Art · Résumé

Neal Vazquez: Art résumé

Also known as Mio · Portland, Oregon

Original art. A point of view of my own.

I am Mio, a visual artist with a foundation in marketing and graphic design and a career that also spans technology. The Mio Collection brings together my original, human-created digital artwork.

Employment history

HCLTech

2025–2026

  • Senior Data Scientist2025–2026

Enterprise conversational AI and customer-experience analytics. Dialog, intent, and NLU evaluation, topic modeling, KPI frameworks, and executive communication.

Microsoft

2023–2025

  • Senior Data Scientist2023–2025

Customer-experience analytics and Power Platform adoption. Power BI reporting, Python automation, data workflows, and adoption and engagement measurement.

Nuance Communications

2018–2023

  • Senior Consultant2022–2023
  • Digital Optimization Strategist2018–2022

Analytics and optimization across virtual assistants, live chat, IVR, call routing, voice biometrics, and speech recognition. Measurement strategy, SQL and Python workflows, and reporting that connects customer interactions to business decisions.

The MLS

2017–2018

Combined LA / Westside MLS · Beverly Hills, California

  • Marketing Designer2017–2018

Collaborated with marketing, product, R&D, and systems teams to deliver marketing assets, social media content, and high-visibility real-estate insights & reports for real estate professionals in the Combined LA / Westside MLS region.

Education

University of California, Berkeley

Master of Information and Data Science

2024

Berkeley profile

University of California, Los Angeles

Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy

2014

Focus & skills

  • Digital illustration
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Graphic design
  • Visual communication
  • Marketing design
  • Creative direction for my own work

Certifications

Selected work & practice

The Mio Collection

Original work including The Tao Is Real, Don’t Put Kids In Cages, Gedo Mazo, and Care.

Explore the collection

Human-made work

Original, human-created digital artwork with its own visual language, themes, and stories.

Meet the artist

A design foundation

Marketing assets, social content, and real-estate reports at The MLS connect my visual practice to professional communication.

Discuss a creative collaboration

Employer and university names and marks identify my professional and academic history. They do not imply endorsement, sponsorship, or a current employment relationship. Dates are shown by year.