Software Engineer · AI Speaker · Educator

Alison Orellana Rios

Associate Software Engineer, working at the intersection of Agentic AI and cloud infrastructure. International conference speaker, community leader, and passionate educator across Latin America and beyond.

Alison Orellana Rios
Cochabamba, Bolivia
Available Worldwide
30+Talks
3+Years Eng.
C1English

Skills & Tools

Python
C#
Go
Java
JavaScript
PHP
SQL
HTML/CSS
ASP.NET
Angular
Laravel
IONIC
Agentic AI
Machine Learning
Data Science
NLP
AWS
Docker
Git
CI/CD
Jenkins
Selenium
MSSQL
MySQL
Jira
Confluence
Figma
Adobe XD
Adobe Illustrator
DaVinci Resolve
Scrum
Postman
Grafana
Canva
TypeScript

Work Experience

Associate Software Engineer
NICE CXone — Cochabamba, Bolivia
Oct 2023 – Jun 2026
Software Development Engineer working with Agentic AI, C#, ASP.NET, TypeScript, React, Golang, Docker, AWS, MSSQL, Grafana, CI/CD pipelines, and Postman. Delivering tutorials and internal training sessions.
College Professor
Universidad Mayor de San Simón — Cochabamba, Bolivia
Jan 2024 – Aug 2024 · Jul 2023 – Aug 2023
Seasonal lecturer at the Faculty of Science and Technology teaching Systems Dynamics and Logic courses.
Postgraduate Professor
Universidad UCATEC — Cochabamba, Bolivia
Dec 2023
Postgraduate course teacher for training programs. Member of the academic event evaluating committee.
Associate Software Engineer (Trainee)
NICE CXone — Cochabamba, Bolivia
Jun 2022 – Jun 2023
Developer and Automation Engineer with C#, ASP.NET, JavaScript, Angular, Docker, MSSQL, Jenkins, Selenium, Git, and Jira.
Freelancer Report Creator
IAESTE ASBL — Luxemburg
Dec 2022 – Jan 2023
Created activity reports using Adobe InDesign, Adobe XD, and Microsoft Excel.
Coordinator
IAESTE ASBL — Luxemburg
May 2022 – Aug 2022
Coordinator for receiving remote interns using Adobe XD, Canva, and Google platforms.
Software Engineer (Internship)
KIITOS — Netherlands
Feb 2022 – Jun 2022
Software engineering internship working with C#, Scrum, ASP.NET, Jira, GitHub, and GitLab.
Cisco Networking Academy Instructor
La Paz, Bolivia
Jun 2020 – Present
Programming instructor at the Cisco Networking Academy.
Women Speed Up Foundation Instructor
La Paz, Bolivia
Oct 2020 – Sept 2021
Python programming instructor for the Women Speed Up Foundation.
SQL Data Analyst & Data Scientist Scholar
DataCamp — USA (Online)
Mar 2020 – Mar 2024
SQL Data Analyst and Data Scientist in Python student intern tracks.
Watch my courses & tutorials on YouTube →

Design Portfolio

Behance Portfolio
UI/UX & Visual Design
Explore my design work — interfaces, reports, branding, and multimedia projects using Figma, Adobe XD, Illustrator, InDesign, and more.
Design Stack
Tools & Software
Figma · Adobe XD · Adobe Illustrator · Adobe InDesign · Adobe After Effects · Canva · DaVinci Resolve · NCL-Lua · Audacity
Highlights
Selected Projects
Activity reports for IAESTE ASBL · Digital content for CIDLA · UX design for coordination tools · Web Development Leadership at PyLadies Cochabamba.

Conferences & Talks

PyCon US 2026
Long Beach, California, USA · May 2026 · In-Person · AI
CCBOL 2025
Oruro, Bolivia · Nov 2025 · In-Person · AI
PyDay Santiago – Python Chile
Santiago, Chile · Jun 2025 · Online · AI
SEUPB Talks – UPB CBBA
Cochabamba, Bolivia · Jun 2025 · In-Person · AI
International Women's Day – WTM
Cochabamba, Bolivia · Apr 2025 · NLP-AI
NICE CXtech (Global)
Online · Jan 2025 · AI
PyLadies Conference (Global)
Online · Dec 2024 · AI
NASA Space Apps
Cochabamba, Bolivia · Oct 2024 · AI & Big Data
EuroPython 2023
Prague, Czech Republic · Jul 2023 · AI
PyCon US 2023
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA · Apr 2023 · In-Person · AI
SciPy LatAm 2022
Salta, Argentina · Sept 2022 · AI
PyCon US 2022
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA · Apr 2022 · In-Person · AI
PyLatam 2022 · PyDay Chile 2022
México / Chile · Jul 2022 · Online · AI
PyCon Argentina 2021 · Python Brasil 2021
Online · Oct 2021 · AI
PyCon Chile 2021 · PyCon LatAm 2021
Online · 2021 · AI & PyLadies
PyCon Bolivia 2020
Bolivia · Sept 2020 · AI

Education & Studies

Master's — Multimedia Design & Production
Universidad Internacional de La Rioja — Spain
Feb 2021 – May 2022 · Avg: 9/10
Competency-Based Higher Education Diploma
Universidad Mayor de San Simón — Bolivia
Sept 2020 – Aug 2021 · Avg: 100/100
Computer Engineering Degree
Universidad Mayor de San Simón — Bolivia
Mar 2016 – Oct 2020 · Graduated with Congratulations
Computer Engineering (Exchange)
Universidad Nacional de Catamarca — Argentina
Aug 2018 – Dec 2018
High School Diploma
Maryknoll High School — Bolivia
2009 – 2015 · Diploma of Merit & Excellence 2015

Leadership & Initiatives

☁️
AWS User Group Cochabamba Leader
Amazon Web Services · Apr 2025 – Present
🌐
Women Techmakers Ambassador
Google · Jul 2023 – Present
🐍
PyLadies Cochabamba Community Leader
PyLadies · Jan 2021 – Jun 2023 · Organizer since Nov 2019
📊
Data Science Fem Mentor
Medellín, Colombia · Apr 2022 – Apr 2023
🌍
YOUNGA Youth Delegate of Bolivia
Bridging the Gap Ventures · 2021 & 2022
🎙️
PyCon Bolivia 2020 Organizer
Python Bolivia Community · Web Development Leader

Let's Connect

Open to collaboration, speaking invitations, and new opportunities. Based in Cochabamba, Bolivia — working with teams worldwide.