Basic Information

Name: Luis Alvarado

Location: San Jose, Costa Rica

Hometown: Maracaibo, Venezuela

Email: luisalvarado@ubuntu.com

IRC: luisalvarado@irc.freenode.net

Ubuntu Member Since: April 19 2012

Ubuntu User: 25487

Linux User: 463503

AskUbuntu: http://askubuntu.com/users/7035/

Blog: http://www.luisviloria.com/

Launchpad: https://launchpad.net/~luisalvarado

Ubuntu User Since: 2005 (Ubuntu 5.04)

Current OS: Ubuntu 14.04

Education

System Engineer (UNEFA Venezuela)

Associate's Degree in Open Source Software (CEDIC Venezuela)

Associate's Degree in Pedagogy (LUZ Venezuela)

Knowledge

Coding: C/C++, MySQL, PHP, JQuery, Symfony, Bash, HTML, CSS, JavaScript

Still Learning: C/C++, MySQL, PHP, JQuery, Symfony, Bash, HTML, CSS, JavaScript and whatever else I put that I knew since, come on, when do we eventually stop learning something new.

General: Network Administration, Network Security, Dedicated Servers (Mail, Virtual, Web, Printers...), VoIP, Remote Assistance

Activity

• Teaching Network Administration, Linux, Programming & Computer Hardware to College Graduates/Post-Graduates.

• Teaching Ubuntu to Venezuelan Users (Typical Windows users that do not know or are moving to Linux). Moved at least 300+ to Ubuntu in the past 4 years and about 250 are still using Ubuntu and are active Ubuntu users (They have seen the light ).

• Taught Ubuntu in several elementary schools.
• Updated several commercial places to Ubuntu, Xubuntu or Lubuntu.

• Participated in FLISOL 2009 - http://flisol.info/FLISOL2009/Venezuela/Maracaibo

• Participated in FLISOL 2012 - http://flisol.info/FLISOL2012/Venezuela/Maracaibo

• Main Coordinator in FLISOL 2013 - http://flisol.info/FLISOL2013/Venezuela/Maracaibo

Future

I plan to keep on propagating the use of Ubuntu among all that want to enjoy the benefits of Linux. For me, Ubuntu is an example of how the power of open source software can go beyond of what is expected, and show that open source software can reach many types of users and benefit them in so many ways all and in the many different levels, being this end users, the middle man, corporate or developers.

Testimonials

Luis Alvarado has been an active member of the local and international community. Assists on the local LUG forums, promoting and supporting Ubuntu Linux. Also participates in the local events like FLISOL which is the Latin America Free Software Installation Festival, it is held simultaneously in every country in LA and he installs Ubuntu. Besides that he is a good team player in OSS developer meetings and projects. -Miguel Alvarado (aka Exodus)