Mario Alfaro

Mario Alfaro

Executive Manager - Technology Strategy, Architecture & Delivery

📧 marioalfaro75@outlook.com
📱 +61 408 270 375
📍 Sydney, NSW
🌐 resume.marioalfaro.com
Experienced Enterprise Cloud Architect and Chief Technologist with over 20 years of experience in IT across Asia Pacific, North America, and Europe, holding senior technical and operational leadership roles. Currently, I serve as Executive Manager - Technology Strategy, Architecture & Delivery at IAG, a multinational insurance company headquartered in Australia. I lead a team of strategists, architects, and project delivery professionals, focusing on: ★ Defining and maintaining strategy and reference architectures across 13 domains within Infrastructure & Cloud, ensuring product teams have clear, aligned roadmaps. ★ Providing Solution Architectures for core infrastructure and major platforms that are highly automated, well-architected, and secure by default. ★ Delivering hundreds of technology projects annually, driving innovation and efficiency to help IAG deliver greater value to customers.
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Experience

Tech Solutions Inc. ↗

2021-03-01 — Present
Senior Software Engineer

Leading the development of the company's flagship e-commerce platform.

  • Architected and implemented a microservices-based backend using Node.js and Kubernetes.
  • Reduced page load time by 40% through frontend optimization techniques.
  • Mentored junior developers and conducted code reviews.
Node.js Kubernetes Microservices Performance Optimization

Creative Agency ↗

2018-06-01 — 2021-02-28
Web Developer

Developed interactive websites for various clients.

  • Built responsive and accessible user interfaces using React and Tailwind CSS.
  • Collaborated with designers to ensure pixel-perfect implementation of designs.
  • Integrated third-party APIs for payment processing and content management.
React Tailwind CSS Accessibility API Integration

Skills

Frontend

HTML CSS JavaScript TypeScript React Astro Tailwind CSS

Backend

Node.js Express PostgreSQL MongoDB REST APIs

DevOps

Docker Kubernetes AWS Google Cloud CI/CD

Education

University of Technology

2014-09-01 — 2018-05-31
Bachelor in Computer Science
GPA: 3.8
Courses: Data Structures and Algorithms, Database Systems, Web Engineering

Certifications

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate Verify ↗

Amazon Web Services
2023-01-15

Languages

English Native Speaker
Spanish Professional Working Proficiency