Rafael Ballesteros

Rafa Ballesteros Bono is an experienced technology and business leader currently serving as the Head of Business & Technology for Tupl Inc. in North America since April 2022, where Rafa is responsible for delivering digital transformation using TuplOS. Prior to this role, Rafa held positions at Visible as a Senior Manager, leading the data intelligence and analytics team, and at Tupl Inc. as Delivery Director, overseeing deployment and support for big data automation. Rafa's career includes significant experience at Samsung Telecommunications America as an Engineering Manager, where Rafa managed a diverse team for product customization, and at Microsoft as a Software Engineer, focusing on natural language applications. Rafa has also contributed to academia as a professor and researcher in Natural Language Processing at the Universidad de Sevilla and served as co-owner of E-Alcala.com, a local web portal. Rafa's educational background includes advanced studies in Computational Linguistics and a Bachelor of Arts in English from Universidad de Sevilla.