# Hugo Romero - AI Engineer & Architect

## Contact Information
- **Email:** romerorico.hugo@gmail.com
- **LinkedIn:** [linkedin.com/in/hugo-romero-rico](https://linkedin.com/in/hugo-romero-rico)
- **GitHub:** [github.com/hugoromerorico](https://github.com/hugoromerorico) | [github.com/hugo-romero-mm](https://github.com/hugo-romero-mm)
- **Medium:** [medium.com/@romerorico.hugo](https://medium.com/@romerorico.hugo)

## Languages
- **Spanish:** Native
- **English:** C1

## Headline
Turning business strategy into AI architecture that ships.

## Presentation
AI engineer, architect, and founding engineer with a background in Computer Science and Business Administration. I work across AI, infrastructure, and product, from building and optimizing LLM systems to defining how they fit into real products and businesses.

I like getting close to the technical details while keeping sight of the bigger picture. My experience spans LLM inference, agentic systems, cloud infrastructure, and AI architecture, with a focus on solving hard problems and turning ideas into working systems.

## Professional Experience


### Founding Engineer: Product & Infrastructure at Feniria Labs

> June 2026 - Present

#### Headline

Founding engineer working across product, LLM inference, and commercial execution at an early-stage AI infrastructure company focused on GPU optimization.

#### Key Achievements

* Designed and implemented automated LLM inference optimization using vLLM, tuning scheduling, batching, concurrency, KV cache utilization, and GPU allocation
* Built benchmarking and workload profiling systems to measure TTFT, throughput, latency, and GPU utilization across inference workloads
* Led the pilot-to-contract conversion with Feniria's first paying customer, connecting technical validation with product and commercial requirements
* Shaped the product through hands-on inference engineering, translating customer requirements into product capabilities and optimization workflows
* Built an automated ICP engine and CRM that has fed 400+ qualified prospects into the sales pipeline using Python, AI agents, and Notion
* Owned web development and worked across technical and business requirements to support Feniria's product and go-to-market efforts

#### Stack

Python, vLLM, React, Vite, LLM Inference, GPU Optimization, AI Agents.


### AI Architecture & Innovation Tech Lead at Orange
> March 2026 - June 2026

Promoted to lead a transversal AI Architecture and Innovation team designed to drive impact from team level to company wide. Responsible for translating business needs into architectural decisions and setting the technical direction for agentic and enterprise AI systems at scale.
- Defining AI architecture standards and best practices across all engineering levels 
- Deploying production agentic systems implementing industry standard protocols 
- Integrating Gemini Enterprise, Slack and Microsoft Teams as enterprise agent surfaces
- Reducing AI OPEX through model routing, caching, governance and detecting cost cutting opportunities
- Building an enablement framework for company-wide contribution to the AI ecosystem

Keywords
- Problem solving, A2A, MCP, AI governance, AI Agents, AGUI, A2UI, Finetuning

#### Stack
Python, Terraform, Kubernetes, GCP, A2A, MCP, AGUI, A2UI, Gemini Enterprise, LangGraph, ADK, LiteLLM, FastAPI, Vertex AI, Pydantic, ArgoCD, Helm, Docker, GitHub Actions.

### AI Engineer at Orange
> September 2023 - March 2026

#### Headline
Working at the forefront of Generative AI and agentic systems, developing production-ready solutions in an environment of uncertainty and rapid innovation. Combining technical excellence with business understanding, constantly engaging with stakeholders to define project scope and address business cases.

#### Key Achievements
- Established best practices for agentic development and AI architecture in a state-of-the-art (SOTA) GenAI environment
- Built comprehensive MLOps pipelines in GCP covering the entire ML lifecycle from training to monitoring
- Created and maintained Terraform modules for cloud-native AI infrastructure
- Established the technical foundation and enablers for a new fast-growing AI team
- Developed agentic workflows for task automation with MCP servers
- Implemented LLMOps governance including prompt versioning, budget control and RBAC
- Created, developed and maintained internal platforms for monitoring, alerting, and automation of budgets and ML models
- Administered access to LLMs across Azure, GCP, OpenAI and LiteLLM

#### Stack
Python, Kubernetes, GCP, Terraform, GitHub Actions, LiteLLM, Azure OpenAI, Pydantic, FastAPI, Docker, Helm, Langgraph, ADK, Vertex, Google Cloud Platform, MCP, Langchain, ArgoCD, n8n, Airflow, CI/CD implementation, microservices.

### Backend Developer at MásMóvil
> March 2023 - September 2023

#### Headline
Developed reactive Java workflows, integrated with government SOAP APIs, and contributed to MasStack cloud-native platform with 500+ developers following state-of-the-art practices in the industry of software development. Learned the principles of good software engineering while delivering value in daily cycles of merging and production impact.

#### Key Achievements
- Delivered production-ready code with daily merge cycles and immediate impact
- Contributed to cloud-native, microservices architecture in a high volume and risk environment
- Developed reactive Java workflows
- Integrated with government SOAP APIs
- Coordinated with other teams

#### Stack
Reactive Java, Cadence, Kubernetes, Git, Monorepo, Microservices, Cloud Native, Agile Kanban, SOAP APIs, Bazel.

