Hi there,
I'm Antony from The Utopian Engineering Society.
I believe wise engineers hold the power to drive meaningful change in our society.
That’s why I created this newsletter where I share insights twice a month on how engineers can elevate their careers, enhance workplaces, and make a positive impact wherever they are.
This is your place if you are interested on:
How engineers can advance in their career faster.
How engineers can become wiser.
How engineers can be happier.
How engineers can help to build better workplaces.
How engineers can have a positive impact on society.
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About me
I’m Antony Henao, a Data Engineering Manager with eight years of experience in data engineering and data science.
I’ve worked on six different companies and I’ve probably dealt with all the challenges engineers face today—experiences I know many engineers can relate to.
I’ve dealt with job dissatisfaction and job hopping tendencies, imposter syndrome, self-doubt, burnout, and anxiety.
Despite of these challenges, I’m proud to have made significant contributions, including:
Scaling teams. Led and scaled the Data Engineering Department at Factored (an AI Fund company backed by Andrew Ng), growing the team from 12 to 70 engineers.
Mentoring. Mentored 50+ engineers, guiding them through personalized career paths and goals.
Building training programs. Led two data engineering training programs, training over 20 engineers.
Designing curriculums for MOOCs. Designed the initial curriculum for the DeepLearning.AI - Coursera Data Engineering Specialization.
In October 2024, I chose to pivot toward a career path focused on doing what I love while helping others along the way.
Beyond engineering, I’m deeply passionate about writing, philosophy, Buddhism, and ethics. My achievements outside the tech world include:
Publishing 20+ technical articles on Medium, reaching nearly 500k views (ajhenaor.medium.com).
Creating Echoes of Aliveness on Substack, a newsletter where I write about life, mindfulness, philosophy, and Buddhism.
Being featured by Parallax Press in The Mindfulness Bell (Opening to Suffering).
I enjoy writing and exchanging thoughts with other people. I also love coffee, books, and traveling :)
Drop me a message if you would like to connect!
