Ricardo Salas
@ricardosalas
Computer scientist and software engineer specializing in machine learning and backend systems.
What I'm looking for
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.
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.
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.
Unknown (Associates in Business)
Associate Degree, Business
Completed an associate-level program in business studies.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
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