Christian Picón Calderón

Christian Picón Calderón is an experienced MLops engineer currently at Zapata Computing, Inc., where responsibilities include designing and implementing a machine learning platform based on open-source technologies. Prior experience includes roles as Lead Data Engineer at Scotiabank Technology, where Christian developed a data application to transition from licensed software to open-source alternatives, and as a Machine Learning Software Engineer at Premex, focusing on data management and forecasting model development. Additional contributions were made at institutions such as the Universidad de los Andes, where Christian taught and supported courses in scientific programming, and at BIT, where course curricula in artificial intelligence and data science were designed. Christian holds a Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering from the Universidad de los Andes and a certification in investment and modeling banking from the Investment Banking Academy.