About Me

My name is Eric Garcia. I am a graduate from Full Sail University with a Bachelors Degree in Mobile Development.

I am currently a System Architect at Verizon, where I lead the design of high-performance, scalable enterprise systems. My career has evolved from deep hands-on software engineering into architectural leadership, focusing on cloud-native strategies and technical excellence.

I am passionate about technical mentorship and building resilient digital experiences that stand the test of time.

Eric Garcia and his family

Education & Experience

Education

Full Sail University

Bachelor of Science in Mobile Development · 2015

  • • Mobile Media Design
  • • Scalable Data Infrastructures
  • • Visual Frameworks
  • • Mobile User Experience
  • • Objective C I & II
  • • Java I & II
  • • Application Deployment
  • • Cross-Platform Dev

Professional Experience

Principal Engineer - Systems Architect

Verizon

Jan 2024 - Present

Leading the design of high-performance, scalable enterprise systems. Architecting cloud-native solutions and providing technical leadership across distributed teams.

Senior Full Stack Developer

IBM

Jul 2021 - Dec 2023

Promoted to Senior role with responsibility for full-stack development. Contributed to Carbon Design System as a maintainer and worked on enterprise-scale applications.

Staff Software Engineer

IBM

Jan 2020 - Jun 2021

Advanced technical role focusing on software engineering excellence. Optimized backend services and resolved critical security vulnerabilities.

Software Engineer

IBM

Jul 2015 - Dec 2019

Started career at IBM as a Software Engineer. Developed mobile and web applications, created sample applications for MobileFirst Platform.