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Carlos Melendez has nearly two decades of years experience in enterprise and web software development. He began his career working for Accenture in Minneapolis, and later moved to Puerto Rico to work for a local research and development company as the designer and developer of a distributed payment transaction engine. Carlos' expertise lies in integrating complex distributed systems and enabling them towards service oriented architectures. His deep understanding of data layers intricacies provides him with the necessary skills to manage the most complex of system integration and web deployments.
As COO and co-founder of Wovenware, Carlos helps lead the company and advise customers with their business and software development needs. Carlos holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico - Mayagüez Campus and Juris Doctor from the University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras Campus.
The opinions expressed in this blog are those of Carlos Melendez and do not necessarily represent those of IDG Communications, Inc., its parent, subsidiary or affiliated companies.
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