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Engineering Manager | Leading multicultural teams, promoting excellence
I'm an Engineering Manager and Solutions Architect with over 20 years of experience in building scalable backend platforms using Java, Kotlin, and Go. My work spans high-performance domains such as mobility, fintech, and government systems. I specialize in designing distributed microservices architectures, leading cross-functional teams, and aligning engineering efforts with business strategies. Notably, I've developed blockchain-based vehicle wallets and cloud-native fintech platforms serving thousands of users. I thrive on mentoring teams, optimizing systems for performance and reliability, and driving Agile culture.
Languages: Java, Go, Kotlin, Dart, JavaScript
Frameworks: Spring Boot, Quarkus, Flutter, React
Cloud: AWS (Lambda, RDS, DynamoDB, Cognito), Azure
CI/CD & DevOps: GitHub Actions, CircleCI, Jenkins, GitOps, ArgoCD
Infrastructure: Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform
Databases: PostgreSQL, Oracle, MongoDB, DynamoDB
Messaging: SQS, RabbitMQ
Authentication & APIs: REST, OpenID Connect, Firebase, Auth0
Tools: Jira, Jellyfish, Dragonboat, Maven, Gradle
Skills: Technical Vision · Systems Design
Skills: Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) · JavaScript · Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) · Software Architecture · Terraform · Jira · REST APIs · Code Review · SQL · Full-Stack Development · Agile Methodologies · MongoDB · DevOps · Distributed Systems · Kotlin · Java · Unit Testing · Docker · Mentoring · Recruiting · Git · Gradle · Argo cd · GitOps · Leadership · React.js · Flutter · HashiCorp Vault · JSON · Microservices · Spring Framework · Scrum · Microsoft Azure · Go · Kubernetes · Team Management · Technical Vision · Systems Design
Skills: Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) · JavaScript · Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) · Software Architecture · Terraform · REST APIs · Code Review · SQL · Full-Stack Development · Agile Methodologies · Amazon Web Services (AWS) · DevOps · Distributed Systems · Java · Unit Testing · Docker · Git · Gradle · HashiCorp Vault · JSON · Microservices · Spring Framework · Scrum · Go
Skills: Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) · Software Architecture · Terraform · REST APIs · Code Review · SQL · Agile Methodologies · DevOps · Distributed Systems · Oracle Database · Java · Unit Testing · Docker · Mentoring · Git · Leadership · JSON · Microservices · Team Management · Technical Vision · Systems Design
Design and develop a digital vault to store financial data based on Spring Boot, Hibernate, REST, and Java 8 Skills: Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) · JavaScript · Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) · Software Architecture · Jira · REST APIs · Code Review · SQL · Agile Methodologies · Amazon Web Services (AWS) · DevOps · Distributed Systems · Oracle Database · Java · Unit Testing · Docker · Mentoring · Recruiting · Git · Leadership · JSON · Microservices · Spring Framework · Scrum · Team Management · Technical Vision · Systems Design
• Develop an strategy to manage transactions for more than one datasource based on spring transaction • Contributing to improve core business services in order to let the app be tracked by a conversation-id in log files. • Leadership and training a technical team which one have 3 members based on SCRUM • Contribute to track times of threads and executors of REST application. Skills: Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) · Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) · Software Architecture · Terraform · Jira · REST APIs · Code Review · SQL · Full-Stack Development · Agile Methodologies · Amazon Web Services (AWS) · DevOps · Distributed Systems · Java · Unit Testing · Docker · Mentoring · Recruiting · Git · Leadership · JSON · Microservices · Spring Framework · Scrum · Team Management · Technical Vision · Systems Design
Agencia Nacional de Defensa Jurídica del Estado
• Design and develop a SSO solution using WSO2 Identity Server following Open ID Connect protocol(based on OAuth 2.0) • Design and develop a new component based on Spring boot and AngularJS • Conducting an enterprise analysis, design and planning using an EAF (Enterprise Architecture Framework) to identify system needs based on business motivations. • Develop a connector for JHipster application based on Spring Social to implement a custom connector for WSO2 Identity Server 5.0.0 • Project addressed by SCRUM methodology Skills: Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) · JavaScript · Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) · Software Architecture · Jira · REST APIs · Code Review · SQL · Full-Stack Development · Agile Methodologies · DevOps · Distributed Systems · Java · Unit Testing · Docker · Mentoring · Recruiting · Git · Leadership · JSON · Microservices · Spring Framework · Scrum · Team Management · Technical Vision · Systems Design
