Carlos R.

Background

About Carlos R.

I’m not from Silicon Valley — I’m from Logan Heights. I am a third-generation apprentice, technician, and decorated Veteran with more than twenty years of experience deploying information systems and infrastructure worldwide. From ditch digger to diplomat, I have given and received instruction with the same level of respect and enthusiasm.Opportunity broadened my perspective; mentors and books instilled the values of candor, discipline, and collaboration. Along the way, I learned in environments where failure carried lasting consequences and progress required confronting fear head-on.Everything I’ve done—from intelligence systems to workforce platforms—centers on one problem: how humans and machines earn trust in environments that are always on. Technical Lineage & Systems Switching I was shaped by leaders who believed execution matters more than theory—and that systems only earn trust when they perform under pressure.For over a decade, I was embedded with engineering teams supporting signals intelligence–driven communications and sensing systems for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions. Building an Infrastructure Company I founded Parachute Group to solve problems I had lived firsthand: systems that looked right on paper but failed the people who depended on them.Mission: Develop the workforce that keeps tomorrow’s infrastructure running. We build platforms where DX apprentices and AI agents operate as one execution system, modernizing critical infrastructure at lower cost.Purpose: Equip organizations with systems built for the AI eraWe partner with public, private, and nonprofit organizations to modernize critical infrastructure and expand access to the global economy for rural and underserved communities.Vision: A world where humans and intelligent systems build the future together