### DevOps & Data Intern at MásMóvil
> October 2022 - September 2023

#### Headline
Deployed GCP resources, automated data team operations, while learning the foundations of a cloud native data team with over 5 PetaBytes of information.

#### Key Achievements
- Deployed cloud resources using Terraform and CI/CD pipelines
- Automated ETL pipeline workflows with Apache Airflow
- Automated daily operational processes for the data team
- Managed infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform
- Worked with Kubernetes for container orchestration

#### Stack
Airflow, Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes, GitHub, Terraform, CI/CD, ETL, Cloud Native.

### AI Researcher at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M)
> September 2022 - August 2023

#### Headline
Research on genetic algorithms for customer profiling, including development of custom binary logic algorithms for massive data processing.

#### Key Achievements
- Researched innovative solutions to complex problems using evolutionary genetic algorithms
- Developed custom algorithms based on binary logic for massive data processing with association rules
- Prepared and analyzed large datasets for customer profiling
- Investigated customer contracting trends for cross-sell using innovative techniques
- Implemented data anonymization techniques
- Programmed machine learning solutions without dedicated libraries
- Maintained strong customer orientation throughout the research

#### Stack
Python, Machine Learning, Genetic Algorithms, Data Analysis, Binary Logic Algorithms, Association Rules.

### Research Support Specialist Technician at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M)
> December 2019 - April 2020

#### Headline
Python programming oriented to Game Theory, researching disruptive solutions for fair equilibria in complex incentive distribution environments.

#### Key Achievements
- Developed Python solutions for Game Theory problems
- Researched and implemented disruptive solutions for fair equilibria in complex incentive distribution environments
- Worked with Pandas for data analysis
- Coordinated international research

#### Stack
Python, Game Theory, Pandas, Data Analysis, International Research.

### Digital Business Developer at Grupo SM
> June 2019 - August 2019

#### Headline
Project to digitally incentivize reading among young people through co-creation and Design Thinking methodologies.

#### Key Achievements
- Developed digital solution to incentivize reading in young audiences
- Applied co-creation and Design Thinking methodologies
- Worked with Agile Scrum methodology
- Built mobile-oriented applications using Node.js
- Participated in product ideation and development

#### Stack
Node.js, Design Thinking, Agile Scrum, Product Development, Mobile Development.

## Education

### Double Degree in Computer Science and Business Administration
> Universidad Carlos III de Madrid | September 2017 - February 2023

**Grade:** 8.33/10
**Honors in:**
- Programming
- Statistics
- Game Theory & Computing
- Computer Networks
- Design of Internet of Things Systems
- Data Structures and Algorithms
- Advanced Computation Theory
- Machine Learning

**Specialization** in Computing and AI.

**Excellence Scholarship of Madrid** for top grading students in:

- 2019/2020
- 2020/2021
- 2021/2022

**Final Project:** Investigation in the field of AI for using optimized genetic algorithms to extract association rules in big data environments. Graded with a 9.8 and proposed to be published in a scientific journal and for an honorable mention.

#### Activities and Groups
- Student representative of the degree in 2019/2020
- Champion of Madrid in beach volleyball 2021/2022
- Champion of Madrid in volleyball 2022/2023

### Mathematical Engineering
> Complutense University of Madrid | September 2015 - June 2016

Coursed first year of the degree in Mathematical Engineering at the Complutense University of Madrid. Found out that although I loved math I didn't quite like the way it was oriented in the university, but fell in love with programming and computer science, which of course helped me redirect my path.

### High School
> IES Diego Velázquez, Torrelodones | September 2012 - June 2015

Competed in several mathematics competitions and olympiads representing my school. Organized the first team of students of my high school to compete in Madrid's team math olympiads.

Attended the [Escuela de Pensamiento Matemático Miguel de Guzmán](https://pensamientomatematico.es/), Center dedicated to developing advanced mathematical and logical thinking.

## Interests

### High Performance Volleyball Player
- Current Top 12 beach volleyball team in Spain in season 24/25
- 4 seasons competing in the second top division of Spain in court volleyball (2020-2024)

### Code Contest Enthusiast
- Top 10 Spain in Google's Hash Code 2021 ([Scoreboard archive](https://github.com/pierreavn/google-hashcode-archive/blob/main/archive/2021/qualification/hashcode_2021_qualification_round_scoreboard.json))

- Top 25 World in Advent of Code 2024 ([adventofcode.com/2024/leaderboard](https://adventofcode.com/2024/leaderboard))

### Percussionist
Played in several bands and orchestras, from classical to jazz and rock. Member of the symphonic band of Torrelodones 2013-2017.

### Miscellaneous
- Chess lover
- Complex Problem Solving (CPS) and critical thinking avid student
- Interested in studying and applying Stoic principles adapted to modern life and work
- Being up to date in the latest technologies in the field of AI