I work at the intersection of Organizational Development, Learning & Development, and Engineering. My most notable achievements include: - Led and scaled the Data Engineering Department at Factored (an AI Fund company backed by Andrew Ng), growing the team from 12 to 70 engineers. - Managed a team of 14 direct reports and 70 indirect reports, including Engineering Managers and Individual contributors. - Conducted 100+ interviews to identify top engineering talent across LATAM. - Mentored 50+ engineers, guiding them through personalized career paths and goals. - Led two data engineering training programs, training over 20 engineers - Designed the initial curriculum for the DeepLearning.AI - Coursera Data Engineering Specialization. Beyond my work in engineering, I’m passionate about Writing, Philosophy, Buddhism, and Ethics. Some of my achievements include: - Published 20+ technical articles on Medium, reaching ~500k views (https://ajhenaor.medium.com/). - Created Echoes of Aliveness on Substack, where I explore themes related to life, mindfulness, philosophy, and Buddhism (https://echoesofaliveness.substack.com/). - Featured by Parallax Press in The Mindfulness Bell (https://www.parallax.org/mindfulnessbell/article/opening-to-suffering/).