Summary
Efren Jimenez is an experienced software engineer and academic leader with 11 years in industry and teaching, currently coordinating the Computer Engineering program at Tecnológico de Costa Rica while holding faculty positions at two national universities. He blends hands-on software development experience from roles at Avantica and NCQ Solutions with entrepreneurial and innovation leadership as co-founder and Innovation Manager at Go-Labs. Efren’s background in software engineering and a master’s in databases, now complemented by doctoral studies in computing, gives him deep technical and research grounding particularly around data-driven systems. Known for adaptability, consistent on-time delivery, and performing well under pressure, he brings a practical, improvement-focused mindset to curriculum development and applied projects. An educator-practitioner, he quietly bridges academia and industry to prepare students for real-world software challenges.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Maestría en base de datos, Base de datos, Maestría en base de datos, Base de datos at Cenfotec
Ingeniería en software, Ingeniería en software at Universidad Técnica Nacional
Doctorado, Computación e Informática, Doctorado, Computación e Informática at Universidad de Costa Rica UCR
Spanish, English