Tool
My favorite band. My musical taste ranges from The Beatles to Nirvana, and I also enjoy nu metal and collecting CDs.
Why it matters: Tool is my favorite band.
★★★★★
The things that shaped me
Pablo's Vault.
A growing collection of music, games, projects, places, and memories—with the stories behind why they matter.
My Atari 2600 beginnings
I started playing video games on the Atari 2600. Yars' Revenge and Missile Command were early favorites.
Why it matters: The Atari 2600 was where I started playing video games.
★★★★★
Shadow of the Colossus
One of my favorite video games of all time.
Why it matters: It is one of my all-time favorite games.
★★★★★
Kubernetes
Kubernetes is an open-source platform for deploying, scaling, and managing containerized applications. It’s part of my engineering toolkit for running distributed services and building cloud platforms.
Why it matters: Kubernetes connects to my shift from building individual applications to designing platforms that support them. It brings together infrastructure, automation, and developer experience—helping teams deploy reliably and manage complexity as systems grow.
★★★★★
Python
Python is a versatile programming language used for backend development, automation, data analysis, and AI. It’s a core part of my engineering toolkit, connecting work on APIs and databases with developer platforms and AI-assisted workflows.
Why it matters: Python helps me turn ideas into working software with clarity and speed. It connects several chapters of my journey—from data and recommendation engines to cloud services and AI—while supporting my belief that code should remain understandable to the people maintaining it.
AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a cloud platform for building and running applications, combining computing, storage, databases, and messaging. It’s been part of my engineering toolkit for backend services and distributed systems, including work with ECS, Lambda, DynamoDB, and SQS.
Why it matters: AWS represents the cloud chapter of my journey—from building applications to designing the infrastructure behind them. It connects to how I approach engineering: building systems that scale, solve real problems, and remain understandable to the people maintaining them.
★★★★★
PHP
PHP is a general-purpose scripting language especially suited to web development. It originated in 1994, when Rasmus Lerdorf created PHP Tools, an early set of CGI binaries written in C; the language later evolved through community development into modern PHP.
Why it matters: PHP Was my main language for developing backend applications
★★★★★
Battletoads
Battletoads is a classic franchise of side-scrolling beat 'em up and action video games created by Rare. First launched for the NES in 1991, it stars three tough anthropomorphic toads named Rash, Zitz, and Pimple on a mission to defeat the evil Dark Queen and rescue their kidnapped friends
Why it matters: was my favorite games to play when I was kid, it was very difficult but really good graphics and a lot of fun
★★★★★
Nintendo and Super Nintendo favorites
Battletoads was my Nintendo favorite. On Super Nintendo, my favorites included Super Mario World, Street Fighter, and Mortal Kombat II.
Why it matters: These were some of my favorite games on Nintendo and Super Nintendo.
★★★★★