Jose Navarro
About Jose Navarro
Jose Navarro is an MLOps Engineer at Cleo and a Bristol Meetups Organiser for the MLOps Community, with a background in machine learning and software engineering.
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Jose Navarro is an MLOps Engineer currently working at Cleo. He is also the Bristol Meetups Organiser for the MLOps Community in Bristol, England, United Kingdom.
Experience at Cleo
Jose Navarro is employed at Cleo as an MLOps Engineer, where he applies his expertise in machine learning operations to support the firm’s technological initiatives. His role includes building, deploying, and maintaining machine learning systems in production environments.
Experience at MLOps Community
Apart from his role at Cleo, Jose is actively engaged with the MLOps Community as the Bristol Meetups Organiser. In this capacity, he fosters local engagement and knowledge sharing among professionals in Bristol, England.
Previous Role at Cookpad
Jose Navarro worked at Cookpad from 2019 to 2023. During his tenure, he held multiple roles including Machine Learning Platform Lead Engineer, Engineering Manager, and Machine Learning Infrastructure Engineer. These roles saw him working extensively on machine learning platforms and leading engineering teams in Bristol, United Kingdom.
Early Career Experience
Before his time at Cookpad, Jose worked at Adarga Limited as a Software Engineer from 2017 to 2019 and at Wazoku as a Software Developer from 2015 to 2017 in Bristol, United Kingdom. He also held a Strategic Technology Internship at Telefonica R&D in Madrid, Spain from 2010 to 2012.
Education and Academic Background
Jose Navarro holds a Master’s degree in Advanced Computing with a focus on Machine Learning from the University of Bristol, completed in 2014. He also earned a Bachelor's Degree in Telecommunication Engineering from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, completed in 2011.
Professional Skills and Expertise
Jose has over five years of experience working in startups with an emphasis on agile practices. His skill set includes building, deploying, and maintaining both monolith and micro-services architectures. He has a proactive approach to learning and professional development.