Summary
Diego Montúfar is a seasoned technology leader and founder steering handytec, a pioneer in Ecuador for customized Big Data analytics and end-to-end data solutions. As CEO and co-founder, he blends strategic vision with hands-on expertise in distributed computing, cloud, and real-time BI to deliver scalable data platforms for retail, banking, insurance, and academia. An alumnus of Universidad de Cuenca and the University of Melbourne, he holds a Master of Information Technology with First Class Honours, specializing in distributed computing. Earlier in Melbourne, he contributed to molecular dynamics and epidemic modeling at the Victoria Life Sciences Computation Initiative (VLSCI), leveraging HPC on IBM Blue Gene/Q. His tech breadth spans Elasticsearch, Hadoop/Spark, MemSQL, and a wide range of languages and NoSQL databases, with interests in Life Sciences, AI, IoT, and Cloud. He maintains an active GitHub presence focused on Big Data, Data Science, ML, AI, Metaverse, and Blockchain, signaling a commitment to frontier tech and practical, scalable solutions.
11 years of coding experience
Systems Engineer, Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Systems Engineer, Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services at Universidad de Cuenca
The University of Melbourne
English, Spanish