Computer Science Engineer (Ingº en Informática). Systems Architect. R+D (I+D). Site Reliability
Engineering (SRE). Cyber Security & Cyber Intelligence / Cyber Counter-Terrorism Analyst. Complex
Systems Engineering Expert.
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(Spoken Spanish, English, French, Português and Afrikaans)
About me and my life in engineering.
I am Felipe,
a Computer Science
Engineer
(Ingº in
Informática),
based in Santiago, Chile.
My work moves across
OSS Engineering,
Systems Architecture,
Software Engineering,
Cybersecurity,
Cyber Intelligence,
OSINT,
Cyber Counter-Terrorism, and
R&D.
I focus on building secure, resilient, and meaningful systems — grounded in continuous study,
formal certifications, and upcoming postgraduate specialization in innovation and technology.
I actively contribute within the GitHub community, always pushing into new domains and deeper
understanding.
A piece of my origin still lives in my late-90s / early-2000s
Perl
book —
the “Camel Book”
(~1,000+ pages, see my copy).
It reminds me of long nights, low light, and overheated machines powered by aging
CRT screens —
when computing meant weight, noise, and patience.
I grew experimenting with Ethernet cables across my room,
running multiple setups, and reviving old hardware through
Mandrake Linux.
That mindset carried forward into my engineering formation.
My earliest foundations were shaped in
IRC,
SSH, and shared
Linux systems —
environments where you learned by doing, breaking, and rebuilding.
I was trained through friction: compiling
kernels,
working through unstable
connectivity,
and developing discipline before convenience existed.
In the early 2000s, I operated as a sysadmin for a small newspaper.
I physically acquired the server, transported it through Santiago, and deployed it into a data
center.
Running Mandrake Linux,
I managed everything remotely via SSH —
including Apache, operations, and uptime.
Before Facebook,
I built the publishing platform itself — integrating
CGI,
PHP,
and early web engineering patterns.
My workflow was terminal-native:
SCP transfers,
PostgreSQL via CLI, and full control without GUI abstractions.
I also spent nights inside
Santiago, working within the
Palacio de La Moneda,
learning database systems under the guidance of
Dario Riquelme Zornow.
Long sessions until dawn, surrounded by terminals, live systems,
Vim, and
Fluxbox.
Alongside mentors like
Smith Saavedra and
Mauricio Alberto Robles,
that environment shaped my engineering discipline.
My technical roots extend through the
UNIX
ecosystem —
including years with FreeBSD and early
macOS influenced by
NeXTSTEP.
From intensive Perl study to early web technologies like
Flash and
ColdFusion,
my formation predates modern
AI workflows.
Linux remains both my laboratory and operational backbone.
Outside of engineering, I engage with philosophy,
Zen,
and
Freemasonry —
exploring structure, meaning, and awareness.
I write and read (Goodreads),
play bass guitar,
train BJJ,
and follow music through Spotify.
I also support ethical causes such as PETA.
Previously, I served as a
Ranger / Rover Scout Leader within the
Agrupación Nacional de Boy Scouts de Chile.
I have lived and worked across multiple regions — including
New
Delhi,
New Zealand
(Auckland,
Christchurch),
California,
Zürich, and
Cape
Town in
South Africa.
These environments strengthened my adaptability and allowed me to operate fluently in
English,
Afrikaans,
French, and
Spanish.
My work is guided by integrity, clarity, and internal coherence.
I move where purpose and execution intersect — always oriented toward meaningful impact.
If you are building, researching, or exploring collaboration, feel free to reach out.
If you are in Santiago,
I’m always open to a thoughtful conversation over coffee ☕️ or online.
You can connect here,
via LinkedIn,
X,
felipe.gnlz.cl,
gnlz.cl,
this page,
or Telegram.
You can also reach me directly via 📨
email. ⟁ ❀ ✡︎
"Ideals are like stars; you will not succeed in touching them with your hands. But like the
seafaring man on the desert of waters, you choose them as your guides, and following them you
will
reach your destiny." ~ Carl Schurz
"Truth is lived, not taught." ~ Brother Herman Hesse
"In a cold and ruthless world, all that remains is to thole, persevere and withstand, hold back
the tears, and remember that we are nothing more than a whisper in the vastness, an echo that
will fade. Nothing of what we possess, nothing of what we believe ourselves to be, will endure…
except that which, in the intimacy of ritual and introspection, we forge within ourselves. And
not even that. Still, in the deepest darkness, we must learn to rise with an unbreakable will,
for only in that acceptance —in that descent to the threshold of the void, where the soul faces
its own shadow— can we carve our consciousness into something higher, more worthy… something
that transcends." ~ Felipe Alfonso González L. [
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"En un mundo frío y despiadado, solo queda sobrestarse, lidiar con denuedo, contener las
lágrimas y recordar que somos nada más que un susurro en la inmensidad, un eco que se perderá.
Nada de lo que poseemos, nada de lo que creemos ser, perdurará… salvo aquello que, en la
intimidad del rito y la introspección, forjamos en nosotros mismos. Y ni siquiera eso. Aun
así, en la más absoluta oscuridad, debemos aprender a erguirnos con una voluntad
inquebrantable, pues solo en esa aceptación —en ese descenso al umbral del vacío, donde el
alma se enfrenta a su propia sombra— podemos tallar nuestra conciencia en algo más alto, más
digno… algo que trascienda." ~ Felipe Alfonso González L.
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