What is your professional background and what initially sparked your passion for technology?

When you look at my LinkedIn profile you will be a little confused by my educational and professional background, because, at first sight, it looks all over the place. However, in reality, it encompasses the 3 passions I embrace in my Ikigai journey: creativity, solidarity, and visionary research. I obtained my Master of Science in Architecture; a specialization in Landscaping and Gardening; and a specialization in Urban Regeneration Design to foster my creativity. Unfortunately, the (economic) crisis in 2008 did not allow me to fully expand my creative side in architecture, so destiny pivoted me towards Cooperation and Development. 

In March 2022, a breath of renewal came with my discovery of the Metaverse and the potential of this Web3 technology to assure freedom, equality, and self-expression for all. Concepts like ownership and a better distributed global economy were topics I had been struggling to implement in those developing countries for more than a decade, and now here was a technology that promised those very same things in a whole new space yet to be built… But wait a minute! I am an architect!!! I am in, count on me. Now, as a certified DAO (Decentralized Autonomous Organization) expert & Metaverse developer, I harness my skills and passion to uplift Black-owned businesses in this digital era.