Ivan Hernandez
Breakthrough Fellow PM Strategy And Communications
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Senior🎓
Top SchoolIvan Hernandez is a product-minded computer scientist and healthcare innovator with 11 years of experience bridging AI/ML research, product management, and strategy across Pfizer, Google, Microsoft and elite fellowship programs. He combines hands-on engineering—contributing to high-impact open-source tooling like Bazel's Tulsi Xcode generator—with strategic work in the Chief Medical Office at Pfizer, making him fluent in both technical execution and cross-functional healthcare strategy. A first-generation college student and cancer survivor raised in rural Mexico, he brings lived experience to mission-driven product design and equitable impact. Ivan has led statewide student governance representing over 2 million students and run community chapters of international service organizations, demonstrating unusual policy and community-scale leadership for a technologist. He holds a CS degree from UC Santa Barbara and additional management training from Babson and Harvard, and is especially interested in roles at the intersection of technology, healthcare, and social impact.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Charles III University of Madrid (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid)Associate's degree, Computer Science, Associate's degree, Computer Science at Diablo Valley CollegeBachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science at UC Santa BarbaraSummer Venture in Management Program, Summer Venture in Management Program at Harvard Business School
Spanish, English
Github Skills (8)
objective-c10
xcode10
swift10
ios10
bazel10
build-automation9
unit-testing8
watchos7
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
bazelbuild/tulsi
Jun 2018 - Jan 2023
An Xcode Project Generator For Bazel
Role in this project:
iOS Developer
iOS DeveloperContributions:172 commits, 5 comments in 4 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Ivan primarily contributed to the Xcode project generation for the bazelbuild/tulsi repository, focusing on improvements to the build process and the integration of new features within the generated Xcode projects. Their work included the addition of Swift and Objective-C defines, the generation of schemes for application extensions, and enhancements related to dSYM bundle handling and module map support. They also added support for Xcode 11.7 and Xcode 12.2 along with app clip integration and related testing, demonstrating a focus on adapting Tulsi to new Apple technologies and Xcode versions.
bazel-rulesbazelideiosswift
ivanhernandez13/ios-deploy
Jun 2020 - Dec 2022
Install and debug iPhone apps from the command line, without using Xcode
Contributions:81 pushes, 5 branches, 2 tags in 2 years 5 months
appstoreconnectiphoneapp-storerelease-managementlibimobiledevice
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