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- 2012-now
- Tags: WIP
Experience
Howdy
Developer Advocate
- Jun 2022 – Now
- Tags: DevRel, Communication, Soft Skills
Universidad ORT Uruguay
End-of-Degree final projects tutor
- Aug 2016 - Now
- Tags: Software Engineering Practices, Artificial Intelligence, Tutoring
- External link: https://fi.ort.edu.uy/72104/17/proyectos-de-fin-de-carrera.html
Self-Employed
Software Engineering Advisor/Consultant
- Mar 2013 – Now
Howdy
Software Engineer
- Nov 2020 – Nov 2023
- Tags: Software Development, JavaScript, Node.js, React.js
Stagger.com
Software Engineer
- Nov 2020 – Nov 2023
Tech Week 4.0
Employability and Personal Brand
- Jun 13, 2023
Howdy <> Tribu Latam Tech
Personal Brand & Learn in public
- Mar, 2023
- External link: https://www.youtube.com/live/TR-_QxiN6A8?feature=share
Howdy
The realities of Software Development
- Feb, 2023
- External link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Hi-_GkucPw
Howdy <> NodeCO
How does AI affect software developers?
- Jan, 2023
- External link: https://www.meetup.com/node_co/events/290942070/
WebConf LATAM 2022
“Don't panic! Troubleshooting recurring problems on new teams“ talk
- Nov 18, 2022
- Tags: team,soft skills,software,problems
- External link: https://webconf.tech/
Facultad de Ingeniería (UdelaR)
Software Quality Techniques for agile and traditional projects
- 2018-2020-2022 INCO-FING-CPAP
- External link: https://www.fing.edu.uy/cpap/cursos/tecnicas-de-calidad-de-software-para-proyectos-agiles-y-tradicionales
Howdy Internal Talk
“Big O 101“ talk
- Oct, 2022
Meetup Frontend Perú
“Quality in Agile Contexts“ talk
- Jun, 2022
- External link: https://www.meetup.com/frontend-pe/events/286793562/
Universidad ORT Uruguay
Software Engineering Professor
- Mar 2013 - Feb 2022
- Tags: Kanban, XP Software Estimation, TDD
- External link: https://docentes.ort.edu.uy/perfil.jsp?docenteId=43265
Meetup Python Chile
“Quality in Agile Contexts“ talk
- Jan, 2022
- External link: https://www.meetup.com/es/pythonchiledev/events/283338972/
JIS.uy 2019
“Scrum Zombies & Orcs teams” talk
- Oct 2019
- External link: https://is.uy/jis-uy/
VAIRIX Software Development
Sr. Software Engineer
- Jun 2019 - Nov 2020
- External link: http://www.vairix.com/
VIX
Scrum Master - Project Manager - Node.js Architect
- Nov 2016 - Jun 2019
- External link: https://www.vix.com/en/corp
Agiles2015
Talk about Inception Workshop and how we used it
- Oct 2015 Radisson Victoria Plaza
- External link: http://agiles2015.agiles.org/es/?page_id=1957
Universidad ORT Uruguay - CIE
Introduction to the practice of Inception
- Jun 2015 Universidad ORT Uruguay
- External link: http://cie.ort.edu.uy/
Universidad EAFIT
9° Entrepreneurship Summer Camp
- Mar 2015 Medellín - Colombia
- External link: https://www.eafit.edu.co/institucional/english/about-eafit/Paginas/english-version-eafit-llanogrande.aspx
Universidad EAFIT
Inception Workshop talk for agilists and young entrepreneurs
- Mar 2015 Medellín - Colombia
WBagadion Consulting, Inc.
