Francis Ortega
Product Manager at Keepers of the Waters
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolFrancis Ortega is a product manager and engineer with 14 years of experience building AI-driven inspection and medical imaging products, currently shaping semiconductor and medical device workflows at Tignis and previously at Imagen Technologies. He blends hands-on technical depth—C++ development, computer vision research, and data science dashboards—with cross-functional leadership, having managed teams up to 16 direct reports and shepherded FDA 510(k) submissions. His background as a PhD cardiac electrophysiologist informs a rigorous, measurement-driven approach to product requirements and experimental design. Francis is comfortable moving projects from R&D prototypes to production-scale throughput improvements (6–10x gains) and excels under pressure through empathetic communication and operational discipline. He also engages with mission-driven community work around water ecosystems, reflecting a broader interest in technology’s societal and environmental impact.
14 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Microbiology and Biotechnology, Bachelor of Science - BS, Microbiology and Biotechnology at Rutgers UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physiology, Biophysics, and Systems Biology, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physiology, Biophysics, and Systems Biology at Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences
English, CebuanoProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
francis-ortega/rtxi-francis
Aug 2017 - Apr 2018
Contributions:3 pushes, 5 branches in 8 months
faqsrtxi
francis-ortega/RTXI_Clamp_Protocol
Jan 2018 - Apr 2018
Contributions:5 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
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