Andrés Ordóñez-Bolañoshe/him/el
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XR enthusiast / Msc Computing / Game dev-designer / Scrum Master
Colombia
Who I am?
Hey everyone, I’m Andrés. I’m a passionate lover of art, philosophy, history and technology. I was born and raised in a small town in southern Colombia, in a warm and hardworking family. Since I was a child, I’ve always been fascinated by learning about the world around me, whether it’s through art, philosophical reflection, or stories from the past. I thrive on delving into the fascinating intersections where these diverse fields meet.
With a background in mobile software development, XR applications, internet of things and game development, I have dedicated my skills to creating immersive digital experiences that push boundaries and inspire. Driven by this passion, I’ve dedicated my time to continuous learning in these areas, enabling me to develop projects with a significant social impact such as Klk msn or Let’s goal, and to lead the art and technology laboratories (LAT) at an art University in Cali.
I excel in implementing agile methodologies within teams, having served in roles such as Scrum master and Product Owner. My experience ensures efficient project management and fosters a culture of collaboration and innovation.
Furthermore, I possess hands-on experience in maintaining and utilizing a range of cutting-edge equipment, including 3D printers, motion capture systems, laser cutting and engraving machines, CNC routers, head mounted displays, cutting plotters, and acquisition cards.
Finally, with a proven track record in project management and entrepreneurship, I am equipped to navigate complex challenges and drive meaningful outcomes. My multidisciplinary background, coupled with a relentless drive for excellence and a keen interest in continuously learning and growing, positions me as a valuable asset in any endeavor.
Thanks for checking out my stuff! I’ll be on the lookout in case you need a hand or want me to jump in on any of your projects.
Self-portrait: Continuously seeking an authentic life.
Work
Consultant/Curriculum author - Full Stack
Colombia
2024 - Now
Create the formative project, pedagogical planning, learning guides, support materials, evaluation tools, and other documentation required for the curricular management of the following learning outcomes: Construct the requirements report for the solution according to the identification of business needs. Develop the technical and economic proposal of the product or service according to customer needs. Model the requirements according to one of the existing development methodologies. Design graphical user interfaces according to customer needs. Build the software user interface according to the determined design or other applicable provisions for the Entity.
SCRUMFull StackFrontendReactJavaScriptFigmaAgile MethodologiesWeb DevelopmentHtml / Css
Methodological Leader.
Colombia
2024 - Now
Development and execution of the ERP process in the company. Application of the agile SCRUM methodology. Creation of roles and areas within the company. Experience in establishing, leading, and training in SCRUM from scratch.
SCRUMAgile MethodologiesSCRUM MasterProduct OwnerERP
Professor
Cali, Colombia
2022 - 2024
- Currently serving as a Professor at the Faculty of Engineering, Universidad del Valle, teaching common cycle courses including University Integration and Introduction to Electronic Engineering.
TeachingEngineering EducationCommon Cycle CoursesUniversity IntegrationIntroduction to Electronic Engineering
Leader of arts and technology laboratories
Cali, Colombia
2021-2 - 2024
I serve as the leader of arts and technology laboratories, a role that evolved from my initial position as the Coordinator of Technology for the Virtual Campus. In this capacity, I oversee, coordinate, and manage the utilization of prototyping labs, digital creativity spaces, and virtual classrooms. My responsibilities include efficiently managing technological resources and equipment, ensuring their proper maintenance, functioning, and timely renewal.
A key aspect of my role is mentoring and guiding students and faculty in projects that leverage the Unity development engine. Additionally, I provide training and education to students, faculty, and staff on the effective utilization of available technologies in labs, as well as emerging technologies. To stay at the forefront of technological advancements, I continuously research and evaluate emerging technologies, integrating them into art and design projects.
Collaboration is central to my work, and I collaborate closely with students to implement and execute their projects, offering advice and providing technological solutions. I develop work plans using agile methodologies such as SCRUM and KANBAN, ensuring projects are delivered efficiently and effectively. Furthermore, I lead research projects at the intersection of art and technology, pushing the boundaries of innovation in this field.
