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Dani Benavides

@danibenavides

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I’m a Data & AI Engineer at Intel, building end-to-end platforms that turn AI into product impact.

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a role where I can build production AI and data platforms end-to-end—integrating LLMs with search and real-time apps—and collaborate cross-functionally to deliver performance gains and developer-friendly tooling.

I’m a Data & AI Engineer with 5 years of experience at Intel, designing, building, and shipping end-to-end platform engineering solutions across data pipelines, AI/LLM integrations, real-time applications, and developer tooling. I progressed from intern to full-time engineer and take full ownership—leading high-impact projects from concept to production.

I’ve built production AI systems, including a multi-phase LLM-powered chatbot and an agent infrastructure based on Model Context Protocol (MCP) that connects natural language to Elasticsearch. I also integrate AI into engineering workflows with custom Copilot agents, while delivering real business value through measurable performance improvements, profiling, caching, and algorithm optimization.

On the platform side, I develop Python-based data pipelines, ETL workflows, and reporting systems using Elasticsearch and PostgreSQL, plus REST APIs, Kibana dashboards, and self-service tooling for stakeholders. I deliver robust deployments with CI/CD (Jenkins, GitHub Actions), Docker, Kubernetes, and self-hosted runner infrastructure, and I build customer-facing ReactJS applications with WebSocket/Socket.IO real-time backends to streamline debugging and triage.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Data & AI Engineer

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Intel At Scale Validation

Sep 2021 - Present (4 years 9 months)

Owned end-to-end AI and platform engineering initiatives, including a multi-phase LLM-powered chatbot and MCP agent infrastructure integrated into engineering workflows. Built Python ETL/data pipelines, REST APIs, Kibana dashboards, and production React + WebSocket/SocketIO applications, while improving delivery through Jenkins/GitHub Actions CI/CD and Kubernetes deployments.

Python AI LLM Integration Model Context Protocol (MCP)Elasticsearch PostgreSQL Jenkins CI Kubernetes ReactJS WebSockets Data Pipelines AI Agents AI Agent Development Prompt Engineering Profiling

Order Analyst Intern

IBM

Aug 2020 - Aug 2021 (1 year)

Managed customer order fulfillment by ensuring accurate product configurations and timely shipments. Coordinated with cross-functional teams to resolve order issues and maintain service-level agreements.

order fulfillment Customer Operations SLA Management Cross functional Coordination Process Coordination

Chief of Treasury

Seiton

Aug 2018 - Dec 2019 (1 year 4 months)

Managed company financial operations including cash flow, payments, bank accounts, and supplier relationships. Served as the primary liaison between suppliers, creditors, and financial institutions.

Cash Flow Management Payments Operations Supplier Relations Financial Operations

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente (ITESO)

Bachelor’s Degree in Financial Engineering, Financial Engineering

2017 - 2022

Activities and societies: Professional project: developed a secure data analysis application using R and Shiny to improve service order management for internal and external clients.

Bachelor’s degree in Financial Engineering at ITESO from 2017 to 2022. Completed a professional project building a secure data analysis application using R and Shiny to improve service order management.