Herbert Cantu
@herbertcantu
Senior CUDA engineer driving GPU performance for AI, vision, and cryptography.
United StatesWhat I'm looking for
I am a Senior CUDA Engineer specializing in designing and optimizing GPU kernels for AI, computer vision, and cryptographic workloads, with extensive experience on NVIDIA H100 and L40S GPUs.
I have delivered double-digit and up-to-30% throughput gains by integrating custom CUDA C++ kernels into production pipelines such as PyTorch and TensorRT, and I lead profiling and tuning using Nsight Compute and Nsight Systems.
I mentor teams on GPU best practices, design clean testable APIs for CUDA libraries, and deploy containerized GPU applications with CI/CD to accelerate next-generation AI solutions.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior CUDA Engineer
TechFlux AI Systems
Jan 2023 - Present (3 years 2 months)
Spearheaded GPU kernel optimization for AI inference, achieving up to 30% performance gains on NVIDIA H100 and L40S and improving image-generation speed by 30% via custom CUDA C++ kernels and TensorRT integrations.
CUDA Software Engineer
Visionary Robotics
Jul 2020 - Dec 2022 (2 years 5 months)
Implemented CUDA-accelerated vision algorithms for robotic SLAM and navigation, reducing frame-to-frame latency by 40% and delivering TorchScript custom kernels for real-time tracking and depth estimation.
GPU Performance Engineer
BlockEdge Computing
Feb 2018 - Jun 2020 (2 years 4 months)
Engineered CUDA hashing and cryptographic kernels for blockchain verification, improving GPU throughput for zk-SNARK validation and reducing kernel latency through shared memory and cooperative-group optimizations.
Education
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San Antonio College
Bachelor, Computer Science
2016 - 2018
Completed coursework in computer science leading to a bachelor's degree with focus on programming, algorithms, and systems.
Tarleton State University
Associate, Computer Science
2012 - 2016
Completed an associate-level program in computer science covering foundational topics in programming and computing systems.
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