In addition to these responsibilities, I also develop and maintain the webpage for the labs, ensuring it remains informative and engaging for users. My multifaceted role requires a blend of technical expertise, leadership skills, and a passion for innovation in arts and technology.
Technology CoordinationInnovation LeadershipProject SupervisionMentorshipTechnology TrainingResearch and EvaluationAgile MethodologiesWeb DevelopmentUnity
Professor
Popayán, Colombia
2020 - 2022 / 2024 - today
- Taught courses as a Professor at the Faculty of Electronic Engineering and Telecommunications, Universidad del Cauca, covering topics such as Object-Oriented Programming (C#), Introduction to Engineering, Informatics 2, and Unity Game Development.
TeachingObject-Oriented ProgrammingIntroduction to EngineeringInformaticsUnity Game Development
Visiting Researcher in Virtual Reality and Digital Twins
Granada, Spain
2022
- Conducted research as a Visiting Researcher in Virtual Reality and Digital Twins at the Graphics and Virtual Reality Computing Research Group, University of Granada, focusing on the application of digital twins in the manufacturing sector and the integration of deep reinforcement learning techniques in video game development.
Virtual RealityDigital TwinsResearchGraphics Computing
Software Engineer
San Juan de Pasto, Colombia
2020 - 2021
- Served as a Software Engineer at the Alcaldía de Pasto, contributing to web development using Php, Symfony 2.8, and PostgreSQL, as well as mobile development with JavaScript, Firebase, and React Native Expo.
- Developed and maintained Repara, an application available on Google Play Store.
Software DevelopmentWeb DevelopmentMobile DevelopmentPhpSymfonyPostgreSQLJavaScriptFirebaseReact Native Expo
Professor
San Juan de Pasto, Colombia
2017 - 2018
- Taught Basic Informatics at the Faculty of Engineering, Universidad de Nariño, Pasto, Colombia, during the academic years 2017-2018.
TeachingBasic InformaticsEngineering Education
Network Administration Monitor
San Juan de Pasto, Colombia
2016 - 2018
- Served as a Network Administration Monitor at the Universidad de Nariño, San Juan de Pasto, Colombia.
- Responsibilities included hardware maintenance of the network, network support, installation of network equipment, and configuration of network equipment via console and web interfaces.
Network AdministrationHardware MaintenanceNetwork SupportNetwork Equipment InstallationNetwork Equipment Configuration
Formal studies
Projects
Inti: El Ritual del fuego
Inti is a serious pervasive game that blends Virtual Reality (VR) and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies. It focuses on teaching and learning the Nasa language, spoken by the Nasa Yuwe indigenous community in southern Colombia. Created using the proprietary authoring framework CPEIV-F, inspired by the DPE model, KGDSM, and adapted with IoT and VR components, it emphasizes sociocultural integration, use of emerging technologies, and co-creation with specific communities. Through interactive activities, players practice grammar, writing, and listening while exploring artistic elements of the territory.
Role: Director - VR developer - IoT developer - Game designer
Raíces
Raíces offers an immersive augmented reality experience (AR), crafted using Unity,Vuforia, and Blender, centered around a symbolic mural located in Marroquín 1. It narrates the journey of Elsy and her husband, who settled in Cali 40 years ago. At its heart, the mural portrays the nurturing of roots sprouting from an avocado seed, symbolizing effort and hope for future generations. Through augmented reality, visitors witness the vibrant ecosystem come to life, with butterflies fluttering around the tree and avocados growing in abundance. Co-created with the community, "Raíces" seamlessly integrates storytelling with augmented reality technology, providing an interactive and educational experience that celebrates cultural heritage and resilience.
Role: AR developer - Experience designer.
Coniuctum Corpora
Coniuctum Corpora is an immersive audiovisual installation where participants interact with a Virtual Reality (VR) headset within a cave-like structure reminiscent of the inner workings of the human body. Conceptually, it delves into bodily hybridization, symbolizing the integration of diverse corporealities and social emotions. This fusion transcends physical boundaries, viewing the body as a nexus of interconnected social, cultural, and psychological paradigms, facilitated by contemporary technology. The installation aims to evoke the sensation of inhabiting within a network of hybrid corporeal connections.
