Fernando Carrillo
Corporate Director Data Science CoE
Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolFernando Carrillo is a purpose-driven data science leader with 12 years of experience translating complex data into measurable business value, currently heading Henkel’s global Data Science Center of Excellence. He combines academic rigor from a PhD and postdoctoral research in genomics with hands-on experience building and scaling data science and engineering teams across regulated and commercial environments. Fernando is skilled at driving end-to-end use case lifecycles—from business value assessment and delivery frameworks to cloud data lake and ML engineering execution—while retaining top talent in diverse, cross-functional settings. His background in experimental genomics and instrument-level analytics gives him a rare fluency for bridging wet-lab measurement challenges and production ML systems. Based in Düsseldorf, he is known for aligning technical roadmaps to clear business outcomes and for scaling impact through organizational design and empowered teams.
12 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma, Biochemistry, Diploma, Biochemistry at Universität Witten/HerdeckeDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at International Max Planck Research School for Molecular Cell Biology and Bioengineering
English, German, Spanish
Github Skills (12)
statistics10
machine-learning10
python10
data-analysis10
data-science9
scikit-learn9
scikit9
computational-neuroscience5
neuroscience4
java4
deep-learning3
neural-network2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
carrillo/Kaggle
Mar 2014 - Sep 2015
Contributions:27 commits, 2 pushes in 1 year 5 months
carrillo/Gdelt
Apr 2014 - Sep 2015
Contributions:7 commits, 1 push in 1 year 5 months
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