About Me

My path to AI engineering

I'm an AI engineer working on agentic systems and ML in production. Before that, I spent six years designing high-voltage equipment in the industrial sector — that's where I learned that architecture, redundancy, and failure modes matter long before you touch any code.

Those habits carry over. Whether it's a transformer in a substation or an LLM agent in production, the question is the same: what happens when it fails, and can you recover?

2+

Years in AI

4+

Years as Developer

6

Years in Electrical Eng.

Nico
AI Engineer

The Path

How I got here

The path wasn't linear. Each stop taught me something the next one needed.

2024 - Present

AI Engineer

Machine Learning & LLMs

Designing and deploying agentic orchestration systems with RAG, MCP servers, and custom tools. Building ML models to classify SOC security alerts and improve signal-to-noise ratio for analyst teams.

Agentic SystemsRAGMCPPythonVector DBLLMs
  • Deployed orchestration systems with RAG and MCP servers
  • Built ML models for SOC alert classification
  • Shipping agentic pipelines in production

2022 - 2024

Backend Development + AI Studies

Software Engineering

Two years building backend APIs and microservices while completing my Master's in Intelligent Systems. Every API I wrote made me more curious about the models behind the requests.

PythonNode.jsPostgreSQLDocker
  • Completed Master's in Intelligent Systems (UJI)
  • Shipped production backend APIs
  • Migrated legacy systems to microservices

2016 - 2022

Electrical Engineering

Industrial Sector

Designed high-voltage transformers and power distribution systems. Six years of building equipment where a failure meant someone could get hurt — which calibrates how you think about reliability.

TransformersPower SystemsAutoCADR+D
  • Led design of 50+ transformer projects
  • Reduced manufacturing costs by 15%
  • Implemented CAD automation workflows

Personal Side

Beyond the Code

What I do when I'm not at a laptop.

Music

Rock, Punk, and Pop Rock are my fuel. There's something about the raw energy and emotion in these genres that keeps me going during long coding sessions. Green Day, Foo Fighters, and Blink 182 are always on rotation.

Green DayFoo FightersBlink 182The Offspring

Nature & Hiking

Mountains and hiking trails are where I find clarity. Nothing resets the mind quite like a challenging hike with stunning views. The combination of physical effort and natural beauty helps me think through complex problems.

Mountain trailsNational parksLandscape photographyCamping

Literature

Dystopian and sci-fi novels fuel my imagination. From Orwell to Philip K. Dick, these stories about possible futures help me think about the ethical implications of technology and AI.

1984Brave New WorldDo Androids Dream...Neuromancer

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