Note: Thereâs a time gap (2019-2024) in which I didnât update a considerable amount of talks and workshops in the info below. If youâre interested in inviting me to an event, please do not hesitate to contact me. :)
TECHNOLOGY/AI CONSULTANT. Consultant on technologies related to AI, automation, and data.
DATA SCIENCE TEACHER. Tech lead in the data science bootcamp at CĂłdigo Facilito, data science professor in the Data Science Diploma at ENES LeĂłn (UNAM).
EDUCATION:
STATISTICAL METHODS SPECIALIST. Centro de InvestigaciĂłn en MatemĂĄticas (CIMAT), A.C., Unidad Aguascalientes. AUG 2024 â JUL 2025.
COMPUTER SYSTEMS ENGINEER. Universidad Virtual del Estado de Guanajuato (UVEG). JAN 2021 â JUL 2023.
BACHELOR IN MATHEMATICS. Department of Mathematics, Divison of Natural and Exact Sciences. Universidad de Guanajuato, Campus Guanajuato. AUG 2011 â DEC 2017.
COMPLEMENTARY EDUCATION:
MUFRAMEX 2ND. THEMATIC SCHOOL ON DEEP GENERATIVE MODELS. Attendance as student. Centro de InvestigaciĂłn en MatemĂĄticas (CIMAT), A.C. NOV 2022.
MONGODB FOR PYTHON DEVELOPERS COURSE (M220P). Learned the essentials of Python application development with MongoDB (course completion confirmation). MongoDB University. JUN 2019.
WINTER SCHOOL ON AI. Attendance as student. National AI Consortium, Centro de InvestigaciĂłn en MatemĂĄticas (CIMAT), A.C. FEB 2019.
âREUNIĂN DE INTELIGENCIA ARTIFICIAL Y SUS APLICACIONESâ (RIIAA â18). Attendance as student. C3 + Universum, UNAM. AUG 2018.
EVOLUTIONARY COMPUTING SCHOOL. Attendance as student. Centro de InvestigaciĂłn en MatemĂĄticas (CIMAT), A.C. NOV 2016.
XI IMAGE PROCESSING WORKSHOP-SCHOOL (PIâ15), V STATISTICAL PATTERN RECOGNITION WORKSHOP (SPRâ15). Attendance as student. Centro de InvestigaciĂłn en MatemĂĄticas (CIMAT), A.C. NOV 2015.
SCHOOL OF MODELING AND NUMERICAL METHODS. Attendance as student. Centro de InvestigaciĂłn en MatemĂĄticas (CIMAT), A.C. JUN 2015.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
SR. SWE (DATA ENGINEER) @ BISONIC MĂXICO.MAR 2023 â PRESENT.
Automated processes for in-platform transactions with Python and FastAPI for web services (APIs) deployed in AWS.
Built analytics dashboards for strategic decisions using Streamlit and Dash.
Built an machine learning based tool to identify non-legitimate users in platform using Python and standard tools for ML & Data Science (Pandas, sklearn, etc.).
Implemented and deployed smart contracts in Ronin, Ethereum and Arbitrum for in-platform NFT token usage and payments, using primarily Python, Solidity and Hardhat.
DEVELOPER ADVOCATE @ PLOOMBER.AUG 2021 â FEB 2023.
Shared in person and online events about companyâs products and solutions.
Built documentation, examples and community using primarily Python and Ploomber.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DIGITAL SHERPA @ MICROSOFT MĂXICO.APR 2020 â JUL 2021.
In charge of 2000+ community groups for certification processes in Azure cloud solutions.
Built documentation, examples and community using primarily Python, Azure ML, and Cognitive Services.
SR. MACHINE LEARNING ENGINEER @ VINDOO.AI.JAN 2020 â JAN 2022.
Designed and deployed computer vision models in Google Cloud Platform.
Developed computer vision solutions for companyâs product primarily with Python, OpenCV and TensorFlow. This includes an implementation of object detection models and deepsort for object tracking in video.
In charge of model registry in GCP and orchestration system using Airflow.
Built an interactive statistic system for strategic business decision making using Python and Streamlit.
SR. MACHINE LEARNING CONSULTANT @ HUMAN CENTERED COMPUTING (HCT) MĂXICOJAN 2020 â JAN 2022.
