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University of Buenos Aires
Graduate in Electronics Engineering
Buenos Aires, Argentina • Sep. 2010 - Sep. 2019- ”Deep Recurrent Learning for Heart Sounds Segmentation based on Instantaneous Frequency Features”, Graduate Thesis, 2019. University of Buenos Aires. Grade 100/100.
- GPA: 3.5/4.0
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Lead Machine Learning Engineer
ASAPP • Aug. 2022 - Present- Designed, architected, and maintained a mission-critical real-time Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) service, developed in C++14, enabling seamless speech-to-text conversion.
- Integrated Large Language Models (LLMs) into the redaction service, significantly improving accuracy while adhering to service-level agreements (SLAs) and objectives (SLOs).
- Led the strategic implementation of NVIDIA's Triton Inference Server across the organization, optimizing machine learning inference performance and scalability.
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Teaching Assistant
Universidad de 'San Andrés' • Mar. 2022 - Jul. 2022- Lecture undergraduate students in AI engineering on the principles of ”Computational Thinking,” with a focus on practical application using Python.
- Offer comprehensive support to first‐year students throughout their studies, helping them navigate the faculty and achieve their academic goals.
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Research Engineer
Universidad de 'San Andrés' • Aug. 2021 - Jul. 2022- Led the UAV landing landing project and developed algorithms that enabled safe and precise landing on platforms through computer vision techinques. Implemented object tracking, motion estimation, and control algorithms for autonomous landing using C++, ROS, Gazebo, and OpenCV
- Designed and facilitated a deep learning workshop tailored for high school students, introducing them to foundational concepts and fostering an early interest in this cutting-edge field.
- Involved in a self-driving car project aiming to achieve autonomous driving in Argentina.
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Senior Software Engineer
Roche • Feb. 2019 - Jul. 2022- Successfully migrated a core database from Oracle to PostgreSQL, ensuring minimal disruption to business operations.
- Designed and implemented high-end, robust, and fault-tolerant software responsible for designing NGS panels and conducting cancer analyses on the cloud using frameworks such as Spring.
- Redesigned the pricing service, which could now recommend the most suitable materials to be used with NGS panels, resulting in more accurate and efficient cost estimation.
- Led the initiative to develop a tool capable of testing bioinformatic pipeline integration on the cloud, significantly reducing the risk of erroneous cancer analyses and improving overall data quality.
- Optimized testing suites run-time from days to minutes, allowing for faster and more efficient testing of software components.
- Built fully automated CI/CD pipelines on Jenkins for both instance-base and containerized applications, enabling efficient deployment of software updates.
- Participated in the technical hiring process of the team, contributing to the recruitment and selection of highly skilled professionals.
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Software Engineer
Telecom Argentina • Dec. 2015 - Feb. 2019- Played a key role in developing an SDN controller responsible for provisioning various services (Internet, L3VPN, L2VPN, VPLS) in the backbone for over 1000 customers.
- Designed and developed a custom IP Address Manager application for internal use, enabling the engineering team to effectively allocate both public and private IPv4/IPv6 addresses for customers.
- Led the design and implementation of the SDN controller's front end using JavaScript ES6, React, and Redux, resulting in a user-friendly and efficient interface for managing network services.
- Managed the configuration and environment for workloads across public and private clouds, including AWS and VMware vSphere / NSX-V, ensuring high availability and optimal performance.
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Electronics Technician
Servicio Meteorológico Nacional Argentino • Feb. 2015 - Dec. 2015- Designed circuit boards used in a range of meteorological measurement devices, contributing to the accurate and reliable collection of weather data.
- Successfully installed over 20 meteorological weather stations across the entire country, ensuring comprehensive coverage of weather patterns and phenomena.
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Teaching Assistant
Instituto Social Militar Dr. Dámaso Centeno • Mar. 2009 - Dec. 2009- Served as a teaching assistant for high school students, providing support in mathematics and physics subjects.
- Programming Languages C/C++RustPythonTypeScriptJavaGoJuliaMATLAB/Simulink
- Libraries & Tooling OpenCVPCLBoostSTLEigenCMakeBazelPyTorchTensorflowGstreamerTerraformPackerReactNextJSAstro
- Autonomous Systems Mobile RoboticsKinematicsVehicle DynamicsSensor FusionSLAMNavigationROS/ROS2NVIDIA Isaac SimUnityPX4Mavlink
- Artificial Intelligence Supervised LearningUnsupervised LearningReinforcement LearningNLPComputer Vision
- Mathematics Linear AlgebraCalculusLinear SystemsNonlinear SystemsConvex OptimizationNumerical MethodsSignal ProcessingClassic ControlModern ControlOptimal Control
- Software Engineering LinuxGitDockerKafkaDynamoDBMongoDBPostgreSQLData DogGrafanaAmazon Web ServicesGoogle Cloud PlatformAzureKubernetesOOPDesign PatternsAgileEstimationPlanning
- Other TeamworkOwnershipCommunicationLeadershipSelf-motivatedPublic Speaking
- A. J. Gaona, P. D. Arini. ”Deep Recurrent Learning for Heart Sounds Segmentation based on Instantaneous Frequency Features”. Revista Elektron, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp 52‐57 (2020).
- A. J. Gaona, C. D. P, J. I. Giribet, R. Bunge. ”Prototyping of a multirotor UAV for precision landing under rotor failures”. Jornadas Argentinas de Robótica (JAR) XI (2022).
- J. I. Giribet, C. D. Pose, A. J. Gaona, R. Bunge, J. I. González Etchemaite. ”Fault Tolerant Solutions for Multirotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in NVIDIA® Jetson™ TX2”. NVIDIA GPU Technology Conference (2022).
- Spanish Native
- English Full Professional Proficiency
Universidad de 'San Andrés'
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Aug. 2021 - Aug. 2022
Deep learning workshop for secondary school students at covering fundamental concepts and practical applications using PyTorch and Jupyter Notebooks.
Universidad de 'San Andrés'
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Aug. 2021 - Aug. 2022
Integration, calibration and testing of sensors, implementing advanced algorithms for essential aspects, and improving autonomous driving capabilities in a 2017 Ford Fusion.
Universidad de 'San Andrés'
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Aug. 2021 - Aug. 2022
Algorithm for precise multirotor aircraft landings, addressing challenges like engine failure.
Universidad de 'San Andrés'
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Aug. 2021 - Aug. 2022
Reinforcement Learning (RL) and heuristic algorithms achieving human-level gameplay skills in Air Hockey matches.
Universidad de 'San Andrés'
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Aug. 2021 - Aug. 2022
Educational project for an ultra‐low‐cost self‐balancing robot, capable of running a neural network to maintain balance.
Universidad de 'San Andrés'
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Feb. 2018 - Dec. 2018
Visual navigation system for simultaneous mobile robot localization and mapping using EKF and 1‐Point RANSAC
- Autonomous Mobile RobotsETHx • Issued Apr. 2024
- Machine Learning SpecializationDeepLearning.AI • Issued Dec. 2022
- Deep Reinforcement LearningUdacity • Issued Jan. 2022
- AWS Solutions Architect AssociateAmazon Web Services (AWS) • Issued Jul. 2020
- Robotics Software Engineer NanodegreeUdacity • Issued Jun. 2020
- Deep Learning NanodegreeUdacity • Issued May. 2020
- Sensor Fusion NanodegreeUdacity • Issued Feb. 2020
- C++ NanodegreeUdacity • Issued Jan. 2020