Workshop on Software Requirements Management
- Nov 2014 Bogotá - Colombia
- External link: http://www.wbagadion.com
VAIRIX Software Development
COO - Scrum Master - QA
- Mar 2014 – Nov 2016
- External link: http://www.vairix.com/
Facultad de Ingeniería (UdelaR)
Workshop about reading techniques for software reviews
- May 2013, Nov 2016
- External link: http://www.fing.edu.uy/
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Supervisor - Senior Developer - IT Consultant
- Nov 2004 – Mar 2014
- External link: http://www.pwc.com
InnovaAge
Senior Developer
- Jul 2003 – Nov 2004
- External link: http://www.innovaage.com/
IAC (Instituto Americano de Computación) - Red Qualitas
Computing Teacher
- Dec 1998 - Jun 2003
- External link: http://www.redqualitas.com
Education
INCO - FING UY
Formal Methods and Unified Modeling Language (UML)
- Nov 2015 by Alexander Knapp
- External link: https://www.fing.edu.uy/evento/alexander-knapp-towards-institutional-framework-heterogeneous-formal-development-uml
CPA Innovation (Hotel Palladium)
Certified ScrumMaster
- Jun 2, 2014 - Jun 3, 2014
- Tags: agile,scrum
- External link: http://www.cpainnovation.com/
NCET2.org (online)
Research Commercialization - Introductory Course
- May 21 - Jun 18, 2013
- Tags: research,commercialization
- External link: https://ncet2.org/
Universidad ORT Uruguay
“Technical Debt: basic concepts, research methods and study design” tutorial
- April 11-12, 2013 by C. Seaman
- Tags: technical debt,empirical
- External link: http://www.ort.edu.uy/index.php?id=AAAHBA&h=AAAH¬icias=1&id_noticia=6612&m=&a=&pub=0&publishers=
Universidad ORT Uruguay
“Systematic Literature Reviews” tutorial
- Dec 3-6, 2012 (12hs) by M. Genero
- Tags: empirical,evidence
- External link: https://www.ort.edu.uy/56587/32/curso-%E2%80%9Crevisiones-sistematicas-de-la-literatura-y-estudios-empiricos%E2%80%9D.html
Universidad ORT Uruguay
“Formalizing software processes” conference
- Oct 25, 2012
- Tags: experimental,statistics
- External link: https://www.ort.edu.uy/56472/32/conferencia-%E2%80%9Cformalizacion-de-procesos-software-experiencias-en-la-industria-chilena%E2%80%9D.html
Universidad EAFIT (Medellín - Colombia)
“Software Product Lines” tutorial
- Oct 1, 2012 by J. D. Herrera
- Tags: SPL,reuse
- External link: https://dblp.org/db/conf/clei/clei2012.html
IAC-CTC-ORT
Basic computer skills (first steps)
- Jun 2, 2014 - Jun 3, 2014
- Tags: computer
Universidad ORT Uruguay
Master in Engineering
- 2010 - 2013
- Tags: software,research,thesis2013
- External link: http://www.ort.edu.uy/fi/masteringenieria
Universidad ORT Uruguay
“Experimental Methods and Statistical Analysis Applied to Software Engineering Research” tutorial
- Jun 25-27, 2012 by M.A. Araújo
- Tags: experimental,statistics
- External link: http://www.ort.edu.uy/index.php?id=AAAHAFAF&h=¬icias=1&id_noticia=5975&m=0&a=2012&pub=0&publishers=
Universidad ORT Uruguay
“Experimental Software Engineering: using statistics methods to support planning and execution of experimental studies” tutorial
- Jun 13, 2011 by G.H. Travassos
- Tags: experimental,statistics
- External link: http://www.ort.edu.uy/index.php?id=AAALAC&h=¬icias=1&id_noticia=4994&m=6&a=2011&pub=0&publishers=
Universidad ORT Uruguay
“Six Sigma Applied to Software Process Improvement” tutorial
- Apr 4-8, 2011 by T. San Feliu
- Tags: research,SPI,six-sigma
Universidad ORT Uruguay
“Software Engineering Experimentation” tutorial
- Mar 21-25, 2011 by N. Juristo
- Tags: research,empirical studies
- External link: https://fi.ort.edu.uy/66388/17/seminarios-en-el-marco-del-master-en-ingenieria-por-investigacion.html
Commitment
Soft Skills for Project Leaders
- Sep 2-5, 2009
- Tags: soft skills
- External link: http://www.commitment.com.uy/
InspirAction Consulting y D&E Consulting
People Leadership & Management
- Jun 8, 2009
- Tags: soft skills
Universidad ORT Uruguay
Software Engineer
- 2000 - 2008
- Tags: computer,software
- External link: http://www.ort.edu.uy/index.php?id=AAAHAGAC
Instituto Cultural Anglo Uruguayo
English studies (First Certificate Level)
- 1993 - 1999
- Tags: english
- External link: http://www.anglo.edu.uy/portal/hgxpp001.aspx?101
Essays & Field Notes
Make jobs collaborate
Juggling Multiple Jobs and Collaborating for Success
- Tags: life, helath, collaboration, productivity
Senior juniorism
Senior Juniorism in Programming
- Tags: programming, advice, self-taught
Focused Conversation
Conversation structuring tool with 4 stages
- Tags: conversation, communication, decision-making
The Pac-Man rule
The Pac-Man Rule at Conferences
- Tags: inclusivity, community, events
Circular growth loops
Learning progress and growth loops
- Tags: learning, progress, growth
DMARC
What is DMARC and how to use it
- Tags: email,campaign
SEO & React
How to improve the SEO of a React application
- Tags: SEO,React
Before massive email campaigns
Things to take into account before a massive email compaign
- Tags: email,SPG,DKIM,DMARC
Mock
What is a Mock in Software Engineering
- Tags: software,engineering
Why I decided to do research digests
Research articles decoded for the practitioner´s consuption.
