Jamica Ortiz

Jamica O. has over a decade of experience in software engineering, with significant leadership roles at Thought Machine since August 2018, including Director of Engineering and Engineering Manager. Prior to this, Jamica O. founded Lighthouse64, a limited company managing freelance projects, which involved developing a minimum viable product with machine learning features, UX consulting, platform development for journalism, and creating a mobile game. Experience at Rakuten from January to December 2014 included contributing to the development of core web platforms using Java and various microservices. Earlier, Jamica O. worked at Osaka University from February 2010 to December 2013, managing bioinformatics software development projects while utilizing Python and other languages. Educational qualifications include a Post Graduate Certificate in Visual Communication from the University of the Arts London and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from Mapúa University.