About Me

I’ve always believed that real innovation starts with understanding the “why” behind a system. My background in research taught me how to ask the right questions, while my experience as an engineer taught me how to build practical, reliable answers.

I have a particular affinity for hardware-level challenges and a deep respect for legacy code. I see older systems as a masterclass in engineering logic. There is so much to learn from the way things were built to last, and those lessons help me create more resilient solutions for the future. I’m at my best in teams where communication is treated as a core tool and where trust is the foundation for everything we build together.

Technical Skills

Programming & Software Development

C/C++ Python C# / .NET Matlab SQL Git CMake CI/CD

Embedded & Industrial Systems

Embedded Linux RTOS Yocto Project PLC (Beckhoff) ST (IEC 61131-3) VHDL Real-Time Systems LabVIEW

Hardware Engineering & Analysis

Analog/Digital Design Schematic Analysis Eagle LTSpice Eplan Oscilloscopes & Logic Analyzers

Frameworks & UI

Qt WPF / MVVM MFC MAUI

Systems & Research Methodology

Control Theory Systems Engineering Requirements Engineering Data Analysis R&D Methodology

Soft Skills

Interdisciplinary Collaboration Communication Transparency Mentorship & Feedback Complex Problem Solving

Selected Publications & Thesis

Light communication technologies for space applications Thesis | PhD Dissertation, Universität Bremen, 2022
Measurement of Mechanical Stress and Displacement on a Polished Rod (Spanish edition) Thesis | Bachelor's Thesis, Industrial University of Santander (UIS), 2013
Optical Antennas for Wireless Sensor Network inside the Ariane VEB Conference Paper | IEEE International Conference on Wireless for Space and Extreme Environments (WiSEE), 2020
Low Power Antenna Design for Free Space Optical Communications inside the Ariane 5 VEB Conference Paper | IEEE International Conference on Wireless for Space and Extreme Environments (WiSEE), 2019
Optical Communications for Space Applications: Modulation Techniques for a Sensor Network Conference Paper | IEEE International Conference on Wireless for Space and Extreme Environments (WiSEE), 2018

Personal Projects

Pi Jukebox

What began as a vibe-coded music player for my children evolved into a lesson in industrial-grade reliability. To move beyond manual scripts and SD backups, I migrated the entire stack to The Yocto Project, transforming a hobbyist prototype into a fully reproducible, hardened embedded Linux appliance.

Python YOCTO kas RFID
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MealPlan

A cross-platform mobile and desktop application built with .NET MAUI to streamline household logistics. It leverages a unified codebase to manage weekly nutritional planning and automated shopping list generation, focusing on clean UI/UX and efficient data persistence.

MAUI .NET MVVM SQLite
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Pailele

A high-speed line-following robot featuring a custom PID control algorithm optimized for aggressive, small-radius tracks. Built on an NXP 8-bit microcontroller, the design utilizes TTL-level hardware tuning to maximize sensor sensitivity, earning a second-place finish in national Colombian robotics competitions.

C MCU PID Robotics
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