Engineering Manager

Building high trust teams and practical engineering systems.

My name is Raphael. I am an engineering leader with 14 years of enterprise software experience and 7 years managing hybrid teams. I focus on developer productivity, infrastructure tooling, and scalability initiatives.

I lead with technical clarity, people development, and process improvement that aligns engineering strategy with business goals.

Current Role Engineering Manager at Workiva

Experience 14+ years in enterprise software

Focus DevEx, IAM, Public APIs

Core Strengths

I am skilled with developer experiences, service monitoring, process improvements, recruitment, and change management.

Developer Experience Service Monitoring Process Improvements Recruitment Change Management

Professional Snapshot

At Workiva, I have led the Developer Experience, Identity and Access Management, and Public APIs teams. These areas call for different technology decisions and stakeholder engagement styles, which keeps the work both challenging and rewarding.

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Education

Iowa State University
Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems (2009-2013)

I began as a Biology major with plans for medical school, then switched to MIS to follow my passion for technology.

Personal Builds

Outside of work, I spend a lot of time tinkering with 3D printing and my homelab. I am building dedicated pages for both and will share details soon.

3D Printing

Print projects, tools, and iteration notes from recent builds.

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Homelab

Infrastructure setup, self-hosted services, and networking experiments.

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