HMenorJr

About

Image of Herman Menor, Jr.

I started out as a Junior Web Developer, learning, writing unit tests, and deploying web applications using Java Enterprise. It was insightful work—until one project turned into sleepless nights and fatigue. Before I knew it, I had become a Full-stack Web Developer and Senior Software Engineer.

Nowadays, I’m a Platform Engineer (also known as a DevOps Engineer), in Åland Islands and Finland, creating and updating Techinical Documents, monitoring and improving Jenkins pipeline, and day-time support for the platform that our team is responsible for.

This blog is where I share my thoughts on technology, life as a Platform Engineer and surviving Kanban sprints alongside other experts. If that sounds useful—or at least mildly chaotic — you're in the right place.

Career

2023 – Present
Platform Manager/Engineer
Crosskey, Åland Islands
Joined the team to manage the platform and tools the developers and company uses. Patch their tools, manage the internal APIs, improve CI/CD pipeline and manage the operational tasks on a weekly basis.
2022 – 2023
Software Engineer
Enfuce, Åland Islands
Developed and updated their existing APIs to manage the new data with TypeScript and improve the build and deployment pipelines.
2020 – 2022
DevOps Engineer
Paf, Åland Islands
Started remotely from the Philippines as a DevOps Enginner consultant and worked on the company's CI/CD process and pipeline with Terraform and Github Actions. After pandemic lockdown in the Philippines, moved to Åland Islands, Finland.
2018 - 2020
Unplanned Career Shift (Software Engineer Manager)
Novare Technologies, Philippines
While finding out what direction I should take, I applied to a role of Technical Manager to a medium-sized software company. I'm responsible for managing releases, deployment, task, R&D, risk and helping 4 Junior developers to career growth.
1609 – 2018
Apprentice & Cooper
Venice, Republic of Venice
Trained under Master Bellotti in the art of barrel-making. Specialized in casks for wine, olive oil, and other suspicious liquids. Proud inventor of the self-draining blood barrel (unintentional).