marny.lopez

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Marny Lopez

Senior software engineer · Founder of MyndsIT

I build web and mobile products end to end, from React Native apps to Django and NestJS backends, and lately a lot of applied AI. Thirteen years shipping for Cisco, DrChrono, Tone, and the American Kennel Club, plus products of my own.

San José, Costa RicaUTC−6ES / EN13 yrs

01selected work

02experience

  1. 32323f2HEAD

    Senior Software Engineer, Team Lead at Cisco

    2024 → now

    Internal tools that keep departments on track with software lifecycle and security compliance.

    • Ship features for new and existing internal tools using AI-assisted development with Claude, Cursor, and Copilot.
    • Trained models on internal knowledge so teams can query it directly.
    • Claude
    • Cursor
    • Copilot
    • LLMs
  2. 11e62abHEAD

    Founder, Software Engineer at MyndsIT

    2014 → now

    My studio for client work and my own products across web and mobile.

    • Deliver full-stack web and mobile applications for clients.
    • Build and run my own SaaS products, including Travelix, Mobifactura, Rentivo, and Orvis.
    • Use new products to pick up unfamiliar stacks and stay current.
    • React
    • React Native
    • NestJS
    • Firebase
    • PostgreSQL
  3. 05e08b9

    Senior Software Engineer at DrChrono by EverHealth

    2024 → 2026

    Payments team for the DrChrono and onpatient healthcare applications.

    • Built and maintained payment features across web and mobile clients.
    • Django
    • Python
    • React
    • React Native
    • JavaScript
  4. 947bc4a

    Senior Software Development Engineer at Tone

    2022 → 2024

    Royalties platform that helps music labels pay their artists accurately and on time.

    • Reworked the notification system so client notifications were accurate.
    • Integrated payment providers such as Wise for royalty payouts.
    • Raised test coverage to 90% across several areas of the app.
    • Built customer-facing insights dashboards with the data team.
    • Python
    • Django
    • PostgreSQL
    • TypeScript
    • React
…5 earlier roles: Riparian LLC, American Kennel Club, Stream Energy, DXC Technology, Fiserv
  1. 3a07ab0

    Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer at Riparian LLC

    2020 → 2022

    Helix and Ion, calculation-heavy platforms with a TypeScript API, workers, and Vue front end.

    • Improved performance and stability by redesigning how calculations run, moving them to asynchronous workers.
    • Migrated the front end to a new Vue.js version for a better user experience.
    • TypeScript
    • Node.js
    • Express
    • Vue.js
  2. 4582ad5

    Senior Software Development Engineer at American Kennel Club via 3Pillar Global

    2018 → 2020

    Internal and public applications REGIS, BRETT, and JPM.

    • Built features across Python microservices feeding Angular and React front ends.
    • Worked with MongoDB, Oracle, and Redis for high-throughput data.
    • Helped plan sprints and took part in architecture decisions.
    • Python
    • Angular
    • React
    • MongoDB
    • Oracle
    • Redis
  3. 00e2b70

    Senior Software Engineer, Consultant at Stream Energy

    2017 → 2018

    On-site contractor improving the billing notification system.

    • Learned the billing process from the business side to automate it and apply best practices.
    • PHP
    • CodeIgniter
    • JavaScript
    • SQL Server
  4. 76fe389

    Software Engineer Team Lead at DXC Technology

    2017

    Automation of billing processes.

    • Formed a Scrum team that automated repetitive billing work and freed up staff time.
    • Led a multinational team across India, Bulgaria, the United States, and Costa Rica.
    • Evaluated and recommended RPA technologies based on business needs.
    • RPA
    • Scrum
    • Automation
  5. 6360113

    Software Engineer at Fiserv

    2013 → 2017

    Core banking application for the Latin America, Caribbean, and Canada clients team.

    • Specialized in the security subsystem protecting critical financial data.
    • Trained new hires on the stack and led continuous-improvement projects.
    • Started in technical support, implementing client change requests in RPGLE and CLLE.
    • Helped roll out ServiceNow as the team's ticketing tool.
    • RPGLE
    • CLLE
    • IBM i
    • ServiceNow

03all projects

2026 → now

Rentivo · MyndsIT

Property management for landlords: tenants, leases, buildings, payments, and notifications in one dashboard.

Expo · React Native · Supabase · Next.js · Node.js

case studysite
2026

SmartControl · MyndsIT

Fleet management app for tracking vehicles, assignments, maintenance, and fuel spend.

