Mariano Lucas Lizárraga

Curriculum vitae · Selected experience

Mariano Lucas

Computer science, product & business strategy.

Computer scientist and INSEAD MBA connecting technical implementation, operating constraints, and business decisions.

Current involvement

ConMaestría · Mentoring & Development

AI tools for teachers in Chile

Contributed to ConMaestría through development and mentoring. My involvement now has a greater focus on mentoring.

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Independent experiments

Nyam explores OS identities and permissions for AI agents. JevPersonas is a desktop studio for synthetic market exploration.

Professional experience

May 2023 – June 2024

LIZCAL · Product & Technology Lead

  • Delivered an ERP implementation spanning inventory, workforce allocation, and auditability.
  • Conducted stakeholder interviews across the operation and leadership to define and validate requirements.
  • Implemented workflow automation.

February 2021 – December 2022

Synopsys · Research & Development Engineer I / II

  • Owned a Formality verification module and prioritized defect resolution, enhancements, and feature delivery.
  • Worked in a globally distributed R&D environment with DevOps and cross-product release planning responsibilities.
  • Volunteered as an engineering mentor and technical hiring assessor.

November 2019 – January 2021

Falabella Retail · Data Engineer, Planning Division

  • Expanded data pipelines and improved ETL infrastructure.
  • Connected KPI requirements across Finance and Data Science.
  • Designed machine learning models for replenishment and provider negotiation.

Earlier ventures

January – May 2021

Mopit · Co-founder & Product Lead

Developed an MVP and led early product validation for an on-demand household cleaning marketplace.

May 2016 – August 2017

Wavern · Co-founder & Team Lead

Launched an IoT device analytics ecosystem, led a small engineering team, and worked with initial B2B clients.

Education

August 2024 – June 2025

INSEAD · Master of Business Administration

Fontainebleau and Abu Dhabi. Blue Ocean Strategy Certificate. Vice President of the Artificial General Intelligence Student Club.

March 2012 – August 2019

PUC Chile (2019)

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Engineering.

Skills & languages

Python, C++, JavaScript, SQL, ETL, machine learning, AI agents, GCP, and AWS. Product strategy, stakeholder management, digital transformation, and cross-functional collaboration.

Spanish: native · English: C1 · French: A2.

Personal interests

Board and video games. D&D (Dungeon Master). I’m developing Animalia, a trading card game about absurd ecosystems, as a personal game-design project.

Selected experience drawn from my April 2026 CV, with my current ConMaestría involvement updated to mentoring and development.