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"name": "Daniela Zapata", | |
"label": "Engineering Leader", | |
"email": "[email protected]", | |
"phone": "", | |
"url": "https://dzapatariesco.dev", | |
"summary": "Results-driven technology leader with 12 years of expertise spanning machine learning, artificial intelligence, and fintech domains. Demonstrated track record of scaling high-performing engineering teams and delivering complex technical solutions. As an engineering manager, successfully grew and mentored cross-functional teams from 2 to 15 engineers, establishing robust development processes and fostering a culture of technical excellence. Previously contributed as a senior/staff software engineer and technical consultant, architecting ML/AI solutions that drove measurable business outcomes. Combines deep technical acumen with strategic leadership to transform business requirements into scalable, production-ready systems while developing future engineering leaders.", | |
"location": { | |
"city": "Remote, ", | |
"countryCode": "US" | |
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"network": "Linkedin", | |
"username": "danielazapata", | |
"url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielazapata/" | |
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"network": "Github", | |
"username": "zapidan", | |
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"work": [ | |
{ | |
"name": "M1 Finance", | |
"location": "Remote", | |
"description": "B2C Personal finance all in one platform", | |
"position": "Senior Engineering Manager", | |
"image": "assets/logo-m1.png", | |
"url": "https://m1.com", | |
"startDate": "2024-04", | |
"endDate": "2024-10", | |
"summary": "Invest and self clearing platforms", | |
"highlights": [ | |
"Led strategic reorganization of engineering division by consolidating three specialized squads into a high-performing unified team, resulting in improved collaboration and faster delivery cycles. Established multi-level management structure, successfully coaching a tech lead in people management while maintaining technical excellence", | |
"Demonstrated exceptional talent development capabilities by elevating two underperforming senior engineers to exceed expectations within six months through targeted mentoring, clear performance frameworks, and strategic project allocation", | |
"Maintained strategic alignment through regular executive partnerships, collaborating directly with CTO to ensure team initiatives supported company-wide objectives", | |
"Set strategic alignment through regular executive partnerships, collaborating directly with CTO to ensure team initiatives supported company-wide objectives", | |
"Spearheaded agile transformation through Basecamp ShapeUp methodology, strategically allocating 20% of sprint capacity to technical debt reduction while accelerating deployment frequency from weekly to daily releases. Orchestrated six-week delivery cycles with dedicated cooldown periods, enabling teams to tackle high-impact refactoring projects and reduce legacy code complexity. This approach reduced production incidents, while decreasing mean time to recovery by 20% through implementation of comprehensive runbooks and clear service ownership protocols" | |
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"keywords": [ | |
"Scala", | |
"Akka", | |
"Kafka", | |
"AWS", | |
"leadership", | |
"mentorship", | |
"executive communication" | |
] | |
}, | |
{ | |
"name": "M1 Finance", | |
"location": "Remote", | |
"position": "Engineering Manager", | |
"startDate": "2021-09", | |
"endDate": "2024-04", | |
"summary": "Invest and self clearing platforms", | |
"highlights": [ | |
"Designed career ladders and growth frameworks for IC and management tracks, resulting in 80% of of my direct reports advancing in level or scope within 18 months", | |
"Conducted weekly 1:1s and quarterly performance reviews for 8 direct reports", | |
"Architected and led development of self-clearing platform, reducing operational costs by 60%", | |
"Managed strategic transition from third-party clearing partner while maintaining system stability", | |
"Scaled my engineering team by 650% while maintaining high performance standards and pairing engineers for growth", | |
"Founded and led company's first engineering internship program, achieving 70% conversion rate from intern to full-time hires" | |
] | |
}, | |
{ | |
"name": "M1 Finance", | |
"location": "Remote", | |
"position": "Senior Engineer", | |
"startDate": "2021-03", | |
"endDate": "2021-09", | |
"summary": "Broker platform", | |
"highlights": [ | |
"Led technical architecture and implementation of critical investment platform components spanning one monolithic application and four microservices, processing $100M+ in daily transactions, while emerging as a strategic team leader", | |
