Rodrigo Calderón-rico
Sr. System Architect at SiTime
Cupertino, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRodrigo Calderón-rico is an AI systems architect and technology strategist with nearly two decades at the intersection of AI, systems architecture, human vision, and biosensing, currently shaping special projects in Intel’s CTO Office. He combines board-level investment storytelling and GM-style product incubation with hands-on hardware and algorithm design, having led display, MRI, and SoC initiatives at Apple, Philips, and Intel. Rodrigo’s background spans deep technical execution—from RTL and mixed-signal verification to system-level architectural specifications—and strategic portfolio decisions informed by his IEEE-recognized judgment. He also contributes to prominent open-source infrastructure, enhancing Apache Iceberg’s Flink integration and backporting features to preserve cross-version compatibility. Holding a PhD in brain-inspired communications and an MSc in communications, he uniquely blends neuroscience-inspired thinking with pragmatic engineering to push perceptual and energy-efficient system boundaries. Colocated in Cupertino, he thrives at translating exploratory research into production-ready technologies that scale.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Communications & Information Technology, Master of Science - MS, Communications & Information Technology at University of BremenDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Brain-Inspired Communications Systems, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Brain-Inspired Communications Systems at Universidad de Guadalajara
English, German, Spanish
Github Skills (7)
javas10
flink-sql10
apache-flink10
java10
apache-iceberg10
testing10
sql4
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
apache/iceberg
Dec 2023 - Sep 2025
Apache Iceberg
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:149 reviews, 26 PRs, 177 comments in 1 year 10 months
Contributions summary:Rodrigo focused on enhancing Flink integration and functionality within the Apache Iceberg project. Their contributions involved making Flink 1.18 compatible with the existing codebase, specifically addressing issues in test helpers and ensuring proper versioning. Furthermore, the user backported watermark read options to maintain feature parity across different Flink versions, demonstrating a focus on stability and compatibility. The user also updated the Flink version and added the ability to read from a branch, expanding the features of the Iceberg source.
apache-icebergicebergapache
rodmeneses/iceberg
Dec 2023 - Sep 2025
Apache Iceberg
Contributions:156 pushes, 26 branches in 1 year 10 months
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