Ariel Vallarino
Manager Of AI Engineering at GBM
Mexico City
Summary
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Top SchoolAriel Vallarino is a Manager of AI Engineering with a 15-year IT background and nine years focused on machine learning and data products, currently leading AI efforts at GBM. He has progressed from SAP and ABAP technical roles into senior ML positions at companies like Rappi and Mercado Libre, bridging data science, engineering, and product to ship scalable ML services. His hands-on experience spans the full ML lifecycle—data collection, cleaning, modeling and production deployment—while mentoring teams and fostering cross-functional collaboration. Ariel pairs a Master’s in Data Science and a Tech MBA in digital transformation with practical agility training, making him fluent in both technical delivery and strategic alignment. Colleagues describe him as curiosity-driven, detail-oriented and empathic, often surfacing pragmatic solutions that reconcile research novelty with production constraints. He’s notable for transitioning legacy enterprise systems expertise into modern ML engineering leadership, a less obvious but valuable thread in his career.
9 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Diplomatura en Metodologías y Marcos de Trabajo Ágiles, Diplomatura en Metodologías y Marcos de Trabajo Ágiles at Centro de e-Learning UTN FRBATech MBA Technology-driven business strategy innovation and digital transformation., Tech MBA Technology-driven business strategy innovation and digital transformation. at OBS Business SchoolMaster's degree Data Science, Master's degree Data Science at Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de MéxicoSystem Engineer Information Technology, System Engineer Information Technology at Universidad Tecnológica Nacional
Github Skills (7)
python3
data-science2
machine-learning2
jupyter-notebook2
del1
notebook1
dask1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
avallarino-ar/kafka_lab
Apr 2021 - May 2021
Contributions:23 commits, 28 pushes, 1 branch in 27 days
avallarino-ar/avallarino-ar
Jul 2021 - Feb 2026
Contributions:8 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 8 months
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