Summary
Senior full-stack engineer with a B.S. in Computer Science and 10+ years building products and platforms: React and TypeScript at enterprise scale (Disney, Toptal), API and serverless infrastructure on AWS as CTO of Corofy, and eight products of my own through Chu Ventures, including VEXPay, a payments API for Venezuela and Colombia. Winner at the 2025 Google Cloud x MLB Hackathon.
Experience
- 2019 to now
Chu Ventures
Founder and software engineer, Austin, Texas- Founded and shipped products across fintech, marketplaces and live commerce, owning each from scope to launch
- Built VEXPay, a multi-provider payments API for Venezuela and Colombia: Pago Móvil, débito inmediato, card capture, PSE, Nequi and USDT
- Grew engineering teams from 2 to 15 while running distributed operations across Latin America and the US
- 2015 to now
Toptal
Full-stack WordPress developer, Remote- Vetted into Toptal's top 3% of developers
- Led a WordPress multisite network for Indeed.com managing content across 19 languages
- 2024 to 2026
NgageContent
Senior WordPress developer, Cleveland, Ohio (remote)- Built interactive frontends in React and Next.js, optimized for SEO and Core Web Vitals
- Developed and maintained REST integrations with third-party marketing platforms, centralizing client data flows
- 2023 to 2024
The Walt Disney Company
Senior software engineer, Orlando, Florida- Engineered a custom Gutenberg block (React front end, server-side PHP) to parse, visualize and edit data; the block framework was adopted org-wide
- Architected a personalized-messaging block integrating two REST APIs for authentication and message retrieval
- Developed a canvas-based image builder (KonvaJS and React) for editorial teams to create multi-tenant asset templates
- 2023 to 2024
TheMessenger.com
Full-stack developer, New York- Implemented GraphQL APIs for structured data retrieval at scale
- Used Google BigQuery for data analysis and editorial insights
- 2018 to 2024
Corofy
Chief technology officer, New York (remote)- Owned the API and serverless infrastructure on AWS and every technology decision
- Lowered service costs and optimized queue systems handling hundreds of concurrent server calls
- 2019 to 2022
Red Ventures
Full-stack WordPress developer, Remote- Built themes, plugins and editorial systems for high-traffic media brands
- 2014 to 2019
GoRead
Software engineer and IT project manager, Austin, Texas and Panama City- Built and deployed 400 WordPress sites serving 10,000+ daily visitors
- Devised 75+ eCommerce tools for authors, growing revenue 20%
Products
| Product | What it is | Status |
|---|---|---|
| VEXPayvexpay.app | Payments API for Venezuela and Colombia. | Pilot |
| LaGangalaganga.live | Spanish-first live auctions for Venezuela and Latin America. | Pilot |
| Carnelistacarnelista.com | Premium meat delivery for Caracas. | Live |
| AgentMetricsagentsmetrics.com | Agent performance and market intelligence for brokerages. | Live |
| NipponWalknipponwalk.com | A Japanese interval walking timer for iPhone and Apple Watch. | Building |
| Peyitopeyito.app | Trusted walkers and sitters in Caracas and Medellín. | Building |
| Ksitaksita.co | Verified property records, and fractional investment built on them. | Building |
| MiGolmigol.co | Spanish-language games with Pago Móvil deposits. | Early stage |
Education and awards
| Year | What | From |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | B.S. Computer Science | Universidad Metropolitana, Caracas |
| 2024 | AWS Cloud Quest: Cloud Practitioner | Amazon Web Services |
| MongoDB Node.js Developer Path | MongoDB | |
| 2025 | Google Cloud x MLB Hackathon, Best of Challenge 5 | Google Cloud |
Skills
- Languages
- TypeScript, JavaScript, PHP, Python, Swift
- Frameworks
- React, Next.js, Node.js, NestJS, Express, React Native, Expo
- CMS
- WordPress VIP, Gutenberg and full-site editing, Multisite
- APIs
- REST, GraphQL, Webhooks, Third-party integrations
- Data and cloud
- PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Supabase, BigQuery, AWS, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, Vercel
- AI tooling
- Gemini, Claude, OpenAI, Ollama, Cursor