"Onboarded and mentored 5 engineers in 4 months, reducing ramp-up time by 40%", | |
"Created comprehensive technical documentation and architecture decision records", | |
"Led technical design reviews and established code review standards", | |
"Built ACAT transfer system supporting both inbound and outbound asset movements", | |
"Upgraded the ACH transfer pipeline, increasing transfer success rate by 25%" | |
] | |
}, | |
{ | |
"name": "Uptake", | |
"location": "Chicago, IL", | |
"description": "Predictive Analytics Platform using Machine Learning to Deliver Actionable Insights and Prevent Asset Failures", | |
"position": "Staff Software Engineer", | |
"image": "assets/logo-uptake.png", | |
"url": "https://uptake.com", | |
"startDate": "2020-12", | |
"endDate": "2021-03", | |
"summary": "As a data scientist, I led the wind turbine ML/AI team, creating models and automating processes that could be repeatable by offshore consultants", | |
"keywords": [ | |
"Scala", | |
"Java", | |
"Python", | |
"Kafka streams", | |
"AWS", | |
"Data Ingestion", | |
"Confluent Schema Registry", | |
"Kubernetes", | |
"Elastic Search", | |
"Spring" | |
] | |
}, | |
{ | |
"name": "Uptake", | |
"location": "Chicago, IL", | |
"position": "Senior Software Engineer", | |
"startDate": "2017-04", | |
"endDate": "2020-12", | |
"summary": "Built a training and scoring platform to allow data scientists to deploy their models to production", | |
"highlights": [ | |
"Bootstrapped new PlatformX from scratch, serving client data within a year", | |
"Owned 10+ micro-services in a multi-tenant environment forming a streaming ecosystem to score 3 types of models: Failure Engine, Anomaly Detection, Outlier using PFA/Hadrian runner and in house Python runner", | |
"Implemented model manager, self-service model deployment platform for model owners, designing 15+ database entities", | |
"Led agile ceremonies such as standup and retro, documented meetings, created and managed action items", | |
"Supported whole ecosystem, troubleshooting, fixing and being on call during emergency rotations", | |
"Demoed team accomplishments to stakeholders and drove product roadmap quarterly" | |
], | |
"keywords": [ | |
"Scala", | |
"Streaming", | |
"Kafka", | |
"Confluent Schema Registry", | |
"AWS", | |
"Kubernetes", | |
"MLOps" | |
] | |
}, | |
{ | |
"name": "Uptake", | |
"location": "Chicago, IL", | |
"position": "Software Engineer", | |
"startDate": "2016-04", | |
"endDate": "2017-05", | |
"summary": "Implemented and deployed an anomaly detection machine learning algorithm based on dimensionality reduction, PCA and autoencoders, in tight collaboration with data scientists", | |
"highlights":[ | |
"Implemented Machine Learning Anomaly Detection PCA algorithm in Scala and Spark", | |
"Led a team of 5 engineers and constructed the product roadmap in collaboration with other stakeholders", | |
"Conducted all agile ceremonies and represented the team in sprint demos", | |
"Owned training of Spark Outlier models, experimented with Spark testing libraries, spiked and implemented the solution as the sole developer", | |
"Spearheaded the engineering intern hiring process in collaboration with HR, mentored and ramped up 2 interns that became full time employees" | |
], | |
"keywords": [ | |
"Scala", | |
"Java", | |
"Elastic Search", | |
"Postgres", | |
"Docker", | |
"Gradle", | |
"Java", | |
"Spring", | |
"Python", | |
"Kafka Streams", | |
"Groovy" | |
] | |
}, | |
{ | |
"name": "Inspired Intellect (previously Avalon Consulting, LLC)", | |
"location": "Chicago, IL", | |
"description": "Big Data Consultancy Focusing on Transforming and Modeling Data", | |
"url": "https://inspiredintellect-us.com/", | |
"position": "Software Engineering Consultant", | |
"image": "assets/logo-avalon.png", | |
"startDate": "2014-07", | |
"endDate": "2016-05", | |
"summary": "I built custom solutions for different clients. The most relevant were: St Judes donation platform, NBCUniversal SNL 20 year app, Government of Alberta search clusters, Wells Fargo Search implementation", | |
"keywords": [ | |
"SolrCloud", | |
"ELK stack", | |
"Ruby", | |
"Marklogic", | |
"Hadoop", | |
"Couchbase", | |
"MongoDB", | |
"Elastic Search", | |
"SPARQL" | |
] | |
}, | |
{ | |
"name": "Liferay", | |
"location": "Chicago, IL and Seattle, WA", | |
"description": "Highly Customizable Open Source CMS Enterprise Portal Solution with Plugable Portlets", | |
"position": "Technical Consultant", | |
"image": "assets/logo-liferay.png", | |
"url": "https://liferay.com", | |
"startDate": "2012-10", | |
"endDate": "2014-08", | |
