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São Paulo, Brazil

São Paulo, Brazil

• Developed AML/FT and KYC policies and procedures for a financial product aimed at the U.S. market, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements. • Collaborated closely with major U.S. banks—Patriot Bank, Cross River Bank, Lead Bank, and Synovus Bank—during due diligence processes, refining policies and procedures to ensure alignment with U.S. laws and regulations.• Collaborated with Legal, Engineering, Product, Cybersecurity, Fraud Monitoring, Marketing, Issuing, and Customer Support teams to ensure regulatory compliance across all business units supporting the U.S. product. Guided each group in developing the necessary structures and processes for periodic reporting to sponsor banks.• Partnered with Persona to design and implement the onboarding and KYC process for the U.S. product, defining verification checks, watchlist screening, and PEP checks. Used SQL to create threshold-based alert systems that flagged suspicious transactions potentially tied to money laundering or terrorism financing, significantly improving monitoring effectiveness.• Designed and implemented an AI Agent using Python, Google BigQuery, and OpenAI’s GPT model to autonomously analyze financial data, identify patterns indicative of suspicious activity, and write analysis reports.• Developed a web application using Python and Streamlit for AML/FT operations, allowing analysts to run multiple BigQuery queries simultaneously and instantly visualize financial and compliance data. This accelerated the workflow and reduced the need for manual processes.• Maintained and managed a vector database using Python, Google Cloud Storage, and LangChain to power an AI Agent that provided real-time assistance via Slack for Compliance teams, covering both Brazilian and U.S. laws.

• Collaborated with SabioTrade’s international team to produce articles for their blogs, ensuring informative and relevant content for the company’s audience.• Authored several blog posts on a wide range of finance and trading topics—including Forex, technical analysis, quantitative finance, investment strategies, and banking—providing readers with clear and detailed insights into financial markets.

• Authored articles about Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, and Quantitative Finance for various Medium publications, including InsiderFinance Wire, AI in Plain English, and LXAI, attracting over two thousand subscribers to my Medium profile.

• Contributed to the Kaggle community by producing several highly praised notebooks such as Data Science for Financial Markets, Text Summarization with Large Language Models, and Building Convolutional Neural Networks from Scratch.• Earned the titles of Notebooks Master and Datasets Expert for my contributions across competitions, forums, and dataset curation.

São José Dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil

• Enhance financial management and administrative efficiency through data-driven methodologies.• Designed and implemented data visualization tools to elevate analytical capabilities and strategic planning.• Optimized financial planning processes, developing a more strategic decision-making culture.• Managed financial resources, led strategic planning initiatives, and oversaw digital marketing efforts to drive business growth.• Developed and maintained strong relationships with customers, ensuring high levels of satisfaction and retention.

São José Dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil

• Managed incoming calls and provided technical support using the TSC 2 system.• Installed and maintained software, systems, and hardware to ensure operational efficiency.• Configured and installed peripherals and printers for end users.• Delegated tasks to on-site support teams, ensuring timely resolution of technical issues.

Jacareí, São Paulo, Brazil

• Provided technical support for hardware, software, and system-related issues.• Performed maintenance on computer equipment and Zebra industrial printers to ensure seamless operations.• Installed and maintained operating systems and various software applications.• Delivered reliable system installation and upkeep to support business continuity.

Jacareí, São Paulo, Brazil

• Delivered on-site technical support for hardware and software issues, ensuring minimal downtime.• Installed and configured operating systems to meet user and system requirements.• Configured routers to optimize network performance.• Performed maintenance on computer equipment to ensure reliability and efficiency.

Postgraduate Specialization, Data Science And Artificial Intelligence, 9.5/10

Activities and Societies: Final Project: Detecting Credit Card Fraud With Machine Learning.

Undergraduate, Financial Management

High School And Technical Course, Information Technology