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			<h1 class="entry-title">Carlos Gabaldon</h1>		</header><!-- .entry-header -->
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		<h2>About</h2>
<p>Hands on software development leader with extensive experience and expertise in programing, agile methodology, time management, multitasking, leadership, attention to details, and excellent oral and presentation skills.</p>
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<li>18+ years of software development experience</li>
<li>13+ years of software development management experience; both technical and people leadership</li>
<li>11+ years of agile leadership and coaching experience</li>
<li>10+ years of business analyst experience</li>
<li>6+ years of working with and leading highly distributed teams</li>
<li>Extensive experience with Scrum, Kanban, and lean software development.</li>
<li>Fun collaborative team player who enjoys working with smart people to build great things</li>
<li>Natural leadership and mentoring skills</li>
<li>Excellent communication skills both written and verbal</li>
<li>Team building and strengthening cross team relationships</li>
<li>Building and growing remote teams</li>
<li>Focus on removing waste and making clear repeatable processes</li>
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<h2>Domains</h2>
<ul>
<li>Lead Generation</li>
<li>Mobility</li>
<li>Daily Deals</li>
<li>Hosting</li>
<li>Online Education</li>
<li>Supply Chain</li>
<li>Retail Systems</li>
<li>Travel Systems</li>
<li>OCR Systems</li>
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<h2>Links</h2>
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<li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/163ea1k3__4efBaRyygEdIWh0Y1G7kLGzKfQOdeBt7QI/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Resume</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.parametertechnologies.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Company</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/CarlosGabaldon" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Github</a></li>
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<h2>Articles</h2>
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<li class="page_item page-item-90"><a href="http://carlosgabaldon.com/hitchhikers-guide-to-agile/">Hitchhiker&#8217;s Guide to Agile</a></li>
<li class="page_item page-item-90"><a href="http://carlosgabaldon.com/articles/tactics-for-managing-delivery-teams/">Tactics for managing delivery teams</a></li>
<li class="page_item page-item-90"><a href="http://carlosgabaldon.com/articles/unplanned-work/">Unplanned work</a></li>
<li class="page_item page-item-90"><a href="https://carlosgabaldon.wordpress.com/articles/are-you-using-gemsets/">Are you using Gemsets? </a></li>
<li class="page_item page-item-90"><a href="https://carlosgabaldon.wordpress.com/articles/running-selenium-based-browser-tests-on-travis-ci/">Running Selenium Based Browser Tests on Travis CI</a></li>
<li class="page_item page-item-97"><a href="https://carlosgabaldon.wordpress.com/articles/common-rails-code-smells/">Common Rails Code Smells</a></li>
<li class="page_item page-item-917"><a href="https://carlosgabaldon.wordpress.com/2010/02/14/best-practices-for-running-a-software-development-team/">Best practices for running a software development team</a></li>
<li class="page_item page-item-907"><a href="https://carlosgabaldon.wordpress.com/2009/12/10/how-to-build-a-product/">How to build a product.</a></li>
<li class="page_item page-item-927"><a href="https://carlosgabaldon.wordpress.com/articles/building-a-rails-gmail-client-outside-in/">Building a Rails Gmail Client Outside-In</a></li>
<li class="page_item page-item-815"><a href="https://carlosgabaldon.wordpress.com/articles/tornado-pretty-error-pages/">Tornado Pretty Error Pages</a></li>
<li class="page_item page-item-717"><a href="https://carlosgabaldon.wordpress.com/articles/tornado-templates/">Tornado Templates</a></li>
<li class="page_item page-item-504"><a href="https://carlosgabaldon.wordpress.com/articles/storm-chasing-tornado/">Storm Chasing Tornado</a></li>
<li class="page_item page-item-633"><a href="https://carlosgabaldon.wordpress.com/articles/installing-ubuntu-server-oneiric-ocelot/">Installing Ubuntu Server Oneiric Ocelot</a></li>
<li class="page_item page-item-39"><a href="https://carlosgabaldon.wordpress.com/articles/self-documenting-code/">Self documenting code</a></li>
<li class="page_item page-item-90"><a href="https://carlosgabaldon.wordpress.com/articles/bets-placed-by-sinatra/">Bets placed by Sinatra</a></li>
<li class="page_item page-item-212"><a href="https://carlosgabaldon.wordpress.com/articles/hello-erlang/">Hello Erlang</a></li>
<li class="page_item page-item-53"><a href="https://carlosgabaldon.wordpress.com/articles/ruby-arrays/">Ruby Arrays</a></li>
<li class="page_item page-item-57"><a href="https://carlosgabaldon.wordpress.com/articles/singing-with-sinatra/">Singing with Sinatra</a></li>
<li class="page_item page-item-41"><a href="https://carlosgabaldon.wordpress.com/articles/spaceship-operator/">Spaceship operator</a></li>
<li class="page_item page-item-55"><a href="https://carlosgabaldon.wordpress.com/articles/the-ruby-mix/">The Ruby Mix</a></li>
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