CHRISTIAN AARON CANILLAS

+63 976 509 5643
capcanillas@gmail.com
Laguna, Philippines

About Me

I am Aaron, and I have been working in the Data & AI space for the past 1.5 years. Outside of work, my interests include (1) working out, (2) sports, and (3) exploring blockchain and digital economies.

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Education

University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) (Aug 2019 - Jan 2024)

BS Electrical Engineering, Major in Computer Engineering

Magna Cum Laude (1.366/1.00)

DOST-SEI Scholar

Certifications & Licenses

(1) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02)

(2) AWS Certified AI Practitioner (AIF-C01)

(3) PRC Registered Electrical Engineer

Work Experience

Accenture (July 2025 - Present)

Data Engineer

Tech Stack: Python, SQL, Jupyter Notebooks, Pandas, Prophet, Power BI

I automated Finance & Accounting reporting by building ETL pipelines that improved data accuracy and eliminated manual work. I also developed time-series forecasting models and dashboards to support data-driven decisions.

Sun Life (Nov 2024 - June 2025)

AI Engineer

Tech Stack: AWS, Python, LangChain, PGVector

I served as the primary developer for a RAG-based internal AI chatbot for financial advisors, building an event-driven backend for document ingestion, chat processing, and conversational memory. I also delivered PoCs for AI-powered call evaluation and call simulation.

Personal Projects

Steel Surface Defect Classification using Lightweight CNNs

Tech Stack: Python, Jupyter Notebook, TensorFlow, Keras, NumPy

Deep learning (CNN) based models for classifying defects on steel surfaces.

Starter RAG Chatbot Template

Tech Stack: Python, LangChain, LLM APIs

Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) based chatbot template/pattern

Polydash

Tech Stack: TypeScript, Next.js, Supabase, Polymarket APIs

Analytics for prediction markets (not maintained)

Skills

Data Analytics

Power BI, Databases (SQL), Python, Pandas, MS Excel (Advanced functions, Pivot tables)

AI & ML

Computer Vision, Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), Neural Networks, LLMs, TensorFlow, LangChain, scikit-learn, Time Series Forecasting

Development Tools

Amazon Web Services (AWS), Git, Atlassian Suite, Visual Studio Code, Postman

Programming Languages & Frameworks

Python, SQL, VHDL, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Next.js, Node.js