Jose B.

Jose B.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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About

With over a decade of technical leadership experience, I am passionate about building industry-leading software tools. My core competencies include security automation, compliance, cloud operations, and software development. My goal is to enable my teams to provide secure, scalable, and innovative services to millions of users around the world.

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Experience

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    Procurify

    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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    Vancouver, Canada Area

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    Vancouver, Canada Area

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    Victoria, Canada

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    Vancouver, Canada

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    Victoria, Canada

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    Victoria, British Columbia.

Education

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  • - Present

    SLELP is an invitation-only Stanford University executive program for high-potential Latino entrepreneurs. To be considered for this executive program, the preferred criteria are to have generated $1 million in revenue or raised $1 million in funding. The immersive program provides participants with valuable concepts and frameworks, enhanced access to capital, personal mentorship from successful entrepreneurs and investors, and a better understanding of the capital resources necessary to grow…

    SLELP is an invitation-only Stanford University executive program for high-potential Latino entrepreneurs. To be considered for this executive program, the preferred criteria are to have generated $1 million in revenue or raised $1 million in funding. The immersive program provides participants with valuable concepts and frameworks, enhanced access to capital, personal mentorship from successful entrepreneurs and investors, and a better understanding of the capital resources necessary to grow their businesses, create jobs, and build a more robust economy. Two Stanford Professors teach the entrepreneurship program, Huggy Rao (Stanford Graduate School of Business) and Bob Sutton (Stanford University School of Engineering), world-class business-management experts.

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Volunteer Experience

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    Principal Programmer

    Vanderbilt University

    - Present 12 years 5 months

    Science and Technology

    The platform I design, develop, update, and maintain allows researchers to conduct experiments with remote participants, an indispensable tool to continue their research operations during COVID. The virtual laboratory accelerates the data collection rate by 10x that of traditional research laboratories while matching or surpassing the data quality of conventional collection methods. The efficiencies gained by this tool allow researchers to publish 4x more academic papers, exponentially…

    The platform I design, develop, update, and maintain allows researchers to conduct experiments with remote participants, an indispensable tool to continue their research operations during COVID. The virtual laboratory accelerates the data collection rate by 10x that of traditional research laboratories while matching or surpassing the data quality of conventional collection methods. The efficiencies gained by this tool allow researchers to publish 4x more academic papers, exponentially accelerating the contributions made to the understanding of the human mind. Several dozen academic papers in top-tier Psychology journals have used my tool as their primary data collection mechanism.

    I work directly under the supervision of Dr. Isabel Gauthier, a Yale and MIT alumnus and Chair of the Department of Psychology at Vanderbilt University. She is also the head of the Object Perception Lab, the founder of the National Science Foundation's Perceptual Expertise Network, and the chief editor of the Journal of Experimental Psychology.

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    Lead Instructor

    Wallbreakers

    - 1 year

    Education

    I mentor underrepresented minorities in tech so they can crack the interview process. _Speak was Founded by a friend and fellow alumni of the Stanford University Latino Entrepreneur Program, Andrea Guelderman. _Speak works with 100% underrepresented talent from over 50 colleges and universities from across the United States, including Ivy League schools, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs).

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    Director At Large

    University of Victoria Students Society

    - 1 year

    Politics

    As an elected board member, I was responsible for managing the student society’s $10 million annual budget. Some of my accomplishments include:

    • Successfully restructured upper management, saving the student society over 100k per year.

    • Advised on the modernization of the student society electoral process, which eventually led to adopting a University-wide online voting system.

    • Planed, led, and successfully executed the largest referendum in the university's history,…

    As an elected board member, I was responsible for managing the student society’s $10 million annual budget. Some of my accomplishments include:

    • Successfully restructured upper management, saving the student society over 100k per year.

    • Advised on the modernization of the student society electoral process, which eventually led to adopting a University-wide online voting system.

