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Well hello everybody, I am Alex (aka: @Lexzap), a Video Game/3D DevOps engineer and DevOps Engineering Manager working for Unity 3D in Austin, TX.  Originally born in the valleys of Chile, but grew up in the creative world of New Orleans. And after an entire youth passionately following Indie Game Development, I  now have worked in video games for more than a decade and a half.  I have been in the infotech profession for 20+ years doing all kinds of things like: Coding, IT, system Automation, Cloud/Hybrid DevOps, Infrastructure Design, People Management, Business Strategy, and some very “hobbyist ” GameDev work.  I hold Degrees in Digital Logic Electrical Engineering and a Masters of Business Administration. I breathe and live for my family and Love Korean culture and food. Yet, Tech and GameDev are my daily snack of heaven.  I love to help and enable entertainment creatives to reach their true potential. This Blog is meant to just let the world know what I am about, what I am thinking and just also rambling on about.

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