Carlos Aguayo

About Carlos Aguayo

Accomplished Software Engineering Leader & Machine Learning Specialist. Dynamic and results-driven Senior Director of Software Development with over 20 years of experience driving innovation in scalable web applications and AI/ML solutions. Proven track record in leading cross-functional teams to deliver impactful, customer-centric products. Skilled in building high-performance teams, fostering growth, and achieving operational excellence. Passionate about emerging technologies, with a strong focus on practical machine learning applications.

Experience

1. Senior Director, Software Development

   Appian

   Apr 2020 — Present · Tysons Corner, VA, US

   Head of Engineering for AI Business Unit. Responsible for overall execution and delivery.• Spearheaded the development of a low-code platform for building, configuring, and training custom ML agents.• Leveraged Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) to create a privacy-focused tool, enhancing customer data utilization.• Led initiatives to fine-tune models for Appian\'s proprietary SAIL coding language, improving developer productivity.

Education

• Tecnológico de Monterrey

  Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Computer Engineering

  1999 — 2003

• Georgia Institute of Technology

  Master’s Degree, Computer Science, Machine Learning Specialization

  2014 — 2019

• Carnegie Mellon University

  Study Abroad Program, Computer Science

  2002 — 2002

Skills

• Project Management
• Technical Leadership
• Gwt
• Design Patterns
• Representational State Transfer (Rest)
• Machine Learning
• .net
• Api Development
• Java
• Soa
• Xss
• Agile Web Development
• Test Driven Development
• Architecture
• Javascript
• Html 5
• Rest
• Json-Rpc
• Git
• Software Development
• Scrum
• Fiddler
• Java Enterprise Edition
• Json
• Jsp Development
• Junit
• Css
• Jsp
• Algorithms
• Html5
• Web Development
• Eclipse
• Software Engineering
• Websockets
• Ajax
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• Agile Project Management
• Jsunit
• Servlets