# Juan Carlo Rebanal

> Senior Software Engineer (Machine Learning, DevSecOps) at Oracle | Founder & Creative Director at Playgarden Games LLC

Location: Pacifica, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/juancarlorebanal

I'm an open-minded challenge-seeker with a lot of heart. Family and friends come first. I'm all about fostering and encouraging harmony and openness in all kinds of relationships. I will always appreciate those who have helped me, directly or not, throughout my journey - and I will be happy to lend a hand wherever I'm able. Feel free to message me if you have questions or want to connect!

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer (Machine Learning, DevSecOps) @ Oracle
Jan 2023 – Present

### Software Engineer (Machine Learning, DevSecOps) @ Oracle
Jan 2020 – Jan 2023 | Redwood City, California, United States

### Founder & Creative Director @ Playgarden Games
Jan 2025 – Present | California, United States
Directed development of debut game Bootsies. Grew team size from solo to 5+ members. Lead programmer, music composition/production, and gameplay artist. Managed marketing on social media and game community.

### Graduate Research Assistant @ UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Greater Los Angeles Area
[Thesis] Self-Localization of Autonomous Vehicles Using Landmark Detection. Supervised by Dr. Christina Fragouli.

[UCLA HCI lab group] Designing a modular, multi-abstraction-level algorithm visualization framework used to lower the technical barrier for people that want to understand and write their own algorithms, regardless of their technical background. Supervisor: Dr. Xiang Chen.

### Research Assistant @ Ryerson University Research and Innovation
Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | Toronto, Canada Area
Worked at OPR-AL Research & Innovation Centre (https://www.ee.ryerson.ca/opr/). 

Investigated network security and communications as an individual undergraduate research project May 2016 - April 2017. Successfully developed novel method of physical-level network monitoring and demonstrated a proof of concept. Used Quartus, an Altera DE2 development board, oscilloscopes and logic analyzers.

Coordinated undergraduate research team in wireless communications and embedded development project as researcher team lead May 2017-Jan 2018. Prototype system involving a new, decentralized, BLE-based communication algorithm was developed and demonstrated successfully. Used nRF52 BLE development boards.

Worked on Bluetooth-based embedded development intelligent networking applications May 2018 - September 2018. Demonstrated a working system of real-time IoT device presence detection. Used ESP32 BLE/Wi-Fi development boards.


## Education
### Master of Science in Electrical Engineering
UCLA

### Bachelor of Engineering (with Distinction) in Electrical Engineering
Ryerson University

### John Cabot Catholic Secondary School


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jrebanal
- Website: https://jcr179.github.io

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Last updated: 2026-04-01