Technology & Solutions Consultant

Building solutions. Empowering people.

Software engineer, technology consultant, educator and entrepreneur — helping people and organizations understand technology, solve problems and turn ideas into practical solutions.

Software Engineer · Educator · Entrepreneur

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Hello

I connect people, ideas and technology.

I started as an educator and became a software engineer. Today I help people and organizations make sense of technology, fix the systems that slow them down and turn ideas into practical solutions — and I teach what I learn along the way.

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Find your next step with technology

Eight quick questions, two minutes. You'll get a clear recommendation — a quick fix, a plan, a career move, something to learn on your own, or help with your systems.

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How I can help

Pick the kind of help you need

Need something built? Software, automation and integrations are delivered through Montano Systems. See ventures

Tech SOS

A quick 30-minute call for the small, urgent things — setting up an account, a phone line, a tool or an app that won't cooperate.

1:1 sessions

60 minutes on your real situation: a technology decision, a project, a learning path or a career move — and a clear plan when we're done.

Workshops & speaking

Hands-on sessions that explain technology and AI in plain language for teams, schools and communities.

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Learn and create

Templates, guides and tutorials

Self-serve resources to learn, organize your work and solve practical problems.

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From the shop

TemplateBilingual School Website Template$24.99 TemplateSchool Website Template$14.99 EbookYour Restart Map — NEXT YOU™ Workbook$14.99

Latest resources

My storyFrom Teacher to Software Engineer: Why Education Never Left MeI thought changing careers meant leaving teaching behind. I was wrong. Here is how my path from the classroom to software led me back to education.My storyOne Year Later: Why I Went Back to Venezuela and Don't Regret ItI resigned from my remote job in the US. Everyone thought I was crazy. Here's what I built a year later.Productivity & wellbeingHow I Did a Coding Bootcamp While Working Full-Time and Raising 3 KidsI slept from 1am to 5am for 6 months. It wasn't balance — it was temporary, with a clear purpose. Here's what that routine really looked like.

Ventures

Three projects, one person behind them

Active

Montano Systems

Software, AI-enabled systems, workflow automation, integrations, implementation and technical support for small businesses and organizations.

In development

Acadetech

Structured educational programs in technology skills, English, Spanish and entrepreneurship — for learners from high school up, including youth and homeschool support.

Initiative

NEXT YOU

Guidance and community for career transition and personal reinvention, with a method of three phases: Giro, Ruta, Ritmo.

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My story

From educator to engineer — and why it matters

I know what it's like to learn technology while working full time and raising a family. That's why I care about bridging people and technology — so more people can use it with confidence.

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