Hi, I'm
Benedict Taguinod.
Web + cloud engineer. Education enthusiast. Aspiring entrepreneur.
What I'm working on
Currently
Lead Engineer@ Conectado
Conectado is a nonprofit building tech-powered pathways to economic mobility for underserved communities.
- —Leading company-wide software architecture and aligning long-term technical vision across all teams.
- —Built the Digital AI Backpack, giving bootcampers access to personalized opportunities and community resources.
- —Self-hosted Canvas LMS and n8n, eliminating 50% of instructor time through AI-enhanced automation workflows.
Previously built cloud infrastructure and automation tooling at Hewlett Packard Enterprise — network automation in Go, Terraform-as-a-Service, and Kubernetes deployment tooling.
Selected Work
Professional and personal
Digital AI Backpack@ Conectado
JavaScript · Python · React
- —Led 3 teams building a platform that gives Conectado bootcampers personalized access to academic and career opportunities.
- —Designed and implemented the core application, connecting students to scholarships, jobs, and community resources.
Personal HomelabKubernetes · Prometheus · Grafana · n8n · NAS
- —Provisioned a bare-metal Kubernetes cluster across 3 mini PCs with a dedicated NAS for persistent storage.
- —Self-host production-grade services: n8n for workflow automation, Prometheus and Grafana for cluster monitoring and alerting.
Let's build something.
Have an idea, a project, or just want to connect? I'd love to hear from you.
Send me an email