About Andrés Rivas Jr.

Senior Technology Officer

Andrés Rivas Jr. is a Senior Technology Officer with over 20 years of experience leading organizational transformations, developing scalable infrastructure, and building high-performing teams. His career spans diverse industries including education, digital media, healthcare, and finance where he has consistently turned complex technical challenges into growth opportunities.

Professional Highlights

  • IDIQ: Andrés is currently focused on the architectural design and implementation of the organization’s operational frameworks. His work centers on bridging the gap between high-availability production environments and proactive threat-defense models. By developing these unified processes, he ensures that system performance and organizational security scale in lockstep.

  • Endgame360 Inc. (VP of Technology): Andrés spearheaded a DevOps transformation that allowed the company to scale and operate three major properties—Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Sportscasting, and MotorBiscuit—within a single year. He pioneered the company’s first auto-generating content system by training custom GPT-2 models on the “winning” voices and styles of existing editors. To further this data-driven approach, he worked cross-functionally to build a data science team, including the hiring of Dr. Moses Oben Tataw, to drive machine learning strategies and advanced data visualizations.

  • IQual (Senior Software Engineer): Managed the LAMP stack and led Scrum teams while owning mission-critical modules, including a Credit Bureau API, an automated credit report analysis tool, and an enterprise email campaign system.

  • PracticeGenius: Focused on user engagement by developing responsive gamification features for mobile platforms and implementing Scrum processes to increase incremental value for clients and stakeholders.

Education & Certifications

Technical Expertise

  • Cybersecurity & Infrastructure: Production Operation Center (POC) Design, Security Log Analysis, Threat Detection & Mitigation, Network Security (Firewalls, VPN, MoCA), Linux Systems Administration.

  • AI & Machine Learning: GPT-2 Model Training, Automated Content Generation, Machine Learning Strategy, Data Visualization.

  • Software Engineering: C#, LAMP Stack (PHP, Apache, MySQL), Python, Git, API Development (Credit Bureau Integration).

  • Leadership: Scrum/Agile Management, DevOps Transformation, Cross-functional Team Building, MBO Strategy.

Personal Interests

Born in El Salvador and based in Temecula, CA, Andrés is an avid learner who enjoys exploring new experiences. He finds balance by taking walks on the beach during sunrise and sunset.