Yaisiel (Yai) Torres

About Me

Work Experience

1. Engineering Manager - Opower's Product Configuration Platform

   10/2020 – Present

   Oracle - Utilities Global Business Unit · Arlington, VA

   Lead a cross-functional scrum team of full-stack JavaScript developers responsible for evolving Opower’s Product Configuration Platform, which powers localized content and behavior management for multi-channel communications (Email, SMS, Push, IVR) at enterprise scale. The platform also enables Opower’s JAMStack-based energy efficiency solutions, delivering insights to utility companies across the continental US and internationally. Partner with product managers and business stakeholders to prioritize feature development using agile methodologies, including Kanban and Shape Up frameworks. Maintain hands-on technical involvement through code reviews and pull request contributions while fostering team growth through mentorship and coaching. Focus on developing team autonomy and self-management capabilities to drive continuous improvement and delivery excellence.

2. Senior JavaScript Developer & Technical Lead (Opower)

   01/2019 – 10/2020

   Oracle - Utilities Global Business Unit · Arlington, VA

   Spearheaded the development and enterprise rollout of a Shadow DOM implementation for Opower’s Web Components library, establishing modern encapsulation standards across the platform. Promoted to technical lead for Opower’s Product Configuration Platform, architecting full-stack solutions using React, JSONSchema, Node.js, and MySQL to provide unified configuration management for Oracle’s product suite. Collaborated directly with business stakeholders on feature prioritization and breakdown activities, translating business requirements into technical specifications. Initiated knowledge-sharing initiatives by organizing internal tech talks on web technologies and established mentoring programs for junior developers, fostering technical growth across the organization.

3. Web-Specialized Implementation Engineer (Opower)

   08/2016 – 01/2019

   Oracle - Utilities Global Business Unit · Arlington, VA

   Led data acquisition and validation initiatives for high-profile enterprise clients, ensuring data integrity for customer-facing energy efficiency web applications. Developed expertise in command-line automation, SQL database management, and custom reporting within MySQL environments to streamline data processing workflows. Transitioned to front-end development leadership, architecting and implementing a near-real-time energy usage data browser using AngularJS and ES2018. Delivered a component-based, reactive application leveraging one-way data binding architecture and Highcharts.js visualizations to provide customers with intuitive energy consumption insights and analytics.

4. Web-Specialized Implementation Engineer (pre-Oracle acquisition)

   01/2016 – 08/2016

   Opower · Arlington, VA

   Led data acquisition and validation initiatives for high-profile enterprise clients, ensuring data integrity for customer-facing energy efficiency web applications. Developed expertise in command-line automation, SQL database management, and custom reporting within MySQL environments to streamline data processing workflows. Transitioned to front-end development leadership, architecting and implementing a near-real-time energy usage data browser using AngularJS and ES2018. Delivered a component-based, reactive application leveraging one-way data binding architecture and Highcharts.js visualizations to provide customers with intuitive energy consumption insights and analytics.

5. Software Developer & Integration Specialist

   01/2012 – 01/2016

   Verizon · Alpharetta, GA

   Led the integration of “Click to Call/Chat” functionality across service-oriented desktop and mobile platforms using Java/J2EE, HTML, CSS, jQuery, and JavaScript. Mentored development teams and project leads on implementation best practices, establishing technical standards for customer engagement solutions. Architected and implemented Hadoop-based big data solutions for enterprise reporting requirements, designing Oozie workflows for data ingestion into Hive/HBase environments and implementing SOLR/HBase indexing for chat session analytics and transcript search capabilities. Developed scalable ETL pipelines using Apache Pig to deliver distributed data processing solutions, creating automated data extracts and reports that supported critical business intelligence initiatives across multiple internal applications.

6. Programmer

   07/2011 – 01/2012

   Evertec, Inc · San Juan, PR

   Led the integration of “Click to Call/Chat” functionality across service-oriented desktop and mobile platforms using Java/J2EE, HTML, CSS, jQuery, and JavaScript. Mentored development teams and project leads on implementation best practices, establishing technical standards for customer engagement solutions. Architected and implemented Hadoop-based big data solutions for enterprise reporting requirements, designing Oozie workflows for data ingestion into Hive/HBase environments and implementing SOLR/HBase indexing for chat session analytics and transcript search capabilities. Developed scalable ETL pipelines using Apache Pig to deliver distributed data processing solutions, creating automated data extracts and reports that supported critical business intelligence initiatives across multiple internal applications.

Education

1. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2024 Certified Foundations Associate

   09/2024 – Present

   Oracle

2. BS Computer Engineering

   09/2004 – 07/2012

   University of Puerto Rico · Mayagüez, PR

Interests