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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Part of the AI Products leadership team, helping Xero in our AI journey.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

- Developed and enhanced large-scale recommender systems driving uplift in sales and engagement among health care professionals.- Spearheaded the the creation of a comprehensive master data catalog and lineage in Collibra for the ANZ OpCo.- Proficient in a diverse technical stack, including AWS S3, Redshift, EC2, Apache Airflow, PySpark, Kedro, Dataiku.

Sydney, Australia

- Awarded for exceptional instruction in Statistical Learning, Data Mining, and Machine Learning.- Delivered interactive lessons simplifying complex statistical concepts, such as clustering, dimensionality reduction, regression and classification using generalised linear and logistic models, tree‐based methods, SVM, discriminant analysis, gradient boosting.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

- Collaborated on an external project with Mission Systems Ltd Pty, to develop seabed terrain modelling using advanced Bayesian Statistics.- Played a key role in developing state-of-the-art large terrain models in GPU clusters, improving speed and accuracy in real-time inference.- Conducted thorough data analysis and interpretation, deriving insights from.

Florianópolis Area, Brazil

- Managed Measurement & Networking product line of GE Power's Grid Automation business- Conducted market intelligence research to identify potential market gaps and opportunities, leading to the specification and development of several new products.- Developed and executed a portfolio strategy in line with market trends and technological advancements.

Austin, Texas Area

- Led North American operations of a start-up specialising in Electrical Power Grid monitoring devices.- Acted as a technical champion, presenting papers at technical conferences to promote the company's innovative solutions.- Drove successful market penetration strategies, achieving significant growth and increased the customer base ten-fold.- Conducted.

Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

- Performed project-level interference checking, database management, multidisciplinary data validation, for all 2D/3D engineering and plant design tools, including SmartPlant, Autodesk, Tekla, and Bentley suites.- Played a leading role at corporate-level in roll-out projects for the implementation of SmartPlant and Revit suites in the Brazilian offices..

Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng, South Africa

- Managed the specification, design, and technical and economical evaluation of rolling mill department development projects.- Managed the procurement, commissioning, and installation of a thickness and profile gauge for the Plate Mill Plant, a project estimated at US$ 2 million.- Led the replacement of the Plate Mill's DC motors Ilgner set main drive, a.

Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil

- Joined ArcelorMittal as part of the Group Engineer graduate program for new leaders.- Conducted comprehensive studies on key line equipment, including Walking Beam Slab Reheating Furnace, Reversible Roughing Mill, Coilbox, Finishing Mill, and Downcoilers.- Created functional descriptions for the Reheating Furnace Slab Handling, Roughing Mill, and.

Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

- Developed an automated test stand for Elliptec's innovative piezoelectric motor speeding up motor testing in over 50%.- Responsible for the Assembly programming for Atmel's AT90PWM3 microcontroller, Python for UI development, and implementing motor load and speed control.- Executed electromechanical parts dimensioning and assembly, including springs.

Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil

- Volunteered at the Digital Signal Processing Laboratory (LPDS) as a software developer.- Developed control software in C++ for an inverted pendulum system using a Kalman Filtering.- Designed the control circuit using an AD 21061 DSP, integrated with an off-the-shelf power amplifier and stepper motor.

Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil

- Developed Python-based software for a Radial Interferometer, enhancing precision in metrological analysis by an order of magnitude.- Contributed to research initiatives, strengthening the laboratory's metrology capabilities.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Computer Science

Thesis: Probabilistic Inference for Model-Based Planning and Control Supervisor: Prof. Fabio Ramos, PhD

Master Of Science - Ms, Systems And Automation Engineering, 3.89/4.0

Dissertation: Distributed Optimization and Split Control in Urban Traffic Networks Supervisor: Prof. Eduardo Camponogara, PhD

Bachelor'S Degree, Electrical Engineering, 83/100

Emphasis on Telecommunications, Signal Processing, Systems and Control.