Role: Director - VR developer - Conceptual designer - Game designer.
IoT-LAT: Digital twin
The project IoT-LAT introduces a prototype digital twin designed to replicate educational scenarios in Art and Technology Laboratories (LAT) at the Departmental Institute of Fine Arts in Cali, Colombia. It utilizes Scrum agile development methodology to streamline its design and development process. The prototype establishes a three-layer IoT architecture, facilitating the mapping of components from the digital twin to the physical elements for simulation purposes. By utilizing this prototype, students and teachers can engage and learn about the laboratory's physical state in a digital environment, enhancing visibility and understanding of the availability and utilization of technological resources within the space.
Role: Director - Unity developer - IoT Developer - Modeler - Game developer - Researcher.
Transcoding Ylama
This research project focuses on the ancestral culture of Ylama in Colombia, specifically its visual language depicted in ceramic artifacts. Utilizing innovative technologies such as 3D printing, environment detection sensors, and creative programming, the Ylama culture's graphics are digitally recreated. 3D printing enables the three-dimensional materialization of these graphics, while sensors allow viewer interaction with the artworks, triggering animations and exploring the notion of erasure. Additionally, through creative programming, processes of interaction activated by viewer movement are configured, providing an immersive and reflective experience in the appreciation of art and ancestral culture.
Role: Responsible for the development of 3D printing, creative programming, and sensors.
Big Bang Cash
Big Bang Cash is a mobile trivia game with a live streaming and payment system, based in the USA. In this project, my responsibilities included mobile development using JavaScript-based technologies such as React Native Expo, Firebase, React, and NodeJS. I also managed requirements, assisted in creating the product backlog, supported the implementation of the SCRUM methodology, and ensured project delivery to the client.
Role: Junior full stack developer - Product Owner - Scrum Master.
KlK Msn
This project involved developing a social media mobile application for a radio community in Puerto Rico. My role as Product Owner and Fullstack Developer included mobile development was using JavaScript technologies such as React Native Expo, Firebase, React, and NodeJS, and using SCRUM methodology. I was responsible for requirements management, assisting in the creation of the Product Backlog, supporting the implementation of the SCRUM methodology, and delivering the project to the client.
Role: Product Owner and fullstack development using JavaScript technologies.
Repara App
Full Stack Engineer of the Repara app, I contributed to 40% of its development by creating functionalities such as maps integration, request management, and user creation. This app was built using JavaScript libraries for both frontend and backend development, leveraging Firebase for backend services. The objective of the application is to enable citizens to report damages to the road network by allowing them to take a photo, upload it, and have it displayed on a georeferenced map.
Role: Full stack developer.
Let´s Goal
Let’s Goal is a mobile application designed for renting synthetic soccer fields and creating soccer teams in Colombia. As a Junior Fullstack Developer, i was responsible for mobile development using JavaScript technologies such as React Native Expo, Firebase and NodeJS. Additionally, I contributed to web development using ReactJS.
Role: Junior full stack developer.
Bee Genetic Race
Bee Genetic Race is an artificial intelligence mini-game created with Unity and built upon the concepts of exploitation, exploration, and genetics. In this game, the objective is to guide bees to their hive intelligently. Using genetic algorithms, bees learn to explore the environment and exploit the best routes to reach their destination.
Role: IA Developer - Unity Developer - Designer.
Speaker, organizer, and facilitator
Live coding visual y síntesis (escucha, mirada y programación profundas)
Co-creator and Expositor
Mass Evento - Universidad del Valle, Cali
2023
Hydra OjackJavaScript
New Realities, XR from art and philosophy
Speaker
Shibuya fest, Pasto
2022
XRVirtual RealityTranshumanismAugmented realityArt
Pervasive Games, a new challenge for education
Speaker
I International Online Congress on Telecommunications and Information Sciences, Perú
2020
Pervasive gamesVideo Games
From social to investigative
Speaker
Bla Bla Talks, Tan grande y jugando, Bogotá
2020
Pervasive gamesVideo Games
Game development in Unity 2020
Workshop facilitator
University of Cauca, Popayán
2020
UnityVideo Games
Science and technology, engine of transformation
Speaker
Youth Week, Government of Nariño, Pasto.
