Cristina Escalante
Chief Information Officer
Pompano Beach, Florida, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolCristina Escalante is a technology executive and seasoned software leader with 12 years of experience, currently serving as Chief Information Officer at The SilverLogic after a decade as COO where she scaled the company from under 10 to 80 employees. She blends hands-on full-stack engineering—contributions to Neo4j-focused projects and maintenance of the neomodel OGM—with strategic operational leadership in data-driven reporting, product launches, and cross-functional team management. Her background in applied mathematics and cognitive science from Johns Hopkins, plus an MS in Computer Science, informs a data-centric, user-aware approach to building systems and processes. Cristina has a track record of translating complex technical requirements into clear documentation and reproducible sample applications, reflecting her earlier career as a technical writer and contract programmer. She’s also an entrepreneur and community advocate, co-founding an initiative to expand medical cannabis access and destigmatize care in South Florida. Known for bridging rigorous engineering practice with inclusive workplace culture, she excels at turning analytical insight into practical, scalable outcomes.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Johns Hopkins UniversityMaster of Science (MS) Computer Science, Master of Science (MS) Computer Science at Florida Atlantic University
Github Skills (16)
neo4j10
javascript10
neo4j-driver10
api10
hibernate-ogm10
neo4j-ogm10
python10
apidoc10
react10
flask9
flask-ask9
documentation9
setuptools9
py9
express-ts9
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
neo4j-examples/neo4j-movies-template
Jun 2014 - Nov 2020
A Neo4j movies React application with backends in Python/Flask and Node/Express.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:196 commits, 14 PRs, 74 pushes in 6 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Cristina contributed to both the backend and frontend of the Neo4j movies template. They made changes to the `api/models/swagger_models.js` file, indicating work related to API models and potentially the backend. Additionally, the user added the implementation of genre functionality and modified `web/dist/assets/partials/movie-detail.html` , showing work on the React frontend, specifically the movie details page. Further commits included changes in the backend related to the API and routes.
swaggerreactmoviesflask-apinode-express
neo4j-contrib/neomodel
May 2021 - Sep 2022
An Object Graph Mapper (OGM) for the Neo4j graph database.
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:4 releases, 2 reviews, 26 commits in 1 year 4 months
Contributions summary:Cristina primarily contributed to the maintenance and updating of the `neomodel` library. Their work included releasing new versions, updating dependencies like the Neo4j driver, and modifying documentation to reflect recent changes and API updates. They also addressed issues related to existing features like unique relationship creation and added helpful support information.
object-graphpythonobject-graph-mapperogmneo4j-graph
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