About Juan Peláez

Hello, sometimes it is necessary to write a profile for different things, so here is mine:

“Juan Carlos Peláez is a Distributed Applications Architect, with experience in the construction and design of enterprise information systems for different companies in more than 15 countries. After working for public and private sector companies such as IARC, UNDP, DANE, the Instituto Nacional de Cancerología and Backer Hughes, he founded a software company in the year 2000; Juan Carlos Peláez has developed more than 300 successful software projects in different roles, from developer to architect. As Operations manager of a major software company he was responsible for the company's operations in 4 countries, which included, among other aspects, the implementation of development methodologies, the management of the development team and the control of operating costs.

Currently, as .Net Group Leader at studiocom, he participates in world-class development projects with clients such as Dunkin Donuts and Baskin-Robbins.

Since 2006 Juan Carlos has been working with Microsoft's Platform and Development group in the Andean region as a speaker at different events focused especially on the adoption of new technologies and on making the most of the Microsoft platform. He is currently part of the Microsoft Speakers Group and Andean Influencers Framework groups.

When he is not developing software or giving talks, he can be found climbing a mountain in South America or doing sports with his 3 dogs (a German shepherd, a golden retriever and a Great Pyrenees), or building something for his house on the outskirts of Bogotá – Colombia. “

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Blog: www.juanpelaez.com

eMail: jpelaez at juanpelaez.com