2020
TechnologySocial
Software Development, means for a social, cultural, and economic revolution
Panel Moderator
Youth Week of the Mayor's Office of Pasto, Pasto
2020
TechnologySoftwareSocial
Applications of machine learning for emotion detection with EEG signals
Speaker
Ciencia en el bar, Pasto
2019
Machine learningEegEmotion recognition
Hackathon of the Youth Week in Pasto
Jury
Youth Week of the Mayor's Office of Pasto, Pasto
2020
TechnologySocial
Virtual workshop on technological empowerment for entrepreneurship
Workshop facilitator
Youth Week of the Mayor's Office of Pasto, Pasto
2020
TechnologySocialentrepreneurship
Applications of machine learning for emotion detection with EEG signals
Speaker
I Politechnical State University of Carchi Technological Fair, Ecuador
2018
Machine learningIAEmotion recognition
Motion capture workshop - Institutional Open Lecture of researching from the relationship between Art + Design + Technology
Workshop facilitator
Departmental Institute of Fine Arts, Cali
2023
Motion CaptureOptitrack
Applications of machine learning for emotion detection with EEG signals
Speaker
II International Scientific Research Days at Universidad Técnica del Norte and I Research Forum "Current Challenges of the Knowledge Society", Ecuador
2017
Machine learningIAEmotion recognition
From 2nd to 5th Udenar robotics tournament
Organizer as chair of IEEE UDENAR
University of Nariño, Pasto
2013/2019
RoboticsIEEETournament
League of legends first and second tournament
Organizer as chair of IEEE UDENAR
University of Nariño, Pasto
2016/2017
Video GamesLeague of legendsTournaments
Galeras Week – Galeras Weekend - Hallo Geek
Organizer as as leader of Galeras Geek And Gaming S.A.S
University of Nariño, Pasto
2019/2021
Video GamesGeeksTournamentsEvents
Transcoding Ylama, The aesthetic-artistic production as a tool for reflection around processes of erasure, appropriation, and updating of memory of the Ylama culture in southwestern Colombia - Institutional Open Lecture of researching from the relationship between Art + Design + Technology
Speaker
Departmental Institute of Fine Arts, Cali
2023
Creative Coding3D PrintingSensorsArduino
Human transmutation into body hybridizations through a virtual reality audiovisual experience (Coniuctum corpora) - Institutional Open Lecture of eesearching from the relationship between Art + Design + Technology
Speaker
Departmental Institute of Fine Arts, Cali
2023
Virtual realityNetwork societyHibridation
Artificial intelligence for video games - Deep reinforcement learning
Speaker
Antonio José Camacho University Institution, Cali
2023
Artificial IntelligenceVideo GamesDeep reinforcement learning
Innovation with Artificial Intelligence - Essential tools and new perspectives
Workshop facilitator
Antonio José Camacho University Institution, Cali
2023
Artificial IntelligenceChat Gpt
Transcoding Ylama, The aesthetic-artistic production as a tool for reflection around processes of erasure, appropriation, and updating of memory of the Ylama culture in southwestern Colombia
Speaker
XXII International Image Festival XenoLandscapes, Manizales
2023
Creative Coding3D PrintingSensorsArduino
A brief note on the construction of IoT-LAT, Digital twin prototype for the simulation of educational scenarios in the art and technology laboratories of the Departmental Institute of Fine Arts
Speaker
1st International Colloquium of the PhD in Computer Science at the University of Cauca, Popayán
2023
UnityInternet of thingsDigital TwinVideo games
From Transhumanism to Virtual Reality
Speaker
International Comic Convention CI, Pasto
2022
UnityInternet of thingsDigital TwinVideo games
Diplomas, courses and certifications
Educación virtual
Diplomado
University of Valle
2023
EducationVirtual TeachingVirtualization
Game development in Unity, an introduction
