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Carlos Gaitan

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CEO & Co-Founder at Benchmark Labs

San Diego, California, United States

FoundedBenchmark Labs

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About

Carlos Gaitan is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Benchmark Labs Inc., which develops machine learning applications. He has more than 15 years of experience in predictive analytics, forecasting, time-series analysis, nonlinear methods, and optimization, working with datasets such as global climate models, weather station networks, and gridded observation-based products. Benchmark Labs participated in the Techstars 2021 class and the Google Latin Founders Fund in 2023.

CEO & Co-Founder at Benchmark Labs

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National Science FoundationAlexandria · since 2021NextView VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $4M checksREFASHIOND VenturesNew York · $25K checksTechstarsBoulder · $220K checks

Co-founders at Benchmark Labs

CG
Carlos Gaitan, Ph.D.CEO & Co-Founder
USUlrik Soderstrom
Ulrik SoderstromChief Strategy + Operations Officer & Co-founder
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Christopher Lund, Ph.D.Co-Founder
CLChristopher Lund
Christopher LundCo-Founder

Experience

  1. Benchmark Labs Inc.Chief Executive Officercurrent2021 — presentCalifornia, United States
  2. Benchmark Labs Inc.Chief Technology Officercurrent2019 — present
  3. Benchmark Labs Inc.Co-Foundercurrent2019 — presentGreater San Diego Area
  4. Plan C AdvisorsAdvisorcurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  5. ClimateAIChief Climate Scientist / Head of AI2018 — 2019San Francisco, California
  6. ClimateAICo-Founder2018 — 2019San Francisco, California
  7. Arable Labs, Inc.VP of Weather Forecasting - Machine Learning2017 — 2018San Diego County, California, United States
  8. Arable Labs, Inc.Head of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence2017Princeton, NJ
  9. Arable Labs, Inc.Head of Data Science2016 — 2017Princeton, NJ
  10. South Central Climate Science CenterResearch Scientist2014 — 2016Princeton, NJ
  11. South Central Climate Science CenterPost-Doctoral Associate2013 — 2014NOAA - GFDL
  12. Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL)- NOAAPostdoctoral Researcher2013 — 2016Princeton, New Jersey
  13. The University of British ColumbiaPhD2008 — 2013Vancouver
  14. The University of British ColumbiaGraduate Research Assistant2008 — 2013
  15. The University of British ColumbiaSessional Instructor2011 — 2012Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area
  16. Environment CanadaAtmospheric Modelling Analyst -RAP2011Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area
  17. Pontificia Universidad JaverianaResearch Auxiliary Engineer - Instituto Geofisico2007 — 2008Bogota, Colombia
  18. HidroasesoriasEngineer Auxiliary2007Bogota, Colombia
  19. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, BogotáCourse Monitor - Teaching Assistant2005 — 2006Bogota, Colombia

Skills & more

Matlab25Statistics37Hydrology24Machine Learning19Science31Research28Environmental Science13Mathematical Modeling8Artificial Intelligence4Civil Engineering1Remote Sensing6Forecasting3
+12 moreData MiningClimate ChangeStatistical Data AnalysisData AnalysisGrant WritingBig DataInformaticsEntrepreneurshipRAutoCADMicrosoft OfficeGeographic Information Systems (GIS)

Languages English · French · Spanish

  • Fintech: Foundations & Applications of Financial Technology Specialization — Coursera
  • Fundamentals of Visualization with Tableau — Coursera
  • Deep Learning Specialization — Coursera
  • Sequence Models — Coursera
  • Launching into Machine Learning — Coursera
  • Convolutional Neural Networks — Coursera
  • The Data Scientist’s Toolbox — Coursera
  • R Programming — Coursera
  • Structuring Machine Learning Projects — Coursera
  • Improving Deep Neural Networks: Hyperparameter tuning, Regularization and Optimization — Coursera

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Carlos Gaitan?
Carlos Gaitan is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Benchmark Labs Inc., which develops machine learning applications. He has more than 15 years of experience in predictive analytics, forecasting, time-series analysis, nonlinear methods, and optimization, working with datasets such as global climate models, weather station networks, and gridded observation-based products. Benchmark Labs participated in the Techstars 2021 class and the Google Latin Founders Fund in 2023.
Where does Carlos Gaitan work?
Carlos Gaitan is CEO & Co-Founder of Benchmark Labs.
What companies did Carlos Gaitan found?
Carlos Gaitan founded Benchmark Labs.
Where did Carlos Gaitan go to school?
Carlos Gaitan studied at The University of British Columbia (PhD, Atmospheric Science); Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Master of Science, Hydro systems); Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (B.Eng, Civil Engineering).

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