Raul Alanis
Principal Of Applied Intelligence at Houston ISD
Houston, Texas, United States
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Top SchoolRaul Alanis is a transformational technology and education leader with nine years of experience designing and scaling data-driven systems for one of the largest U.S. school districts. As Principal of Applied Intelligence at Houston ISD, he blends strategy, operations, and human-centered design to translate complex AI and digital challenges into simple, student-focused experiences that measurably improve outcomes. He led the district’s generative AI strategy and curriculum—impacting over 4,000 students—and architected platforms and automation that cut costs (34% on a $100M budget), sped video production by 90%, and enabled emergency online learning for 23,000 students within 24 hours. Raul’s background spans hands-on technical work (Python data pipelines and LMS integrations) to executive product ownership, with a consistent track record of cross-functional collaboration, policy design, and KPI-driven program scaling. Based in Houston, he pairs a Rice University BA in Biochemistry with an MS in Learning Technologies, an uncommon mix that informs his pragmatic, research-informed approach to edtech innovation.
9 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
B.A., Biochemistry & Cell Biology, B.A., Biochemistry & Cell Biology at Rice UniversityMaster of Science, Learning Technologies, Master of Science, Learning Technologies at University of North TexasLos Fresnos High School
Spanish
Github Skills (7)
typescript7
electron6
github6
git5
github-desktop2
face-recognition2
python2
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
cloud-elric/gestor-localidades
Jan 2018 - Nov 2018
Contributions:102 PRs, 211 pushes, 74 branches in 10 months
development2gom/figma-gestor
Mar 2018 - Jun 2018
Contributions:24 PRs, 61 pushes, 21 branches in 2 months
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