Juan Carretero
Head Of Data Analytics, AI & BI - Santander Group VP
Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
Summary
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Top SchoolJuan Carretero is a data and AI leader with over 20 years of cross-industry experience spanning banking, telecom, high-tech R&D and strategy, currently serving as Head of Data Analytics, AI & BI and VP at Santander Consumer Finance. He combines deep technical roots—MS and BS in Electrical Engineering, an Executive MBA and a master's in Data Science—with a track record of building production MLOps platforms (Azure → AWS SageMaker) and delivering measurable business impact like a 20% improvement in residual value predictions. A pragmatic innovator, he has led digital transformation initiatives that expanded data-driven KYC and connected-car capabilities and created optimization algorithms that cut commercial costs by over 15%. Beyond banking, Juan contributes to the prominent open-source FlyByWire A32NX/A380X projects, authoring Visual C++ engine models and FADEC/fuel systems—evidence of hands-on systems engineering and ML application to complex simulations. He excels at bridging research, product and operations: translating academic publications and industrial R&D into scalable ML solutions, stakeholder-aligned roadmaps, and cross-cultural team leadership.
5 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Business Administration (Executive MBA), Master of Business Administration (Executive MBA) at IESE Business SchoolMaster in Data Science, Master in Data Science at MBIT SchoolBachelor, Electrical Engineering, Bachelor, Electrical Engineering at Auburn University
English, Spanish
Github Skills (8)
32-bit10
fs9
rust9
typescripts8
javascript8
typescript8
typescript-types8
react7
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
flybywiresim/aircraft
Apr 2021 - Jan 2023
The A32NX & A380X Project are community driven open source projects to create free Airbus aircraft in Microsoft Flight Simulator that are as close to reality as possible.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:28 reviews, 19 commits, 47 PRs in 1 year 9 months
Contributions summary:Juan primarily focused on improving the engine modeling aspects of the A32NX & A380X projects. They contributed to the FADEC code, fuel consumption models, and engine start/shutdown procedures. The user also made changes related to engine primary parameters, Flex calculations, and EFB (Electronic Flight Bag) features such as in-flight refueling capabilities and settings. These changes involved modifications to the engine control systems, fuel management, and related UI components.
flightsimulatormicrosoftcommunity-drivenreactjs
flybywiresim/leap-1a26-model
Dec 2020 - May 2021
Contributions:55 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
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