Carlos Ravelo
Solutions Architect at Ask Media Group
Stamford, Connecticut, United States
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Top SchoolCarlos Ravelo is a Solutions Architect and Principal Software Engineer with 16 years of hands-on experience designing and delivering full-stack web and integration solutions from Stamford, CT. He has led architecture and implementation for complex e-commerce and enterprise systems, influencing vendor selection, release processes, and mentoring engineering teams. Comfortable across JavaScript, PHP, MySQL and automation tooling, he pairs pragmatic engineering with operational ownership—having improved deployment and backup automation and run production systems end-to-end. Carlos contributes to open-source integrations like a SmartThings-to-MQTT bridge, reflecting an interest in IoT and backend message processing beyond typical web work. His background blends formal engineering training from top Cuban universities with business-focused MIS studies at UConn, giving him both technical depth and product sensibility. Known for cleaning up messy legacy codebases and shipping durable improvements, he thrives on turning fragmented systems into maintainable platforms.
16 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Universidad Tecnólogica de La Habana "Jose Antonio Echeverría", CUJAEAdvanced Networking Programming, Telecommunications Engineering, 5/5, Advanced Networking Programming, Telecommunications Engineering, 5/5 at University of HavanaMIS, Business, MIS, Business at The University of Connecticut
Spanish, English
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (12)
mqtt10
smartthings10
groovy10
mqttnet10
javascript8
nodejs7
ibm-mq6
ionic-framework6
unixodbc6
ibm-integration-bus6
expressjs6
api-design6
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
stjohnjohnson/smartthings-mqtt-bridge
May 2017 - Jan 2018
Bridge between SmartThings and MQTT
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:11 commits, 2 PRs, 18 comments in 7 months
Contributions summary:Carlos primarily focused on enhancing the backend functionality of the SmartThings to MQTT bridge. Their work included adding a new message type for differentiating state updates, implementing a device handler for a garage door opener, and fixing issues with handling device events. Furthermore, the user addressed indentation and style inconsistencies within the SmartApp and device type files. The user also made adjustments to the MQTT message processing logic.
smartthingsbridgemqtthome-assistantiot
gandazgul/snagsct
Jul 2021 - Mar 2025
The website for SNAGs. My gaming group.
Contributions:2 PRs, 74 pushes, 3 branches in 3 years 9 months
gaming
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