mario chaves
Advisor to startups | Technologist, Entrepreneur, Angel Investor, Traveler. Have lived in the Greater Silicon Valley area for most of my life, married to Sally Chaves, w/ four grown 'kids' and two grandchildren.
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About
As a Silicon Valley veteran and software industry executive with a Latin American background, Mario speaks at conferences and events throughout Latin America on outsourcing and technology sector regional competitiveness. Since the mid 90's, Mario has led the growth of Avantica Technologies, a software development and testing/test automation services company offering software engineering services to clients throughout the Americas from its development centers in Costa Rica, Peru, Colombia and Bolivia. Under Mario's leadership, Avantica has become one of the premier providers of Nearshore software engineering services to companies in the U.S., Canada and Latin America. In 2019, Avantica was acquired by Encora, a global services company, where he now serves as advisor, as Encora continues its growth and expansion in Latin America and the rest of the world. Specialties: Software Development, Software Engineering Services, Outsourcing, Outsourced Product Development (OPD), Offshore/Nearshore Development, custom application development, web applications, data integration, mobile development, QA Services, Testing/Test Automation, DevOps, UX/UI. I am an open networker and will accept most
Experience
Jun 2021 to Oct 2023
Jan 2000 to Jan 2001
Jan 1983 to Jan 1992
Jan 1980 to Jan 1983
Education
BSEE & MSEE Computer Science
1974 to 1977