# Alejandro Velazquez Alcantar, MSc

> Director of Engineering at Iridia Inc. | Molecular 🧬 Data Storage | Blockchain | AI

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/alejandrovelazquezalcantarmsc

As the Technical Director of Engineering at Iridia Inc., I lead a team of cross-functional engineers who design, develop, and deploy scalable cloud-native software systems. I am passionate about providing innovative and robust solutions to complex problems, leveraging my expertise in cloud computing, embedded systems, and web development.

I have a Master of Science in Computer Engineering from the University of California, Davis, where I published multiple papers on various topics in reputable journals. I aim to use my knowledge and skills to build, unite, and lead cross-functional technical teams with a focus on delivering business value and customer satisfaction.

## Work Experience
### Director of Engineering @ Iridia, Inc.
Jan 2025 – Present | San Diego, California, United States

### Associate Director of Platform Engineering @ Iridia, Inc.
Jan 2023 – Present | San Diego, California, United States
• Managed a cross-functional technical team to integrate Iridia's DNA data-writing system with Cloud services.
• Ensured robust, reliable, and highly available functional Cloud platforms for Iridia, Inc.
• Spearheaded the successful integration of Iridia's DNA data-writing system with Cloud services, enhancing platform efficiency and performance.

### Staff Software Engineer @ Iridia, Inc.
Jan 2022 – Present | San Diego, California, United States
• Led the development of Iridia’s encoding and decoding algorithm for high-density DNA-based data storage technology.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to optimize algorithm efficiency and scalability.
• Implemented innovative solutions to enhance data storage capabilities and drive technological advancements.

### Senior Software Engineer @ Talis Biomedical Corporation
Jan 2019 – Jan 2022 | Menlo Park, California, United States
Lead a team of software engineers to maintain and extend an analytical data pipeline to securely process diagnostic data using modern software architectures and design pattern solutions for the Cloud.

### Embedded Software Engineer @ Talis Biomedical Corporation
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Menlo Park, Ca
Streamlined an analytical data pipeline to process and view diagnostic R&D metrics across instruments, application software/algorithm versions, and manufacturing processes to track and improve product quality, reliability, and performance

Contributor to general purpose Linux operating system (GPOS) configurations that connects diagnostic instrument to analytical pipeline.

### Software Developer @ FAFCO, Inc.
Jan 2014 – Jan 2018 | 435 Otterson Drive Chico, CA. 95928
Designer and developer of FAFCO’s proprietary web application to support Sale Representatives in automatically generating a PDF proposal containing charts, plots, and data-tables aimed to estimate a client’s Return on Investment (ROI) using a multi-variable data model backed with 30+ years of historic data.

### Graduate Researcher @ University of California, Davis
Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | Davis, California, United States
Developed device firmware drivers, in C, on bare-metal to implement the bio-medical device logic on a TI CC3200 embedded processor and utilized Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology for communicating with an iOS application to notify patients of their bladder volume.


## Education
### Master's degree in Computer Engineering
University of California, Davis

### Bachelors of Science (B.S.) in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
California State University, Chico

### Associate's degree in Mathematics and Computer Science
Yuba College


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/alejandro-velazquez-alcantar

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Last updated: 2026-04-12