Identity & Values
My story, non-negotiable values, and my day-to-day life.
My Manifesto
"Work with what you have, not with what you expect to have."
They say I am an unusual mix: a crazy, dreamer, and poet who, at the same time, breathes through the rigor of data, project management, and the precision of wood.
I am Camilo Saldarriaga. Born in Bogotá and raised in Tolima. In a world saturated with endless plans, digital noise, and appearances, I prefer a small action over a myriad of intentions. I believe that the future, although uncertain, is shaped by hands, science, and the guidance of God.
What I Demand
- Genuine faith and spirituality
- Comprehensive care (physical, internal, and external)
- Discipline and order
- Teamwork
- Positive mindset
- Ability to debate ideas with facts and respect
- Action over intention
- Loyalty and active listening
- Technical rigor and clear goals from day one.
What I Reject
- Mediocrity and hypocrisy
- Appearances and materialistic superficiality
- Closed solutions that create dependency
- Constant complaining and excuses
- Excess and lack of control (vices, alcoholism)
- Sensationalism
- Unnecessary conflicts
My Work Approach
The intersection of technical ability, operational principles, and life philosophy.
Hard Skills
Technical Stack & ArchitectureI build efficient systems using cutting-edge tools that ensure scalability and technical sovereignty:
- Data analysis
- Odoo
Soft Skills
Resolution PhilosophyTechnology is an empty tool if it doesn't solve the right problem. My day-to-day approach is based on:
- Client Sovereignty: I document and design everything cleanly so your team can own the system without depending on me.
- Smoke-free Communication: I translate technical challenges into simple and understandable business terms.
The Human Side
Behind the KeyboardMy technical work is directly influenced by my worldview and my passions outside of coding:
- Active Curiosity: I constantly experiment to document real case studies, ensuring I only apply what is validated live.
- Connection with the Field: My passion for nature and rural projects (like Iwagé) keeps me focused on the practical and tangible.
- Radical Honesty: I prefer to tell you that a project or solution is not right for you rather than sell you something unnecessary.
My Journey
A path focused on simplifying complex operations, designing robust platforms, and connecting technology with the real world.
open_in_new Download Full CV (PDF)Life Philosophy & Personal Notes
Principles, beliefs, and reflections drawn from my life book and the path of antifragility.
What No One Tells You About Building a Life from Scratch
This is a living document. It is updated as the process advances, when the tiny house has its first walls, when the portal is in production, when the first recurring income arrives from the system. The log continues
Read full article →Real Ikigai: Why Axis 3 Never Needed Four Circles
This node updates the genesis of the Rule of Three Axes revealing its second conceptual root, which operated from the beginning without us naming it: the authentic Japanese ikigai, not the viral four-circle diagram that almost everyone knows.
Read full article →Book of Life — Part 1: From a Madman, Dreamer, and Poet
This node is part 1 of 3 of the Book of Life. The most important plan is not what you are going to build. It is who you are when you are not building anything.
Read full article →Book of Life — Part 2: What I See When I Lift My Head from the Workshop
This is part 2 of 3 of the Book of Life. Part 1 documented who I am before the projects. This documents the world from where I build them. Part 3 documents what I am building with all of that — the goals, the open fronts, and the system that unites the three parts in one direction.
Read full article →Book of Life — Part 3: What I Am Building with All This
The source code of your life is not written once. It is built, project by project, hive by hive, stroke by stroke. It doesn't matter if today you only have a notebook and an idea.
Read full article →The Day I Understood That Documenting Everything Wasn't Enough
For months I thought the problem was documentation. Then I discovered that the real problem was understanding. This node tells the intellectual origin of the Cognitive System of the Sovereign Hub: from the day I encountered the GitLab Handbook and felt that something was wrong with how we store knowledge.
Read full article →Work with what you have, not with what you expect to have
*For a recruiter evaluating someone who crosses data, field, and trade, the question should not be "how many years of experience do you have in each?" but rather "what rules connect what you do in all three?" The answer to that second question is the only signal that distinguishes real versatility from mere accumulation.
Read full article →The Rule of Three Axes: an antifragile life philosophy
Antifragility is not a state that is achieved — it is a practice that is sustained. The most honest question is not 'Am I resilient?' but 'What part of who I am today survives if the part that matters most to me stops functioning tomorrow?' The answer to that is the map of what still needs to be built.
Read full article →Do you connect with my vision and values?
If you think we can build efficient workflows and integrate sovereign technology into your business, let's talk today.