Summary
Joel Bertoldi is a technical lead with 14 years of hands-on software experience and over 20 years in the broader software and design ecosystem, currently leading engineering at ID Plans from Tampa while also pursuing mastery as a tea sommelier. He combines front-end and full-stack expertise from roles at Mercado Libre, Counterfactual, and multiple startups with a strong track record of building and guiding teams through product delivery. Joel brings entrepreneurial grit as a Co-Founder of CoDeAr and early-stage contributor to diverse projects spanning government, agencies, and startups. His profile blends technical leadership with a design sensibility and a unique secondary career in tea—holding multiple sommelier certifications and running tea-related ventures. Based in Posadas, Argentina, he pairs cross-cultural experience with an upcoming executive program in behavioral research, highlighting a curiosity for user-centered engineering and decision science. Openly LGBTQ+ and active in creative communities, he’s as comfortable mentoring engineers as he is crafting a signature blend.
14 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Executive Program Behavioral Research, Executive Program Behavioral Research at UTEC Posgrado
Master Tea Sommelier Escuela Argentina de Té, Master Tea Sommelier Escuela Argentina de Té at Universidad Abierta Interamericana
Tecnicatura en Emprendimientos Alimentarios Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Tecnicatura en Emprendimientos Alimentarios Facultad de Ciencias Económicas at Universidad Nacional de Misiones
Certified Tea Sommelier Wild Tea Qi, Certified Tea Sommelier Wild Tea Qi at International Tea Academy
English, Spanish, Portuguese