BENJAMIN CARPIO

Lead and manage the Product & Technology function, overseeing engineering, QA, product development, and technology operations. Define departmental priorities, product initiatives, and technology strategies aligned with company goals. Manage product roadmaps and backlog prioritization, coordinate cross-functional teams to align product requirements with engineering execution and QA activities, and partner with executive leadership on product strategy and long-term technology planning. Manage relationships with technology vendors, external development teams, and third parties, including participation in vendor evaluation and partner negotiations for APIs, services, and integrations. Identify technology and project risks, manage dependencies, remove blockers, and support predictable, high-quality delivery. Improve processes, engineering workflows, and QA practices, and mentor team members through technical coaching and feedback.

Coordinated technology integration projects by monitoring third-party deliverables, timelines, dependencies, and responsibilities. Managed relationships with technology vendors and supported negotiations to maintain alignment and delivery commitments. Supported technical integrations and vendor communications to improve operational workflows and project execution. Coordinated technical timelines across teams to support project milestones, participated in product testing and issue identification/troubleshooting, and coordinated QA activities by documenting findings, validating fixes, and communicating feedback to development teams. Configured and administered platforms including GitHub, cloud services, and project management tools to support technical workflows. Conducted research and evaluations of vendors, APIs, tools, systems, and implementation strategies, maintained technical documentation and internal repositories, and collaborated with distributed internal/external teams across m

Provided technical coaching and mentoring in software engineering, algorithms, and programming best practices. Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to integrate remote sensing and geospatial technologies into strategic projects. Optimized Python and JavaScript code for satellite image acquisition and processing using Google Earth Engine and Copernicus. Developed and improved image-fusion algorithms to increase spatial and temporal resolution, implemented change-detection techniques for areas of interest, and supported analytical solution development. Offered technical guidance, troubleshooting, and implementation support for technology and research initiatives.