• Platform integration between a POS solution Delphi-based and a financial solution java-based • Build an electronic device using Arduino to integrate with a java solution using Node.js and Apache Cordova • Technical consulting about SLDC methodology and the internet of things Skills: Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) · JavaScript · Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) · Software Architecture · Jira · REST APIs · Code Review · SQL · Agile Methodologies · Amazon Web Services (AWS) · DevOps · Distributed Systems · Oracle Database · Java · Unit Testing · Docker · Mentoring · Recruiting · Git · Leadership · JSON · Microservices · Spring Framework · Scrum · Team Management · Technical Vision · Systems Design
• Leadership of architecture team of 4 people • Technological innovation of SDLC and company's product. Skills: Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) · JavaScript · Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) · Software Architecture · Jira · Code Review · SQL · Full-Stack Development · Agile Methodologies · Amazon Web Services (AWS) · Distributed Systems · Oracle Database · Java · Unit Testing · Mentoring · Recruiting · Git · Leadership · Performance Reviews · Microservices · Spring Framework · Team Management · Technical Vision · Systems Design
• Technological innovation of SDLC and company's product. Skills: Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) · Software Architecture · Jira · Code Review · SQL · Full-Stack Development · Agile Methodologies · Distributed Systems · Oracle Database · Java · Unit Testing · Mentoring · Recruiting · Git · Leadership · Performance Reviews · Team Management · Systems Design
• Leadership of software factory composed by technical team and analyst team, where there were 4 and 3 people respectively (team size: 7 people) • Develop the new web based products according of business necessities for third companies • Guide the development process for java web based applications using CDI, JSF, Activiti BPM platform, Jboss. Skills: Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) · Jira · SQL · Agile Methodologies · Distributed Systems · Oracle Database · Java · Mentoring · Recruiting · Git · Leadership · Performance Reviews · Team Management · Systems Design
• Leadership of development group for investment module (team size: 5 people) • Design, code and test of features for portfolio and shares using PLSQL, Oracle RDMS 10g, and Oracle Forms • Build new application to integrate investment module with Colombian stock market using Java, BPEL, Oracle WebLogic and Oracle SOA Suite Skills: Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) · Jira · Code Review · SQL · Agile Methodologies · Distributed Systems · Oracle Database · Java · Mentoring · Recruiting · Git · Leadership · Performance Reviews · Team Management · Technical Vision · Systems Design
• Leadership of development group for Fiduciaria Bogota (Investment Funds Colombian Company). (team size: 8 people) • Develop new features requested for Fiduciaria Bogota using PLSQL, Oracle RDMS 10g, and Oracle Forms Skills: Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) · Jira · Code Review · SQL · Agile Methodologies · Distributed Systems · Oracle Database · Java · Mentoring · Recruiting · Git · Leadership · Performance Reviews · Team Management · Technical Vision · Systems Design
• Leadership of web development team (team size: 4 people) • Support web application based on Java, Apache Cocoon, XSLT/XSL, • Develop new features for about 5 web based applications using Java, IBatis, Oracle RDMS 10g, Eclipse IDE. Skills: Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) · JavaScript · Software Architecture · Jira · Code Review · SQL · Agile Methodologies · Distributed Systems · Oracle Database · Java · Unit Testing · Mentoring · Recruiting · Git · Leadership · Performance Reviews · Team Management · Technical Vision
• Design an identity solution for the government (Programa Agenda de Conectividad) using biometric authentication factors and third part validations. • Develop a prototype using Java, Eclipse IDE, Oracle RDMS 10g, JSF, Facelets, Spring, Skills: Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) · JavaScript · Software Architecture · Jira · Code Review · SQL · Full-Stack Development · Agile Methodologies · Distributed Systems · Java · Unit Testing · Mentoring · Git · Leadership · Spring Framework · Team Management · Systems Design
• Design and develop a new application to manage credit information for a government entity (called ICETEX) using Hibernate, RichFaces, Jboss seam, Oracle RDMS 10g, Eclipse IDE, Skills: Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) · JavaScript · Software Architecture · Jira · Code Review · SQL · Full-Stack Development · Agile Methodologies · Distributed Systems · Java · Unit Testing · Mentoring · Git · Leadership · Spring Framework · Team Management · Systems Design