- 2020-10-12
Ways to be productive when your brain is dead
What to do when you wake up but your brain doesn't.
- 2019-06-11
Minimum Viable Product
The technique involves the development of a product with the sufficient features to satisfy early adopters.
- 2019-03-18
- Tags: research,k-pills
Constant Comparisons
An iterative data-analysis process where findings “emerge” from the data and the comparison with previous findings
- 2019-03-15
- Tags: research,k-pills
Documinding
Docu [Documentación] minding [mind -mente-, pero también de interés -matter of interest-]
- Tags: es,docs,devs
Problemas sobre documentación
3 preguntas sobre documentación, 2 con respuestas 😃
- Tags: es,docs,problemas
Be the GOAT software engineer: Know your clients
Who are your clients as a Software Engineer?
- 2022-10-04
Learn about what makes your PR accepted/rejected
Insights on how PRs are actually accepted/rejected
- 2021-05-13
Rescued by Kanban: A Real-Life Story of Using Scrum and Kanban Together
Can Kanban help deal with some challenges in Scrum? Find out in this real-life story of using Scrum and Kanban together to enable better team performance.
- 2020-11-24
- Tags: kanban,scrum
Changeset-based approach to improve adoption of agile code review
A painless way to do code review in an agile & smart way, using changesets and auto assigning reviews
- 2020-08-28
- Tags: research,digest
Doomsayer
Points out when the sky is falling (and when you're in big trouble).
- 2020-07-20
- Tags: agile,role,xp
HIPAA for Software Developers
Make things clearer from a software development point of view
- 2020-02-25
- Tags: HIPAA
Agile Principles
Sketches to show the agile principles.
- 2019-11-13
- Tags: agility,teaching
HTML to JSON Intermediate representation
HTML articles' JSON abstraction for later manipulation
- 2019-05-20
Personal Kanban with Kanbanize
How to use Kanbanize for everyday tasks management following Personal Kanban as methodology.
- 2019-01-14
- Tags: personal,kanban
The First Two Weeks Of The Rest Of My Flow-e Life
Personal opinion about Flow-e based on my experince in the use of the tool.
- 2018-01-03
- Tags: guest post
Niveles de Abstracción
¿Qué entendemos por niveles de abstracción?
- 2015-08-20
- Tags: lang_es,abstraction,modelling
Projects/Products
Static website generator (NodeJS)
Static website generator (this site)
- 2017
- Tags: nodejs,markdown,static
Ahorranza: Sistema de gestión de finanzas
Ahorranza: Sistema de gestión de finanzas
- 2022-2023
- External link: https://dspace.ort.edu.uy/handle/20.500.11968/6431
Coco - Sistema para fortalecer vínculos terapéuticos
Coco - Sistema para fortalecer vínculos terapéuticos
- 2023-2024
- External link: https://www.cocoterapia.com/
Sistema de Variables Meteorológicas
Sistema de Variables Meteorológicas
- 2023-2024
- External link: https://rad.ort.edu.uy/items/ff794350-ca08-4790-af45-c62531650a81/full
Servicio de consultoría para la implantación de CRM y productos satélites
Servicio de consultoría para la implantación de CRM y productos satélites
- 2022-2023
- External link: https://rad.ort.edu.uy/items/5bc15017-9a06-4b34-9637-a8a16e533185/full
BlueDepot: Sistema de gestión de almacenes
BlueDepot: Sistema de gestión de almacenes
- 2022-2023
- External link: https://dspace.ort.edu.uy/handle/20.500.11968/6439
Ariadne's Thread: Gestor organizacional para Qualabs
Ariadne's Thread: Gestor organizacional para Qualabs
- 2021-2022
- External link: https://sisbibliotecas.ort.edu.uy/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=93698
FastRabbit - Plataforma de testing de servicios de Movistar
Software to run test cases that interacti with various client systems
- 2019-2020
- External link: https://sisbibliotecas.ort.edu.uy/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=92347
MiTurno (ReactNative - Python - Raspberry Pi)
MiTurno - Sistema de gestión de turnos para la atención al público
- 2019-2020
- External link: https://sisbibliotecas.ort.edu.uy/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=90656
Coopify (PWA - Blockchain)
Coopify: una plataforma de intercambio de servicios apoyada en blockchain
Favoker (PWA)
