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Machine Learning Engineer and Developer
Location
Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Toptal Member Since
August 8, 2022
Guillem is a machine learning engineer and AI researcher with a strong passion for education and open source. He works with companies to develop innovative machine learning solutions that provide business value. Guillem enjoys helping clients understand how they can benefit from the latest discoveries in AI.
Portfolio
Self-employed
Pandas, Python 3, Docker, Machine Learning, DataViz, Data Science...
Miguel Hernández University
Networking, Operations Research, Research, Complex Networks, Python 3
Good AI
Research, Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), Deep Learning...
Experience
Availability
Part-time
Preferred Environment
Ubuntu, PyCharm, GitHub
The most amazing...
...thing I've developed is an AlphaZero-based DNN architecture search solution that achieved state-of-the-art performance on computer vision tasks.
Work Experience
AI and ML Consultant
2019 - PRESENT
Self-employed
- Designed and implemented end-to-end machine learning solutions to automate core business processes in the marketing and sports betting industries.
- Led and mentored a data science team and advised several companies on how to architect and develop cost-efficient AI solutions.
- Designed and implemented novel optimization algorithms for NP problems.
Technologies: Pandas, Python 3, Docker, Machine Learning, DataViz, Data Science, Machine Learning Operations (MLOps), PyTorch, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Scikit-learn, Generative Pre-trained Transformers (GPT), Natural Language Processing (NLP), GPT, Optimization
Research Team Member
2016 - PRESENT
Miguel Hernández University
- Joined the research group called Aplicaciones de los Sistemas Dinámicos Discretos y Continuos, MTM2016-74921-P (AEI/FEDER, UE), working on applications of discrete and continuous dynamical systems.
- Helped coordinate an interdisciplinary team of university professors specializing in complex systems analysis and networking engineering.
- Proposed new research topics and built prototypes that led to four peer-reviewed publications.
Technologies: Networking, Operations Research, Research, Complex Networks, Python 3
AI Researcher and Engineer
2020 - 2021
Good AI
- Designed, implemented, and deployed a PyTorch Lightning multi-GPU training pipeline on AWS for state-of-the-art research projects, reducing training costs by 80% and allowing us to train deep learning models five times faster.
- Built the visualization and model analysis tools that enabled our researchers to iterate faster and understand the results better.
- Proposed improvements and optimizations to different research projects and reproduced recently published research to benchmark our findings.
Technologies: Research, Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), Deep Learning, Deep Reinforcement Learning, PyTorch, Python 3, GitLab, Machine Learning Operations (MLOps), Data Visualization
Senior Engineer | External Consultant
2020 - 2020
McKinsey & Company
- Acted as the product owner of an asset management tool for the energy industry.
- Coordinated with the non-technical stakeholders to understand their needs and designed a product to address them.
- Implemented a working asset management prototype successfully.
Technologies: Asset Management, Optimization, Python 3, DataViz, Data Science, Pandas, Gurobi
Production Machine Learning Engineer
2019 - 2019
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- Designed and implemented a tool that processed commits' history in a PySpark cluster and allowed project managers to understand how developers collaborate by providing interactive reports in an Apache Superset dashboard.
- Maintained the machine learning stack of the company, Docker containers, and the continuous integration pipeline of the ML projects.
- Designed and built a deep reinforcement learning framework in Keras.
Technologies: Python 3, Spark, DataViz, Pandas, Docker, GitHub, Apache Superset, Deep Learning, Machine Learning Operations (MLOps), Deep Reinforcement Learning, Keras
Research Scientist and Engineer
2018 - 2019
InstaDeep
- Implemented different reinforcement learning algorithms for both continuous and discrete problems.
- Designed and implemented a novel architecture search solution in PyTorch based on AlphaZero, which achieved state-of-the-art performance on computer vision tasks.
- Mentored the PhD students, taught them about coding and documentation quality standards, and contributed to the core business algorithms.
Technologies: Python 3, PyTorch, Deep Learning, Deep Reinforcement Learning, DataViz, GitLab
Freelance Data Scientist
2013 - 2018
Self-employed
- Developed business intelligence and machine learning solutions for several small companies.
- Designed and implemented successful algorithmic trading strategies for a stock portfolio that achieved 15% more returns than the reference market index.
- Designed and implemented the MVP of a boat rental marketplace.
Technologies: Algorithmic Trading, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Data Science, Data Visualization, Pandas, Python 3, Machine Learning, Risk Models, Options Trading, Applied Physics, eCommerce, Business Intelligence (BI)
AI Researcher
2016 - 2016
HCSoft Programación
- Developed the theoretical foundations of a novel AI theory base on non-equilibrium thermodynamics.
- Built the benchmarking and visualization tools to evaluate the performance of different optimization algorithms.
- Developed the working prototypes to validate research hypotheses.
Technologies: Python 3, Optimization, DataViz, GitHub, Data Science, Machine Learning, NumPy, Pandas
Experience
Plangym | Library for Adapting RL Environments to Planning Tasks
https://plangym.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Plangym is an open-source Python library for developing and comparing planning algorithms. It provides a standard API to communicate between algorithms and environments and a standard set of environments compliant with that API.
Library for Configuring MLOps Best Practices in Open-source Projects
https://mloq.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ML Ops Quickstart is a tool for initializing machine learning projects following MLOps best practices.
Setting up new repositories is a time-consuming task that involves creating different files and configuring tools such as Lint, Docker containers, and continuous integration pipelines. The goal of mloq is to simplify that process and enable a user to start writing code as fast as possible.
Setting up new repositories is a time-consuming task that involves creating different files and configuring tools such as Lint, Docker containers, and continuous integration pipelines. The goal of mloq is to simplify that process and enable a user to start writing code as fast as possible.
Skillset
Languages
Python 3
Libraries/APIs
PyTorch, Pandas, Scikit-learn, Keras, NumPy
Other
Machine Learning, Data Visualization, Deep Learning, Deep Reinforcement Learning, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Machine Learning Operations (MLOps), Algorithmic Trading, Asset Management, Portfolio Optimization, Quantitative Risk Analysis, Signal Processing, Networking, Electrical Engineering, Web Security, Research, Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), Optimization, Apache Superset, Risk Models, Options Trading, Applied Physics, eCommerce, Reinforcement Learning, Operations Research, Complex Networks, GPT, Generative Pre-trained Transformers (GPT)
Tools
GitHub, PyCharm, DataViz, GitLab, Gurobi
Frameworks
Spark
Paradigms
Data Science, Business Intelligence (BI)
Platforms
Ubuntu, Docker, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Education
2012 - 2016
Bachelor's Degree in Network Engineering
Polytechnic University of Catalonia - Barcelona, Spain
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