At the time of the interview, Ramiro is sitting behind the desk of his home office. Covered in a warm vest, he starts: “I come from a country where if you get cold, you just cover yourself. I’m not used to using the heating in my apartment, and I think the isolation is pretty good. We only turn on the heating during the night so that we can sleep more comfortably.” Back in Mexico, Ramiro and Paulina were a little scared by the comments about the cold winter in the Netherlands. “So far… it’s not that bad. We’ve had some cold, but today, you can already notice the days are getting longer, and the sun is getting warmer.”
Ramiro’s roots in Guadalajara
Guadalajara, the capital of Jalisco, holds a special place in Ramiro’s heart. The city with almost 1,5 million inhabitants is known for different things. Like Tortas ahogadas (the ultimate Mexican sandwich), Jericallas (a crème brûlée-like dessert), Tequila (we’ve all been there), and mariachi music (two hours of mariachi music).
Ramiro brings a wealth of experience in the field of IT consultancy, particularly in automation testing. “In Guadalajara, I worked for an IT consultancy company. I’ve been in the testing area for quite a while already. It’s been over 13 years now. I was doing Automation Testing for a client in the US.”
In his free time, Ramiro likes to do sports: tennis, downhill mountain biking, running, and swimming. “I also did a lot of traveling within Mexico together with Paulina. One of the last trips we did was to the town of Tequila. We visited the La Rojeña distillery, which is famous for Jose Cuervo, the best-selling brand of tequila. It actually was the day before I had my first interview with WAES.”