Hey 👋, I’m Oscar.
ME
Another citizen of this wonderful planet 🌍, that was born in Mexico 🇲🇽 35 years ago (of course I like tacos 🌮).
I’m based between Brussels, BEL 🇧🇪 and London, UK 🇬🇧. I’m also a dad 👦🏼👼🏼 and I speak Spanish 🇲🇽, English 🇬🇧 and French 🇫🇷 (in that order).
I always repeat these (not really mine but I’ve adopted them as my principles):
• Finished, not perfect: It’s best to have something that works to show where your effort and energy has gone into, than a never ending story of a prototype or an idea that “has” to be perfect. Nothing is perfect !
• One thing at a time: I’m of the idea that if you focus all your attention, energy and dedication into the task or the problem at hand, you’ll be much more likely to succeed. Or as I saw somewhere else, “single-thread things”
• **To go fast, you must go slow**: So in 2021 I had a TIA (stroke) and specifically the recovery process, made me live this piece of advice. Go see the post for more but in a nutshell, if you really want to go fast in any direction, you need to be somewhat careful and meticulous deciding what steps to take. Otherwise you risk a fall or a misstep that will, slow you more. This, I found, is particularly useful for when you step into the unknown/uncertain.
WORK
I’m a senior Software & Cloud Engineer. I usally work as a DevOps/SRE. I’m also certified GCP PCA, AWS CSAA & CKA. You’ll usually find me working in Fintech or Cybersec.
I’m specialised in
- AWS (Amazon Web Services)
- GCP (Google Cloud Platform)
- OCI (Oracle Cloud Infrastructure)
- Js/Ts
- Python
- Go (beginner)
- Bash
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Linux/UNIX
- Terraform
• I took the leap ! For the time being, I’ll be working as a freelance DevOps/SRE/Cloud/Platform Engineer. I’m available for work here 👉 hey@oschvr.com
• I worked as the CTO of 💳 Incredible where I did all things tech (and a bit more). Very interesting and enriching experience.
• Before, I’m was the 1st hire, worked as a Founding Engineer, and predominantely worked in the DevOps/SRE/Platform Engineering department at ⚙️ Lean. Incredibly formative. I learnt a lot here
• Before, I did some Cybersecurity Research and Technical Sales at 🔼 Delta Protect.
• Before that, I was CTO at a software company I co-founded, 🔻VR3.io, where I did a lot of interesting work, met awesome people and had the chance to grow very quickly as an engineer, manager and entrepreneur.
I’ve done a lot of on-site, remote and temporary contract jobs with clients from UK 🇬🇧, Europe 🇪🇺, Mexico 🇲🇽, but also from US 🇺🇸
Meetups, events and conferences are something I’m always looking to assist or participate in. I’m always up to help the industry grow, give some career advice and meet amazing people 😎.
