Ignacio Parada

Cambridge, MA

M.S., Engineering and Management

• Fellow, MIT System Design and Management Program, focused on applying systems thinking, engineering, and management to large-scale, complex technology challenges.
• Graduate Certificate in Technical Leadership from the MIT Engineering Leadership Program.
• Legatum Fellow, selected for MIT’s competitive 10–15 student entrepreneurship fellowship supporting principled leaders building ventures in emerging and growth markets.
• Student Senator at MIT Sloan School of Management, representing 200 SDM students.
• Thesis: A Systems Theory Approach to Cybersecuring a Supervised Machine Learning System.

Chile

B.S., Software Engineering

• Teaching Assistant for several classes, including Software Engineering, Computer Architectures Lab, and Computer Networks.
• Exchange student at the Technical University of Denmark.

Chile · External cybersecurity company

Software Engineering Manager

• Led several engineering teams across Impersonations, Data Platform, Attack Surface, and related cybersecurity product areas, distributed across five time zones.
• Led the creation of ZeroFox’s Attack Surface product from scratch, making it one of ZeroFox’s key product offerings.
• Mentored and grew future engineering leaders inside the company, doubling their number.
• Served as Hiring Lead for Engineering across the organization, improving hiring process efficiency while hiring 60+ engineers.
• Led ZeroFox’s Chile office, strengthening local team culture, communication rhythms, and employee engagement across the engineering organization.

Cambridge, MA · Interdisciplinary Consortium for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity

Research Assistant

• Researched cybersecurity for AI systems and cybersecurity as a competitive advantage for companies, publishing a paper at the Future of Information and Communication Conference.

Chile · Boutique software development company in Chile with 40 employees

CEO & Founder

• Built and led a three-person sales team, growing revenue to USD 1.5M and expanding the client portfolio to include major enterprise and public-sector accounts such as Falabella, LATAM Airlines, SEGEGOB, Entel, and Enel.
• Defined and executed strategic priorities across sales, operations, culture, and finance while scaling the company over seven years.
• Built the HR function from scratch, strengthening company culture and improving average employee retention from two to four years.
• Steered the company through Chile’s social unrest and the COVID-19 pandemic, preserving employee retention, team stability, and healthy cash flow.
• Oversaw delivery of mission-critical software projects for enterprise and public-sector clients across aviation, retail, government, and infrastructure.

Chile · Tech startup focused on video synchronization

CTO & Co-Founder

• Led technology strategy and product development while raising a USD 250K seed round at a USD 4M valuation.
• Built and led a 10-person engineering team developing backend and mobile applications powered by patented video synchronization technology.

Chile · Technology industry association

President

• Expanded the organization’s membership base by bringing in new technology companies and strengthening its industry network.

Chile · Association of Chilean technology companies

Board Member

• Worked closely with Chile’s Digital Government Division to improve conditions for software development and digital transformation in the public sector.

Chile · MIT alumni association in Chile

Board Member

• Supported outreach to newly admitted MIT students from Chile and helped organize events that strengthened interaction across the local alumni community.

Chile · University

Adjunct Professor

• Created and teach Computer Security, a cybersecurity course covering core security principles and applied defensive techniques.

Chile · University

Adjunct Professor

• Taught Software Engineering and Data Structures to 500+ engineering students over eight years.