Summary
German Alfaro is a machine learning founder and CEO with 11 years of experience building applied AI systems that turn real-world data into business value. He leads GrowMind, developing state-of-the-art ML solutions to reduce risk and boost profitability for sustainable vegetable production. His background spans embedded systems and ocean sensing research to industrial AI, reflecting a strong blend of mechatronics, deep technical grounding (M.S. in Computer Science, UCSD), and product-focused engineering. Prior ventures include Jaynes Computing and roles delivering production ML at GEA, showing repeated founder-level initiative. Based in Tijuana, he combines academic research rigor with hands-on deployment experience in constrained, real-world environments. Beyond models, he emphasizes pragmatic, sustainability-centered outcomes that close the gap between research and the farm.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
University of California San Diego
B.S., Mechatronics engineering, B.S., Mechatronics engineering at CETYS Universidad
Spanish, English