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“I never graduated from ITAM. I got bored, I was already doing very well in my job. I should have studied Physics from the start, but that's life.”

— Esteban Rey
  1. 1985

    Learn BASIC on an Atari 65XE

    First serious encounter with programming, at our family home in Ajusco.

  2. 1985

    The nickname "Kilowattito" is born

    At 5 years old, he disassembles his grandfather Tito's VCR in an attempt to understand how it works.

  3. 1996

    First job at 16 years old

    Firewall setup — his first opportunity came through his contacts in the Scouts. His dad didn't like it at all and he had to quit for a while: the only time technology got him in trouble at home.

  4. 2000

    Enters the Universidad Latinoamericana

    Systems area manager while attending ITAM - a degree he never completed. He got bored because he was already doing very well in his job. That's also where he made what he calls his most expensive mistake: recommending someone who was "technically good but a complete idiot for everything else" for a leadership position, when he should have taken the job himself. "Epic fail", he sums up today.

  5. 2008

    Becomes independent and founds DeSiCi

    Born out of frustration from working for someone else. He landed his first client through a referral from an acquaintance — and lost his first one due to a personal mistake, not because of price or competition.

  6. 2013

    Funda OnCloud

    Pioneer of cloud computing as a service in Mexico. The challenge wasn't just convincing a skeptical Mexican entrepreneur that the cloud was secure - it was convincing them to use a local provider instead of going straight to a hyperscaler like Amazon, giving away the margin.

  7. 2013-06-20

    He marries Rocío

    Ceremony at the Lienzo Charro del Pedregal, 220 guests.

  8. 2021

    Funda Orange Rhino Investments

    Vehículo de inversión propio con estrategia "mancuerna": tecnología financiera de alto crecimiento combinada con activos físicos generadores de flujo de caja.

  9. 2022

    Candidacy for LACNIC

    He is running for an elective office at LACNIC (Latin American and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry). In the months leading up to his candidacy, he read 19 books by Isaac Asimov and the entire biographical work of Walter Isaacson — his favorite remains Asimov's short story "The Last Question".

  10. 2022

    Vende OnCloud

    Retorno de 19x para los socios (104% anualizado). Se queda como CTO más de un año en transición, ya sin injerencia en finanzas, ventas, RH ni marketing.

  11. 2025

    Recognition: World's Top 50 Leaders to follow

    Included in the "World's Top 50 Leaders to follow" list (AllAroundWorlds) for his disruptive capability in the cloud computing landscape at the helm of Ignia Cloud.

  12. 2025

    Funda Ignia Cloud

    La nube naranja: nube soberana e hiperpotente para México y Latinoamérica, híbrida/multicloud. En 18 meses alcanzó los mismos ingresos que le tomó construir a OnCloud, ya en cifras positivas.

  13. 2025

    Director de Infraestructura en Finsus

    Rol de empleado: lidera un equipo de 15 personas, reporta al Director Adjunto de Finanzas y Administración.

  14. 2025-09

    Voice in the Senate of the Republic

    Frequent guest at legislative forums in the Senate of the Republic of Mexico, where he advocates for STEM education, cybersecurity, and inclusive digital ecosystems.

  15. 2026-04-16

    First Yucatech Festival

    Technological innovation event at the Yucatán International Congress Center in Méridacapital y ciudad más poblada del estado de Yucatán, México — over 500 attendees. Speakers included Uri Levine (Wazeaplicación móvil de navegación GPS co-founder), Carlos Santana (AI expert), and Jaime Restrepo (cybersecurity). Creare Ride, a startup based in Hidalgo, won the "Elevator Pitch Hour". Confirmed as an annual event.