Christian Figueroa Fariña

Christian Figueroa Fariña has more than 15 years of work experience.

Christian began their career as a Lecturer at Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María from 2004 to 2005, before moving on to work as a Faculty Lecturer at Universidad Andres Bello in 2005 and 2006.

In 2005, Christian also served as a Software Architect at ZEKE Ltda, a role they held until 2006.

From 2007 to 2015, Christian worked at ZEKE as the Head of Engineering. During this time, they played a key role in scaling technology teams, implementing methodologies and architectures, and establishing software development processes. Christian also led the implementation and certification of ISO9001 and CMMI ML2 standards. Notably, they were involved in a project for the Ministry of Health of Chile, where they contributed to the Educational Improvement Plan for Early Childhood Education.

In 2015, Christian became the VP of Engineering at ZEKE, leading a team of over 80 software engineers. Christian successfully executed more than 200 projects, with a focus on the government sector. Christian was responsible for technical pre-sales of projects, including evaluation, estimation, and formulation of technical proposals. Christian held this position until 2019.

In 2019, Christian joined wherEX as the Chief Technology Officer. Christian led and scaled the engineering area, overseeing a team of more than 50 engineers organized into 10 squads in Chile. Christian transformed the area towards a data-driven approach and implemented a self-service platform to support business expansion with DevOps.

Overall, Christian Figueroa Fariña has demonstrated expertise in leading and scaling engineering teams, executing projects for the government and private sectors, and implementing process improvements and certifications.

Christian Figueroa Fariña's education history is as follows:

Christian started their education at Colegio Marianista Instituto Linares, although the specific dates of attendance were not provided.

Christian then attended Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria from 1999 to 2004, where they obtained a degree in Ingeniero Civil Informático. Christian'sfield of study during this time was Engineering, Computer Science.

Following this, Christian pursued a Master of Science in Computer Science with a focus on Artificial intelligence at the same university from 2004 to 2007.

In 2013, they briefly attended Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, although no specific degree or field of study was mentioned.

In addition to their formal education, Christian has obtained various certifications to enhance their knowledge and skills. These include certifications such as "Mastering the AWS Well-Architected Framework" from A Cloud Guru, "Learning How to Learn: Powerful mental tools to help you master tough subjects" from Coursera, "Software Architecture: Breaking a Monolith into Microservices" and "Lean Technology Strategy: Building High-Performing Teams" from LinkedIn, and more.

Christian also holds a Scrum Master Accredited Certification from the International Scrum Institute™, which they obtained in 2017.