Fernando Méndez
Director De Tecnología at DATA
Uruguay
Summary
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Top SchoolFernando Méndez is a technology executive and entrepreneur with 12+ years building web and infrastructure solutions across Uruguay and Latin America, currently serving as Director de Tecnología at Data Uruguay and CEO/Co-founder of FUvalS and DATA. He specializes in open-source stacks, payment gateway and bank integrations, and end-to-end digital transformation for organizations, combining hands-on full-stack development with infrastructure maintenance and customization. A long-time advocate for free software and civic tech, he has led collaborative projects that increase public participation and transparency through data-driven tools. Fernando pairs engineering discipline rooted in mechanical engineering training with an autodidact’s enthusiasm for robotics and early adoption of emerging technologies, enabling practical, process-focused innovation. Notably, his background ranges from telecom platform support and high-availability testing to programming in diverse environments, giving him unusual fluency across operations, QA and product delivery.
12 years of coding experience
Certificate; B., English; General English, Certificate; B., English; General English at University of CambridgeNA, Ingeniería Mecánica, NA, Ingeniería Mecánica at Universidad de la República
Spanish, English
Github Skills (18)
recycling10
del10
que10
java9
open-data9
react8
css8
casa8
javascript7
android5
geoserver4
vagrant4
ionic2
typescript2
cordova2
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
datauy/DondeReciclo-3B
Apr 2020 - Mar 2025
Contributions:53 PRs, 302 pushes, 21 branches in 5 years
datauy/PorMiBarrio
Apr 2014 - May 2020
This is mySociety's popular street problem reporting platform, now Por Mi Barrio with many improvements over the original
Contributions:251 commits, 176 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 2 months
mysocietyporreportingproblemimprovements
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