Orestes Garcia
Enterprise Architect & AI Development Pioneer
Head of Enterprise Architecture at City National Bank of Florida, leading a team of 12+ engineers building critical financial services infrastructure. 15+ years of experience transforming complex banking systems through cloud modernization and AI-driven development.
Creator of Claude Buddy, open-source tooling for Claude Code. Passionate about bridging the gap between enterprise requirements and modern development practices.
Latest Posts
The Practical Value of a Salesforce Certification
A classmate holds twenty-three Salesforce certifications. Another holds thirteen. I hold two architect-track certs and I keep asking the same question: what is any of this actually worth inside a corporate org where nobody asks about your Trailhead ranger status in the Monday standup?
The Developer Experience You Can Bring Yourself
Salesforce Agentforce Vibes blends copilot completion with vibe coding. Claude Code takes a different approach entirely. Here is what I found trying both before TDX — and which parts of the Salesforce dev AI bundle look optional.
Salesforce Without the Full Buy-In
Heading to TDX 2026 expecting the full Agentforce and Slack pitch. Here is what an Azure-invested architect might be able to opt into instead — and where MuleSoft, Agent Fabric, and Flex Gateway look like they earn their keep or don't.