Professional Summary
Data Engineering Manager and strategic leader with over 20 years of experience in the technology sector, specializing in data governance, data strategies, and data team management. Proficient in agile methodologies, data project management, and data process optimization. Experienced in leading cross-functional teams to deliver innovative solutions aligned with company strategic objectives.
Skills and Competencies
Management and Strategy
- Data strategy development and implementation
- Team leadership and agile methodologies
- Stakeholder management and resilience in dynamic environments
- Data governance, information security, and business risk management
- Strategic implementation of Artificial Intelligence
- Data-driven decision making
Technical Expertise
- Data Architecture: Medallion, Lambda, Delta and Lakehouse
- Database: Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL and MongoDB (noSql)
- Programming: Python, Linux, Shell Scripting
- Cloud & Big Data: AWS (Athena, EMR, Glue, Kinesis, etc.)
- Orchestration: Jobscheduler / Airflow / EventBridge
- DevOps tools: Git, CI/CD
- BI Tools: Tableau, Power BI
- Governance and metadata: DataHub, Open Metadata
- Artificial Intelligence - prompt engineering
- Code quality - SonarQube
Professional Experience
UOL Edtech - Data Engineering Manager
January 2022 - Present | Remotely, Brazil
Performance and Productivity Enhancement:
- Implemented and improved team rituals, resulting in a 20% increase in team delivery velocity
- Conducted performance assessments and personalized development plans, with well-defined goals that elevated seniority by 40%, enabling more complex challenges
Strategic Leadership and Operational Excellence:
- Collaboratively defined OKRs with stakeholders, ensuring focus on high-impact initiatives
- Implemented Agile/SAFe processes to organize and improve the project pipeline, clearly establishing Upstream and Downstream stages, resulting in better project planning and execution, directly impacting WIP and Aging
- Led a cloud optimization initiative that generated $72K in annual savings by refactoring processes, redesigning the Data Lake architecture with the implementation of a Silver Layer, and canceling the contract for an obsolete tracking tool. These actions improved pipeline performance by 25% and reduced data delivery time by 30%.
- Managed critical data environment SLA and SLO
People-Centered Leadership:
- Actively listened to team members through regular one-on-one meetings with feedback sessions
- Managed conflicts with constructive feedback, leading to a more positive and engaged team
- Maintained continuous alignment with peers and business stakeholders
Claro - Privacy and Governance Consultant
January 2021 - January 2022 | Remotely, Brazil
- Developed 'Privacy by Design' strategies with LGPD and GDPR frameworks.
- Conceptualized a secure data architecture that eliminated data leaks.
- Ensured privacy monitoring and reporting to improve efficiency and compliance.
- Assessed privacy incidents and coordinated responses with the security team
Claro - Data Team Coordinator
July 2011 - January 2021 | São Paulo, Brazil
Cross-functional Team Leadership:
- Led 21+ professionals across the country, managing $2M annual budget and delivering solutions impacting 2000+ Internal data users
- Managed Data Engineering, Data Visualization, and DOC (Data Operations Center) squads, delivering solutions aligned with company strategic and operational objectives
- Resolved technical and business impediments: Identified and eliminated bottlenecks, reducing average problem resolution time
- Participated in Center of Excellence (CoE): Addressed critical projects and complex data cases, improving efficiency and promoting data management excellence
- Monitored and reported KPIs: Tracked metrics such as data incidents, RCA (Root Cause Analysis), delivery quality, and post-mortems, contributing to continuous improvement in data quality and SLA
Key Results by Squad:
Data Engineering:
- Optimized data pipelines in Cloudera Data Platform (CDP), Alteryx, Knime, Python, and Airflow, reducing processing time to meet SLA and SLO
- Modernized Oracle DW infrastructure, increasing system reliability and scalability
Data Visualization:
- Developed dashboards in Tableau, QlikView, and OBIEE, accelerating strategic decision-making for business teams
- Managed internal data portal, improving access to real-time reports and collecting business team engagement metrics
Data Operations Center (DOC):
- Supervised a 24/7 outsourced team, ensuring high availability, reducing downtime, and maintaining data quality
Education
- Specialization in Customer Experience, FIA Business School (2020)
- Bachelor's in Information Systems Analysis, Anhanguera Educacional (2006)
- Electronics and ICT Technical Degree – ETEC (2003)
Languages
- Portuguese (native)
- English (advanced)
- Spanish (basic)
- Italian (basic)