Fernando San Martin
About Fernando San Martin
Fernando San Martin is a Technical Co-founder at Campfire, a Y Combinator startup, based in the San Francisco Bay Area since 2023. He has held various roles in data science and engineering at companies such as Trovata, Capital One, and Turo, and has an academic background in Physics and Electrical Engineering.
Work at Campfire
Fernando San Martin serves as the Technical Co-founder at Campfire, a company that is part of the Y Combinator Summer 2023 batch. He has held this position since 2023, contributing to the company's technological development and strategic direction. Campfire operates in the San Francisco Bay Area, where San Martin applies his extensive experience in data science and engineering.
Previous Experience at Trovata
Prior to his role at Campfire, Fernando San Martin worked at Trovata as Senior Director for a period of 10 months in Seattle, Washington. He later transitioned to the position of Director of Engineering at Trovata, where he worked for two years from 2020 to 2022. His tenure at Trovata involved overseeing engineering projects and leading teams in the development of financial technology solutions.
Career at Capital One
Fernando San Martin has held multiple positions at Capital One. He started as a Data Scientist from 2017 to 2019, where he focused on data analysis and modeling. He later became a Data Science Manager in 2019 for a brief period of five months. His work at Capital One contributed to the company's data-driven decision-making processes.
Educational Background
Fernando San Martin completed his Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Physics at Universidad de Granada from 2008 to 2011. He furthered his education by obtaining a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from EPFL in 2012. His academic background provides a strong foundation for his work in data science and engineering.
Experience in Data Engineering and Science
Throughout his career, Fernando San Martin has accumulated significant experience in data engineering and science. He worked as a Data Engineer at Turo for one year from 2016 to 2017 and as Data Lead at Nexmo from 2013 to 2016. Additionally, he was a Founding Team Member focused on Data Science and Credit at Zippi from 2019 to 2020 in São Paulo, Brazil. These roles have equipped him with a diverse skill set in data management and analytics.