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Ricardo Salas

@ricardosalas

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Computer scientist and software engineer specializing in machine learning and backend systems.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek roles where I can apply machine learning and backend development in cloud environments, collaborate on healthcare or data-driven products, and grow technically while mentoring others.

I am a computer scientist and software engineer with a B.S. in Computer Science and Systems from the University of Washington Tacoma, experienced in backend development, machine learning, and cloud-based web applications.

I contributed as a software engineering intern to a healthcare device project, implemented backend Java systems for patient data, and applied advanced ML techniques including graph neural networks and ensemble methods to large datasets.

As a teacher's assistant I coached students on software engineering practices and advanced ML, improving recommender-system metrics and communicating technical concepts to diverse audiences, including presenting bilingual briefings that supported increased funding.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Intern - Software Engineer

Cuezen

Nov 2021 - Jul 2022 (8 months)

Contributed to backend development for a healthcare device, implemented Java data-structure-based patient registration, and applied graph neural networks and recommendation techniques on large datasets to improve ML-driven recommendations.

Java Python Machine Learning SQL Data Structures Backend Development Cloud Computing

Teaching Assistant

University of Washington Tacoma

Jan 2022 - Jun 2022 (5 months)

Supported advanced machine learning and discrete math courses by guiding students through bug triage, CI/source control, and model development, improving recommender metrics (accuracy, precision, recall) by ~9%, ~7%, and ~6% respectively.

Machine Learning Recommender Systems Python Code Review Continuous Integration Teaching Évaluation)

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Washington Tacoma

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science and Systems

Activities and societies: Coursework and projects in data structures and algorithms, operating systems, Google Cloud Platform web application development, and machine learning (TensorFlow, Pandas, NumPy). Teaching assistant roles in Advanced Machine Learning and Discrete Math; Dean's List 2020-2021.

Completed a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Systems with coursework in data structures, operating systems, cloud computing, and machine learning.