&M.
Edify Software Consulting
Software Architect Technical Lead
Jun 2021 - Mar 2022 · Costa Rica, Remote
- Architectural leadership across multiple EdTech engagements.
- Set architecture direction and delivery guardrails.
- Mentored tech leads and engineers.
- Led scalable backend and integration design.
- Combined hands-on engineering with consulting and team leadership.
Hangar Worldwide
Technology Lead
May 2019 - Jun 2021 · Remote
- Enterprise digital delivery for Fortune 500 client environments.
- Drove platform strategy and architecture across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
- Defined CI/CD quality controls and operational readiness standards.
- Led collaboration platforms and distributed vendor coordination.
- Supported the Nissan customer-experience platform for dealer approvals.
- Worked under MSA and SOW governance.
Senior Back End Developer
May 2018 - May 2019 · Remote
- Built high-performance backend systems and scalable service architectures.
- Led technical estimation, code reviews, and performance optimization.
- Strengthened documentation and knowledge transfer practices.
Intermediate Back End Developer
Jun 2017 - May 2018 · Remote
- Developed REST APIs using Laravel and Node.js.
- Built third-party integrations and CI/CD flows on Linux with Jenkins and Docker.
- Collaborated across cross-functional product and engineering teams.
Baum Digital Marketing
Web Developer
Jul 2014 - Jun 2017 · Costa Rica, On-site
- Built full-stack web and product solutions across e-commerce, hospitality, and luxury sectors.
- Implemented booking platforms, third-party integrations, and custom CMS solutions.
- Worked across PHP, JavaScript, payment integrations, and data-enabled experiences.
- Partnered with design and business stakeholders to ship usable products.
Independent Consulting
Parallel engagements while holding full-time leadership and engineering roles.
Freelance Software Engineer and Technology Consultant
Dec 2011 - Mar 2022 · Remote
- Delivered architecture and full-stack execution for startups, growth companies, and enterprise clients.
- Advised on technology strategy, platform direction, and modernization paths.
- Worked across backend, frontend, and data modernization in multiple industries.
SEPUNA, Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
Jr. Information Systems Engineer
Feb 2011 - Dec 2011 · Heredia, On-site, Part-time
- Started in systems administration, Linux servers, and Active Directory support.
- Contributed as webmaster and full-stack developer using PHP, Joomla, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
- Supported technical operations and infrastructure reliability.
Community and education
Teaching and mentorship
Technology Team Lead and Mentor, Desafio Latam
May 2024 - Jul 2024
Mentored teams and supported practical technology execution pathways.
Community Lead, Docker Costa Rica
Oct 2019 - Mar 2020
Led local community initiatives and technical learning events.
Speaker, WordCamp San Jose
Sep 2019
Delivered public talk for the regional technology community.