Lucas Calestini
Data Engineer
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Top SchoolLucas Calestini is a data engineer and entrepreneur with 11 years of experience building data-driven products and analytics for both enterprises and SMEs. As co-founder and technical lead of Real Retina Analytics and Torneo, he designed end-to-end data pipelines and deployed predictive models to power niche sports analytics and betting platforms. He has applied analytics at scale in financial risk at Scotiabank and in retail client analytics for major brands, pairing statistical rigor with practical deployment. An instructor in data analytics and visualization, he mentors bootcamp cohorts on Python, R, SQL, ML and visualization, translating theory into production-ready solutions. Lucas holds an MS in Business Analytics and combines web development skills with data engineering practice, frequently bridging front-end usability and back-end data workflows. He’s equally comfortable crafting Monte Carlo and forecasting models as he is shipping APIs and user-facing insights, a blend that helps teams turn complex data into actionable decisions.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor, Business Administration, 3.81 - Summa Cum Laude, Bachelor, Business Administration, 3.81 - Summa Cum Laude at Business School LausanneMaster of Science (MS), Business Analytics, Master of Science (MS), Business Analytics at York University - Schulich School of Business
English, Spanish, French, Portuguese
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (15)
python9
pandas9
json9
flatten9
flask-sqlalchemy6
merge6
jupyter-notebook6
sqlalchemy6
numpy6
matplotlib6
dataframe6
flask6
data-science2
science2
machine-learning2
Github contributions (5)
calestini/retrosheet
Aug 2018 - Jun 2020
Contributions:53 commits, 45 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 10 months
calestini/sportmonks_api
Mar 2018 - Aug 2019
Contributions:9 pushes, 1 branch, 1 comment in 1 year 4 months
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