- Leads the adoption of AI and AI Pods across the Financial Services Studio accounts, at banks and fintechs in Latin America and the US.
- Modernization of legacy systems (COBOL, mainframe, IBM i) to AWS, Java and Python.
- Solution Architect, preparing the Globant team for the Domain Synthesis Workshop of a US client program (May 2026).
- AI-optimized estimation plans and AI Pods PoCs for commercial proposals.
- Slack agent for automated project status and health reports.
Specialized Technology Principal · Globant · Quito, Ecuador
Applied AI and software architecture, from strategy to delivery.
More than 25 years designing, building and implementing software for industries such as banking, consumer goods, healthcare, media and tourism. Today, at Globant, I lead the adoption of AI and AI Pods in software delivery.
- designing and delivering software
- 25+ years
- with implementations in Latin America and the Caribbean
- 9 countries
- banking, consumer goods, healthcare, media and tourism
- 5+ industries
- of competencies backed by evidence
- 5 pillars
About me
Systems engineer with a master's degree in Systems Management and Business Technology.
Systems and Computer Engineer from Escuela Politécnica Nacional (EPN, Quito) with a Master's degree in Systems Management and Business Technology from Universidad de Las Américas (UDLA). Oracle Certified Professional in Java, with training in project management, application design and enterprise architecture (TOGAF, COBIT, ITIL).
25+ years designing, building and deploying financial software (core banking, internet banking, channels, ATM switches and FATCA compliance) for institutions across Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, Chile, Panama, Belize, Venezuela, Puerto Rico and Curaçao. I joined Globant in 2022 and grew from Tech Manager Leader to Subject Matter Expert and the AI Pods Adoption team. Since November 2025, as Specialized Technology Principal, I am the AI focal point for the Financial Services Studio, bringing AI and AI Pods to banks and fintechs across Latin America and the US.
Outside work I enjoy music and traveling with my wife and daughters.
It is easy to be good; the hard part is being fair.
Experience
From core banking to software delivery with AI agents, across many industries.
Globant
Specialized Technology Principal · AI focal point, Financial Services Studio
- Tech Manager LeaderBeverage and conversational technology accounts
- Tech Manager Leader · STC teamHealthcare accounts
- Subject Matter Expert · StudiosMedia and entertainment, consumer goods and tourism
- Subject Matter Expert · AI PodsAI Pods Adoption team
- Specialized Technology PrincipalAI focal point, Financial Services
- Software delivery methodology augmented with AI agents; setup and adoption of Stepwise and Globant Enterprise AI (GEAI).
- Creator of Code Interviewer: chat over code repositories with three agents (Codebase Q&A, Legacy Insights and Expert Reviewer).
- Director and speaker of the Spec-Kit sessions at the NEXT-GEN SDD (Spec-Driven Development) workshop.
- Media and entertainment, consumer goods and tourism accounts, among others.
- Early accounts in beverages and conversational technology, with WhatsApp (Meta), B2Chat and Keycloak integrations.
- STC team (about 2 years): technical management of healthcare accounts, among others.
Previous experience
Consultant – Technology Director
Smart Financial S.A.S – Corporación ADSI- Led the cloud migration (AWS) and ran the ISO 9001:2015 development process.
- Coordinated the development of Inttegrio CBS and OmniPays.
- Rolled out Inttegrio CBS in Colombia and Puerto Rico.
Technical Consultant, eIBS platform – Java
DATAPRO Inc.- Development on the eIBS Java platform and rollouts in Panama, Ecuador, Colombia and Chile.
- Design and implementation of the FATCA Stand Alone product (ASP.NET MVC), deployed at banks in Belize and Panama.
CORE Maia Architect
Bupartech- Design and coordination of development, with an SOA enterprise architecture.
- Design and implementation of the jBPM integration with MAIA.
- Custom builder-credit module for a public housing finance institution in Ecuador.
Technical Consultant – Development Manager
Bantec Inc. (Software House)- Architecture of FIT-Bank and the Universal Channel Interface (UCI), with SOA and jBPM.
- ATM driver with 911/912 messaging and an ATM switch connected to ATH/Evertec (Puerto Rico).
- Rollouts at financial institutions in Ecuador, Peru, Puerto Rico, Curaçao and Venezuela.
