I am Vicluar Daniel Merchan. I am a Systems Engineer graduated from a Venezuelan university. I have been working in the Software Industry for more than 19 years having different roles: from Software Engineer, Software Engineering Manager and Software Architect.
My passion is about Software Best Practices, Software Architecture and recently in Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning. I like moving between the different layers of abstraction: from business strategy, needs and goals to very technical details of specific solutions.
On my free time, I love to spend time with my family and my fantastic son. I like going out, watching movies, tv series and driving my car.
Currently, I am working at AWS as Solutions Architect, where I have the opportunity to engage with customers to help them realize the benefits of the cloud and implement Well-Architected solutions align with their business strategies and goals.
A guiding principle that I strive for in my software projects is:
“I don’t think that a construction engineer would make decisions without facts and data hoping to get a good result. Nonetheless, I unfortunately have seen that in the software industry quite often. That “hack and hope” approach is something software engineers should avoid at all cost”
Opinions expressed here are my own and do not represent my employer’s view.
Vicluar Daniel Merchan 