Felipe Melendez

Felipe Melendez is a seasoned software engineer currently working at Pilot.com since March 2022. Prior experience includes roles as a software engineering student at Hack Reactor and Qwasar Silicon Valley. Felipe contributed as a data analyst at McCommas Law Firm, where efforts focused on analyzing sentencing data to address biases in the criminal justice system. Felipe's extensive background includes serving as Field Technology & Service Capability Program Manager and Global Product Support Engineer at Applied Materials, where initiatives aimed at improving communication, team dynamics, and operational cost reductions were developed. Entrepreneurial endeavors include founding PhiTribe, an artistic social network, and co-founding Phi Entertainment, which leveraged planetarium technologies for innovative entertainment experiences. Felipe holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and a Master's degree in Humanities from California State University-Dominguez Hills.