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How do you communicate?

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Ariel Villanea
Solutions Architect, Software Engineer, and Pragmatic Problem Solver

Over the course of my career, I have been particularly skilled at two things: Championing the needs/concerns of non-technical stakeholders while supporting the needs/concerns of technical stakeholders, and bridging the gap between the two skillsets in a considerate and collaborative fashion.

My development of these skillsets has made me realize a few things.

My Love/Hate for AI

9 min read
Ariel Villanea
Solutions Architect, Software Engineer, and Pragmatic Problem Solver

So... I've been messing around with AI lately. Quite a bit. Originally, I was skeptical, angry, and a bit scared of it, but I decided to just see what all the hoopla was about. It's been quite a learning experience.

After 17 years...

6 min read
Ariel Villanea
Solutions Architect, Software Engineer, and Pragmatic Problem Solver

I've been in the tech industry since 2008 and finally decided to create a professional profile site as of late 2025. There are a variety of factors that went into my decision, but, as with many sites like this one, it's really primarily targeted to potential employers and recruiters looking me up. Or people who just want to read about my thoughts on the tech industry.