• Develop a new module for Colombian Judicial Records Certificate system based on Java, RichFaces, Hibernate, IReports, Oracle RDMS 10g, Eclipse IDE. Skills: Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) · JavaScript · Jira · Code Review · SQL · Full-Stack Development · Distributed Systems · Java · Unit Testing · Mentoring · Git · Leadership · Spring Framework · Team Management
• Leadership of development team (team size: 3 people) • Build new web applications for financial sector, and SDLC consultancy service. • Develop a new web based inventory management software using JEE platform, MyFaces, Spring, Acegi, Hibernate, PostgreSQL, AJAX, XML, JUnit • SDLC to build a new system called comprasweb which is composed by 3 applications using Java, Eclipse IDE, XSLT/XLS, SOAP, Axis, Oracle RDMS 10g • Consultancy software service for a private company to upgrade their SDLC process. • Train a development team in best coding practices • Research new technologies to keep updated • Upgrade a whole system from Oracle Forms 6i to Oracle Forms 10g Skills: Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) · JavaScript · Software Architecture · Code Review · SQL · Full-Stack Development · Agile Methodologies · Distributed Systems · Oracle Database · Java · Unit Testing · Mentoring · Recruiting · Leadership · Performance Reviews · Spring Framework · Team Management · Technical Vision · Entrepreneurship
Unión Soluciones Sistemas de Información
• Leadership of software development team (team size: 5 people) • Design and develop a management credit system based on JEE platform using MyFaces, Spring, Acegi, Hibernate, SQL Server, JasperReports, XML, Junit, TILES, LDAP • Build a new module for the human resources management system based on JEE platform using MyFaces, Spring, Acegi, Hibernate, ORACLE, LDAP, XML, Java Reflection API, JUnit, Jmiter, TILES, LDAP • Analysis, design and implementation of a evaluation module for the human resources management system based on JEE platform using MyFaces, Spring, Acegi, Hibernate, ORACLE, XML, Junit, TILES, LDAP • Analysis, design and implementation of teacher work day module for the human resources management system based on JEE platform using MyFaces, Spring, Acegi, Hibernate, JasperReports, axis (WebServices), ORACLE, XML, JUnit, TILES, LDAP Skills: Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) · Code Review · SQL · Agile Methodologies · Distributed Systems · Java · Mentoring · Recruiting · Leadership · Performance Reviews · Spring Framework · Team Management · Technical Vision
• Leadership of software development team (team size: 3 people) • Upgrade of the courses and teacher evaluation system for Faculty of Engineering of the National University of Colombia based on web platform using PHP, PEAR, Apache HTTP Server, PostgreSQL • Train to instructors responsible for supporting of the evaluation process Skills: Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) · JavaScript · SQL · Full-Stack Development · Distributed Systems · Oracle Database · Java · Mentoring · Leadership · Performance Reviews · Team Management
• Build a new system to manage and support applications in the National University of Colombia based on JEE platform using JSF, Spring, Hibernate, JUnit, HttpUnit, JMeter, VNC, ORACLE, XML, JDBC, LDAP • Support and bug fix of some web applications based on Java platform. Skills: Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) · JavaScript · SQL · Distributed Systems · Oracle Database · Java · Mentoring · Leadership · Performance Reviews · Team Management
• Build a new web application to let to students vote through internet to choose a student representation in the university council using JSP, J2EE, WebServices, Java, JavaMail, ORACLE, JCA, XML, JDBC. Skills: Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) · JavaScript · SQL · Full-Stack Development · Distributed Systems · Oracle Database · Java · Mentoring · Leadership · Performance Reviews · Team Management
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
• Build a new web based application called EVALNET (Course and teacher evaluation system) for the Faculty of Engineering of the National University of Colombia using PHP, PEAR, Apache HTTP Server, PostgreSQL. Skills: Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) · JavaScript · SQL · Distributed Systems · Oracle Database · Java · Mentoring · Leadership · Performance Reviews · Team Management
Grade: 1.08
Skills: Team Management · Oracle Database · JavaScript · Entrepreneurship · Leadership · SQL · DevOps · Distributed Systems · Java · Mentoring · Full-Stack Development · Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Skills: Team Management · Oracle Database · JavaScript · Entrepreneurship · Leadership · SQL · Distributed Systems · Java · Mentoring · Full-Stack Development · Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
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