"summary": "Worked with remote, global core engineering team as part of Professional Services to develop features for new portal version, as well as client customizations", | |
"highlights": [ | |
"Portal and Portlet development for clients and Liferay Core FOSS. Specialized in SOLR search enhancements. Major clients include: Nintendo of America, Aon Hewitt, VMware", | |
"Implemented import/export framework for staging infrastructure", | |
"Upgraded SOLR and Lucene integrations for new architecture and implemented new spell check/query suggest feature" | |
], | |
"keywords": [ | |
"J2EE", | |
"Spring", | |
"Struts", | |
"Hibernate", | |
"JSP", | |
"Maven", | |
"Ant" | |
] | |
} | |
], | |
"education": [ | |
{ | |
"institution": "Illinois Institute of Technology", | |
"area": "Biomedical Imaging and Signals", | |
"studyType": "Master", | |
"startDate": "2011", | |
"endDate": "2012", | |
"courses": [ | |
"Body Sensor Network: algorithm and machine learning implementation for pregnant women. ECG, phonocardiography, and breathing pattern analysis", | |
"Focused heavily in computer vision, image and signal processing" | |
] | |
}, | |
{ | |
"institution": "Technical University of Madrid (ETSIT)", | |
"area": "Telecommunication Engineering + BS Electrical & Computer Engineering", | |
"studyType": "MS", | |
"startDate": "2066", | |
"endDate": "2011", | |
"courses": [ | |
"Focused heavily on electromagnetism, digital & analogue circuit design, digital communications, computer networks, and signal processing" | |
] | |
} | |
], | |
"awards": [ | |
{ | |
"title": "AWS Certified AI Practitioner Early Adopter Certification", | |
"date": "2024-10-19", | |
"awarder": "Amazon Web Services Training and Certification", | |
"summary": "AWS AI/ML practitioners with demonstrated expertise in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and generative AI technologies. Proficient in selecting and implementing appropriate AI/ML solutions for specific business challenges while adhering to responsible AI practices. Deep understanding of AWS infrastructure, core services, pricing models, and security frameworks" | |
}, | |
{ | |
"title": "Certified Apache Hadoop 2.0 Developer", | |
"date": "2014-08-20", | |
"issuer": "Hortonworks (currently Cloudera)", | |
"summary": "certificate number: 007-000075 (available upon request)" | |
}, | |
{ | |
"title": "Lead Dev Conference Scholarship Receiver", | |
"date": "2024-11", | |
"awarder": "LeadDev", | |
"summary": "Free ticket to LeadDev Berlin conference to learn from experts in team building and leadership in tech" | |
}, | |
{ | |
"title": "IIT & UPM Masters Scholarship Receiver", | |
"date": "2011-08", | |
"summary": "Discounted tuition and opportunity to study a master's in Illinois Institute of Technology" | |
} | |
], | |
"skills": [ | |
{ | |
"name": "Leadership & Strategy", | |
"keywords": [ | |
"Team Growth", | |
"Mentorship", | |
"Performance Management", | |
"Stakeholder collaboration", | |
"Conflict Resolution", | |
"Staffing", | |
"Managing managers" | |
] | |
}, | |
{ | |
"name": "Backend Development", | |
"keywords": [ | |
"Scala", | |
"Java", | |
"Python" | |
] | |
}, | |
{ | |
"name": "Tooling & Frameworks", | |
"keywords": [ | |
"Kafka", | |
"AWS", | |
"Akka", | |
"Docker", | |
"Kubernetes" | |
] | |
} | |
], | |
"volunteer": [ | |
{ | |
"organization": "Manning Publications Co", | |
"position": "Technical Book and Course Reviewer", | |
"url": "https://www.manning.com/", | |
"startDate": "2017-01", | |
"summary": "Reviewed, offered my expertise and suggestions on pre-published books and beta tested live projects. I received acknowledgments in the following:", | |
"highlights": [ | |
"The Programmer's Brain (selected back cover quote)", | |
"Deep Learning with Python, Second Edition", | |
"Get Programming with Node.js", | |
"Using Graph Networks to Recommend Books to Customers", | |
"Building Domain Specific Language Models", | |
"Reviewed other book and course proposals about Akka, Kafka, machine learning, docker, react, GraphQL, Kotlin, etc." | |
] | |
} | |
], | |
"references": [], | |
"languages": [ | |
{ | |
"language": "English", | |
"fluency": "Native speaker" | |
}, | |
{ | |
"language": "Spanish", | |
"fluency": "Native speaker" | |
}, | |
{ | |
"language": "French", | |
"fluency": "Professional" | |
}, | |
{ | |
"language": "Mandarin Chinese", | |
"fluency": "Elementary" | |
} | |
], | |
"interests": [ | |
{ | |
"name": "Live Music" | |
}, | |
{ | |
"name": "Movies" | |
}, | |
{ | |
"name": "Personal Finance" | |
}, | |
{ | |
"name": "Continuous Learning" | |
}, | |
{ | |
"name": "Human Behavior" | |
}, | |
{ | |
"name": "Pilates" | |
}, | |
{ | |
"name": "Reading" | |
} | |
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