Ronny Benitez
Asuncion
Summary
Passionate software engineer with diverse international experience creating scalable platforms from zero across Mexico, Spain, and the US. Proficient in backend development with Node.js, Python, Go as well as frontend technologies like React and Vue. Demonstrated success in steering teams to success and contributing to startup ecosystems.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Tech Lead
Elevar Salud
7 2023 - Current
- Leading the process of foundational backend creation over Nest JS with a Microservice based architecture in AWS
- Frontend team management with Next JS (React) and TS
- Data architecture planning and implementation
- LLM based Smart Nurse to get all patient symptoms and assign patients to the best doctor according to its symptoms.
University Professor
Universidad Nacional De Asuncion
03.2018 - Current
- Collaborative AI Projects: Guide students through the process of creating AI projects, from ideation and planning to implementation and testing
- Foster a collaborative environment where students can work in teams, applying theoretical knowledge to practical applications, and presenting their findings
- Curriculum Development: Design and develop AI-related coursework, including lectures, assignments, and projects, tailored to the educational needs and level of understanding of university students in Paraguay
- Research and Innovation: Engage in research activities to stay updated with the latest advancements in AI
- Student Mentorship and Evaluation: Provide guidance and support to students through mentorship, assessing their progress through evaluations, and offering feedback to help them grasp complex AI concepts and applications effectively.
Principal Data Scientist
Arrenda
10.2022 - 07.2023
- Leader Data Engineer in Data Lake and Data Warehouse platform generation
- Social Media and Financial Data Analysis including BI Reporting
- Machine Learning Models for Underwriting analysis in order to predict the risk related to prop-tech loans
- Establish data governance practices and ensure data security and compliance
- Tech Stack: Python, Pandas, Polaris, Dask, Redshift, BigQuery, AWS Glue, Athena, S3, Torch, Tensorflow
Lead Backend Engineer
Arrenda
01.2022 - 10.2022
- Node JS based platform for user, deals and loan management
- Architecture Design and Implementation (Database Model, Step Functions, ORM, etc)
- Full CI/CD setup of the cloud infrastructure on AWS.
Full Stack Engineer (Freelance)
OCM (On Campus Marketing)
08.2021 - 02.2022
- Working as Full stack developer with front-end over React connected to Python Back-end for e-commerce website
- Included Elastic Search based engine for products retrieval including semantic similarity discriminator based on NLP
- Tech Stack: Python, Django, React, Elasticsearch, Torch
FullStack Developer (Freelance)
Rego Consulting
01.2021 - 08.2021
- Rego Engage: Platform similar to Zapier developed from Zero, In the frontend side we used React with TypeScript, Handling authentication using Cognito, styling with Material, and state management via Redux Toolkit, in the backend side we've created a platform over NestJS with a core backend managing the requests for the frontend and AWS lambdas to manage all the connectors of the platform
Backend Engineer
Warden Automation
11.2019 - 01.2021
- WardenID: Product designed for Warden Automation, providing KYC (Know Your Customer) services for Fintech Companies
- Face Recognition, Liveness detection, and OCR integrated into a serverless platform
- NodeJS based backend built on Nest, utilizing a SQL database and entities for managing KYC workflows
- React-based frontend connected to the backend via GraphQL for seamless data exchange
- Proprietary OCR for metadata extraction: ID documents are subjected to OCR to extract relevant metadata for KYC processes
- Liveness detection with Facemesh generation
- Tech Stack: NodeJS, Nest, ReactJS, GraphQL, HTML, CSS, JS, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, OpenCV, Keras, NoSQL, SQL, Data Analysis, Firebase, Flask
Machine Learning Engineer
Warden Automation
01.2018 - 11.2019
- Warden Retail: Designed for large retailers to gather customer insights including footfall, heatmaps, and demographic analytics
- Users can leverage their current CCTV infrastructure by installing a proxy server to collect data
- Analytical data is presented through a web-based dashboard and a mobile app
- Proxy server with elegant frontend: Built using Electron (React + NodeJS), facilitating seamless data transfer to the backend
- Employing a microservices (MS) architecture with AWS services like Lambda, S3, SNS, and DynamoDB
- Retail analytics dashboard: Developed using React, providing a comprehensive view of customer data and insights
- Mobile app with React Native: Offers on-the-go access to retail analytics
- Tech Stack: NodeJS, AWS, ReactJS, GraphQL, React Native, Electron, DynamoDB, HTML, CSS, JS, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, OpenCV, Keras, NoSQL, SQL, Data Analysis, Firebase, Flask
Full Stack Web Developer
Rugertech
03.2016 - 07.2017
- Develop And maintain backend solutions using Node.js and Express framework
- Design and implement RESTful APIs for seamless integration with frontend applications
- Create and optimize database schemas and queries using MySQL
- Implement GraphQL APIs to enhance data querying and manipulation
- Collaborate with frontend team to ensure smooth integration and API functionality
- Write clean, efficient, and scalable code following best practices and coding standards
- Conduct thorough testing and debugging of backend applications
- Perform performance optimizations to enhance system efficiency and scalability
- Tech Stack: NodeJS, GraphQL, SQL, Express, TypeScript
Education
Bachelor of Science Mechatronic Engineer With Machine Learning Degree -
Universidad Nacional De Asuncion
Asuncion, Paraguay 08.2013 - 05.2018
Master of Science Computational Science -
Master in Computer Science
Asuncion, Paraguay 11.2023 -
Skills
Backend Development
Frontend Development
Machine Learning Models Implementation, Fine-Tuning, Testing and Deployment
DevOps
Typescript
Python
Node (TypeORM, Nest, Express)
React (Redux, Next, GraphQL)
Vue (Vuex)
AWS (Redshift, Amplify, S3, Lambda, RDS, Cognito )
ML (Tensorflow, Keras, Pytorch)
Data Science (Pandas, PowerBI, Tableau, Locker Studio )
Computer Vision
React Native
Go
Timeline
Master of Science Computational Science -
Master in Computer Science
11.2023 -
Principal Data Scientist
Arrenda
10.2022 - 07.2023
Lead Backend Engineer
Arrenda
01.2022 - 10.2022
Full Stack Engineer (Freelance)
OCM (On Campus Marketing)
08.2021 - 02.2022
FullStack Developer (Freelance)
Rego Consulting
01.2021 - 08.2021
Backend Engineer
Warden Automation
11.2019 - 01.2021
University Professor
Universidad Nacional De Asuncion
03.2018 - Current
Machine Learning Engineer
Warden Automation
01.2018 - 11.2019
Full Stack Web Developer
Rugertech
03.2016 - 07.2017
Bachelor of Science Mechatronic Engineer With Machine Learning Degree -
Universidad Nacional De Asuncion
08.2013 - 05.2018
Tech Lead
Elevar Salud
7 2023 - Current
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