Adolfo Omar Calderón
About Adolfo Omar Calderón
Adolfo Omar Calderón is a Product Owner with a diverse background in maritime and technology sectors. He has held various roles, including Tugboat Captain and Head of Product, and possesses multiple advanced degrees in business, engineering, and artificial intelligence.
Work at LanguageWire
Adolfo Omar Calderón has been serving as a Product Owner at LanguageWire since 2021. In this role, he collaborates with UX teams to prototype and validate solutions, enhancing product development through discovery processes. He employs Power BI data to prioritize features based on customer segments and revenue generation, optimizing product impact. Additionally, he utilizes Azure DevOps to define epics, features, and user stories, ensuring alignment with product vision and strategy. His work involves adopting agile methodologies such as Kanban and Scrum to estimate and refine user stories, which enhances team efficiency.
Education and Expertise
Adolfo Calderón has a diverse educational background. He achieved a Master's degree in Programming with Python for Hacking, Big Data, and Machine Learning from EIP International Business School between 2021 and 2023. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in Nautical Engineering in Navigation and Marine Transportation from the International Maritime University of Panama, completed from 2003 to 2007. Additionally, he obtained multiple Master's degrees in Innovation and Entrepreneurship from OBS Business School and Universitat de Barcelona, as well as a Master of Science in Maritime Law and Shipping Business and Ports Management from Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.
Background
Before joining LanguageWire, Adolfo Calderón accumulated extensive maritime experience. He worked as a Tugboat Captain at Canal de Panamá from 2012 to 2016. His earlier roles included serving as a Second Mate at Tidewater Marine in Brazil in 2011 and as a Deck Cadet from 2008 to 2009 in West Africa. He also held a position as a Technical Assessor for Maritime Training Centers at Autoridad Marítima de Panamá in 2010. In the tech sector, he co-founded Shellock, where he served as Head of Product from 2019 to 2021, and worked as a Partnership Advisor at SelfieMark for a brief period in 2019.
Technical Skills and Tools
Adolfo Calderón showcases a diverse technical skill set in product development. He leverages technologies such as .NET, Vue.js, Rest API, and Python NLP Stack. His expertise includes facilitating data accessibility for other systems through API integration, which improves system interoperability. He also employs agile methodologies, including Kanban and Scrum, to enhance team efficiency and refine user stories. His educational pursuits in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning further complement his technical capabilities.
Professional Development
Adolfo Calderón is committed to continuous professional development. He has pursued various courses to enhance his knowledge, including a Nanodegree in Intro to Machine Learning with Pytorch from Udacity in 2020-2021 and a workshop in Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management from Escola Europea in 2017. His studies in Innovation and Entrepreneurship at ESEUNE Business School and Universitat de Barcelona have contributed to his understanding of business dynamics and innovation strategies.