Federico Ariza
VP Of Engineering at yasp
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolFederico Ariza is a systems architect and engineering leader with 12 years of experience building hardware-software solutions across automotive, imaging, and robotics domains. Currently VP of Engineering at yasp and co-founder of ÉCO-PROTÉINE, he has a track record of productizing complex algorithms—moving ISP and calibration code from research prototypes into production and SaaS offerings. At Torc Robotics and Algolux he led cross-functional teams, supplier integrations, and HiL/CI pipelines, demonstrating strength in operationalizing lab systems at scale. His background in optics and camera characterization at Matrox informs a rare combination of deep physical-science expertise and software engineering leadership. An active contributor to matplotlib, he has hands-on experience modifying UI/backend interaction tools, reflecting a pragmatic approach to user-facing developer tooling. Based in Montreal, he blends startup grit and acquisition-ready team building with a strong foundation in applied physics.
12 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor Physics, Bachelor Physics at Universidad Nacional de ColombiaM.Sc.A Physics engineering, M.Sc.A Physics engineering at Polytechnique Montréal
French, Spanish, English
Github Skills (10)
data-visualizations10
data-visualization10
data-visualisation10
backend10
back-end-development10
python10
matplotlib10
ui-design9
graphical-user-interface9
user-interface9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
matplotlib/matplotlib
Sep 2013 - Sep 2021
matplotlib: plotting with Python
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:5 reviews, 107 commits, 35 PRs in 8 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Federico primarily worked on the `matplotlib/matplotlib` repository, making modifications to backend files related to the user interface and interaction tools. Their contributions involved integrating cursor settings for zoom and pan actions, refactoring tools to manage zoom/pan events, and adjusting the handling of keypress events. They demonstrated skills in modifying existing code, including implementing and manipulating user interface elements.
pythondata-sciencegtkdata-visualizationplotting
EMVA1288/emva1288
Mar 2014 - Aug 2022
Reference implementation
Contributions:8 releases, 31 reviews, 185 commits in 8 years 5 months
golangdata-exchangezeroreference-implementation
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