18.4126° N 66.3299° W VEGA ALTA · PR
Alta Vega Technologies LLC

Engineering serious systems — from instruments to autonomy to the cloud.

Software consulting and development for teams that need deep technical judgment. Architecture, implementation, and delivery across scientific instrumentation, AI, robotics, and distributed systems — with twenty-five years of production work behind every engagement.

Based in Puerto Rico · Available worldwide

A practice built for hard problems — and the long engagements they require.

AI & Machine Learning

RAG systems, on-prem and cloud LLM deployments, model fine-tuning, classical ML pipelines, and production AI infrastructure.

Robotics & Autonomy

ROS2, sensor fusion, path planning, controls, and full-stack autonomy for ground vehicles and industrial automation.

Cloud & Distributed Systems

Cloud-native microservices, Kubernetes, messaging architectures, and secure CI/CD — including classified and air-gapped environments.

Full-Stack Development

Production web applications, real-time operator interfaces, 3D visualization, and embedded systems integration.

Technical Leadership

Architecture review, engineering standards, team mentorship, and hands-on technical direction for software organizations.

Software & Media Products

Original software products, technical content, and digital media — developed and exported from Puerto Rico.

Scientific instrumentation, optical systems, and real-time visualization.

Laser & Beam Profiling Systems

Hands-on production experience with laser beam profiling software — spatial intensity mapping, centroid analysis, curve fitting, Fourier transforms, and statistical processing against live camera data. Comfortable collaborating with optical physicists to translate novel algorithms into shipped product.

Real-Time 3D Visualization

DirectX, OpenGL, and CUDA experience rendering live, high-resolution sensor data under tight throughput constraints. Includes optical lens mathematics, point cloud rendering, and bridging raw hardware output to interactive operator displays that scientists and engineers actually trust.

Hardware Integration & Instrumentation

Direct interfacing with camera sensors, motorized lens assemblies, focal length controllers, and power management hardware. Bridging the gap between physical instruments and the software that drives them — with the discipline of TDD and spec-driven development.

Signal Processing & Numerical Methods

Applied mathematics for scientific and industrial software: FFT-based analysis, Kalman and particle filters for sensor fusion, PID control, curve fitting, and statistical signal processing — implemented cleanly in C++, C#, and Python against real-world data.

Fluent across the stack — from bare metal to the browser.

Core Domains

  • AI / ML PyTorch · LLMs · RAG
  • Scientific Instrumentation optics · sensors
  • Robotics ROS2 · Gazebo
  • Graphics & Visualization DirectX · OpenGL · CUDA
  • Embedded & Real-Time RTOS · CAN
  • Cloud & Full-Stack K8s · Vue · .NET

Languages & Platforms

  • C / C++ systems · real-time
  • C# / .NET enterprise · desktop
  • Python ML · data · scripting
  • JavaScript / TypeScript frontend · node
  • SQL · PostgreSQL · MongoDB data
  • Docker · Kubernetes · CI/CD infrastructure

Let's talk about what you're building.

Engagements range from architectural review to hands-on development. Reach out with a brief description of your project and the best way to reach you.

Max Barfuss · Principal Engineer