Ricardo Pizarro
Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Booz Allen Hamilton
Kensington, Maryland, United States
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Top SchoolRicardo Pizarro is a Senior Machine Learning Engineer with eight years of experience applying statistical signal processing and advanced ML/DL methods to medical and neuroimaging data. With a PhD in Biomedical Engineering and a grounding in electrical engineering, he blends deep research experience—from postdoctoral neuroimaging and neuroscience projects—to production-focused engineering at Booz Allen, where he leads teams building imaging provisioning infrastructure for the VA Million Veteran Program. He has a strong track record automating image quality assessment, PHI/PII scrubbing for DICOMs, and deploying models for clinical tasks like LAA stroke risk prediction, and he emphasizes MLOps and Responsible AI practices including model cards and lifecycle risk mitigation. Notably, Ricardo pairs hands-on algorithm development (Bayesian methods, DL segmentation, CNN noise detectors) with systems work—designing databases, feature branches, and reproducible pipelines—to move research tools into usable, auditable products. Based in Kensington, MD, he mentors engineers and researchers, translating complex neuroimaging methods into scalable solutions for healthcare research and delivery.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biomedical Engineering, minor Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biomedical Engineering, minor Computer Science at University of Wisconsin-MadisonThe University of Maryland, College Park
English, Spanish, Portuguese, French
Github Skills (13)
mri7
imaging6
medical-imaging5
quality-assurance5
machine-learning4
contrast4
deep-learning4
medical-image-processing4
python4
spine4
segmentation3
computer-vision3
algorithm2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
ricardopizarro/MRI-contrast
Feb 2018 - Mar 2022
Deep learning algorithm to automate brain MRI contrast identification process
Contributions:10 PRs, 19 pushes, 2 branches in 4 years 2 months
braindeep-learningdeep-learning-algorithmcomputer-visionmri
ricardopizarro/MRI_artifact_detection
Aug 2019 - Jun 2023
Contributions:154 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 10 months
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