Technical Consultant
FISA Group- Internet Banking modules for Globus and FISA-System.
- FISA-System Accounting module and mortgage bill control under Chilean law.
- Rollout of FISA-System Internet Banking and Altos Montos.
Education
Verifiable degrees and certifications.
Degrees
Master's in Systems Management and Business TechnologyUniversidad de las Américas (UDLA)
Systems and Computer EngineeringEscuela Politécnica Nacional (EPN)
Oracle Master Diploma in Java ApplicationsOracle University
Certifications
MongoDB SI AssociateMongoDB
Business English C1 Advanced (CEFR)LanguageHub
Oracle Certified Professional, JavaOracle University
Skills
Competencies by pillar, each one backed by evidence.
Each competency shows where it comes from: projects, training or documented practice.
Artificial Intelligence
- Claude and Claude CodeClaude 101, Claude Code 101 and Claude Code in Action (Anthropic, 2026); Claude Code – The Practical Guide and Claude Code In a Day (Udemy, 2026); my own guide to agents, subagents, skills, hooks, plugins, SDK, context and loops.
- Coding agentsSetup, comparisons and good practices with Claude Code, OpenCode, Codex, Cline, Kilo Code and Kiro.
- Subagents and multi-agent systemsIntroduction to Subagents (Anthropic, 2026); Agentic AI Systems (Globant University, 2025); creator of Code Interviewer, with three agents.
- Agent SkillsIntroduction to Agent Skills (Anthropic, 2026); AI Agent Skills (Globant, 2026); SKILL.md authoring patterns.
- Model Context Protocol (MCP)Introduction to Model Context Protocol (Anthropic, 2026); MCP server integration.
- Agent-to-Agent (A2A)Intro to Google's A2A Protocol (Udemy, 2025).
- Prompts, context, harness and loopsMy own technique documentation; Introduction to Loop Engineering (Udemy, 2026).
- AI Pods, Stepwise and Globant Enterprise AIAI Pods Adoption team; Stepwise and GEAI setup in client accounts.
- LLM application frameworksLangChain (2023), LangGraph and Langflow (2025).
- AI over your own knowledgeNotebookLM (2025) and Master NotebookLM (2026); a personal knowledge base managed with agents.
- AI governance and fluencyAI Governance Fundamentals (Udemy, 2026); AI Fluency: Framework & Foundations (Anthropic, 2026).
Tools and technologies
AI
ClaudeClaude CodeOpenCodeCodexClineKiroMCPA2AAgent SkillsAI PodsStepwiseGlobant Enterprise AILangChainLangGraphLangflowNotebookLM
SDD
GitHub Spec KitOpenSpecBMAD-METHOD
Languages and frameworks
JavaSpring BootQuarkusPythonFastAPIC#NestJSSQLPL/SQL
Data and messaging
OracleMongoDBKafkaApache Camel
Cloud and DevOps
AWSAzureGoogle CloudAzure DevOpsGit
Architecture
DDDC4ArchiMateTOGAFBIANEvent Storming
Management
ScrumKanbanJiraConfluence
Training
Continuous learning, with a recent focus on AI.
Claude & Claude Code
- Claude Code 101
- Claude 101
- Introduction to Subagents
- Introduction to Model Context Protocol
- Introduction to Agent Skills
- Claude Code in Action
- AI Fluency: Framework & Foundations
- Introduction to Loop Engineering
- Master NotebookLM
- Claude Code – The Practical Guide
- Master en Spec Driven Development: Crea apps con IA sin bugs
- AI Governance: The Fundamentals of AI Governance
- AI Agent Skills
- Claude Code Beginner Crash Course: Claude Code In a Day
- Build AI Apps Fast: Master Langflow Step by Step
- Intro to Google's A2A Protocol: Interoperable AI Agents
- LangGraph for Beginners: Agentic Workflows in Simple Steps
- AI Tools: Cline, Neo & CodeFixer (Workshop)
- Claude Quick Start: From AI Basics to Claude Pro Mastery
- NotebookLM: Generative AI Interacting with Your Own Data
- Agentic AI Systems
- LangChain 101 for Beginners
- ChatGPT for IT Workers