Personal

1986 1 record

Born in Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Where it all started.

1989 1 record

Moved to Venezuela

Venezuela

My father finished his phD in Math at IMPA, and we moved to Venezuela.

2003 1 record

Started studying Informatics Engineering

UCLA, Venezuela

Began my degree in Informatics Engineering at UCLA.

2007 1 record

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

UCLA, Venezuela

Started as a Teaching Assistant at the Networking Labs. Stayed in this role until 2010.

2008 2 records

ACM-ICPC World Finals

Canada

Participated in the ACM-ICPC World Finals.

Cisco CCNA Certification

Venezuela

Got my CCNA certification after returning from ACM-ICPC.

2011 1 record

Graduated as Informatics Engineer

UCLA, Venezuela

Finished my degree in Informatics Engineering at UCLA.

2012 2 records

Network Consultant at BBVA Provincial

Caracas, Venezuela

Moved to Caracas to work as a Network Consultant for Banco BBVA Provincial.

Cisco CCNP Routing and Switching

Caracas, Venezuela

Got my CCNP R&S certification in November while working at Banco Provincial.

2013 2 records

IP Engineer at Huawei

Caracas, Venezuela

Joined Huawei as an IP Engineer.

Senior Network Engineer at Farmatodo

Caracas, Venezuela

Worked as Senior Network Engineer for the pharmacy retail chain Farmatodo until 2014.

2014 3 records

Moved to Brazil

Porto Alegre, Brazil

Moved to Porto Alegre in the south of Brazil in June.

Network QA Engineer at DATACOM

Porto Alegre, Brazil

Started working as Network QA Engineer at DATACOM / Teracom Telematica.

Uruguay

First time visiting Uruguay in December, meeting my father's mathematician friends from his IMPA days.

2015 1 record

Argentina

Buenos Aires, Argentina

First time visiting Buenos Aires in December.

2016 1 record

Chile

Santiago, Chile

Winter holidays in Chile, visiting Santiago, Valle Nevado, Vina del Mar, and Valparaiso. Met old friends from university.

2017 2 records

Promoted to System Test Engineer at DATACOM

Porto Alegre, Brazil

Got promoted to System Test Engineer at DATACOM in January.

Mexico

Guadalajara, Mexico

First time in Mexico, visiting Guadalajara and meeting friends from university.

2018 2 records

Panama

Panama City, Panama

Stopped for a few days in Panama City on the way to visit my parents.

First Eurotrip

Austria, Slovakia, Italy

Escaped the winter in southern Brazil for a European summer. Visited Vienna and Innsbruck (meeting university friends), Bratislava, and Italy (Padua, Arzergrande, Venice, and Verona) where I visited family on my mother's side.

2019 2 records

Senior Post Sales Engineer at Logicalis Brasil

Porto Alegre, Brazil

Joined Logicalis Brasil in August, applying my Cisco knowledge and learning new technologies.

Belgium & Netherlands

Brussels, Bruges, Amsterdam

Traveled to Diegem near Brussels in November for a CCIE R&S lab attempt. After that, visited Brussels and Bruges, then met a friend from DATACOM who had moved to the Netherlands. On the way to Amsterdam, I made a wish to live in the Netherlands one day.

2020 3 records

Cisco CCNA DevNet Associate

Brazil

Got my CCNA DevNet Associate certification (now called CCNA Automation) in July.

Moved to the Netherlands

Eindhoven, Netherlands

In the middle of the pandemic, took the risk and moved to Eindhoven. The wish I made on the way to Amsterdam came true.

QA Engineer at Profitap

Eindhoven, Netherlands

Joined Profitap as QA Engineer working on Network Observability Solutions with Network Packet Brokers.

2021 3 records

Spain

Sevilla, Jerez, Madrid, Barcelona

As COVID-19 travel restrictions started to lift, began exploring Europe. Visited Sevilla, Jerez de la Frontera, Madrid, and Barcelona — meeting friends from the Caracas days and Venezuelan cousins.

