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May 29, 2026

Alejandro Armas

Business & Systems Analyst Full-Stack & AI Engineer

Los Angeles, CA 646-***-**** *********************@*****.***

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Engineer 3+ years building scalable web apps using React, Node.js, PostgreSQL, and AWS. Winner of 2024

Cerebral Beach Hacks. Shipping AI-powered features, boosting CTR 48%, and maintaining 99.9% uptime.

Skills Languages: JavaScript, TypeScript, Python Frontend: React, React Native, Next.js, Redux Backend:

Node.js, Express, REST, GraphQL Databases: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Neo4j Cloud & DevOps: AWS (EC2, S3,

DynamoDB, SageMaker, Lambda), Docker, Terraform, GitHub Actions

Professional Experience

Volunteer AI Developer Gallery57West Remote Jul 2025 Present

Built a custom LLM chatbot using LangChain and OpenAI API for exhibit storytelling, reducing curator workload 40%.

Software Developer Garment Theory Los Angeles, CA Jan 2024 Jun 2025

Increased product-page CTR 48 % by launching an AI fashion-recommendation engine (PyTorch, Llama 3.2).

Raised uptime to 99.9 % and cut inference latency 35 % by migrating to containerized micro services on AWS.

Founder West LA Portraits (2010 2024) WestLaPortraits

Grew annual revenue 40 % via a custom booking/CRM portal and targeted digital campaigns.

Halved photo-delivery time 50% by scripting Python automations around Adobe APIs and cloud storage.

Projects

Visigraph (2026) AI Brand Visibility Tracker Visigraph, Node.js, Neo4j, React, Groq API

Built a full-stack AI visibility tracker that scores brand mentions in LLM responses using a graph database.

Reduced brand analysis time by 80% through automated sentiment parsing and real-time Neo4j graph queries.

Worthy Reads (2026) Full-Stack Book Club App WorthyReads, Express.js, PostgreSQL, React,

Built a full-stack book club app with secure JWT authentication and Google Books API integration.

Increased user engagement by 30% through seamless book search and interactive rating features.

Deliberate Body Work(2026) E-Commerce Site, Deliberate Body Work, React, Redux, Next.js

Developed an e-commerce site with optimized state management, boosting conversion rates by 40%.

Enhanced mobile responsiveness, improving site accessibility across devices.

Education

Meta Front-End Developer Certificate (2024)

Executed a capstone project leveraging modern React best practices to enhance performance

Fullstack Academy Software Engineering Certificate (2023)

Achieved top 10% in cohort while acquiring hands-on experience in building scalable full-stack applications.

University of Maryland B.A. in Graphic Design (2008)

Gained proficiency in industry-standard tools like Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign).

Awards

Winner Best Use of Llama Index Cerebral Beach Hacks (2024)

Founded AIStilo, an AI stylist app using GPT-4, Llama Index, and Flux Pro for virtual outfit recommendations; won

1st place out of 500+ teams for innovative AI-driven fashion and photo editing solutions.