Summary
Erick Costa is a founder and Data & AI strategist with 8 years of experience translating academic rigor (MSc and PhD in Computer Science) into production-ready data platforms, ML/LLM products and governance frameworks. He builds lakehouse and cloud-native architectures, leads multidisciplinary engineering teams, and operates at the intersection of strategy, product and execution to turn scattered data into measurable business impact. Erick has held roles from researcher and professor to technical product owner and business unit manager, which gives him a rare blend of deep technical knowledge and people-centered leadership. He specializes in scalable data engineering, modern governance and LLM-based systems, and often emphasizes clarifying business goals before model-building. Based in Paraíba, Brazil, he runs Borborema Tech to deliver CDO-as-a-Service and strategic AI transformations for clients.
8 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Doutorado Ciência da Computação, Doutorado Ciência da Computação at Universidade Federal de Campina Grande
Licenciatura Ciência da Computação, Licenciatura Ciência da Computação at Universidade Federal da Paraíba
inglês médio