Rene Garcia

About me

Merida, Mexico

Summary

I am a mathematician interested in data science and web development. My favorite web framework is django, since it is very fast to develop prototypes. Numerical optimization is another area of interest. In the past I have used ortools to solve some problems in route planning for a project in which I collaborate with a company specialized in technology transfer.

Languages:

English, Spanish

Favorite Python Packages:

djano, numpy, ortools, tensorflow

Experience

EMPLOYMENT

• Naika, 2016-2017. Private consultant. Data Science: Analytics, clustering, identifying patterns, to tackle local health problems related to the lack of physical activity.
• Secretaria de Educacion Publica, prepa en linea, 2017 Facilitador (online teacher): Calculus and Statistics.
• Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan, 2010-2017. Teacher. Taught: Numerical Analysis, Programming, Calculus, Operations Research.
• Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan, 2004-2010. Teacher. Taught: Calculus, Linear Algebra, Euclidean Geometry, Analytic Geometry, Differential Equations

COMPUTER WORKSHOPS TAUGHT

• Introduction to scientific computing with python, Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan, 2015.
• Free software tools for mathematics, Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan, 2013.
• Python workshop, Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan, 2012.
• Lines of curvature with mathematica, Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan, 2008.

COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES

• Jury, Reto hackaton 2016, 24hrs hackaton held in workcenter Mexico, Merida, August 2016.
• Mentor, Hackbanero 2.0, 24hrs hackaton held in Instituto tecnologico de Merida, June 2016.
• Spanish translator of some of the videos in the course Introduction to complexity theory by the Santa Fe Institute, New Mexico, United States, 2014.
• Marker in the IL International Physics Olympiad, 2011.
• Member of the organizing committee for the Mexican physics Olympiad in Yucatan state, since 1998.

Skills

Backend Development, Data Science, Django, Heroku, Linux, Machine Learning, Pandas, SciPy, Scrapy, Virtualenv, Web Scraping