About Me

From the south coast of Puerto Rico to the fast pace life in the United States. Started in architecture, ended up in software development. Two different countries, two different careers, one passion.

I grew up in Ponce, Puerto Rico, where my journey into the world of tech began in the most unexpected ways. In the mid-2000s, with nothing more than a modest 7.7-inch Acer laptop, I found myself becoming resourceful out of necessity. We couldn't afford a wireless dongle for my Xbox 360, and running an Ethernet cable through the house wasn't an option. So, I got creative and turned my laptop into a network bridge—a small hack that sparked my curiosity for technology.

Around that same time, a close friend lent me their iPod Touch. It didn't take long before I jailbroke it, diving into a world of customizations and possibilities. Between that and endlessly tweaking my MySpace page's HTML and CSS, I was unknowingly laying the foundation for what would become my passion: development. Despite my growing interest in tech, I didn't see it as a career path at first. Where I come from, the push was to become a doctor, lawyer, or engineer—tech didn't seem like a real option.

That changed when a family member needed medical care in Orlando, Florida. Seeing an opportunity for a fresh start, we moved with just two weeks' notice. It was there that I discovered Full Sail University. With my new MacBook in hand, I wrote my very first iOS app—a simple button that displayed a line of text when clicked. It wasn't much, but it was the moment I realized this was what I wanted to do. From that point on, I threw myself into Full Sail's Mobile Development program, learning everything from C# and Swift to Java and SQL, eventually graduating as Salutatorian in 2018.

After graduation, I joined a transportation company working on an Uber-like platform for taxis. It seemed like the perfect start to my career, but the COVID-19 pandemic brought it to an abrupt halt, and I was laid off. That's when a new opportunity in the IoT space brought me to Nashville. It was an entirely new field, but I embraced the challenge. Not long after, the company was acquired by a larger firm based in Needham, Massachusetts, and I've been with them ever since—working on robots that might just be cleaning your house right now.