About

Sound principles deliver consistent results

Enciso Systems Team. From left to right (top): Samuel Medina, Diego Palacios, Alejandro Vivas, Javier Enciso, Javier Riveros, Jonathan Guzmán. From left to right (bottom): Ingry Romero, Alejandra Rojas, Paula Velásquez.
Credit: Enciso Systems/G. Hidalgo

Enciso Systems is an information technology and communication service provider, oriented to serve the needs of the big science organizations. The activities that are part of our corporate purpose are carried out both in Colombia and abroad.

Enciso Systems is a simplified stock company (Enciso Systems SAS), incorporated in the Villavicencio Chamber of Commerce, registry 371.148, national tax ID (NIT) 901.390.798 - 9, D-U-N-S 686.846.880, member of the Colombian Federation of the Software Industry and Related Information Technologies (Fedesoft).

Philosophy

Long-term business relations rely on trust. At Enciso Systems, we strive to build trust between parties by having clear and open conversations. We privilege knowledge transfer and empowerment rather than artificial dependencies.

Mission

We provide high quality information technology and communications services to advance knowledge of the world.

Vision

We will provide information technology and communications services in every major scientific breakthrough.

Values

Gratitude: for our customers and collaborators.
Passion: we truly love what we do.
Perseverance: our commitment is success.

History

Our history spans for more than a decade and three continents.

2005: Javier receives a bachelor degree from National University of Colombia
2006: Javier joins University of the Llanos as lecturer in Decision Theory and UML courses
2006: Javier moves to Shanghai and joins hiSoft Technology International Limited as Software Test Engineer
2007: Javier declines an offer to join Google at Kirkland office
2007: Alejandra and Javier create IT consulting Arawak Technology Solutions
2007: Arawak Technology Solutions joins Parquesoft Meta
2007: Arawak Technology Solutions updates Villavicencio Chamber of Commerce website
2008: Alejandra and Javier moves to Germany to pursue advanced degree studies
2009: Javier joins the education and Public Outreach Department at the European Southern Observatory
2014: Javier, Alejandra and Edwin incorporate Altix consulting company
2016: Javier and Alejandra leave Altix to move to Germany
2020: Alejandra and Javier create IT Enciso Systems to supply to services demands in Europe and USA
2020: Enciso Systems releases NOIRLab/IPAC/STScI/ESA/CfA FITS Liberator 4
2020: Enciso Systems releases NOIRLab public website

Leadership

Co-founder and CEO

Javier Enciso Javier is a Computer Scientist from the National University of Colombia and holds a Master of Science from the Technical University Munich. Over the years, he has worked at Big Tech companies and preeminent research organizations in Colombia, China, Germany and USA. Currently, he spends most of his time with his wife and two daughters, while leading the most amazing team.

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