About

Software engineering for complex, real-world systems

A product-minded engineer with deep systems experience and end-to-end delivery ownership.

Summary

I am a senior software engineer who builds products and platforms where application software, cloud services, AI, and physical systems meet. My work spans architecture, hands-on development, APIs, infrastructure, CI/CD, and production deployment. Robotics is one of the demanding domains where I have applied that software-engineering foundation—not the limit of what I build.

What I focus on

  • Backend applications, APIs, and systems integration
  • Cloud infrastructure, containers, and delivery automation
  • AI-powered desktop applications and computer vision
  • Technical leadership from architecture through release

Technical toolkit

Languages

PythonC++TypeScriptJavaScriptSQLCBashJavaSwift

Platforms & infrastructure

FastAPIREST APIsAWSDockerLinuxSupabaseVercelGitHub ActionsJenkins

Applied systems

ElectronROS 2OpenCVPyTorchScikit-LearnPX4MQTT

Experience

Shipping software and leading delivery

A career building reliable products across cloud, AI, automation, and real-time systems.

Nov 2025 — Present

Senior Software & Hardware Engineer

Lightspeed Build Technologies

Architecting and deploying production software for computer vision, autonomous navigation, manipulation, and multi-agent coordination while leading engineering delivery.

  • Own end-to-end architecture and implementation in Python, C++, and ROS 2, from sensor integration through real-time inference and control.
  • Lead weekly sprints, standups, and demos across a multi-discipline engineering team.
  • Own Jira delivery, pull request reviews, versioned releases, and CI/CD workflows in GitHub.
Apr 2024 — Nov 2025

Robotics Software Engineer

ICR247

Led the launch of automation software products and delivered scalable applications for varied operational environments.

  • Developed reliable Python and C++ applications around control algorithms and hardware integration.
  • Led projects from concept through delivery using Git, Agile practices, and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Collaborated on joint software projects with Wandelbots, VEX, and Altitude AI.
Jan 2023 — Apr 2024

Senior Software Development Engineer

Valqari

Designed cloud-connected automation systems combining APIs, infrastructure, containers, and real-time services.

  • Managed AWS EC2 infrastructure, databases, and APIs supporting scalable, highly available applications.
  • Built automated flight services with ROS 2, PX4, Docker, and GitHub-based delivery workflows.
  • Authored developer and user documentation for both technical teams and end users.
Aug 2020 — Dec 2022

Graduate Research & Teaching Assistant

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Developed real-time and cloud-connected software for assistive systems while teaching programming and mechatronics.

  • Streamed inverse kinematics to mobile systems over Wi-Fi using Python, MQTT, MATLAB, and Arduino.
  • Built real-time control applications for two-motor and six-motor systems.
  • Connected industrial robot arms to cloud APIs and taught introductory programming, Unity, and advanced mechatronics.
Jun 2022 — Sep 2022

Robotics Engineer Intern

Precision Zone

Developed computer-vision and industrial-automation software demonstrated at IMTS 2022.

  • Built an interactive object-detection system for a robot playing sling puck against people.
  • Delivered a machine-tending integration for a merchandise engraver.

In Practice

Engineering in the real world

Production commissioning, product demos, and integrated-system validation.

Standing beside an industrial robot cell.
Commissioning and validating a production system.
Standing with a humanoid robot at a technology event.
Evaluating emerging platforms at IMTS 2024.
Hands-on systems work during graduate research.
Building and validating an integrated research system.
Engineering lab work during graduate research.
Real-time control software meeting physical hardware.

Education

Technical foundation

Graduate research in real-time systems, control, and applied software engineering.

M.S. in Engineering

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee — Thesis: EtherCAT real-time control for a wheelchair-mounted 6-DOF assistive robotic arm.

B.S. in Electrical Engineering

Universidad de los Andes — Major in Robotics & Industrial Automation, Minor in Electronics and Embedded Systems.

Recognition

Awards and grants

Selected recognition for engineering, research, and venture work.

  • mHUB Fourth Revolution Awards Finalist (2025)
  • Pepperdine Graziadio Most Fundable Companies, Platinum Winner (2023)
  • UWM Chancellor's Award (2020)
  • M-WERC & EATON Tech Challenge Winner (2020)
  • NSF Travel Grant, IEOM Toronto (2019)
  • NSF I-Corps Grant Recipient (2019)
  • UWM Travel Award, CDSR22 (2022)