Fernando Barbalho
Technical Advisor Economic And Social Affairs Directorate Vice Presidency Of Brazil
Federal District, Brazil
Summary
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Top SchoolFernando Barbalho is a public policy and data science leader with eight years of focused experience applying statistical modelling, machine learning and open-data practices to public finance and governance. Currently a Technical Advisor in the Vice Presidency of Brazil, he produces data-driven insights and advanced analyses on economic and social affairs grounded in R and SQL. His background as Senior Data Scientist and Federal Auditor at the National Treasury spans machine learning, dashboard storytelling, innovation architecture and large-scale public debt systems. An experienced educator, he teaches data science, statistics, computational thinking and SQL across government and academic institutions, translating technical methods into practical policy tools. He holds graduate degrees in Administration from the University of Brasília and combines deep technical skill with institutional knowledge that accelerates transparent, evidence-based decision making. An often-overlooked strength is his long track record bridging legacy financial systems and modern analytics, enabling pragmatic modernization in constrained public-sector environments.
7 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Técnico, Telecomunicações, Técnico, Telecomunicações at Escola Técnica Federal do CearáUniversidade Federal da ParaíbaBacharel, Administração, Bacharel, Administração at Faculdade Boa ViagemDoutorado, Administração, Doutorado, Administração at Universidade de Brasília
Github Skills (30)
r-package7
open-data7
geopackage6
geopandas6
brazil6
spatial-data6
parallelization6
cran5
parallel-processing5
datasets5
machine-learning5
r5
python5
futures5
artificial-intelligence4
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
tesouro/grandes-numeros
Feb 2019 - May 2022
Contributions:5 commits, 8 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 3 months
fernandobarbalho/pensionistas
Jan 2020 - Jul 2021
Contributions:8 commits, 7 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 6 months
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