Mario Padilla Franco

Mario Padilla Franco

Software Engineer focused on AI & Robotics

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Professional Summary

Software engineer focused on AI and robotics, experienced in building, evaluating and deploying conversational AI systems, developer tooling, robotic applications and industrial automation solutions across the full engineering lifecycle.

Experience

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Feb 2026

Present

AI Engineer

HubTalk

  • Engineer production conversational AI systems for voice and chat applications across multiple client use cases.
  • Work across agent architecture, evaluation, integrations and voice infrastructure to deliver reliable AI-driven customer interactions.
  • Support the full agent lifecycle from requirements and implementation through validation, deployment and production improvement.
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May 2023

Jan 2026

Application Engineer

GUREGO

  • Developed and deployed robotic and industrial automation solutions for manufacturing applications across multiple customer environments.
  • Worked across industrial robotics, machine vision, mobile robotics, controls and robotics software to connect digital and physical automation systems.
  • Supported the complete technical lifecycle from application development and validation through commissioning, production start-up and customer support.
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Apr 2022

Mar 2023

Assembly Engineer

Alliance Automation

  • Built and integrated custom industrial automation equipment for manufacturing and production-line applications.
  • Worked across mechanical assembly, electrical integration and automation hardware to prepare complex equipment for commissioning.
  • Supported the equipment lifecycle from engineering drawings and assembly through testing, troubleshooting and pre-commissioning validation.
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Aug 2021

Apr 2022

Automation Engineer

Parque Tecnologico Iberoingenio

  • Supported the development and operation of an Industry 4.0 laboratory focused on robotics, industrial automation and advanced manufacturing technologies.
  • Worked across robots, PLC-controlled systems, industrial I/O, sensors and safety hardware to integrate and demonstrate automation solutions.
  • Supported system configuration, testing, technical documentation and technology demonstrations for industrial and educational applications.
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Selected Projects

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Industrial Palletizing Automation

DoosanRoboticsPalletizingAutomation

Developed and commissioned a production-oriented Doosan robotic palletizing application with configurable logic and recovery safeguards.

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Conversational Agent Engineering (CAE) Framework

OpenAI APICekuraRetellLiveKitLLM AgentsVoice AI

Created a reusable engineering framework for designing and QA-testing production conversational agents.

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Technical Skills

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Software Development

PythonC++TypeScriptReactDocker

AI & Voice Systems

LLM Agent ArchitectureConversation Flow DesignPrompt EngineeringLLM GuardrailsAI Evaluation & QA

Robotics & Simulation

ROS 2MoveIt 2RoboDKDoosan RoboticsUniversal RobotsDobot RoboticsMiR AMR

Automation & Controls

Siemens TIA PortaLAllen-Bradley Studio5000PLC IntegrationIndustrial I/OSystem Commissioning

Computer Vision & Industrial Perception

OpenCVMech-MindSOLOMON AICognexVision-Guided Robotics

Networking & Voice Infrastructure

SIP / VoIPFusionPBXTCP/IPNetwork Diagnostics