Maria Molina-contreras
Senior Data Scientist
Berlin, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolMaria Molina-Contreras is a Senior Data Scientist based in Berlin with 8 years of experience leading end-to-end data projects that bridge biotechnology and product-focused ML. She has driven cross-functional initiatives from problem scoping to production deployment, including RAG systems, knowledge graphs, image segmentation for plant phenotyping, and synthetic data generation for resource optimization. Comfortable both as a hands-on engineer and a hiring/mentoring lead, she improves team workflows through automation and standardization while communicating outcomes to technical and non-technical stakeholders. Her background as a plant molecular researcher with a PhD gives her unique domain expertise in biosciences, applied across predictive maintenance and ML-driven agritech solutions. An active contributor to the Spanish Python docs, she pairs strong technical writing and open-source engagement with interests in IoT, microcontrollers, art and plants.
8 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree in plant biology and biotechnology, Master's degree in plant biology and biotechnology at Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaMastering Negotiation and Influence, Mastering Negotiation and Influence at MIT Sloan School of ManagementNanodegree in Machine Learning Engineer, Nanodegree in Machine Learning Engineer at UdacityPhD in Biotechnology (Plant Molecular Biology), PhD in Biotechnology (Plant Molecular Biology) at Universitat de Barcelona
Spanish, Catalan, English, French, German
Github Skills (7)
spanish10
translation10
documentation10
python9
restructuredtext9
rs9
github7
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
python/python-docs-es
May 2020 - Nov 2020
Spanish translation of the Python documentation.
Role in this project:
Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:2 reviews, 31 commits, 10 PRs in 6 months
Contributions summary:Maria primarily contributed to the Spanish translation of the Python documentation. Their work involved translating various sections, including the Code of Conduct, frequently asked questions, contributing guidelines, and the translation memory. The commits demonstrate an effort to maintain consistency and provide clear and accurate Spanish translations for the Python documentation, with a focus on technical accuracy and clarity for Spanish-speaking users.
python-documentationpythonspanish-translationtranslation
mjmolina/plantaris_data
Aug 2020 - Oct 2021
Contributions:13 commits, 3 pushes in 1 year 1 month
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