Served primarily as an occasional consultant.
Co-designed product architecture and interactions between a computer vision smart solution and data using Python and an orchestration system.
Developed and maintained the ML system for product services using TensorFlow and Streamlit.
Developed and maintained monitoring system for real-time product status using a Telegram Bot and Streamlit.
LEAD MACHINE LEARNING ENGINEER @ OMDENA.MAY 2019 â OCT 2019.
Served as a machine learning developer in the fire outbursts prevention challenge using Python, OpenCV, TensorFlow and the standard stack for data (numpy, pandas, etc.).
Lead the image enhancement task for the challenge.
Worked in the model implementation of UNet based solution developed during the challenge.
Selected as a community builder at Omdena due to exemplary performance in their AI challenge on the tree identification challenge to prevent fire outbursts.
OPEN DATA COORDINATOR @ LAB LEĂN, GOVERNMENT OF LEĂN.JUL 2018 â SEP 2019.
Coordinated the implementation of tech prototypes for the city, designing, structuring and analyzing the impact.
Improved the technical system for Open Data processes along different city departments.
PYTHON DEVELOPER @ CLOUDLINUX.FEB 2019 - MAY 2019.
Developed and deployed web scrapers to automate data extraction using Luigi and Python in production systems.
DATA ANALYST AND AUTOMATION ANALYST @ UG.FEB 2019 â APR 2019.
Served as a Data Analysis and Automation Analyst at the General Comptrollerâs Office in the University of Guanajuato, Guanajuato.
MACHINE LEARNING RESEARCH ASSISTANT @ CIMAT.FEB 2018 â FEB 2019.
Research assistant.
Implemented deep learning models for computer vision systems in the automotive industry using Python, OpenCV, TensorFlow and Flask for the web service (API).
MACHINE LEARNING RESEARCH INTERN @ HARVARD.JUN 2017 â AUG 2017.
Implemented machine learning models for inference of molecule properties using Python with TensorFlow and Gaussian Processes in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology.
Developed a Python package on ML models applied to molecular properties, using GPFlow.
WEB DEVELOPER @ UGMUNJAN 2018 â DEC 2018.
UGEMUN is the UN Model at the University of Guanajuato.
Develoeped and maintained the website of the event during the year.
Served as a technical assistant for the 2018 edition.
RESEARCH INTERNSHIP @ CIMAT, ZACATECAS UNIT.JAN 2018.
Worked in the project âClassification of Difficulty Measurement in Game-Based Learning with Pupil Size and Game Dataâ.
Implemented machine learning models to classify behavior based on pupil size and game data.
RESEARCH INTERNSHIP @ CIMAT, ZACATECAS UNIT.DEC 2016 â JAN 2017.
Worked in the project âInnovation and Technology Development as Strategy for a Better Health Management using IoTâ.
Designed a proposal for an interconnected system.
GOOGLE STUDENT AMBASSADOR LATAM @ GOOGLE MĂXICO.AUG 2014 â JUL 2015.
NEURAL NETWORKS AND FOUNDATIONAL MODELS TUTOR (2ND GENERATION) @Â CĂDIGO FACILITO. Bootcamp teacher of the neural networks and foundational models module in the Machine Learning Bootcamp at CĂłdigo Facilito. (More in /courses section.) MAY 2025.
DATA SCIENCE TUTOR & BOOTCAMP LEAD (5TH GENERATION) @Â CĂDIGO FACILITO. Bootcamp lead and teacher of the modules: deep learning and Streamlit, in the Data Science Bootcamp at CĂłdigo Facilito. (More in /courses section.) SEP 2024.
DATA SCIENCE TUTOR & BOOTCAMP LEAD (4TH GENERATION) @Â CĂDIGO FACILITO. Bootcamp lead and teacher of the modules: deep learning and Streamlit, in the Data Science Bootcamp at CĂłdigo Facilito. (More in /courses section.) JUN 2024.
AZURE COGNITIVE SERVICES TUTOR @Â CĂDIGO FACILITO. Bootcamp teacher of the Azure Cognitive Services module in the Intensive Azure AI 102 Bootcamp at CĂłdigo Facilito. APR 2024.
