About me
Lead Security Architect · Cyber Security, Identity & Secure Digital Transformation
I was born in Mexico City in 1972 and moved to Finland in September 1997. I have worked in IT for almost three decades, most of them on enterprise solutions for global corporations, and I have been part of the Fujitsu family in Tampere since 1999.
Today I am a Lead Security Architect specialising in Identity and Access Management (IAM) and authentication. I design and implement secure architectures that protect identities, applications and critical enterprise data. I have worked in every phase of the software development life cycle, with both agile and waterfall methods, and I have a special interest in network and systems security, research and problem solving. I apply OWASP best practices to secure development, and I have recently embraced AI-assisted software development and quantum-safe (post-quantum) security.
Career
- 2013 – todayFujitsu Finland — Lead Security Architect. Identity and access management, authentication and secure architecture. Health IT services for the City of Tampere (2013–2017).
- 1999 – 2013Nice Business Solutions Finland, a Nokia–Fujitsu joint venture — Technical Architect, and ICT & Security Manager of the Tampere office (2008–2013). Projects for:
- Nokia: ENAP support (2001–2005), Nokia Search Platform with Autonomy IDOL (2006–2007), MES and data warehouse with C, Tuxedo and Oracle (2007–2009)
- Nokia Siemens Networks: internal applications on SAP, Oracle and WebLogic (2009–2010), .NET web applications as Systems Architect (2011–2012), and Java web tools in the USA (2012–2013)
- Itella: SOA, REST, Sonic ESB and Peppol integration (2010–2011)
- 1999ICL Fujitsu / ICL Data, Tampere — Technical Architect in the Weer@ unit, the team that went on to co-found Nice Business Solutions.
- 1996 – 1997Mexican Ministry of Education (SEP), Youth Development and Welfare — IT infrastructure, network building, and projects bringing internet access to schools and youth communities.
Awards
- Fujitsu STARS Gold Award
- Fujitsu Excellence Award, Silver
- Fujitsu Invia (ICL Invia) Excellence Award, Bronze, 2001
Expertise
Cyber security
- Identity & Access Management
- Authentication & authorisation
- Secure architecture design
- OWASP
- Enterprise IT security
- AI-assisted development
- Quantum-safe security
Development & integration
- C, C++, C#
- .NET
- Java
- PHP
- Perl, Bash
- HTML5
- SOA, REST
- ESB, Peppol
- Agile & waterfall
Platforms & data
- Windows Server
- Linux / Unix
- Oracle
- SQL Server
- SAP R/3
- WebLogic, Tuxedo
- Autonomy IDOL
- SharePoint
Training
Autonomy IDOL 5 administration and development (Cambridge, 2006) · BEA Tuxedo administration (2008) · BEA AquaLogic (2006) · BEA WebLogic Server development (2001) · Advanced Linux administration, Tieturi (2005)
Languages
- Spanish
- English
- Finnish
Roots
I was born in Mexico City and have lived in Finland since September 1997, 29 years now. My roots are Mexican; my home is Nokia. The Vergara family crest, an oak tree and a wolf, is a small reminder of where the family name comes from.
Not only a geek
I have studied theatre and the arts, worked in Spanish dubbing for Audiomaster 3000, and appeared in television productions in Mexico for Televisa and Imevisión (now TV Azteca). I'm also active in local politics and community work in Nokia: read more on the community page.
“Securing identities, enabling innovation, and preparing for the future — at the intersection of cyber security, AI and human collaboration.”