React Native · Expo · TypeScript

2026

CRGyms · MyndsIT

Searchable directory of gyms, CrossFit boxes, and fitness studios across Costa Rica.

Next.js · TypeScript

2026

Gativo

Universal RFID TCP server that validates tags and fires webhooks, built for Rentivo.

Node.js · TCP

code
2026

Head unit ADB installer

Installs Android apps on car head units over Wi-Fi from a curated catalog.

PowerShell · ADB

sitecode
2026

Simple Pinball

A small pinball game.

Godot · GDScript

code
2025

mangAI

Turns English manga pages into audio stories with separate narrator and character voices.

Python · GPT-4 Vision · OpenAI · ElevenLabs

case studysitecode
2025

WattsUp

Estimates how much charging an electric vehicle adds to your electricity bill.

Python · FastAPI · Prolog · Next.js · PostgreSQL · Docker

case studycode
2024

Android Auto for Geely

Script to enable Android Auto on Geely cars.

Shell · ADB

code
2024

Mushroom card animations

Animations for Home Assistant's Mushroom cards, shared with the community.

Home Assistant

code
2023 → now

Travelix · MyndsIT

Collaborative trip planning and expense tracking for friend groups.

React · Capacitor · Firebase · TypeScript · Flutter

case studysite
2021

Costa Rica COVID QR decoder

Decodes the Ministerio de Salud vaccination QR codes.

Node.js

code
2021

Interview tests

Technical tests for interviewing candidates, organized by technology and seniority.

Various

code
2020 → now

Orvis · MyndsIT

Free TV and radio streaming apps for Costa Rica and China.

React · Capacitor · Firebase · HLS · i18next

case studysitestore
2019 → now

Mobifactura · MyndsIT

Electronic invoicing SaaS for Costa Rica, compliant with Ministerio de Hacienda v4.4.

React · TanStack Router · Tailwind · Firebase · Cloud Functions

case studysite
2022 → 2024

Tone royalties platform · Tone

Notifications, Wise payouts, 90% test coverage, and insights dashboards for a music royalties platform.

Django · PostgreSQL · React · TypeScript

2019 → 2021

EseMenu · MyndsIT

QR code menus for restaurants, with an admin app for managing them.

Firebase · Angular · Flutter

2019 → 2020

Isthmus Learning v2

Training program teaching developers current technologies.

AngularJS

2016 → 2018

AseFiserv IT stack · MyndsIT

Planned and ran the full IT stack, from equipment to a new website.

IT management · Web

2016 → 2017

Cobro Ágil IT stack · MyndsIT

Responsive WordPress site, email, and cloud storage administration.

WordPress · IT management

2016 → 2017

ServiceNow rollout · Fiserv

Data migration, QA, and user training for the move to ServiceNow ITIL ticketing.

ServiceNow · Scrum

2014 → 2015

Lot management system

Web app tracking incoming and outgoing lots for Tico Electronics.

PHP · MySQL · JavaScript

2014 → 2015

Point of sale system

Custom POS for tracking sales to internal staff.

PHP · MySQL · JavaScript

04toolbox

Frontend
  • React
  • React Native
  • Expo
  • Next.js
  • TypeScript
  • Tailwind
  • Vue.js
  • Angular
  • Flutter
Backend
  • Node.js
  • NestJS
  • Django
  • FastAPI
  • Express
  • GraphQL
  • REST
Data and cloud
  • PostgreSQL
  • Firestore
  • Supabase
  • MongoDB
  • Redis
  • Firebase
  • Docker
  • GitHub Actions
AI
  • LLM integration
  • LangChain
  • Transformer models
  • Claude API
  • OpenAI

05education

  • Master of Engineering, Software EngineeringUniversidad Cenfotec2023 → 2026
  • Master of Technology, Artificial IntelligenceUniversidad Cenfotec2023 → 2025
  • Postgraduate degree, Software EngineeringUniversidad Técnica Nacional2021 → 2022
  • Bachelor of Engineering, Software EngineeringUniversidad Técnica Nacional2015 → 2020

certifications

  • Building with the Claude API
  • Flutter Development Using Dart
  • Google People Management Essentials
  • Ionic 4.0 Essential Training

honors

  • Cisco CCNA 1, 2, and 3 Discovery, honorific mentions
  • Cisco IT Essentials, honorific mention
  • ExpoIngeniería 2013, institutional finalist

06writing and videos