The Blog

Any knowledge that is not passed down, has no purpose. In my teenage years I dreamt up the idea of a “Blue Nook” (Rincón Azul in Spanish): a quiet and peaceful place to read, learn and to explore the boundaries of our knowledge. I did not envision it as a library or academy, but as ancient ruins; a vestige of knowledge passed down by generations of curious minds that requires us, a new generation, to maintain and rebuild.

Inspired by the old ruins of majestic and imposing churches of my hometown, my Blue Nook is built upon the hard work of others. A humble attempt to preserve, explore and contribute my very own thread to the Loom of Wisdom. A place that exists both in thought and in reality, and that, one day, may serve as a foundation to someone else’s Nook.

The Author

My name is Peter, and I welcome you to my Blue Nook. I am a Computer Scientist by profession, but a dreamer by trade. It doesn’t take much to fascinate me, but my curiosities tend to revolve around Machine Learning, Psychology, Sociology and/or History. I love the thrill of getting more books, starting side-projects I may never finish, diving into unfamiliar subjects and getting lost in a good video game.

I am on a never-ending, highly ambitious and slightly naive, quest to become a Polymath: An expert in at least three distinct and seemingly unrelated fields. There is no official criteria, no “certificates”, no “judges”, only me and my Nook against the world.

My Experience

I am a Machine Learning Engineer, with a focus in Computer Vision. I specialize in building automation pipelines for both software and machine learning, with a strong focus on CI/CD and MLOps practices. My main programming language is Python, but I have dabbed in Java, C#, C++ and, may the Universe forgive me, JavaScript. I have managed Jenkins, Airflow, MLFlow and Spark instances. I have extensive experience containerizing entire production workflows and deploying them in Kubernetes clusters to increase their availability and resiliency.

Beyond the code, I have mentored associate Software Engineers beginning their journey in both Software Engineering and Machine Learning. Leveraging my writing skills and my passion for mentoring, I can tailor mentoring for mentees at various stages of their journey. I focus on demolishing knowledge silos, either with presentations, learning materials, documentation or meticulous README files. I am a staunch advocate for increasing Bus Factor in Projects and automating software processes. I strongly prefer keeping JavaScript out of the backend, and PHP out of everything. It’s not personal. It’s architectural hygiene.

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