Rafael Saavedra

Rafael Saavedra  new_releases

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VP of Engineering at LogicMark. | Co-Founder at PointerTop. | Co-Founder at Trace.Coffee. | Co-Founder at LookyLoo. | CTO at Drive Time Metrics, Inc..
California, United States

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  • LogicMark
    VP of engineering
    LogicMark
    Feb 2022 - Current (4 years 3 months)
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    Co-founder
    LookyLoo
    Jan 2017 - Current (9 years 4 months)
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    Co-founder
    PointerTop
    Jan 2016 - Current (10 years 4 months)
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    CTO
    Drive Time Metrics, Inc.
    Feb 2015 - Current (11 years 3 months)
    - Built the team, defined the technology strategy and architecture, selected tools and lead the development of the data analytics pipeline for processing media consumption data gathered from cars. - Managed technical collaboration with car OEMs and other key partners.
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    Co-founder
    Trace.Coffee/Trace.Global
    Jan 2014 - Jun 2023 (9 years 6 months)
    - Connecting producers and consumers through Digital Stories and traceability technologies. - Using mobile, digital content, IoT, blockchain, ML and innovative approaches to help improve product quality, supply chain transparency, quality of life for producers, and to bring a better informed consumer experience.
  • Harman International
    Dir. technology aharadio
    Harman International
    Oct 2010 - Feb 2015 (4 years 5 months)
    - Lead Aha Radio's evolution to a connected car product and service integrated with 20+ vehicle models of multiple brands, deployed in multiple countries. - Contributed to the creation of Harman's Aha Analytics platform for the connected car. Lead Harman's connected car cyber security initiative. Headed efforts for securing Harman's intellectual property in connected car, IoT and car data analytics.
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    VP technology
    Aha Mobile
    May 2008 - Oct 2010 (2 years 6 months)
    - Assembled and lead the team that built a content aggregation and streaming platform and mobile app. Developed web-to-audio content conversion components. - Filed several patents on mobile content delivery and connected car. Lead the product and team's transition after the company's acquisition by Harman.
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    Founder
    MERIDIAN GROUP S.A.
    Jan 2006 - Jan 2010 (4 years 1 month)
    Built a software engineering team in Bogotá, Colombia, to offer outsourcing services in location-based services, web and mobile app development and, more recently, data analytics and ML to clients in US and Latin America. Created an enjoyable and productive work environment. Trained the team on agile processes and the lean startup development approach required by Silicon Valley-type of customers. Meridian is currently running and growing as a healthy organization and a work space that team members don't want to leave.
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    LBS, navigation consultant
    Independent
    Nov 2003 - Sep 2005 (1 year 11 months)
    Helped solve problems, define technology strategies and develop solutions in location data-based data analytics, connected navigation, traffic-aware routing and mobile for Qualcomm, deCarta and Dash Navigation among others.
  • Motorola Solutions, Inc
    Software architect, navigation
    Motorola Solutions, Inc
    Jul 1999 - Sep 2003 (4 years 3 months)
    Build one of the first commercially available connected GPS navigation systems for the UK (embedded) and the US (cellular phones), which later evolved to become what is now OnStar Navigation. Filed 5 patents on GPS navigation and connected mobile services.
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    CTO
    Liikuva Systems International
    Jan 1996 - Jan 1999 (3 years 1 month)
    Lead the development of one of the first GPS navigation systems for consumers. Came up with the idea and build the POC of what became the first ever connected navigation system, which lead to the company's acquisition by Motorola.
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  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia
    Educación
    Universidad Nacional de Colombia
    Jan 1995 - Jan 2000 (5 years 1 month)