Andrés Meza-Escallón

Andrés Meza-Escallón has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Their most recent position was at Grydd, where they served as the Lead of Intelligence & Automation starting from March 2020. Before this, they worked as a Senior Software Architect at useitweb from January 2019 to March 2020.

Andrés also has experience as a Research Assistant at Universidad Autónoma de Occidente from August 2017 to April 2018. Prior to that, they held the role of Solutions Architect at CNX from May 2014 to July 2015.

Earlier in their career, Andrés worked as a Projects Developer and Business Support at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Cali from April 2011 to April 2014. Andrés also worked as a Software Developer at Manglar from January 2006 to March 2011.

Additionally, Andrés has experience in IT consulting roles. Andrés worked as an IT Consultant at El Clavo Producciones, MangaGroup, and Parquesoft from various years between 2001 and 2006. Andrés also served as a Technical Manager at Nuevosmedios from 2001 to 2005.

Overall, Andrés Meza-Escallón has a diverse background in software development, architecture, research, and IT consulting.

Andrés Meza-Escallón obtained a Master's degree in Communication and Media Studies from Universidad Autónoma de Occidente, which they attended from 2015 to 2018. Prior to that, they participated in the Summer School of Informatics and Software Engineering at Universidad ICESI in 2015. Andrés completed their undergraduate education at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, where they earned a degree in Systems Engineering from 1991 to 2003.

In terms of additional certifications, Andrés obtained an EF SET English Certificate with a score of 83/100 (C2 Proficient) from EF Standard English Test in September 2022. Andrés also holds certifications in Teamwork Foundations from LinkedIn (December 2020), Statistics Foundations: 1 from LinkedIn (February 2019), Introduction to Data Science in Python from Coursera (November 2018), Data Science Foundations: Fundamentals from LinkedIn (October 2018), Python: Design Patterns from LinkedIn (October 2018), and Fluidez de Duolingo en alemán: Principiante (Estimado) from Duolingo (August 2016). Additionally, Andrés has certifications in MCPS: Microsoft Certified Professional from Microsoft (September 2014), Oracle Certified Associate, Java SE 7 Programmer from Oracle (May 2014), and Programming Mobile Applications for Android Handheld Systems from the University of Maryland (March 2014). Andrés also obtained a Berlitz Proficiency Test CEFR Level B2 certification from Second Language Testing Inc. (SLTI) in August 2013.