NEURAL NETWORKS AND FOUNDATIONAL MODELS TUTOR (1ST GENERATION) @Â CĂDIGO FACILITO. Bootcamp teacher of the neural networks and foundational models module in the Machine Learning Bootcamp at CĂłdigo Facilito. (More in /courses section.) OCT 2023.
DATA SCIENCE TUTOR & BOOTCAMP LEAD (3RD GENERATION) @Â CĂDIGO FACILITO. Bootcamp lead and teacher of the modules: deep learning, Polars and Streamlit, in the Data Science Bootcamp at CĂłdigo Facilito. (More in /courses section.) AUG 2023.
DEEP LEARNING TUTOR (1ST GENERATION) @Â CĂDIGO FACILITO. Bootcamp teacher of the deep learning module in the Advanced Data Science Bootcamp at CĂłdigo Facilito. (More in /courses section.) APR 2023.
DATA SCIENCE TUTOR & BOOTCAMP LEAD (2ND GENERATION) @Â CĂDIGO FACILITO. Bootcamp lead and teacher of the deep learning modules in the Data Science Bootcamp at CĂłdigo Facilito. (More in /courses section.) OCT 2022.
SCIENCE INSTRUCTOR @ CLUBES DE CIENCIA MĂXICO. Instructor of the workshop âThe Hitchhikerâs Guide to an Interconnected Worldâ. Xalapa, Mexico. AUG 2022.
TEACHING ASSISTANT @ UNIVERSIDAD DE GUANAJUATO. Teacher assistant and workshop instructor of the âProject Managementâ course. Division of Economic and Administrative Sciences, University of Guanajuato, Guanajuato Campus. JAN 2017 â JUN 2017.
SCIENCE INSTRUCTOR @ CLUBES DE CIENCIA MĂXICO. Instructor of the workshop âExploring the senses: Science and technology!â, designed by Nobel Laureate in Physics Frank Wilczek. Guanajuato, Mexico. AUG 2016.
SCIENCE INSTRUCTOR @ CLUBES DE CIENCIA MĂXICO. Instructor of the workshop âCrystallography: The power of symmetry in matterâ. Guanajuato, Mexico. JAN 2015.
VOLUNTEERING:
def Podcast(mx): Podcast host at the very first podcast exclusively about Python in Mexico. JUL 2017 â OCT 2018.
HCC-CIMAT. Organizer member of the Meetup HCC-CIMAT 2018. Centro de InvestigaciĂłn en MatemĂĄticas (CIMAT), A.C., Zacatecas Unit. AUG 2018.
READING GROUP ON DEEP LEARNING. Organizer of the Reading Group on Deep Learning at Centro de InvestigaciĂłn en MatemĂĄticas (CIMAT), Guanajuato, Gto. SEP 2017 â AUG 2018.
GITHUB CAMPUS EXPERT. Mexican member of the global GitHub Campus Experts program (githubcampus.expert/RodolfoFerro/). GitHub Education. OCT 2017 â JAN 2020.
BEEHACK / GUANAHACKS. Organizing member of the first hackathon in Guanajuato Capital GuanaHacks / BeeHack. OCT 2017 â DEC 2019.
âLEĂN JOVENâ AMBASSADOR. Youth Ambassador for the Municipal Youth Institute. LeĂłn, Guanajuato. MAY 2017 â JUL 2018.
âCON-CIENCIAâ RADIO HOST. In charge of the âCon-Cienciaâ segment on the program âEl AguijĂłn UGâ, Radio Universidad de Guanajuato. OCT 2016 â OCT 2017.
GOOGLE DEVELOPER GROUP LEĂN. Founding and core member of GDG LeĂłn. MAY 2016 â OCT 2018.
SOCIEDAD CIENTĂFICA JUVENIL. Member of SCJ LeĂłn. AUG 2016 â NOV 2017.
ESPIRAL FORO UNIVERSITARIO. Outreach Coordinator. University of Guanajuato. AUG 2016 â OCT 2017.
NĂBULA 2016. Leader of a scientific entrepreneurship project (SciHack). NOV 2016.
MECATE 2016. Participation as a maker in social entrepreneurship. JUN 2016.
TALENT LAND 2023 â ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE STAGE. Speaker with the talk âThe future is AI, you heard me, old man?â. Talent Land. APR 2023.
