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FORGING IDEAS
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FORGED BY ESTEBAN VILLACÍS

WHERE SKILLS
ARE FORGED.

Software architect, technical lead, AI geek. I forge systems and spark ideas across 10+ years of consulting, leading teams, and shipping work that lasts.

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The part of leadership nobody prepares you for (Part 2)
MAY 27, 2026

The part of leadership nobody prepares you for (Part 2)

You read about trust. You preach trust. You take back control anyway.

The part of technical leadership nobody prepares you for
MAY 15, 2026

The part of technical leadership nobody prepares you for

It's not the architecture decisions. It's the people.

Recent Work

An observable QA pipeline: .NET, Playwright, GitHub Actions, Datadog CI Visibility #004
QA Automation

An observable QA pipeline: .NET, Playwright, GitHub Actions, Datadog CI Visibility

Designed and built the end-to-end QA automation pipeline — Playwright on .NET, orchestrated through GitHub Actions, observed live via Datadog CI Visibility — for a confidential enterprise client.

Leading platform architecture for an AI data-classification product #001
Architecture

Leading platform architecture for an AI data-classification product

Tech-led the platform architecture for an AI-driven data-discovery product serving enterprises across LATAM.

Modernizing CI/CD for a legacy ASP.NET platform #002
Consulting

Modernizing CI/CD for a legacy ASP.NET platform

Increased velocity and visibility for CI/CD.