David De La Peña Santana - Community Founder
David De La Peña Santana is a Latin America–born software engineer, software solutions architect, and technology educator with experience in software development and enterprise architecture. His work is fully focused on artificial intelligence and systems modernization.
David is dedicated to connecting traditional engineering practices with the emerging capabilities of generative AI. He advocates for an approach grounded in sound technical judgment, critical thinking, and the development of real-world solutions—moving beyond the superficial use of AI.
As the founder of LatAI, he leads an open community where professionals, students, and technology enthusiasts learn about artificial intelligence by building collaborative projects, sharing knowledge, documenting best practices, and creating open-source tools.
His mission is to help develop a new generation of professionals capable of designing intelligent work systems in which people and AI collaborate responsibly and efficiently to create meaningful impact on real-world problems.
Felipe Cardozo - Steering Committee Member and Core Maintainer
Felipe Cardozo is a Master of Science in Systems Engineering and Software Architect with more than 15 years of experience designing, modernizing, and supporting enterprise software systems. His work focuses on software architecture, cloud modernization, legacy-system transformation, APIs and distributed systems, observability, and AI-assisted engineering practices. He is particularly interested in applying artificial intelligence to improve software discovery, technical decision-making, documentation, testing, modernization planning, and the responsible delivery of production systems.
As a Steering Committee Member and Core Maintainer at LatAI, Felipe contributes to the community’s technical direction, open-source governance, project evaluation, and engineering standards. He supports maintainers and contributors through architectural guidance, repository reviews, technical documentation, talks, and practical initiatives that connect artificial intelligence with professional software engineering. His work at LatAI is centered on developing reusable knowledge, tools, and collaborative practices that help engineers and organizations adopt AI responsibly and apply it to real-world software challenges.
Andres Camperos - Steering Committee Member and Core Maintainer
Andrés Camperos is a Systems Engineer, software developer, and Steering Committee Member and Core Maintainer at LatAI, with a strong interest in artificial intelligence, backend development, and open-source technologies.
He enjoys building practical software solutions, designing collaborative development workflows, and working alongside developers from diverse backgrounds. His interests include AI applications, software architecture, intelligent automation, and modern software engineering.
As a Steering Committee Member and Core Maintainer at LatAI, Andrés maintains the community’s open-source repositories, develops technical initiatives, and creates documentation that helps contributors collaborate effectively. His work focuses on building an active open-source ecosystem where people can learn by creating, experimenting, and sharing knowledge together.
His goal is to contribute to open-source projects that advance AI-driven software development while making collaborative engineering practices more accessible to developers worldwide.