TALENT LAND 2023 â ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE STAGE. Speaker with the talk âBuild your path to an AI career from other fieldsâ. Talent Land. APR 2023.
TALENT LAND DIGITAL 2021 â TALENT HACKATHON. Mentor in topics: AI, machine learning, deep learning, computer vision, data science. Talent Land. JUL 2021.
TALENT LAND DIGITAL 2021 â TALENT HACKATHON. Masterclass âTeamworkâ. Talent Land. JUL 2021.
UNIVERSIDAD IBERO LEĂN. Talk âAI in Modern Timesâ at Universidad Iberoamericana LeĂłn, LeĂłn, Gto. NOV 2018.
UTL HERE HACKATHON 2018. Mentor and speaker with the talk âWeb Services: Integrating Technological Solutionsâ. UTL, LeĂłn, Gto. NOV 2018.
UG TALKS. Talk âApplied Technology.â University of Guanajuato â Faculty of Mines, Guanajuato, Gto. NOV 2018.
PYTHON VIDEO GAME WORKSHOP @ MUNICIPAL YOUTH INSTITUTE (LEĂN). Instructor of the workshop âCreate your own video games with Pythonâ. Casa de la Juventud, LeĂłn, Gto. NOV 2018.
ENMS LeĂłn. Speaker with the alk âDistinguishing Between Cats and Dogs: On AI in Modern Timesâ. Escuela de nivel Medio Superior de LeĂłn, Gto. NOV 2018.
DIVISIĂN DE DERECHO POLĂTICA Y GOBIERNO. Participation with the talk âInnovating in the Public Sector: Technology and Automation.â University of Guanajuato â Division of Law, Politics, and Government, Guanajuato, Gto. OCT 2018.
CONISOFT 2018. Participated with the workshop âIntro to Neural Networks with Kerasâ. Autonomous University of San Luis PotosĂ â Faculty of Engineering, SLP. OCT 2018.
MUNICIPAL YOUTH INSTITUTE. Participation with the talk âAI in Modern Timesâ. Casa de la Juventud, LeĂłn, Gto. OCT 2018.
CHARLA N.I.C.E. Participation woth the talk âHow to Speak in Public and Survive the Attemptâ. ITESM LeĂłn, LeĂłn, Gto. OCT 2018.
HACKCHIAPAS 2018. Technology mentor. Polytechnic University of Chiapas, Suchiapa, Chiapas. OCT 2018.
UGMUN 2018. Speaker with the talk âIn What World Do We Live? On Bots, IoT, AI and MoreâŠâ. University of Guanajuato â Division of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Guanajuato, Gto. SEP 2018.
MARATĂN IDEĂSFERA. Mentor in technology and innovation. La Salle Innovation Park, LeĂłn, Gto. SEP 2018.
HACKATUR TUI-MEXSOST 2018. Mentor in Technology and Innovation. ITESM LeĂłn, LeĂłn, Gto. SEP 2018.
DCEA GUANAJUATO. Speaker with the talk âIn What World Do We Live? Bots, IoT, AI and MoreâŠâ University of Guanajuato â Division of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Guanajuato, Gto. MAR 2018.
SEMANA CULTURAL ENMSL. Speaker with the talk âIn What World Do We Live?â. Escuela de nivel Medio Superior de LeĂłn (ENMSL), UG, LeĂłn, Gto. MAR 2018.
1ER. SIMPOSIUM DE INGENIERIÌA EN REDES Y TELECOMUNICACIONES. Participated with the workshop âLetâs Botify Twitter w/Pythonâ. Polytechnic University of Juventino Rosas, Gto. MAR 2018.
1ER. ENCUENTRO MULTIDISCIPLINARIO POR MEÌXICO 2018. Participated with the talk âSmall Actions Tend to Generate Exponential Changesâ. DICIS, UG, Salamanca, Gto. MAR 2018.
DDPG GUANAJUATO. Participated with the talk âTechnology: Its Social Power and Impact on Lawâ. UG â Division of Law, Politics, and Government, Guanajuato, Gto. MAR 2018.
1ER. iTALK ICONMUNITY. Participated in the panel âDoing and Sharing Scienceâ. ITESM LeĂłn, LeĂłn, Gto. FEB 2018.
. Speaker with the talk âHubot: Bringing ChatOps to Your Handsâ. Tepache Hacklab, LeĂłn, Gto. JAN 2018.
