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About Me

¡Hola! I’m Nico.
I am a proud Colombian passionate about technology, sustainability, and entrepreneurship. Now a Ph.D. student in Machine Learning at MBZUAI, I specialize in Reinforcement Learning and Optimization, combining technology and innovation to address sustainability challenges.

Residence: Abu Dhabi, UAE 🇦🇪
From: Bogotá D.C., Colombia 🇨🇴
Open to collaboration? Yes
Interested in an internship? Yes
Open to Freelance? Yes

I can help you with:

AI Consultation

Let's discuss your AI ideas, especially if they are related to sustainability, and even more if they are about energy efficiency.

Entrepreneurship Consultation

I have some experience, but I failed, and I like discussing my learnings so far in the context of your start-up ideas.

Clients

Fun Facts

I am a Metalhead who enjoys almost all music genres

I am not afraid of having high expectations

As a Colombian, I can drink coffee before bed

21 Countries Visited

Resume

Experience

Jun. 2022 - July 2022

Data Analyst Intern

FortyGuard Tech Limited

Design and structure a cloud-based data pipeline for geo-referenced data.
Reduced processing and analysis time to less than 1 minute.

Sep. 2017 - Sep. 2021

CTO

Cycle S.A.S.

Leader of a diverse team of 5+ engineers, developers, and a Ph.D.
Involved in strategic decisions regarding technologies and product development.
I halved the software production time by implementing the Scrum methodology.

Jun. 2017 - Sep. 2017

Engineering Assistant

Tessi Lab S.A.S.

Research and implementation of machine learning algorithms for document classification.
Added two modules to the product Tessi Lab Document Reader.

Jun. 2015 - Dec. 2016

Development Engineer

Cinemateca Distrital de Bogotá

Development of a web platform that gives licenses for filming in public spaces in the Bogotá district.

Apr. 2014 - Aug. 2014

Yari Developer

ImexHS S.A.S.

Development of a web application using Symfony 2 (PHP) in the context of medical images (RIS and TLRAD).

Aug. 2013 - Apr. 2014

System Analyst

Spring Mobile Solutions S.A.S.

System analyst in the division of professional support services for Unilever.

Sep. 2011 - Aug. 2013

Leader of Development Team

IT Espacios S.A.S.

Implement home automation systems, infrastructure selection, local network design, and mobile application developments.

Education

2023 - Present

Ph.D. Machine Learning

MBZUAI

Advisor: Dr. Martin Takáč
Fields: Reinforcement Learning, Federated Learning, Uncertainty Quantification, Energy Efficiency.

2021 - 2023

M.Sc. Machine Learning

MBZUAI

Advisor: Dr. Martin Takáč
Fields: Reinforcement Learning, Federated Learning, Energy Efficiency.
Thesis: Enabling Transactive Microgrids: A Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning Hierarchical Framework