Portugal

Lisbon, Porto

First time visiting Portugal — Lisbon and Porto. Met my father's mathematician friends.

Germany

Aachen, Frankfurt, Dusseldorf, Cologne

Visited Aachen, Frankfurt, Dusseldorf, and Cologne. Met German friends I had made during my time in Porto Alegre.

2022 4 records

Denmark

Copenhagen, Helsingor

Visited Copenhagen and Helsingor, home of Kronborg Castle — the UNESCO World Heritage Site that inspired Shakespeare's Hamlet.

Sweden

Helsingborg, Malmo

Crossed by ferry from Helsingor to Helsingborg, and later took the train over the bridge from Copenhagen to Malmo.

France

Paris, Versailles

Visited Paris and the Palace of Versailles.

Switzerland & Liechtenstein

Zurich, Luzern, Sargans, Vaduz

Visited Zurich, Luzern, and Sargans in Switzerland. From Sargans, took a bus to Vaduz, capital of the micro-nation of Liechtenstein.

2023 13 records

Luxembourg

Luxembourg City, Vianden

Visited another European micro-nation and one of the richest countries in Europe, part of the BeNeLux. Met a friend from the Porto Alegre days.

Norway

Oslo, Fredrikstad

Visited Oslo and Fredrikstad.

Finland

Helsinki

Visited Helsinki, where I met a friend from Caracas.

Estonia

Tallinn

While in Helsinki, took a ferry across the Baltic Sea for a full day in Tallinn.

Czechia

Prague, Brno

Visited Prague and Brno, where I met a couple of friends from the Barquisimeto (Venezuela) days.

Lithuania

Vilnius

Visited the capital of Lithuania.

Latvia

Riga

While in Vilnius, took a FlixBus for a full day in Riga.

Croatia

Zagreb

Quick visit to the capital of Croatia.

Slovenia

Ljubljana, Lake Bled

After a day in Zagreb, took a FlixBus to Ljubljana, and visited the famous Lake Bled.

Poland

Warsaw

Spent a few days walking the streets of the Polish capital.

United Kingdom

London

Visited London and the Greenwich Meridian. Met a university friend who I had last seen in Bratislava years before — London was his new city. Also met a cousin from the Venezuela days.

Greece

Athens

Weekend trip to Athens, visiting its ancient buildings rich in history.

Andorra

Andorra la Vella

For Christmas 2023, met university friends in Barcelona. We did a full day trip to Andorra, crossing the Pyrenees and entering the country through Pas de la Casa.

2024 6 records

Bulgaria

Sofia

Visited the capital to explore a bit of Bulgarian culture.

San Marino

Weekend trip back to Italy through Bologna, with the goal of visiting San Marino — another European micro-nation.

Monaco

Weekend trip back to France, this time through Nice, dedicating a full day to the Principality of Monaco. The fun part — it was one week before the F1 Grand Prix, so I got to walk the circuit and enter some of the pit stops.

Hungary

Budapest

Weekend trip to the iconic Budapest, rich in history. Also met a school friend from Venezuela — a Hungarian with Venezuelan parents.

Vatican City

Vatican City, Rome

Weekend dedicated to the Vatican, returning to Italy and visiting Rome. Besides exploring another micro-nation full of culture, the highlight was climbing the steps to Michelangelo's dome and seeing the Vatican and Rome from above.

Ireland

Dublin, Limerick

Christmas trip to Ireland, visiting Dublin and Limerick. Spent the holidays with a couple of friends from Porto Alegre who I worked with at Logicalis.

2025 2 records

Romania

Bucharest, Brasov

Quick weekend trip to visit the capital. On impulse, went to the Transylvania region around Brasov, visiting castles that belonged to the Romanian royal family (Peles, Pelisor) and of course Bran Castle — the famous Dracula's Castle (Vlad Tepes).

Iceland

Reykjavik

One week trip in December with the main goal of chasing the Northern Lights. Since 2024, solar storms have been intense — they even appeared in the Netherlands. This time, even without a strong KP index, it was an amazing show every night. Also visited Thingvellir National Park, where the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates meet.