Our Team
Meet the people who make the LA Referencia – Lyrasis Project possible, working to strengthen DSpace adoption in Latin America and Spain.
MEX
Arturo Garduño Magaña
Project Coordinator
Open science and metadata management specialist. Coordinates the LA Referencia – Lyrasis Project since February 2025. Experience in public policies, information infrastructure, and scientific evaluation. Former Deputy Director at CONACYT Mexico, Specialist at DataCite, and collaborates with the Open Book Collective.
CRI
Guillermo Esteban Murillo Goussen
Technical Specialist — DSpace & OJS
Computer scientist with over 15 years in open science platforms, especially DSpace and OJS. Researcher, professor, and computer scientist at the Open Knowledge Office of UCR. Technical consultant in institutional repositories. Part of the LA Referencia team since 2019.
COL
Héctor Alberto Miguel Ulloque Rodríguez
Documentation Specialist
Systems Engineer, Master's in IT Governance (U. del Norte, Colombia). 15 years in the university environment, leads the technological management of the institutional repository at Universidad del Norte. Specialist in translating and adapting official DSpace documentation into Spanish.
BRA
Jesiel Viana
Technical Specialist — Software Development
Master's in Software Engineering, MBA in IT Management. Over a decade in software development and technical leadership. Collaborates with IBICT on national repository development (RIDI, Deposita, BrCris, Oasisbr). Participates in the LA Referencia – Lyrasis Project.
BRA
Luciana Mara Silva
Documentation Specialist
Ph.D. in Information Science (UFSC). Over 15 years in digital repositories. Librarian at UDESC. Specialist in AI applied to scientific research and research data management.
ARG
Juan Sebastian Manitta
Frontend Developer
Frontend developer specialized in modernizing web platforms and dynamic interfaces. Experience in JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Angular, and Tailwind. Develops reusable components and integrates frontend-backend workflows in the LA Referencia – Lyrasis Project.
ARG
Agustín Alfieri
Support Specialist
Systems Engineering student with over 4 years of experience managing systems and open science platforms. Responsible for managing institutional DSpace repositories, OAI-PMH interoperability, and implementing persistent identifiers (PIDs). Currently part of the systems administration team at Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Argentina.
MEX
Gerardo Flores
QA Specialist
Professional with seven years of experience in DSpace-based institutional repositories and Linux environment administration, specialized in repository data management. Knowledgeable in service deployment, infrastructure administration, system integration, and process automation using open-source technologies.