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DatalayerAI Engineer
Jul. 2025Bogotá, Distrito Capital, Colombia• Maintaining and extending jupyter-react, improving stability and developer experience for interactive Jupyter components in React.
• Built Electron + Next.js applications showcasing SDK examples, streamlining onboarding for developers using Datalayer’s tools.
• Developed the jupyter-mimetypes package, enabling richer rendering of data in Jupyter-based environments.
• Designed and implemented Python SDK, providing seamless integration with Datalayer’s platform for data scientists and researchers.
• Created TypeScript SDK, empowering web developers to adopt and extend Datalayer’s ecosystem. Impact: Accelerating adoption of next-gen Jupyter tools by creating developer-friendly SDKs and strengthening the open-source ecosystem.
Freelance Software EngineeringSenior Software Engineer
Jun. 2025
Trepa: La Casa De La EscaladaFounder Business Associate / CEO
May. 2023Bogotá, Distrito Capital, ColombiaIndoor Bouldering Gym in Bogota
Trepa: La Casa De La EscaladaIngeniero de software
May. 2023Bogotá, Distrito Capital, Colombia
QuansightSenior Software Engineer I
Apr. 2019 - May. 2025• Led Spanish internationalization efforts for the Scientific Python project, coordinating sprints and automating workflows to make tools accessible to 500M+ Spanish speakers (project site).
• Core developer for JupyterLab, driving i18n/l10n and accessibility improvements for the next-generation web interface of Project Jupyter (talk, GitHub team).
• Contributed to the conda ecosystem as an active community member, supporting the development and maintenance of tools and specifications.
• Enhanced napari by implementing robust configuration and settings management, improving usability for the imaging and scientific community.
• Created and maintained automated reporting pipelines aggregating data from GitHub, Zenhub, and Harvest, reducing manual reporting overhead for distributed teams.
• Authored and maintained setup-miniconda, a widely used GitHub Action simplifying conda environment setup for CI/CD workflows.
• Served on Quansight’s Diversity, Ethics & Inclusion Committee, advancing initiatives to foster a more inclusive open-source ecosystem.
Python Software FoundationGrants Workgroup
Apr. 2019 - Sep. 2024The initial purpose of this workgroup is to review proposals to the PSF for grants in support of conferences, training workshops, and related projects. If the proposals meet all guidelines set by the PSF board the WG will have the authority to approve funding, otherwise they will refer the proposals to the PSF board for further discussion and decision. The PSF may decide to extend the scope of the WG at a later time. https://wiki.python.org/psf/GrantsWG
https://wiki.python.org/psf/GrantsWG/Charter
Universidad Industrial de SantanderGuest Lecturer
Apr. 2019 - Sep. 2019• Taught undergraduate courses in Numerical Methods and Applied Statistics, with a focus on problem-solving for engineering applications.
• Designed lectures, assignments, and practical exercises to strengthen students’ analytical and computational skills.
• Guided students in applying mathematical models and statistical tools to real-world civil engineering challenges, bridging theory and practice.
Sistemas Hidráulicos y Sanitarios LtdaProject Engineer
Sep. 2015 - Feb. 2023Bucaramanga, Colombia• Hydrological and river modeling: Conducted data collection, simulation, and analysis to support hydraulic infrastructure projects and water resource management.
• Systems & IT management: Provided technical support, administered company databases, and managed network and infrastructure operations.
• Software & web development: Designed and implemented the company website using Django CMS, integrating technical content and client-facing features.
Anaconda, Inc.Software Engineer
Aug. 2015 - Mar. 2019Bucaramanga, Colombia• Technical Lead for Anaconda Navigator, a cross-platform desktop application built with Qt/PyQt for managing conda environments and packages — used by millions of data scientists worldwide (docs).
• Designed and implemented backend services for anaconda.org using Flask and MongoDB, supporting package publishing and collaboration for the Python data science ecosystem.
• Collaborated across product and engineering teams to deliver reliable tools that streamlined package management and improved developer productivity.
IHE Delft Institute for Water EducationSpecial Programme
Aug. 2012 - Sep. 2012Delft• Contributed to the ColTemprana project, focused on river modeling of the Cauca River in Colombia to improve early flood-warning and water management systems.
• Migrated core river models from MIKE11 to HEC-RAS, ensuring compatibility and efficiency across platforms.
• Developed Python-based automation scripts to streamline model conversion and reduce manual processing time.
• Collaborated in an international research environment, integrating hydrology, hydraulics, and GIS data for large-scale water resource analysis.
Sistemas Hidráulicos y Sanitarios LtdaSystems Administrator
Sep. 2008 - Jul. 2015Bucaramanga, Colombia
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Python Software Foundation
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