About me

After my upbringing in Monterrey, México, I moved to the US to start college at Yale University. I graduated in 2016, with majors in both computer science and applied mathematics.

Once I graduated, I started my career in software, first as an engineer and later as a manager and tech lead. My main area of expertise is around Python-based tools for financial modeling, with a special focus on both research productivity tooling (think Jupyter, virtualenvs, etc.) and distributed compute frameworks: Apache Spark, Dask and Ray. Feel free to check out my GitHub and LinkedIn profiles to learn more about my career.

Today I live in Durham, NC, where I spend a lot of time cycling on the American Tobacco Trail. A large amount of my time is also spent volunteering with two organizations I have a special attachment to: the Durham Bike Co-op and Mixteca, a community organization in Brooklyn where I serve on the board.

This site includes my blog. Posts differ across languages, so check both the English and the Spanish site! Most content consists of literary opinions, in Spanish.

You can contact me at <my first name>albertotorres@gmail.com.

Last modified: November 24th, 2024