Summary
Roberto Reif is a founder, educator, and data-focused technologist with nearly a decade of formal industry experience and over twenty years training professionals across corporations, startups, academia, and research institutions. As CEO of ScholarU and a current lecturer at the University of Washington and Bellevue College, he designs and delivers practical courses spanning Excel to Python, Tableau, machine learning, and AI, emphasizing data literacy and applied math. His background blends hands-on R&D—from leading signal-processing and wearable AI at Sensoria to postdoctoral biophotonics research—with executive roles driving curriculum, strategy, and product-informed analytics at Metis. Roberto’s teaching is informed by real product development and instrumentation experience, enabling him to translate complex statistical and ML concepts into immediately useful skills for diverse audiences. He holds a PhD in Biomedical Engineering and pairs deep technical rigor with a mission to equip individuals with knowledge that can transform organizations and society.
9 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Electronics Engineering, Electronics Engineering at Universidad Simón Bolívar
PhD Biomedical Engineering, PhD Biomedical Engineering at Boston University
Spanish