About Me

Orlando Rodriguez on Mt. Lemmon
Me wearing some jewelry I bought in a small shop in Summerhaven

My name is Orlando Rodriguez. I am a software engineer and scientist working in Tucson, Arizona.

I like figuring out why something works the way it does. If a codebase solves a real problem but does it inefficiently, I want to understand why and see if I can improve it. I also like problems I haven't run into before.

Background§

I got into programming because I wanted to make video games. Eventually I became more interested in how computers worked in general. My first independent project was a personal website. It wasn't very good, but I kept at it.

Currently§

Outside of work I'm building this site, slowly learning Russian and Japanese, and reading Getting Things Done by David Allen.

Hobbies§

Languages (日本語, Русский, 汉语), journaling, personal productivity systems, indoor top-rope climbing, and TaeKwonDo.

Contact§