🌟 Domingo S. Hidalgo Lopez

From Ocean Tankers to Silicon Chips
1956 - 2018 | Venezuela → USA → Global Impact
↓ Career Pivot to Software ↓
💻 IBM Era (1985-1994)
1985
🎓 Texas State University
Master of Science in Computer Science
Career Transition
Software Engineering
1987-1989
💾 IBM DB2 - Senior Developer
Designed and developed multi-language application development tools for DB2
📜 Patent: "Program Source Code Translator" (US 5,230,049)
Database Systems
Innovation
1989-1991
🏗️ IBM - Staff Software Architect
Designed new processing model for DB2 on AIX
Worked with research labs on parallel SQL processing
Architecture
Research
1991-1994
🌐 IBM DCE Team - Staff Architect
Designed porting solutions for Distributed Computing Environment (DCE)
🌍 Global Impact: Contributed to technologies that became STANDARD PARTS OF INTERNET INFRASTRUCTURE:
  • RPC (Remote Procedure Call)
  • Naming Services
  • MIT Kerberos Security
Internet Infrastructure
Security
Distributed Systems
↓ Semiconductor Revolution ↓
⚡ SEMATECH - Industry Standard Creator (1994-1995)
1994-1995
🔬 CIM Framework - Proof of Concept
Created proof-of-concept for CIM Framework specification (originally from Texas Instruments for DoD)
Built semiconductor fab simulation to test implementation
🏆 LEGACY: This CIM Framework became a SEMI INDUSTRY STANDARD and the foundation for IBM's worldwide-used SiView MES system
Industry Standard
Semiconductor
Innovation
↓ Entrepreneurship & Consulting ↓
🚀 BALEX Corporation Era (1995-2018)
December 1995
🏢 Founded BALEX Corporation
President, Architect & Developer
BALEX Software Systems, Inc. & BALEX HealthCare Services
Founder
Entrepreneur
1996-1998
🏭 IBM SiView - Core Architecture
Led small team in design, development & integration of CIM Framework - the BACKBONE of IBM's SiView MES
Designed Distributed Objects Framework & Transaction Management
🌏 GLOBAL DEPLOYMENT: SiView became the leading MES for semiconductor manufacturing, used in Giga-Fabs worldwide, achieving 1,300+ days of nonstop operation
MES
Global Impact
Team Lead
2001-2003
📊 IBM Fishkill - Data Collection System
Created Data Collection System (DCS) for IBM's new semiconductor fab in Fishkill, NY
Real-time data backbone for MES, APC subsystems, and subscribers
🔄 Integration: DCS became integral part of SiView, in use in many fabs worldwide
Real-time Systems
Manufacturing
2003-2005
🔌 AMD Integration
Integrated MES with mainframe financial systems
Created gateways for MES-Equipment Control integration
Systems Integration
ERP
2006-2010
🏥 BALEX HealthCare - EMR System
Created in-house Electronic Medical Records system for Home Health Agencies
Deep dive into healthcare industry
💼 Business Launch: Opened successful Home Health Agency using proprietary EMR system
Healthcare IT
EMR
Business Development
2010-2018
📈 Enterprise Project Management
Developed web-based project management system
Used in large ERP conversion projects in US and internationally
Project Management
ERP
Web Technologies
2015
💳 Mastercard - Vert.x Prototypes
Developed prototypes demonstrating Java Vert.x Framework suitability for future Mastercard projects
Fintech
Modern Frameworks

🌟 Lasting Legacy & Global Impact

🏭

Semiconductor Manufacturing

His work on SEMATECH CIM Framework and IBM SiView MES continues to power semiconductor fabs worldwide. The systems he architected achieved 1,300+ days of nonstop operation and remain the industry standard for chip manufacturing.

🌐

Internet Infrastructure

Contributions to DCE (Distributed Computing Environment) helped create fundamental building blocks of the internet: RPC, naming services, and Kerberos security - technologies still in use today across the globe.

🏥

Healthcare Innovation

Pioneered EMR systems for home health agencies and successfully launched a healthcare business, demonstrating the ability to not just build technology but create sustainable businesses around it.

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Intellectual Property

Holder of multiple IBM patents including groundbreaking work in database command processing and program source code translation that influenced future compiler and database technologies.

40+ Years of Engineering Excellence
5 Oil Tankers Delivered
3 IBM Patents
Global Semiconductor Fabs Using His Work
23 Years Running BALEX
🌍 Venezuela → USA → Japan → Worldwide Impact

From naval architect designing oil tankers in Japan,
to software architect creating systems that power the world's semiconductor fabs,
to entrepreneur building healthcare solutions —


Domingo Hidalgo's journey exemplifies the power of continuous learning,
technical excellence, and global impact.