Course
University of Andes
2020
UnityVideo Games
Scientific Thinking
Course
Corusera
2020
ThinkEpistemology
Responsive web design
Course
Freecodecamp
2020
HtmlCSSJavascriptWeb
Introduction to AI in the Data Center
Course
Nvidia
2022
AIData Center
Professional Git and GitHub
Course
Platzi
2020
AIData Center
Scrum Master Certified Expert - SMCE
Certificate
CertJoin
2023
SCRUMAgile
Introduction to Virtual Reality
Course
Coursera
2022
Virtual RealityUnity
Basic Photoshop
Course
Platzi
2022
Virtual RealityUnity
Creating Facial Filters for Instagram with Spark AR
Course
Platzi
2022
Augmented realityARSpark AR
Augmented reality with Unity 2021
Master
Udemy
2021
Augmented realityUnity
Mastering the world of Video Games with Unity 2021
Course
Udemy
2021
Video GamesUnity
Problem solving using computational thinking
Course
Coursera
2021
Computational thinking
Using Python for research
Course
HarvardX
2020
PythonResearch
Awards
FRANCISCO JOSÉ DE CALDAS Medal, awarded for being an outstanding graduate student in his research and with a grade point average of 4.8
University of Cauca, Popayán
2024
In my role as President of the IEEE UDENAR Student Branch, our team achieved notable success during the XV RNR by winning an award for the second UDENAR robotics tournament. The accolade recognized our outstanding achievement in logistical planning, event organization, and resource procurement at the national level.
University of Nariño, Pasto.
2017
President of the IEEE UDENAR Student Branch
University of Nariño, Pasto.
2013/2018
Winner and speaker with the initiative, "Extreme Sports as an Alternative for Life," from the call to youth by the IOM with the association Pasto Extremo
Pasto.
2012
Winner of the 2023 Youth Award Pasto, the great capital, youth leader in the category of science, technology, and innovation
Mayor's Office of Pasto, Pasto
2023
Andalusia Research Mobility Scholarship
Asociación Universitaria Iberoamericana de Postgrado (AUIP)
2022
Job scholarship
University of Cauca, Popayán
2022
Winner of the Payment of Tuition Fee (PTF) scholarship
SDAS research group
2021
Local People's Choice Winner with the project "Rotten Reality"
International NASA Space Apps Challenge, Pasto.
2019
Outstanding undergraduate thesis 99/100
University of Nariño, Pasto.
2018
Recognition from the University of Nariño as Outstanding Student of the Year 2016-2017
University of Nariño, Pasto.
2017
Selected as the 10th Character of the Day, 'The Youth Leader, Andrés Ordóñez Bolaños' on the digital newspaper pagina10.com
pagina10, Pasto.
2017
Research
La transmutación del ser humano a hibridaciones corporales mediante una experiencia audiovisual en Realidad Virtual
Pre-print
Departmental institute of fine arts, Cali
2023
Transcoding Ylama, La producción estético-artística como herramienta para la reflexión alrededor de procesos de borramiento, apropiación y actualización de memoria de la cultura Ylama del suroccidente colombiano
Chapter in a book
XENOLandscapes, XXII International Image Festival
2023
IoT-ATL, Prototype of a Digital Twin to Simulate Educational Scenarios in the Art and Technology Laboratories at the Departmental Institute of Fine Arts in Cali, Colombia
Article
Revista Facultad de Ingeniería 32(63)
2023
Recognition of emotions using ICEEMD-based characterization of multimodal physiological signals
Article
IEEE Latin American Symposium on Circuits and Systems (LASCAS)
2019
Feature Extraction Analysis for Emotion Recognition from ICEEMD of Multimodal Physiological Signals
Conference paper
Intelligent Information and Database Systems. ACIIDS 2019
2019
Interpretación semántica computarizada de señales cerebrales para identificar emociones, Un estado del arte
Article
Editorial UTN Ibarra-Ecuador
2018
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