FORUM EDUCATIVO VOCACIONAL Y PROFESIOGRAÌFICO. Speaker witht he talk âPresent and Future: Where Are We Headed?â. LeĂłn, Gto. NOV 2017.
FORO DE INGENIERIÌA QUIÌMICA. Participated with the talk âOn Visualization of Molecules, Bots and MoreâŠâ. Mexican Institute of Chemical Engineers (Student Section), UG, Guanajuato. NOV 2017.
1ER. SEMANA DE LA CIENCIA â QUIUBOLE UG. Participated with the talk âPresent and Future: Where Are We Headed?â. DCNE, UG, Guanajuato. NOV 2017.
2DA. SEMANA INTERNACIONAL DE EMPRENDIMIENTO E INNOVACIOÌN DCEA. Participated with the workshop âMockups: Project Prototypingâ. DCEA, UG, Guanajuato Campus. OCT 2017.
PRIMER CONGRESO NACIONAL DE CIENCIA COMPUTACIONAL APLICADA. Speaker with the talk âOn Wizards, Programmers, and Other Superpowersâ. IEEE Student Branch, DICIS, Salamanca, Gto. OCT 2017.
. Speaker with the talk âWhen Machines Learnâ. Tepache Hacklab, LeĂłn, Gto. SEP 2016.
DCEA OPEN DAY. Participated with the talk âInnovation and Entrepreneurshipâ. Division of Economic and Administrative Sciences, UG, Guanajuato. SEP 2017.
YOUTHGTO. Participated in the panel âYouth and the International Worldviewâ. DCEA, UG, Guanajuato. AUG 2017.
EUGREKA â LUNES DE LA CIENCIA. Participated witht he talk âCompiling the Future: Where Are We Headed?â. Escuela de nivel Medio Superior de Celaya, UG, Celaya, Gto. AUG 2017.
6TO. FORO DE DIVULGACIOÌN CIENTIÌFICO Y TENOLOÌGICO. Participated with the talk âScience and Technology at the Reach of⊠Human Physiology?â. Instituto TecnolĂłgico de Celaya, Celaya, Gto. MAY 2017.
. Speaker with the talk âProgramming Video Games: Introduction to PyGameâ. Tepache Hacklab, LeĂłn, Gto. NOV 2016.
FERIA DE NEGOCIOS E INNOVADORES 2016. Participation with the talk âProject Development: From Zero to Heroâ. Instituto TecnolĂłgico de Celaya, Celaya, Gto. NOV 2016.
FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL CERVANTINO. Participated witht the science Workshop for kids âExploring the Senses: Science & Technology!â. Prometeo, UNAM. Guanajuato, Gto. OCT 2016.
1ST PLACE â IBM BLUEHACK MĂXICO HACKAPALOOZA. Project âTravisâ, an intelligent shopping assistant using IBM Watson. IBM Tech Park, Guadalajara, Jal. OCT 2017.
MUNICIPAL YOUTH AWARD. Category: Academia and Technology. Guanajuato, Mexico. AUG 2017.
1ST PLACE â 12TH INSTITUTIONAL CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION CONTEST. Project âAdaBotâ, intelligent customer service bots. University of Guanajuato, Campus Guanajuato. AUG 2017.
1ST PLACE â CENTRO FOX HACKATHON 2017 â(Re)Programming Sustainabilityâ. Project âCitizenBotâ, intelligent citizen service bots. Centro Fox, Guanajuato. MAY 2017.
WINNER â GUANAJUATO TALENT-TIC 2017. Project âBring me in! (BriM!)â, an autonomous and intelligent system for searching calls and opportunities. Guanajuato, Mexico. MAR 2017.
1ST PLACE â 1ST INSTITUTIONAL CONTEST âMY LIFE PROJECTâ. University of Guanajuato. NOV 2016.
1ST PLACE â 6TH CREATIVITY AND INNOVAITON CONTEST (DCEA). School of Economics and Administrative Sciences, University of Guanajuato. NOV 2016.
SILVER AWARD â iGEM 2016 GIANT JAMBOREE. Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA, USA. OCT 2016.
1ST PLACE â 4TH CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION CONTEST (DCNE). DCNE, University of Guanajuato. OCT 2016.