Kent Buenaventura
About Kent Buenaventura
Kent Buenaventura is a Lead Software Engineer with extensive experience in software development and architecture, particularly in distributed systems and web development. He has contributed to various companies, including Bonotel and Illumix, and has a solid educational background in Computer Science from De La Salle University and the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.
Work at Illumix
Kent Buenaventura has been serving as the Lead Software Engineer at Illumix since 2020. In this role, he applies his extensive experience in software engineering and distributed systems. His responsibilities include leading the development of software solutions and collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance the company's offerings in augmented reality and interactive experiences.
Education and Expertise
Kent Buenaventura studied Computer Science at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree from 2007 to 2011. He also attended De La Salle University for one year in 2006-2007, focusing on Computer Science. Currently, he is pursuing a Master of Science in Computer Science at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, although this program is on hold.
Background
Kent Buenaventura has a diverse professional background in software engineering. He began his career as a Software Engineer at Concept Art House / Zattikka from 2013 to 2014. He then worked as a Unity Engineer at nWay Inc. for three months in 2013. Following that, he held the position of Senior Software Engineer at Unity Technologies from 2014 to 2017, before transitioning to Bonotel Exclusive Travel as Lead Software Developer from 2017 to 2020.
Achievements
Throughout his career, Kent Buenaventura has made significant contributions to various organizations. He architected a geo-distributed reservation service using Go, demonstrating his expertise in distributed systems. At Bonotel, he built the internal development team from the ground up and implemented a model-based deployment framework using Terraform. He also developed a comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting solution for Bonotel's services.