Francis Gonzales
Strategic Foresight Specialist
Lima, Lima, United States
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Top SchoolFrancis Gonzales is a Strategic Foresight Specialist with 14 years of experience applying design-led strategy to technology and social impact, currently shaping futures work at Autodesk. With an MBA in Design Strategy and a background spanning the UN Foundation, global health grants, and innovation consulting at Wells Fargo and Salesforce.org, he blends rigorous research, program management, and product-market insight. He founded Nonlinear Futures to cultivate community foresight practice and has led user-centered research and product strategy roles that translate trends into actionable roadmaps. A pragmatic futurist, Francis surfaced alternative metrics like customer trust scores and prototypes that balance desirability, feasibility, and viability. He also brings hands-on technical chops—contributing backend integrations to the Chamilo LMS—reflecting a rare mix of systems thinking, development experience, and curiosity about people, culture, and technology. Based in Lima, he is known for turning collective imagination into operational plans that scale.
14 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Study Abroad Program, Health and Community, Study Abroad Program, Health and Community at School for International TrainingBachelors of Arts with Honors, International Development Studies, Bachelors of Arts with Honors, International Development Studies at Brown UniversityMBA in Design Strategy, MBA in Design Strategy at California College of the Arts
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Github Skills (14)
php10
lms10
webservice10
soap10
twig8
tomcat6
java6
php-java-bridge6
wsdl6
zend-framework6
sonata-admin6
symfony6
soap-client6
mysql6
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
chamilo/chamilo-lms
Sep 2013 - Aug 2014
Chamilo is a learning management system focused on ease of use and accessibility
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:1 review, 19 commits, 6 PRs in 10 months
Contributions summary:Francis's commits primarily focused on integrating the Open Meetings plugin within the Chamilo LMS platform. Their work involved the development of core backend functionalities, including user login integration, room creation, and meeting joining capabilities. The code changes showcase the integration of SOAP web services for communication with the Open Meetings server. Several commits involved modifying existing PHP files to support the Open Meetings features.
management-systemlearning-management-systemtwigphplti
PHPDayPeru/site
Jun 2016 - Mar 2019
PHPDay Peru site!
Contributions:52 commits, 2 PRs, 49 pushes in 2 years 9 months
phpperu
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