Andres Palencia Florez

Founded and directed development of an AI-powered telemedicine platform, defining product vision, architecture, and engineering roadmap from concept to production in under 12 months. Architected a cloud-native microservices platform using Java, Spring Boot, NestJS, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB.

Guided information security training for 30+ administrative staff across two locations, raising security awareness. Built and enforced firewall policies and network traffic controls, reducing unauthorized access exposure.

Spearheaded backend engineering for a digital credit-origination platform, integrating the Mambu API to configure and process 10,000+ loan applications weekly. Architected and scaled REST APIs supporting high-volume financial operations.

Directed Active Directory, backup/replication, and PBX systems supporting high-concurrency academic operations for a student population of 30,000+. Led Adobe Suite licensing integration with the student account system.

Directed infrastructure including networking, Active Directory, and security policies supporting operations across 4,000+ points of sale and 150+ employees. Led two on-site data center racks, structured cabling, and UPS power systems.

Served as Product Owner and technical liaison between a software vendor team of 16 and internal business areas representing 120+ employees. Partnered with seven area leads to gather, prioritize, and translate business requirements into technical specifications.

Led software systems for a digital solutions division supporting municipal contracts across Colombia, centralizing traffic violation records for multiple clients. Contributed to the design, development, and implementation of the digital comparendos platform.

Engineered and deployed information systems that enabled direct end-user interaction across client-facing business processes. Evaluated and migrated standalone desktop applications into a web environment.

Optimized database architecture for scalability, resilience, and performance, contributing to a 40% throughput gain under growing production demand. Architected disaster recovery and backup automation for production databases, cutting recovery preparation time by an estimated 60%.

Advanced study in information security, risk management, access control, and security governance.

Computer science foundation spanning software development, system design, networking, databases, and information systems.

Certification supporting information-security governance, audit preparation, and risk-control practices.

Training in web development fundamentals and modern application delivery practices.