Summary
Luis Paredes is a Linux instructor and IT consultant with a decade of hands-on experience teaching, writing courseware, and delivering consulting services across training centers, client sites, and online. Trained as a computer engineer (BS) and experienced in databases, system deployment, BI, and Linux, he bridges classroom instruction with practical, client-facing problem solving. At Guru Labs he maintains training content and contributes to the open-source community, turning complex systems topics into accessible, instructor-led learning. His background ranges from QA and technical support to BI programming and web support, giving him a rare mix of systems, data, and user-centered perspectives. Based in West Valley City, Utah, he also channels his craft into public code work via a personal GitLab presence, reflecting a long-term commitment to improving tooling and pedagogy.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Certificate of Completion, Certificate of Completion at Timpview High School
Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Engineering at Utah Valley University
Spanish, English, German