About The Umbral

Hi, I'm the person behind the courses.

I've been fascinated by technology for as long as I can remember.

My journey began in the mid-1990s while studying Business Administration, when personal computers were becoming part of everyday life. What started as curiosity quickly became a lifelong passion. I assembled computers for family and friends simply because I enjoyed understanding how they worked, solving problems, and exploring what was possible.

The person behind The Umbral

My journey

From curiosity to craft — a timeline of how it all started.

1995

Where it began

My journey began while studying Business Administration, when personal computers were becoming part of everyday life. I assembled computers for family and friends simply because I enjoyed understanding how they worked, solving problems, and exploring what was possible.

The web era

Immersed in web development

As the web emerged, I immersed myself in web development during the era when the Macromedia Suite defined the industry. Since then, I've witnessed the internet evolve from static websites to cloud computing, mobile applications, artificial intelligence, and modern software platforms. Through every wave of change, one thing has remained constant: my desire to learn.

Every chapter

Several disciplines, one purpose

I've worked in marketing, earned a degree in Business Administration, and spent more than a decade teaching English to students and professionals. Each chapter taught me a different way of thinking.

What each chapter taught me

Three ways of thinking that now shape every project.

B
Business

Strategy

Business taught me to think in goals, trade-offs, and systems — how to turn an idea into something useful people will actually choose.

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Education

Empathy & communication

A decade of teaching English taught me how people learn — what confuses them, what motivates them, and how to explain complex ideas clearly.

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Technology

Continuous adaptation

Technology taught me to keep adapting: every new wave is a fresh chance to learn, rebuild, and improve the tools I build.

Today

Those experiences come together in the projects I build.

My current focus is educational technology, where I combine software development, data architecture, and instructional design to create tools that help people learn more effectively.

I'm driven by curiosity more than titles. Whether I'm designing a database, developing a website, solving a technical problem, or teaching a complex concept, I enjoy turning ideas into practical solutions that people can use.

Featured project

SABER 11 English Diagnostic Platform

An assessment system designed to measure the skills behind student performance rather than simply producing scores.

  • Combines software development, data architecture, and instructional design.
  • Measures the skills behind performance, not just scores.
  • Built to help people learn more effectively.
Technology has changed dramatically since 1995. The excitement of learning something new hasn't.