    • Planed, led, and successfully executed the largest referendum in the university's history, with 70% of students voting in favor of my proposal to withdraw from the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS)

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    Senator

    University of Victoria

    - 1 year

    Education

    Under the University Act, the Senate is responsible for the academic governance of the university, including matters related to libraries, faculties, departments, courses of instruction, fellowships, scholarships, exhibitions, bursaries, prizes, admissions, student appeals and the granting of degrees (including honorary degrees, diplomas and certificates). In a university of 18,000 students, I was one of sixteen students democratically elected to represent student interests…

    Under the University Act, the Senate is responsible for the academic governance of the university, including matters related to libraries, faculties, departments, courses of instruction, fellowships, scholarships, exhibitions, bursaries, prizes, admissions, student appeals and the granting of degrees (including honorary degrees, diplomas and certificates). In a university of 18,000 students, I was one of sixteen students democratically elected to represent student interests. Accomplishments:

    • Appointed by the senate to the Board of Governor's Planning and Priorities committee, chaired by the president of the University.

    • Assisted and advised Dr Turpin (President) and Jamie Cassels (Vice-President) with the 2012 Strategic plan: A Vision for the Future – Building on Excellence

    https://www.uvic.ca/campusplanning/assets/docs/strategicplan.pdf

Publications

  • Individual differences in object category learning: Steep versus shallow learners

    Journal of Vision

    In category training studies, it is assumed that once participants are trained to a specified criterion, they are equivalent in their categorization abilities. However, little work has examined how individual differences in the rate of category acquisition might affect the retention of category knowledge in the post-acquisition phase. In this study, we investigate the initial trainability of participants as a predictor of their ability to retain category knowledge. In Phase 1 of the study…

    In category training studies, it is assumed that once participants are trained to a specified criterion, they are equivalent in their categorization abilities. However, little work has examined how individual differences in the rate of category acquisition might affect the retention of category knowledge in the post-acquisition phase. In this study, we investigate the initial trainability of participants as a predictor of their ability to retain category knowledge. In Phase 1 of the study, participants were trained to classify images of warblers into one of four species categories (Magnolia, Cape May, Prairie, Townsend). Training continued until participants achieved a 90% accuracy criterion. Multilevel modeling was used to characterize participants as having either a “steep” or “shallow” acquisition slope. The slopes were computed based on the learner’s initial baseline performance in the first block of learning trials and the number of trials required to reach the 90% criterion. Subsequently, in Phase 2 of the study, participants were asked to categorize new images of the four warbler species. Their category abilities were tested at three time points: immediately, 1 day and 2 days after category training. The key result was that relative to the original 90% training criterion, steep learners improved their categorization performance to 97%. In contrast, the category performance of the shallow learners declined to 80% - below the original training criterion of 90%. Our findings show that category learning and category retention are intimately linked, where the rate by which someone acquires a perceptual category predicts how they will retain category knowledge over time. Adopting an individual differences perspective, these findings suggest that visual category learning may be a stable, trait-like characteristic that measures a person’s ability to acquire and retain category knowledge.

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Projects

  • Vanderbilt Expertise Test (software)

    Under the guidance of the Chair of the Department of Psychology, my team designed, tested and implemented an easy to use web interface allowing researchers to create, publish and collect experiment data online. Today, the crowdsourcing research software is being used to collect data on tens of thousands of participants worldwide.

  • Early Psychosis Intervention (software)

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    Assisted in the design and development of an intervention tool for early psychosis patients. The mobile application allows patients to manage their symptoms using personalized cognitive behavioral therapy. In addition, the intervention tool tracks the users’ progress and helps them keep in contact with peer support, hospital personnel and emergency services.

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  • LFI Scrapbook (software)

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    For the child on the autism spectrum, LFI! Scrapbook is serious fun! The platform is a powerful educational tool for learning faces and recognizing emotions of the important people in their lives. But LFI! is not just for kids. Teachers will use it to learn the names of their students, and students will use it as an effective tool for studying biology, fine arts, psychology, and any subject that involves visual images.

