Joel Tavarez
International IT Consultant
Dominican Republic
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Top SchoolJoel Tavarez is an international IT consultant and computer science engineer with 11+ years designing, building and integrating software—especially in digital health and public-sector interoperability. He has led technical teams and interoperability committees for the Dominican Republic and now supports regional respiratory surveillance and data integration across the Americas with PAHO. Joel blends hands‑on mobile/web development and IT operations with strategic roles in digital transformation, quality of information and regulatory compliance. His background spans full‑stack stacks (Ionic/Angular/Node/MySQL), cybersecurity and health informatics training from Johns Hopkins and OpenHIE, which helps him bridge clinical requirements and scalable architectures. He also teaches programming and enterprise tools, keeping one foot in practical instruction while driving national-level systems. Colleagues value him for translating complex policy and regulatory needs into secure, auditable technical solutions that improve service delivery.
11 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Systems Bachelor Engineer, Computer Systems, Computer Systems Bachelor Engineer, Computer Systems at Universidad Tecnológica de SantiagoAnalyzing Data With Power BI, Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration, Analyzing Data With Power BI, Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration at Microsoft LearningJohns Hopkins UniversityAn Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python, Computer programming in Python, Online, An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python, Computer programming in Python, Online at Rice UniversityOpenHIE Foundations, Health Information Exchange, OpenHIE Foundations, Health Information Exchange at OpenHIEDiploma in Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity, Diploma in Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity at INFOTEPEntrepreneurship for small and medium businesses, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship for small and medium businesses, Entrepreneurship at CAPEXMaster en Transformación Digital e Industria 4.0, Master en Transformación Digital e Industria 4.0 at TECH UniversidadMaster en MBA en Dirección de IT (CTO, Chief Technical Officer), Information Technology, Master en MBA en Dirección de IT (CTO, Chief Technical Officer), Information Technology at TECH Universidad TecnológicaCybersecurity Essentials, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Essentials, Cybersecurity at Cisco Networking AcademyHong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)Blockchain Specialization, Blockchain, Online, Blockchain Specialization, Blockchain, Online at University at Buffalo
English, SpanishProgramming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
joeltavarezestevez/davinciapp
Sep 2018 - Sep 2021
Contributions:52 commits, 47 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years
joeltavarezestevez/davinciWebApp
Jun 2018 - Mar 2019
Contributions:2 PRs, 17 pushes, 2 branches in 9 months
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