Meet the k-team.
At Koombea we pride ourselves with hiring the smartest and most passionate people. Our extensive in-house training ensures everyone is in the know on everything from the latest Rails testing techniques to agile development while maintaining good work/life balance.
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- Jonathan Tarud
- Alvaro Insignares
- Mario Tatis
- Jose Gomez
- Alvaro Araujo
- Diego Coronado
- Stella Miranda
- Oscar Rodriguez
- German Garcia
- Pedro Fernandez
- Miguel Perez
- Guillermo Iguaran
- Jaime Rave
- Raul Mantilla
- Johan Hernandez
- Javier Siado
- Ramon Blanco
- Marcela Garizao
- Marlon Mantilla
- Daniel Osorio
- Andres Visbal
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Founder & CEO
Jonathan Tarud
A true entrepeneur and visionary, Jonathan founded Koombea when his love for all things web took over from building (wait for it) airplanes. He excels at keeping our customers very happy, and our team focused. Jonathan is an avid Apple evangelist, and has converted most of his friends and family to Apple products. He works hard at making Koombea the company people want to work for.
Email jonathan@koombea.com
Twitter @jonathant
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Senior Web Developer
Alvaro Insignares
Alvaro has been a master coder since his early University years. Starting with C++, he later migrated to Java and is now having a Ruby affair. He's an awesome problem solver and knows his way around googling stuff we don't yet know how to do. If you need an SQL script whipped up, this is the guy to call.
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Senior Web Developer
Mario Tatis
Also known as Mayo (nothing to do with the dressing), he started at Koombea working flash websites; later learned Ruby and his awesomeness made him a Senior team member. Mario knows Flex, Flash, PHP and JSP but currently divorced them over Rails.
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Senior Web Developer
Jose Gomez
Originally an Industrial Engineer, Jose has crossed over to the dark side of the force. His exceptional Ruby skills are something most of us only dream of. He knows all kinds of testing frameworks, and let's not forget the Javascript. Jose is the go to guy when you need a problem solved.
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Creative Director
Alvaro Araujo
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Web & UX Designer
Diego Coronado
Koombea's resident pixel pusher. He works on everything from wireframes to a website's look and feel. Preffered tools of trade: Fireworks and Balsamiq.
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Web Developer
Stella Miranda
Originally a Java & Python developer, Stella joined Koombea along with her skills as a PHP developer. Quickly taking on Ruby, she's become an integral part of the team. Currently studying for her specialization in Software Engineering, is well on her way to becoming a Software Architect.
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Web Developer
Oscar Rodriguez
Oscar is a Flex lover, he's currently developing an Agile Flex framework on an online Flex community. Being a dedicated developer, he know his way around Ruby and Javascript very well. Soccer is a passion for him, he never misses a local game at the stadium.
Twitter @os_junior -
Web Developer
German Garcia
German is a coder by nature, he's worked in the industrial software field, specifically telemetry. His Java and C skills are second only to his game and 3d development skills. As a loving father, he is also passionate about spending time with his daughter and family. Since he started at Koombea he has quickly become a Ruby master.
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Web Developer
Pedro Fernandez
Originally a Java/JSF enthusiast, Pedro (aka Peter) brought his skills to become a Web Developer as soon as he joined the team. He loves gaming, and solving any type of development problem.
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Web Developer
Miguel Perez
Miguel is one of the craziest one in the group. He is a Sun Java Certified Programmer and now rapidly becoming a Koombea Certified Ruby Rock Star. Since joining the team, he has been tasked in complex project that have allowed him to push the envelope in what's possible in Ruby.
Twitter @miguelperezleal -
Web Developer
Guillermo Iguaran
As *nix lover, Guillermo is an active member of the LXDE.org community. His love for things open source led him to learn languages like Python and Ruby. He's the youngest team member, and enjoys spending his time chatting online.
Twitter @anteseraotro -
Web Developer
Jaime Rave
He's into the open source world and a member of the Colombian Ubuntu community. With skills in Python and Bash, there is no stopping this guy as long as he has a console.
Twitter @jaimerave -
Web Developer
Raul Mantilla
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Web Developer
Johan Hernandez
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Web Developer
Javier Siado
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Web Developer
Ramon Blanco
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Web Developer
Marcela Garizao
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Web Developer
Marlon Mantilla
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Web Developer
Daniel Osorio
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Web Developer
Andres Visbal