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Honors & Awards

  • 50 Startups to Watch in Europe

    Silicon - Luxembourg magazine

    "The European ecosystem is growing significantly, and all the capitals are now both playing in the same league and competing to be the most well known city for innovation. Our international partner network has helped us identify the rising startups in Europe." - Silicon Magazine No.1 | July - Sep 2016

  • Mayo Clinic Global Medical Business Immersion Program

    Mayo Clinic Ventures

    The program brings health care entrepreneurs from Latin America, Europe and the Middle East to Mayo Clinic for business discussions, with the goal of identifying collaboration opportunities. Cognilab was one of five international companies selected to participate. The program includes meetings with Mayo Clinic physicians who are experienced in collaborating with industry partners and have started companies, as well as leaders and decision makers from all departments at Mayo…

    The program brings health care entrepreneurs from Latin America, Europe and the Middle East to Mayo Clinic for business discussions, with the goal of identifying collaboration opportunities. Cognilab was one of five international companies selected to participate. The program includes meetings with Mayo Clinic physicians who are experienced in collaborating with industry partners and have started companies, as well as leaders and decision makers from all departments at Mayo Clinic

    http://www.KAALtv.com/news/entrepreneurs-show-off-their-products-at-mayo-clinic/4117239/

  • Canada's Top 20 Digital Health Startups

    HIT Consultant Media

    HIT Consultant is an award winning healthcare technology focused digital media platform providing engaging interviews, videos, podcasts, curated content, and in-depth commentary shaping the dynamic landscape of the healthcare technology industry. HIT Consultant utilizes a combination of content from their talented editorial team, contributors, and quality content curation serving as the leading digital media platform to connect and engage healthcare technology professionals. Their mission is to…

    HIT Consultant is an award winning healthcare technology focused digital media platform providing engaging interviews, videos, podcasts, curated content, and in-depth commentary shaping the dynamic landscape of the healthcare technology industry. HIT Consultant utilizes a combination of content from their talented editorial team, contributors, and quality content curation serving as the leading digital media platform to connect and engage healthcare technology professionals. Their mission is to deliver insightful coverage of healthcare technology trends and innovation.

  • Startup Visa

    Government of Canada

    Launched in 2013 as a five-year pilot, the Start-up Visa Program is the first of its kind in the world and is helping make Canada the destination of choice for the world’s best and brightest to launch their companies. Recruiting dynamic entrepreneurs from around the world will help Canada remain competitive in the global economy.

    http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?nid=981619

  • Top 5 Executives in Victoria

    VIATeC

    Victoria's Advanced Technology Council named Cognilab's executive as one of the Top 5 Executives of the Year. Finalists and recipients were recognized in front of over five hundred executives, senior decision makers, government representatives and the media.

  • Top 5 Startups in Victoria

    VIATeC

    The Technology Awards celebrate the achievements of technology companies responsible for making Greater Victoria the fastest growing technology region in British Columbia. Cognilab was celebrated as one of Victoria's Top 5 Startups of the year.

  • Top 25 Most Innovative Companies in British Columbia

    DigiBC

    DigiBC, the non-profit Industry Association for Digital Media and Wireless companies in BC, named Cognilab one of the Top 25 Most Innovative Technology Companies of the year. In 2014 there were over 1,300 companies creating innovative products in British Columbia.

  • TEDx Speaker

    TEDxVictoria

  • Distinguished Entrepreneur of the Year Fellowship Award

    Peter B. Gustavson School of Business

    Formerly known as the University of Victoria Business school, the Peter B. Gustavson School of Business focuses on four main value pillars: international, integrative, innovative and sustainability/social responsibility. The Cognilab team was honoured with the 2013 Distinguished Entrepreneur of the Year Fellowship Award.

  • Top Student Startup in BC

    Launch Academy, LXVentures

    The Student Startup Challenge’s mission is to encourage more post-secondary students and recent grads to embrace entrepreneurship and build their startup ideas. During the 4 month challenge 36 teams attempted to build and scale a sustainable company. Launch Academy and LXVentures named Cognilab as the Top Student Startup of 2013.

Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Spanish

    Native or bilingual proficiency

Organizations

  • HIGHLINE.vc

    Portafolio company

    - Present

    Cognilab was one of only four companies accepted into Highline's 2013 Fall cohort. Highline is a global VC-backed accelerator platform that helps digital startups supercharge growth and raise institutional capital. Derived from the Extreme Startups and GrowLab merger, Highline gives founders "Speed to Seed"​ through specialized accelerator products, timely staged investments and growth connectivity in global markets in four cities: Toronto, Vancouver, NYC, SF. Cognilab's primary mentors were…

    Cognilab was one of only four companies accepted into Highline's 2013 Fall cohort. Highline is a global VC-backed accelerator platform that helps digital startups supercharge growth and raise institutional capital. Derived from the Extreme Startups and GrowLab merger, Highline gives founders "Speed to Seed"​ through specialized accelerator products, timely staged investments and growth connectivity in global markets in four cities: Toronto, Vancouver, NYC, SF. Cognilab's primary mentors were Debbie Landa (Dealmaker Media & GrowConf) and Boris Wertz (Version One Ventures, Andreesen Horowitz).

  • Temporal Dynamics of Learning Center, UCSD

    Trainee

    - Present

    The Temporal Dynamics of Learning Center is organized as a network of networks to focus on four major aspects of learning: sensori-motor learning; interactive memory systems; perceptual expertise; and social interaction systems related to learning. TDLC aims to achieve an integrated understanding of the role of time and timing in learning, across multiple scales, brain systems, and social systems. The scientific goal of the center is therefore to understand the temporal dynamics of learning…

    The Temporal Dynamics of Learning Center is organized as a network of networks to focus on four major aspects of learning: sensori-motor learning; interactive memory systems; perceptual expertise; and social interaction systems related to learning. TDLC aims to achieve an integrated understanding of the role of time and timing in learning, across multiple scales, brain systems, and social systems. The scientific goal of the center is therefore to understand the temporal dynamics of learning, and to apply this understanding to improve educational practice.

  • Rockstart

    Digital Health Accelerator cohort member

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    Rockstart helps startups be more successful in their first 1,000 days through funding and mentorship (Rockstart Accelerator and Rockstart Impact), community and office space (Rockstart Spaces), relevant startup events (Rockstart Answers).

  • Launch Academy

    Member

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    Launch Academy is a pre-accelerator program that helps entrepreneurs develop their startups through education, mentorship, lean metrics and networking opportunities. Launch Academy has established an environment where ideas are vetted, business models are tested and successes are celebrated. As winners of the Student Startup Challenge, the Cognilab team was given a full scholarship to attend the entrepreneurial program at the Launch Academy.

  • Beta Tau, Delta Kappa Epsilon International Fraternity

    President

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    I oversaw all chapter operations, including organizing and chairing all executive and general meetings. I provided strategic planning and direction for the chapter and acted as its official spokesperson to the University administration and the media, and its liaison with the international fraternity of DKE and other Greek Letter organizations on campus.

  • Senate, University of Victoria

    Senator

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    I was one of sixteen student representatives elected to the University Senate, the academic governance body at the University of Victoria. During my term I advocated for the academic issues and concerns of the 16,000 undergraduate students at UVic. I was also elected to serve in the Planning and Priorities Committee, an advisory body to the University President. This committee assessed the university’s achievements under the 2007 strategic plan and analyzed the changing external environment. It…

    I was one of sixteen student representatives elected to the University Senate, the academic governance body at the University of Victoria. During my term I advocated for the academic issues and concerns of the 16,000 undergraduate students at UVic. I was also elected to serve in the Planning and Priorities Committee, an advisory body to the University President. This committee assessed the university’s achievements under the 2007 strategic plan and analyzed the changing external environment. It also facilitated over 70 consultation and discussion sessions on and off campus. A draft strategic plan was developed and approved by the University in fall 2012.

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