I’m Hector Ventura, a Lead Software Engineer based in McKinney, Texas with more than 10 years of experience building backend systems, distributed services, and cloud-native applications.
Currently I’m at Consensus Cloud Solutions, where I work on large-scale software systems. I’m also a co-founder of Alphnology.
What I Do
My core stack is Java — Quarkus, Vert.x, Spring Boot, and Jakarta EE — running on Linux, in containers (Docker, Podman), and deployed to AWS or IBM Cloud with Ansible and Terraform.
Beyond backend services, I have deep experience in VoIP and telecom engineering: FreeSwitch, Asterisk, and Kamailio are tools I’ve worked with for years. That combination of cloud-native development and real-time communications is where I’m most at home.
Things I work with:
| Area | Technologies |
|---|---|
| Languages | Java, Shell |
| Frameworks | Quarkus, Vert.x, Spring Boot, Jakarta EE |
| Cloud | AWS, IBM Cloud |
| Containers | Docker, Podman, Buildah, Skopeo |
| Infrastructure | Ansible, Terraform, Linux |
| VoIP / Telecom | FreeSwitch, Asterisk, Kamailio |
| Databases | MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL, DynamoDB |
| Data / Streaming | Debezium, Pentaho |
Open Source
I build tools I actually need. My latest project is Floci — a fast, free, MIT-licensed AWS service emulator built with Quarkus and compiled to a native binary with GraalVM.
I’m also proud to be one of the Quarkus 1,000 Contributors, and I’ve also contributed to the Debezium and Eclipse Vert.x projects. These involvements in the open-source community help shape my passion for building high-performance, cloud-native systems.
Community
I am an active member of the Postgres MetroPlex Dallas community.
For many years, I was a core part of the Java Dominicano group, where I contributed through talks and workshops. Although moving to Texas made it harder to stay as involved day-to-day, I make it a priority to return and contribute whenever possible, especially for major events like JConf Dominicana.
Since 2007 until 2012, I served as a Linux Administration instructor at the Fundación Código Libre Dominicano. Following my outstanding studies in 2006, I began teaching Linux fundamentals and advanced server administration, covering essential services such as LDAP, DNS (Bind), HTTP (Apache), SAMBA, Cron, and Kerberos.
Later, from 2017 to 2020, I was a tutor at ITLA (Instituto Tecnológico de las Américas) in Santiago, sharing my expertise with the next generation of tech professionals. I also tutor Java on Wyzant.
Education
Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo — Computer Science (2007–2013)
Certifications:
- Containers, Kubernetes & Istio on IBM Cloud — IBM (2020)
- IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service — IBM (2020)
- MongoDB for Java Developers — MongoDB University (2014)
- MongoDB for Developers — MongoDB University (2014)
- MongoDB for DBAs — MongoDB University (2014)
Languages
🇩🇴 Spanish — Native | 🇺🇸 English — Full professional proficiency
Feel free to reach out through any of the social links above, or check out the Blog and Projects sections.