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About
I am a software engineer, leader, and tech author. As the Director of Software at QDX HealthID, together with my team, I am currently helping enterprises and schools manage the health-readiness of its corpus. Before that I was at Amazon where I managed and/or led the development and global deployments of highly-scalable software for Amazon Mobile ads, Twitch Video streaming ads, Amazon Last Mile delivery, and Amazon Devices. Before that I ran digitalworks.ai, a technical consultancy that successfully helped news-media companies design, implement and operationalize new revenue streams by combining subscriptions, advertising, and audience intelligence. Before that, I was Chief Digital and Technology Officer at GFR Media, were I oversaw the digital, engineering, and IT efforts for Puerto Rico’s top newspapers of record. I started my career as an onboard Space Shuttle software developer writing operating system internals, user interface and payload systems control software. Later on, I focused on mobile and high-tech. I’m author or co-author of 2 books on mobile software development, dozens of tech articles, and a number of patents.
GENERAL SKILLS
Program and Project Management • Software Engineering Management • Software Design and Architectures • Software Quality Assurance • Product Vision and Management • Strategic Planning and Vision • Budget Management • Workload and Performance Management • IT Infrastructure and Operation
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Agile • Scrum • Kanban • Jira • Java • APIs • HTML • JS • CSS • Git • SQL • Node.js • Web Services • REST • JSON • XML • Event-driven architectures • MQTT • C/C++ • Cloud Computing • User Interfaces • QA • Unit Testing • Test Cases • AWS • Containers • Design Patterns • Full Software Development Life Cycle • Requirements gathering • Architecture and Design specs • Release management • Backlog management • Engineering workload management • Technical analysis • Design of scalable and low-latency, multi-tier architectures and applications • Mobile and web applications • React Native • Android • iOS • A/B Testing • Capacity Planning and Management • Code Reviews • Tech direction • Tech writing
I’m a family man, a Frisbee disc freestyler and I love to BBQ. As time permits, I like to blog about software, tech and engineering, mostly about mobile and embedded, and the human space program. I like to research the intersection of mobile and embedded technologies, with context and the user experience. Other areas of interests include: augmented reality, computer vision, autonomous intelligent software/machines, robotics. The impact of technology on society is of great importance to me.
I read: Make, 2600, Science News, MIT Technology Review, Harvard Business Review, Wired.
Views are my own.
Twitter (@eortiz). LinkedIn (/cenriqueortiz).
Organizer
Mobile Monday Austin
Android Dev Austin
2014 American Freestyle Open
Founding Trustee Austin Awesome Foundation
Mobile events at SXSW Conference
Austin Mobile Scene project
Author
Android in Action, 3rd edition (2011)
Mobile Information Device Profile for J2ME (2001)
Dozens of articles and presentations
Order within Chaos blog
Patents
File transfers using playlists (6026439)
File list processing (6484157 and 6496826)
Mobile presentation system (20020147749)
Systems and methods for indoor and outdoor mobile device navigation (US9766080B1).
Contributor together with Chris Murphy to Unified Services Platform Using A Telephone Number As A Common Subscriber Identifier (14087768)
Projects
Kloc.me – beautiful portfolios for developers
AudienceWorks – audience intelligence platform
Advisor
The Austin Technology Incubator
SXSW Interactive
Various startups
Back in 2007, as CTO and co-founder of eZee Inc, we had the following vision on Mobile Coupons and Payment (too early to market)
My Space Shuttle Days
“In God we trust, all others bring data”. – Mission Evaluation Room (MER) Motto
I’m a big space-program aficionado and advocate, with real avionics software experience. I used to work as a lead software engineer writing complex man-rated software for the Space Shuttle on-board flight computers. In addition to writing software for the Primary Avionics Software System (PASS), I supported over 20 manned missions from launch, to orbit ops and landing. I became an expert and tech leader, and received NASA’s Silver Snoopy Award, given to less than 1% of the employees, as well as the “Manned Flight Awareness Team Award” (and other minor awards). I contributed to the Space Shuttle’s SEI CMM Level 5 and ISO-9001 certifications. While working on the Space Shuttle program, I was exposed to very complex, high-pressure situations where I excelled, including software analysis and presentations to NASA management about launch and on-orbit critical scenarios.
Image above: Me receiving my Silver Snoopy Award from Astronaut Hoot Gibson (STS-58)
My Info
* Blog | http://MobilityWeblog.com
* Twitter | @eortiz
* Mobile: +1.512.410.0236
* About Me (CEnriqueOrtiz.com)
* Email: “enrique.ortiz at gmail dot com” or via SMS/text message by scanning the QRCode below:
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BlackBerry: I-Nigma or BeeTagg
iPhone: I-Nigma
Nokia: I-Nigma
Windows Mobile: Bee Tagg
For legal stuff, see my Legal page.
Some Interviews
(Pardon me if some of the links need an update — you know, the web moves and links break)
C. Enrique Ortiz Discusses the “Mobi” Space in Austin and the U.S. (InnoTech 2010)
Little Springs Design’s Interview with C. Enrique Ortiz
RCR Wireless sat down with C. Enrique Ortiz to talk about Mobile Monday
RCR Wireless sat down with C. Enrique Ortiz to discuss Android Dev
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Software, Data, and AI are eating the world.
Welcome to my blog. My name is Carlos Enrique. I am a software technologist, a long-time Mobilist, and a futurist. I am an ex-Space Shuttle software engineer who loves the space program. I'm a tech and patent author, and I've been blogging since 2001. I like to blog about high-tech stuff, the human space program, and the impact of tech on society. Opinions in this blog are my own.
Quotes…
“Victory Loves Preparation” (Amat Victoria Curam)
“Hard work and stay humble,” –Eric Yuan
“You cannot manage something that is not written down.” –Stacey Berlow
Einstein Three Rules of Work: (1) Out of clutter (or chaos) find simplicity; (2) From discord find harmony; (3) In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.
“There is no substitute for knowledge.” — W. Edwards Deming
“In God I trust; all others must bring data…” — W. Edwards Deming (and NASA mission ops room motto)
“The world hates change, yet it is the only thing that has brought progress.” — Charles Kettering
“Great individuals invent their own values and create the very terms under which they excel.” — Kierkegaard and Nietzsche
“If you want to be successful, it’s just this simple: Know what you’re doing. Love what you’re doing. And believe in what you’re doing.” — Will Rogers
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