Favoker: solicitud de pequeños servicios
- 2018-2019
- Tags: pwa,react,js
- External link: https://sisbibliotecas.ort.edu.uy/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=89148
'H' (NodeJS+VanillaJS)
Content delivery through distribution channels
- Tags: nodejs,cms,microservices
InmunoVR (Samsung Gear VR)
Experiencia virtual educativa: Sistema Inmunológico
- 2017-2018
- Tags: gear,vr,unreal
- External link: https://sisbibliotecas.ort.edu.uy/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=88056
Traceability Logger (NodeJS)
Traceability from client side to server through inter microservices comm
- 2018
- Tags: nodejs,js,logger
EAJP (NodeJS)
HTML article to JSON abstraction
- 2018
- Tags: nodejs,json,abstraction
LimpiezaUY: plataforma colaborativa de limpieza
LimpiezaUY: plataforma colaborativa de limpieza
- 2017
- Tags: startup,mvp
- External link: https://sisbibliotecas.ort.edu.uy/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=86187
Gestión de compras para proyectos de construcción
Gestión de compras para proyectos de construcción
- 2016-2017
- External link: https://sisbibliotecas.ort.edu.uy/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=85479
Inception Workshop for Entrepreneurs
Short workshop with the goal of identify essential software features, technological risks and get an idea of size & effort involved in its development.
- Tags: entrepreneurship
Raphaël Utils (Javascript)
SVG importer (and other utilities)
- Tags: RIP
- External link: https://www.dariomac.com/raphael-utils-doc
Local Read Later (Google Chrome Extension)
Similar as Read It Later service but runs locally.
- Tags: RIP
Research
JQuery Plugin Quality Assessment
JQuery plugins saves development time, but poor quality plugin are destabilizing factor. How to evaluate the quality of JQuery plugins?
- Tags: picoresearchs
Software Inspection Adoption
Factors that difficult the adoption and how to avoid or overcome them
- Tags: MSc
Research on 3D modeling of the human body
Technology and methodology for modeling the human body in 3D
- Tags: swingimprover
TDD Failures
Difficulty of TDD in game development
- Tags: swingimprover
Articles
Eugenia Parodi, Santiago Matalonga, Darío Macchi, Martín Solari
Comparing technical debt in student exercises using test driven development, test last and ad hoc programming
- External link: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7833380
Bonsai
Jazmín del país
Jasminum officinale (Common Jasmine) is a large semi-evergreen or deciduous climbing shrub.
- Tags: Card tags
Ligustro
lucidum means 'bright' or 'shiny', referring to the leaves.
- Tags: li1,li2,li3,li4,li5,li6
Ceibo
National flower of Uruguay and Argentina
- Tags: Faboideae
Palo borracho
Deciduous tree native to the tropical forests of South America
- Tags: deciduous,tropical
Juniperus chinensis
Evergreen conifer native to China with a dark green foliage and brown bark
- Tags: jn1
Falso cafeto
Manihot Grahamii, also known as Mandioca Brava
- Tags: fc1, fc2
Espinillo
Acacia caven
- Tags: es1💀,es2
Ligustrum - The first one (tf1)
This is the first Ligustrum of my collection
- 2021-01-17 2017-06-01
Citrus × limonia - Limón paraguayo (lp1)
From seed, 3 Citrus × limonia
- 2019-05-01 2018-12-26
- Tags: RIP
Quotes
Isaac Asimov
A poor idea well written is more likely to be accepted than a good idea poorly written.
Gustavo Gretter
Para ser ágil tenés que ser veloz...sino pa' que sos “ágil“?
- External link: http://www.innovaportal.com
Theo Jansen
The walls between art and engineering exist only in our minds.
- External link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azy-c6QXUCw
Phil Karlton
There are only two hard things in Computer Science: cache invalidation and naming things.
- External link: http://martinfowler.com/bliki/TwoHardThings.html
Various attributions
Watch your thoughts, they become words; watch your words, they become actions; watch your actions, they become habits; watch your habits, they become character; watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.
- External link: http://quoteinvestigator.com/2013/01/10/watch-your-thoughts/