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Ezequiel Lanza

Ezequiel Lanza

Toronto,Canada

Summary

Developer Evangelist and AI Engineer with over 10 years of experience developing and promoting cloud-native, AI-driven, and streaming data solutions. Currently leading AI open source advocacy at Intel, creating hands-on demonstrations, driving adoption strategies, and educating developer communities worldwide. Proficient in public speaking, content creation (blogs, videos, talks), and enabling real-time, agentic AI architectures in production. A significant contributor to open source communities, actively involved in enterprise and community forums, with a strong focus on direct enablement of AI technologies with customers and partners.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

AI Open Source Evangelist

Intel
05.2022 - Current
  • Built and showcased over 20+ live AI demos, including streaming RAG agents, LLM pipelines, and Machine learning
  • Created and delivered talks at global conferences (KubeCon, OSS Europe, AWS events, etc.).
  • Enabled customers and partners to adopt Intel AI optimizations (CPU/HPU) and the OPEA open source ecosystem, helping them deploy AI optimized solutions in production.
  • Contributed to open source projects like OPEA/Pytorch/DPK, promoting real-time AI integration and deployment patterns.
  • Led developer enablement through blog posts, webinars, and internal/external technical training.
  • Evangelized Intel’s OSS efforts to over 50+ partner orgs, enhancing trust and ecosystem alignment.

Featured Talks (+30):

  • “Simplifying GenAI on AWS with RAG + Intel”, AWS Re:invent 2024
  • Exploring the Future with Retrieval-Augmented Generation”, Open Source Summit 2025

Content Examples:

  • Blog: How to Build an LLM Agent with Streaming Context
  • Video: NIMS vs OPEA
  • Code Samples: OPEA courses section

Industry Technical Specialist (AI/CLOUD)

Intel
10.2021 - 05.2022
  • Responsible for ensuring that all technical and architectural needs of Intel in covered accounts are understood. Acted as pre sales engineer working with Intel customers including CSPs, ISVs, OEMs and Sis
  • Developed technically advanced solutions that help solve customer business problems and create significant pull for Intel’s products and solutions. Develop technical relationships with target end customer accounts and OEM partners, focused on large corporate companies and the public sector
  • Pursued new business opportunities for customers working with Next Wave Cloud partners and AI end customers by establishing technical solutions based on Intel technology.
  • Worked with Intel’s internal teams and Intel Business Units to create technical presentations and documentation to be delivered in the field.
  • Improved Intel’s ability to support customers by boosting feedback on Intel BU and engineering teams.
  • Responsible for driving and coordinating support from ecosystem partners and Intel Business Units to win strategic sales opportunities, have managed multiple technical engagements from pre-sales inception through proof-of-concept and final deployment.

Field Application Engineer (IOT/DCG) AMR region

Intel
05.2019 - 09.2021
  • The FAE is responsible for providing technical support for specific end customer accounts or partners with a special focus on pre-sales support activity and development as opportunities to transition from opportunity to deployment. With a main focus on AI and Data Center solutions.
  • Developed technical relationships with target end customer accounts and OEM partners, focused on large corporate companies and the public sector
  • Get new business opportunities for customers working with OEMs and end customers by establishing technical solutions based on technology to Intel
  • Worked with Intel’s internal teams and Intel Business Units to create technical presentations and documentation to be delivered in the field
  • Improved Intel’s ability to support customers by boosting feedback on Intel BU and engineering teams.
  • Mainly focused in AI CV solutions and Data Center portfolio (DC blocks, VMWARE and SAP between others). Knowledge of Deep Learning/OpenVINO usages and help to transform common partners into AI world.

Senior Solution Consultant- Latam Region

Genesys
06.2017 - 05.2019
  • Played a crucial role in effectively illustrating and demonstrating the functionality of Genesys solutions while articulating the value of the solution :
  • Helping sales representatives through Great understanding of delivery models both in the cloud and on-premises.
  • Used a service design methodology, discovering customer experience gaps (CX)
  • Worked with the customer to co-create AI solutions to close CX gaps
  • Addressed the needs of both commercial and technical influencers.
  • Effective to handle objections and demonstrate value.
  • Imperative for the success of sales opportunities and with a good knowledge of the customer experience industry, especially in contact centers, digital, online and social platforms.

Cisco Unit Pre-Sales Engineer

BVS Technology Solutions
01.2014 - 06.2017
  • Performing pre-sales tasks, mainly focused in Data Center CISCO portfolio. Also working with routing and Switching product pre-sales. The main tasks are as follows:
  • Pre-sale support including budget, system design, proposal, pre-sales test support.
  • Find, identify, develop and close business opportunities with key service provider accounts
  • Identify, quantify and recommend an action plan to address new business opportunities in line with the overall strategy
  • Advanced knowledge in Cisco DATA CENTER/ R&S and collaboration portfolio.
  • CCNA Data Center Certified

Education

Master's - Data Science

Universidad Austral
01.2022

Telecommunications Engineer - undefined

Universidad Argentina de la Empresa (UADE)
01.2013

Skills

  • Team motivation
  • Exceptional communication
  • Data-driven decision making
  • Social media expertise

  • Effective relationship building
  • Influential public speaking
  • Compelling storytelling

Certification

  • Cloud Certification: AWS Solutions Architect Associate
  • Cloud Certification: Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)

LENGUAGES

Portuguese NATIVE
English : Advanced (IELTS : 7)

Affiliations

  • Linux Foundation LF & Data Chair / Board Member

Timeline

AI Open Source Evangelist

Intel
05.2022 - Current

Industry Technical Specialist (AI/CLOUD)

Intel
10.2021 - 05.2022

Field Application Engineer (IOT/DCG) AMR region

Intel
05.2019 - 09.2021

Senior Solution Consultant- Latam Region

Genesys
06.2017 - 05.2019

Cisco Unit Pre-Sales Engineer

BVS Technology Solutions
01.2014 - 06.2017

Telecommunications Engineer - undefined

Universidad Argentina de la Empresa (UADE)

Master's - Data Science

Universidad Austral