Robert Hinojosa
Head Of Artificial Intelligence, Sr Director at Staples
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRobert Hinojosa is a seasoned technology and AI leader with two decades of experience building customer-centric, real-time solutions across retail, manufacturing, financial services, and startups. Currently Head of Artificial Intelligence at Staples, he has led enterprise AI strategy and upskilling programs as Chief AI Officer and VP IT at Ashley Furniture, driving digital transformation through engineering, product innovation, and modern data platforms. He blends hands-on development experience—shipping web and mobile apps with Angular/TypeScript and contributing to open-source in the .NET ecosystem—with executive leadership that builds high-performing teams and breaks down organizational barriers. Known for approaching problems through the customer journey, he excels at aligning cloud, architecture, analytics, and AI to measurable business outcomes. Based in the Dallas–Fort Worth area, he’s equally passionate about mentoring talent and partnering externally to create practical, scalable innovation. An uncommon strength is his ability to move AI from pilot to production while keeping teams focused on delivering tangible customer value.
10 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Incomplete Computer Science, Incomplete Computer Science at The University of Texas at Austin
English, Spanish
Github Skills (17)
cordova-cli7
fabric6
cordova4
mouse3
pan3
android3
ios3
phonegap3
pinch3
ionic2
typescript2
browser2
crashlytics2
javascript2
canvas2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
rhinojosahdz/angulatris
Jul 2016 - Aug 2017
Contributions:13 commits, 2 PRs, 10 pushes in 1 year 1 month
browsercordovaionicmobile-appweb-browser
rhinojosahdz/ng-typescript-website
Nov 2017 - May 2021
Contributions:6 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 6 months
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