Ignacio Parada

Cambridge, MA

M.S., Engineering and Management

• Fellow, System Design and Management Program.
• Thesis: A Systems Theory Approach to Cybersecuring a Supervised Machine Learning System.
• Student Senator at MIT Sloan, representing 200 SDM students.
• Graduate Certificate in Technical Leadership from the MIT Engineering Leadership Program.
• Legatum Fellow.
• Relevant classes: Distributed Systems, Computer Systems Security, Leading Creative Teams.

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, reaching USD 13M in revenue.
• 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.

Chile · University

Adjunct Professor

• Created and taught Computer Security, including syllabus, class structure, homework, and course materials.

Cambridge, MA · Interdisciplinary Consortium for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity

Research Assistant

• Researched cybersecurity for AI systems and published a paper at the Future of Information and Communication Conference.

Chile · Boutique software development company in Chile with 40 employees

CEO & Founder

• Recruited and led a three-person sales team, growing company revenue to USD 1.5M in five years.
• Created the HR department from scratch, improving average employee retention from two to four years.
• Acted as Product Manager for a cash-flow management platform implemented internally and as a SaaS product.
• Led development of a software platform used by LATAM Airlines to manage operational limitations for a fleet of 315 aircraft across 137 destinations.
• Led projects including software for Chile’s immigration process, warehousing for one of Latin America’s largest retail companies, and ERP for one of Chile’s largest privately owned infrastructure companies.

Chile · University

Adjunct Professor

• Taught Software Engineering and Data Structures to more than 500 students over eight years.

Chile · Tech startup focused on video synchronization

CTO & Co-Founder

• Led the technical side while raising a USD 250K seed round at a USD 4M valuation.
• Recruited and led a 10-person team to develop backend and mobile apps using patented video synchronization technology.