Joel Hernández
Software Engineer at Venturu
Miami, Florida, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJoel Hernández is a software engineer and founder with 11 years of experience building product-focused systems and generative AI research. As CEO of RenderAI in Miami, he leads development of steerable photorealistic AI models aimed at transforming photography and media production, balancing research rigor with product delivery. He combines full-stack engineering chops—evident in front-end contributions like a streamlined webpack starter—with a deep interest in reliable, performant model deployment. Educated in computer science at VU Amsterdam and with a technical programming background from Guadalajara, he blends international perspective, entrepreneurial drive, and hands-on coding to move AI ideas into usable tools. A detail-oriented builder, he often focuses on pragmatic improvements that speed iteration and polish user-facing experiences.
10 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Computer Science Computer Science, Bachelor of Computer Science Computer Science at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)Technical Degree in Programming Computer Science, Technical Degree in Programming Computer Science at Universidad Cuauhtémoc Campus Guadalajara
Spanish, English, Dutch, Portuguese, French
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (16)
html10
javascript10
starter-kit10
front-end-development10
webpacker10
webpack10
sass9
s69
ios6
exit6
php6
enter6
apache6
security6
angularjs6
Programming languages (18)
Github contributions (5)
lifenautjoe/webpack-starter-basic
Feb 2018 - Feb 2020
A simple webpack starter project for your basic modern web development needs.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:35 commits, 18 PRs, 79 pushes in 2 years
Contributions summary:Joel primarily focused on front-end development within the webpack starter project. They updated dependencies, added a preview command, and removed an unnecessary plugin. The user also modified the `index.html` file, changing the Instagram profile link and configuring mobile header elements. Furthermore, they added new features related to mobile header color and text.
es6-starterwebpack-simplewebpack4phaserjssass
OkunaOrg/okuna-app
Oct 2018 - Jan 2022
📱 The Okuna social network cross-platform mobile app
Contributions:4 releases, 1946 commits, 355 PRs in 3 years 3 months
social-networkreact-nativedartandroidopenbook
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