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Derrick V Gallegos, PMP

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Emerging Technology/Experience Lead | AI Enablement · UX Strategy · Innovation Ops at Optum
📍 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

Derrick Gallegos leads the Emergent Experience Team at Optum, focusing on integrating AI and emerging technologies to improve healthcare outcomes. Described as a talented developer and keen strategist, he leverages a unique background in both software development and film production. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Florida International University.

Outside of his tech career, Derrick has a deep appreciation for creative arts, having co-founded a video production company to spotlight underrepresented artists and holding a certificate from an acting conservatory. He is also passionate about community causes, actively promoting fundraising efforts to combat homelessness.

He has a unique background that includes co-founding a media company that produced an internationally released feature film.

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
Emerging Technology/Experience Lead | AI Enablement · UX Strategy · Innovation Ops
Job Level
Middle
Location
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
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AI in Healthcare
Leads a team at Optum focused on using emerging tech to improve user experiences and outcomes, and has posted about the benefits of Ambient AI for clinicians.
Generative AI
His role involves organization-wide adoption of Generative AI. He personally explores its creative capabilities and discusses the practicalities of using tools like LangChain for production.
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Career

Work history

7-2023
Emerging Technology/Experience Lead | AI Enablement · UX Strategy · Innovation Ops
Optum
2-2021 - 7-2023
Emerging Technology/Experience Analyst | Product · Engineering · Ops · Finance · Research
Optum
11-2016 - 2-2021
Co-Founder & CEO | Creative Direction · Production · Business Development
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Education
2018 - 2020
Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA
Florida International University - College of Business
2015 - 2017
Conservatory Certificate
Atlantic Acting School
2013 - 2015
Computer Science
University of Florida
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