Rainer James Palmiano

AI Engineer | Electrical Engineer ยท Quezon City, Philippines

Professional Summary

Rainer James Palmiano

Transitioning into AI and Data Science, with a strong background in building and deploying AI solutions. Skilled in machine learning, AI integrations, and data analysis, I have successfully delivered AI-driven projects that enhance operational efficiency. Now focused on applying my expertise to drive innovation and solve complex problems in AI and data science.

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Key Skills

Technical Stack

AI Engineering

Agentic AILLM EngineeringEmbedding ModelsVector DatabasesRAG TechniquesAgentic RAGWorkflow AutomationAI IntegrationsLLM APIsOpenAI Agents SDKCrewAILangGraphLiteLLMHugging FaceMCPSkillsQLoRA Fine-tuningWeights & BiasesLLM EvaluationGuardrails & SafetyContext Engineering

Cloud and Production

DockerMLOpsn8nWebhooksREST APIsFastAPIElevenLabsGoHighLevelAmazon BedrockAmazon SageMakerAWS LambdaApp RunnerAWS S3AWS Aurora ServerlessAWS Gateway APIVercelGCPGoogle OAuthClerk AuthGitHub ActionsClaude CodeCodex CLIOpenClawJIRA

Data and ML

PythonMachine LearningDeep LearningModel EvaluationFeature EngineeringSQL (MySQL)Data WranglingData VisualizationTableauPower BITensorflow 2.0Scikit-learnPandasNumpy

Engineering and Design

Electrical System DesignAutoCADRevitETAPMATLABDialuxSketchupPLC Automation DesignTIA PortalPlanswiftMS ProjectAgile Project ManagementLean Six Sigma

Education & Training

Learning Path

Proficient AI Engineer

Ed Donner, Ligency

  • AI Engineer Core Track: LLM Engineering, RAG, QLoRA, and agents.
  • AI Engineer Agentic Track: The Complete Agent & MCP Course.
  • AI Engineer Production Track: MLOps, deploy LLMs and agents at scale.
  • AI Builder: Create agents, voice agents, and automations in n8n.
  • AI Leader: Generative AI and Agentic AI for leaders and founders.
  • AI Coder: Vibe Coder to Agentic Engineer

Data Science Bootcamp

365 Careers

  • Probability and Statistics
  • Machine Learning with Python
  • GPT for Data Science
  • Linear Algebra Fundamentals
  • Deep Learning with TensorFlow
  • Software Integrations

Developed a machine learning algorithm to predict customer repurchase likelihood. Preprocessed 30k data points and built a deep neural network model using TensorFlow. Through training, validation, and testing, achieved a model with 91% accuracy, optimizing customer retention strategies.

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Summa Cum Laude

University of the Philippines Diliman

Certifications

  • Proficient AI Engineer Certificate, Ligency
  • Certified Energy Manager, Meralco Power Academy
  • Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Advanced Innovation Group Pro Excellence (AIGPE)
  • Advanced AutoCAD Professional Certificate, MicroCADD
  • Revit MEP Specialist Certificate, MicroCADD

Professional Experience

Career Timeline

Energy Manager

Universal Robina Corporation | Pasig, Philippines

Apr 2023 - Apr 2026

  • Built and launched the plant energy management program from zero (baselines, SEU registry, EnPIs, M&V, governance cadence), reducing overall EUR to 75% of baseline and delivering about PHP 13M per year in electricity and fuel savings through prioritized energy efficiency and conservation measures.
  • Implemented an end-to-end energy data and reporting system (submetering plus consolidated electricity, fuel, and production datasets plus dashboards), improving loss visibility and cutting unallocated or unknown consumption by 50%.
  • Developed normalized SEC and EnPI regression models to isolate efficiency gains from production and ambient variability, increasing savings-validation credibility and accelerating project prioritization; supported PHP 20M worth of approved initiatives.
  • Executed a high-impact EECM portfolio across electrical and thermal utilities (peak demand optimization, boiler and steam tuning, compressed-air leak and pressure control, VFD plus process setpoint optimization), reducing max demand, improving boiler efficiency, and lowering compressor energy.
  • Institutionalized continuous energy improvement through a structured project pipeline, ROI tracking, and operational SOPs and training; improved compliance from 5% to 80% and sustained long-term savings across departments.

Project Manager

Universal Robina Corporation | Pasig, Philippines

Feb 2025 - Apr 2026

  • Led end-to-end delivery (planning, design coordination, execution, turnover) of a 10 TPH industrial plant, completed 3 months ahead of schedule, achieved 100% milestone on-time completion, maintained plus or minus 5% budget variance, and closed with zero critical punch-list items.
  • Implemented an AI-automated project tracking and reporting system (progress capture, follow-ups, dashboards, auto-reminders), reducing manual reporting time, improving forecast accuracy, and cutting decision turnaround from 7 days to 1 day.
  • Applied Lean Six Sigma methods to streamline project workflows (RFI/submittal cycles, approvals, handoffs), reducing RFI turnaround time by 60% and submittal approval cycle time by 50%.

Design Engineer

Universal Robina Corporation | Pasig, Philippines

Oct 2022 - Feb 2025

  • Spearheaded design and implementation of electrical systems for 5 major plants, supporting a 35% increase in business production capacity, and delivered 120 plus designs across substations, industrial and commercial facilities, and plant automation systems.
  • Developed and standardized design guidelines for substations, power distribution, and light-current systems, removing non-compliance issues and ensuring full adherence to regulatory standards for new facilities.
  • Introduced workflow optimizations including reusable templates, blocks, and design processes, cutting design turnaround time by 30% and improving team productivity.