Cristhian Parra
Digital Product Manager (Product Studio Digital, Data And Innovation Hub)
Berkeley, California, Paraguay
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Top SchoolCristhian Parra is a digital product manager and computer scientist with 15 years of experience bridging academic research, software engineering, and public-sector innovation. Currently leading Product Studio work within UNDP’s Digital, Data and Innovation Hub, he has held roles from head of experimentation to R&D specialist across international institutions including Inria, UC Berkeley, and The World Bank. He combines a PhD in Computer Science and postdoctoral HCI work with hands-on engineering and design research, shipping people-centered digital tools for sustainable development and social informatics. His background advising universities and governments across Latin America and stints in global research labs gives him a rare fluency in both policy-facing product strategy and rigorous prototyping. Known for turning complex civic problems into testable experiments, he often blends academic methods with product delivery to de-risk innovation in public programs. Based in Berkeley but rooted in Paraguay, he leverages global R&D networks to scale practical technology for development impact.
15 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Postdoc Human Computer Interaction, Postdoc Human Computer Interaction at University of California, BerkeleyDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science at Università di TrentoPostgraduate Degree Public Administration, Postgraduate Degree Public Administration at The George Washington UniversityTechnical Electronics, Technical Electronics at Public Technical Training Center of Luque (Technical degree Highschool)Master of Engineering - MEng Computer Sciences and Software Engineering, Master of Engineering - MEng Computer Sciences and Software Engineering at Universidad Nacional de AsunciónSpecialization on Higher Education Teaching Higher Education, Specialization on Higher Education Teaching Higher Education at Universidad Paraguayo AlemanaPostgraduate Degree Public Administration, Postgraduate Degree Public Administration at Posgrado Columbia del Paraguay
Spanish, English, Italian, Gujarati, Portuguese
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (106)
democracy10
collaborative-editing10
pdf-generation10
angular10
docx10
text-editing10
libreoffice10
pdf10
signature-pad10
documents10
rich-text-editor10
document-management9
twitter9
etherpad9
dms9
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
cdparra/reminiscensui
Oct 2012 - Nov 2013
Contributions:158 commits in 1 year 1 month
socialappslab/appcivist-voting-api
Dec 2015 - Mar 2018
Voting RESTful API for AppCivist in RAILS
Contributions:42 commits, 1 PR, 24 pushes in 2 years 3 months
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