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Sebastián Sarmiento

@sebastinsarmiento

I’m a senior learning scientist engineering AI-assisted assessments, psychometrics, and learning analytics for honest EdTech outcomes.

Chile
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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to build EdTech products where assessment validity and measurement integrity are first-class—AI-assisted but human-audited—with strong psychometrics, learning analytics, and curriculum engineering that genuinely improve outcomes.

I’m a learning scientist focused on measurement integrity—building AI-assisted assessment and learning analytics systems that keep outcomes honest, not inflated. My work centers on psychometrics, item design, and evidence frameworks that translate research into products.

At Alpha School, I led platform engineering for a high-school math research and assessment hub, organizing 19 investigations by ESSA evidence tiers (I–IV). I also shipped a digital SAT prep app to production with a 700+ item bank, combining AI generation with human curation to preserve assessment quality.

I institutionalize “quality gates” that protect validity, including automated checks that recompute the truth behind each answer and fail the build on mismatch. I’ve also engineered cohort-level scaffolding where difficulty is treated as a calibrated property to support adaptive instruction and assessment design.

My background spans curriculum and evaluation leadership, from IB MYP mathematics coordination to IRT item construction and review for national admission exams at Universidad de Chile (DEMRE). Earlier, I designed automated pedagogical data pipelines across 52 campuses and supported a self-learning platform at Preuniversitario Cpech, and I continue this measurement-and-design approach as a co-founder defining personalized mathematics direction at MACT.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Co-founder (Part-time)

Mact (EdTech)

Jan 2025 - Present (1 year 6 months)

Founded an early-stage Chilean EdTech company focused on data-driven, personalized mathematics. Defined the measurement and curriculum direction and designed a personalization evidence model using a curricular prerequisite graph.

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Mathematics Coordinator & Strategy Lead

Craighouse School

Jan 2024 - Jan 2025 (1 year)

Led the Middle Section mathematics program under IB MYP, overseeing curricular alignment and pedagogical consistency. Supervised the teaching team and designed data-informed strategies to improve attainment and conceptual understanding.

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Teaching Assistant

Pontificia Universidad Catolica

Jan 2013 - Jan 2021 (8 years)

Supported instruction in calculus, geometry, and algebra at Pontificia Universidad Católica. Delivered earlier teaching and academic support roles alongside secondary mathematics teaching.

Preuniversitario Cpech logoPC

Innovation Manager & Data Analyst

Preuniversitario Cpech

Jan 2016 - Jan 2020 (4 years)

Designed and automated pedagogical data pipelines across 52 campuses to improve assessment operations using SQL and automated reporting. Helped develop a self-learning platform and supporting information systems focused on improving educational access.

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Item Constructor & Review Advisor

Universidad De Chile (DEMRE)

Jan 2024 - Present (2 years 6 months)

Designed and reviewed high-stakes items for national university-admission exams, applying IRT to protect psychometric validity and curricular alignment.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Chile logoUC

University of Chile

Graduate Coursework, Educational Research

2022 - 2023

Completed graduate coursework in educational research, focusing on psychometrics, assessment design, and research methods. Conducted research on mathematics teachers’ beliefs in the era of post-truth and AI.

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Universidad del Desarrollo

Diploma, Instructional Design

2021 -

Earned a diploma in instructional design focused on virtual learning environments.

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile logoPC

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Bachelor of Arts, Secondary School Teaching (Mathematics)

2021 -

Completed a B.A. for secondary school teacher training with a major in mathematics.

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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