If you’ve read Technical.ly Philly in the past three years, you’ve read Roberto Torres’ work. And chances are, it informed you, challenged you or made you see the local tech community in a new light.

Not only is the native Venezuelan a tough reporter who’s not afraid to ask the uncomfortable questions when necessary, he’s also incredibly empathetic and kind, proving that the two sets of traits are not remotely mutually exclusive.

I’ve worked alongside Roberto since he came on the team — longtime readers of Technical.ly will remember that he joined during 2016’s Philly Tech Week — but have had the pleasure of editing his work since I took over as managing editor in January. Now, as we close out 2019’s Philly Tech Week, he’s moving on to report national tech news for D.C.-based digital publication CIO Dive.

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