Your app grew. The documentation didn't.
Every new feature takes longer than the last, and no one on your team holds the full picture in their head. That's already costing you time and money, even if it doesn't show up in the report yet.
Others advise.
I deploy results.
As a Forward Deployed Engineer, I embed in your business, learn how it works, and build the infrastructure you actually need — validated in your real environment, documented for your team.
Forward deployed
Q3·26 / 2 slots
Years of experience
18yr
Development, networks and operations — the same person on all three sides of the table.
= 18
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maya
oxmexico.com
info@oxmexico.com
Coverage
MX · LatAm
Remote · on-site when the project calls for it.
Current role
Managing Director
I run an ISP — operations and business, today.
Background
Systems Eng.
SMBs, startups and agencies across LatAm.
Promise
Documented
Your team operates independently. Not dependent on me.
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The problem
There's a pattern. I see it in SMBs, startups and agencies all over LatAm.
Too many pieces. No one sees the whole picture.
Your tech grew piece by piece: a vendor here, an integration there, a legacy system still sitting in the middle. When something fails, finding the cause takes longer than fixing it.
It works — until it doesn't.
Your system handles normal days without complaint. The unusual days — the big promo, the traffic spike, the vendor switch — that's when something breaks without warning, and no one has a clear plan for what to do.
Everything runs through one person.
Decisions, access, the important keys — all in one person's head. That's a bottleneck today and a real risk tomorrow, the day that person decides to move on.
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The method
Pragmatic. Real. Documented.
Phase 01
Diagnosis
I study your system and your business. I identify risks, bottlenecks and opportunities before touching anything.
▸1–2 weeks
Phase 02
Design
I propose a solution that respects your context and your team. Not a textbook template — an architecture built for you.
▸1–3 weeks
Phase 03
Delivery
I implement, test in your real environment, document, and hand off to your team. No half-finished handoffs.
▸4–12 weeks
[01/04]
Built for today. Designed for tomorrow.
I don't sell textbook architectures. I design for the business you have now, with room to grow without rewriting everything six months from now.
[02/04]
Validated in your environment, not in theory.
Every decision gets tested in your real context before it ships. If it can't survive your reality, it doesn't go in.
[03/04]
Documented for your team.
Every solution lives in writing and in readable code. Your team operates independently — they don't need me for the next six months.
[04/04]
Simple beats sophisticated.
If it can be done with three pieces instead of eight, we do it with three. Unnecessary complexity is expensive — in time, in errors, in people.
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Services
Three ways to work.
One promise: what I deliver, works.
[01/03]
Audit
To understand what you have, what needs fixing first, and what it costs to leave it alone.
What you get
- Full diagnosis of your current system
- Risk map and critical points
- Roadmap prioritized by impact and effort
Best for: businesses that sense something is off, or teams about to scale who want solid foundations first.
Book a call →Most requested
[02/03]
Implementation
End-to-end design and execution, with full handoff to your team.
What you get
- Architecture designed for your specific business
- Implementation + testing in your real environment
- Technical documentation and complete handoff
- Support through go-live
Best for: startups scaling up, system migrations, new projects that need firm foundations.
Book a call →[03/03]
Tech Partner
Your tech function, without the cost of an internal team. Month to month.
What you get
- Recurring monthly technical support
- Incident response and troubleshooting
- Proactive evolution of your system
- A technical counterpart who understands your business
Best for: companies that want technical stability without hiring and maintaining a team of their own.
Book a call →
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Edgar Alarcón
I don't sell what I read.
I sell what I've done — and what I still do today.
NameEdgar Alarcón
RoleForward Deployed Engineer
TodayManaging Director · ISP
BackgroundSystems Eng.
BaseMexico · LatAm
I started as a developer. Moved through network technician and administrator. Today I'm Managing Director of an ISP — I run both the technical operation and the business. Eighteen years across the full stack — the code running on the network, the network connecting the servers, and the servers sustaining your business.
That means when I help with your infrastructure, I'm not translating between three worlds: I know all three from the inside.
[01]
I execute, not just advise.
Every solution I propose gets validated in your real environment before it ships. I don't sell perfect architectures in PowerPoint — I deliver systems that work when you need them.
[02]
Your team doesn't depend on me.
I document everything and transfer knowledge as we go. The goal is for your team to operate independently — not to need me forever.
[03]
Pragmatism over theory.
I don't sell "the latest." I sell what your company needs today, designed to scale tomorrow — without unnecessary complexity that charges interest later.
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Proven results
Yes, it works.
And since 2024, with AI as an accelerator, it works faster and goes deeper.
AI doesn't replace the engineer. It accelerates them.
Today I use AI tools to speed up diagnostics, generate runbooks, prototype architectures and review code at a pace that didn't exist before — without losing technical rigor. What took weeks in 2022 takes days now, and the quality of the deliverable goes up, not down.
▸Deeper diagnostics in less time
▸Documentation generated alongside the code, not after
▸Technical decisions with an instant second opinion
AI stack · 2026
GPT
Claude
Qwen
Gemini
Anthropic
Codex
Antigravity
[01/03]
Full immersion, not outside recommendations.
An FDE doesn't send reports from the outside. They embed in your business, operate alongside you, and build inside your reality. The result feels different.
[02/03]
Three sides of the table, one mind.
Business, code and operations in the same person. No more weeks lost translating between three teams that each see only one piece.
[03/03]
Living documentation, not dead reports.
Every solution lives in the code, on paper, and in your team's head. Your organization comes out stronger than when we started.
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Let's start with the simplest path.
What do you want to find out? No fluff, just honesty — let's open the conversation.
[01/03]
I want to see what you do.
I'll walk you through my process, tools and real projects — how I kick off a diagnosis, what I deliver at each phase, and the kind of client I work with. No pitch, no fluff: an honest look at how I work.
See how I work →[02/03]
Help me ship an idea.
You have a project, a migration or a system you want to rethink. Tell me the context — what you have, what hurts, where you want to go — and I'll tell you if I can help and how. 30 minutes, no commitment.
Start the conversation →[03/03]
I want to understand what an FDE is — and whether my company needs one.
I'll explain what a Forward Deployed Engineer actually solves, how it differs from a traditional consultant, and where it makes sense for your business. I'll answer every question about the model — not about you. No jargon, no sales.
- What problems an FDE solves, concretely
- How it differs from a consultant, freelancer or agency
- Whether your company is ready for one — or not yet
Ox México · Forward Deployed Engineer · Tech Partner · oxmexico.com · info@oxmexico.com