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Fernando G.
Data Scientist
Fernando is a talented Data Scientist with over six years of experience in start-ups and scale-up.
With a focus on structuring data science and machine learning processes, methodologies, and pipelines, he has experience in Sports Tech and Fintech, combining Research, MLOps, and Data Engineering.
He holds an MSc in Artificial Intelligence and a BSc in Mechatronics Engineering and is currently enrolled in the Financial Engineering MBA program at the University of Sao Paulo.
He possesses excellent communication skills and is highly proficient in spoken English.
Main expertise
- Data Analytics 8 years
- Data Science 8 years
- Machine Learning 5 years

Other skills
- SQL 5 years

- Apache Spark 2 years
- Databricks 2 years

Selected experience
Employment
Data Scientist
Transfero Group - 4 years 1 month
- Designed and developed the data ETL pipeline to compute massive financial datasets, reducing computation time from several days to hours (PySpark - Databricks - Azure);
- Created a ”methodology on code” to guide new Machine Learning projects development, from which two projects were structured;
- Developed Machine Learning Models for forecasting Bitcoin Trading Volume (XGBoost, 65% accuracy) and Crypto Volatility (Temporal Fusion Transformer, 95% accuracy);
- Developed an MLOps pipeline to put models to production: calculation of hundreds of features, streaming inferences in real-time using FastAPI Websocket server, model monitoring using SQL database and Slack API (Docker on ECS, AWS FeatureStore, FastAPI, SQL, Slack), with an uptime of over 99%;
- Created a numerical Index to score Time Series data and help build trading strategies (statistical correlations, co-integration, ACE score, time series analysis).
Technologies:
- Technologies:
- Data Science
Machine Learning
Data Science Consultant
Cognitivo - 2 months
Performed customer churn statistical analysis for a large Brazilian B2C video streaming app.
Technologies:
- Technologies:
- Data Science
Data Scientist
Joga App - 4 years 8 months
- Developed algorithms for GPS filtering, correction, and performance analysis for amateur football players, including lite football athletes.
- Took charge of ensuring the quality of data products and managing tasks such as backlog, OKRs, and metrics.
- Integrated Python algorithms with AWS on the Serverless Framework, including Lambda, S3, EC2, DynamoDB, and CloudWatch.
- Carried out tasks such as data analysis, implementing Kalman Filters, Neural Networks, Fuzzy Filters, scientific algorithms, statistical insights engine, basic computer vision, and facial recognition algorithms.
- Utilized Python to create powerful data visualizations.
- Maintained the Python infrastructure for the automatic delivery of hundreds of daily.
Data Scientist || Co-fouder and Partner
Joga App - 4 years 8 months
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Data Scientist from Day 1 of the company, from 0 to over 50000 users
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Algorithms for GPS filtering and correction and performance analysis fore lite football athletes and amateur players
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Client-facing customer success role regarding data services of the product
-Responsible for data products quality assurance, backlog, OKRs, and metrics
- Integrated Python algorithms with AWS on Serverless Framework (Lambda, S3 , EC2, DynamoDB, CloudWatch)
-Tasks included Data Analysis , Kalman Filters , Neural Networks , Fuzzy Filters , scientific algorithms , statistical insights engine ,basic computer vision and facial recognition algorithms
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Powerful data visualization with Python
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Maintenance of Python infrastructure for automatic delivery of hundreds of reports daily
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Education
MSc.Financial Engineering
University of Sao Paulo · 2023 - 2025
MSc.Automation Engineering - Artificial Intelligence
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC · 2016 - 2019
BSc.Control and Automation Engineering
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC · 2008 - 2015
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