Resume
Experience
Co-Founder
Enlightenment. AI
Dec 2017 - Present
- Founded Enlightenment. AI (EAI), a boutique AI consulting company.
- Recognized by ANI (National Innovation Agency) for R&D in IT applied to Health, Internet of Things, and IT applied to businesses.
- Led projects in Data Science and Data Strategy use cases worldwide.
CFO
Enlightenment. AI
Dec 2017 - Present
- Managed financial operations and strategy, contributing to company growth.
Artificial Intelligence Researcher
EDP Renewables North America - Utilities
Mar 2024 - Aug 2024
- Led strategic AI and ML research initiatives in the renewable energy sector.
- Developed innovative data-driven solutions to enhance operational efficiency and drive digital transformation.
Blockchain Consultant
Enlightenment. AI
May 2022 - Jul 2022
- Developed smart contracts in Solidity.
- Set up environments for local deployment and debugging with Ganache and Metamask.
- Wrote and ran tests in JavaScript with the Truffle framework.
- Integrated frontend and backend interactions with Web3.js and deployed smart contracts to mainnet.
Senior Data Scientist
BPI / Caixabank - Retail Banking
Aug 2019 - Dec 2021
- Deployed over 30 propensity models, boosting targeted sales of financial products.
- Created a Contextual AI assistant (chatbot) using Rasa, enhancing customer engagement.
- Developed A/B testing tools for digital marketing, optimizing client interactions.
Lead Data Scientist
EDP - Utilities
Mar 2019 - Jul 2019
- Led a data science team to automate legal and quality control procedures for electricity meters.
- Developed and deployed CNN models using custom variations of LeNet and Transfer Learning with VGG-16, resulting in superhuman accuracy for image classification tasks.
Data Scientist / Machine Learning Engineer
BPI / Caixabank - Retail Banking
Feb 2018 - May 2019
- Started the Data Science team in Digital Marketing.
- Developed a framework for training and deploying machine learning models for near real-time predictions.
- Deployed propensity models for financial products, contributing to increased digital channel usage and sales.
- Developed automated feature engineering and machine learning frameworks, custom data quality, and model metrics monitoring reports in Power BI.
Awards & Recognitions
This project was recognized internationally by the financial sector:
- “Best technology initiative - Europe” from the Financial Innovation Awards, London.
- “Best Digital Strategic Tool” from the Portugal Digital Awards, Lisbon.
- Highly commended as “Tech Team of the Year” and “Best Use of Data” from the Banking Technology Awards, London.
Data Scientist
Leading International Fitness Chain
May 2017 - Aug 2017
- Built churn prediction models with a two-month lead time, enabling targeted retention campaigns.
- Improved client retention through data-driven insights and collaboration with management.
Junior Data Scientist
Fidelidade - Insurance
Jul 2016 - Feb 2017 (8 months)
- Worked with large datasets in SAS, developing web reports using OLAP Cubes.
- Automated data extraction processes and developed ML models for life insurance premiums pricing.
Education
Master’s degree, Computational and Applied Mathematics
Universidade de Coimbra
2014 - 2016
- I studied at the University of Coimbra, completing my MSc degree in Computational & Applied Mathematics in 2016, as well as completing the first ECMI Model Master in Mathematics for Industry from this University. During this time I was actively involved in the Mathematic Departments Student Association (NEMAT/AAC) where I was vice-president leading several initiatives promoting the students’ contact to mathematical research and industries, such as:
- Matemática4: Teacher lectures about their research topics, testimonials from previous students on their past and current job positions.
- Created and organized the first Iberian Modelling Week, an event where students tackle real-life problems proposed by industry experts through mathematical modeling.
ECMI Model Master - European Consortium for Mathematics in Industry (Erasmus program)
Wrocław University of Science and Technology
2015 - 2016
Bachelor’s degree, Mathematics
Universidade de Coimbra
2009 - 2014
Languages
- Portuguese - Native
- English - C2
- Spanish - B1
- German - A2
- German Language and Culture I, II and III, Univ. of Coimbr 2014
- Polish - A1
- Polish Language and Culture I, Wroclaw Univ. 2016
Skills
- Data Strategies
- Python (Programming Language)
- Microsoft Azure
- Azure ML
- Optimization Algorithms
- Optimization
- Marketing
- Negotiation
- Prompt Engineering
- Large Language Models (LLM)
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