Summary
Phillip Souza is a Senior Machine Learning Engineer with 10 years’ experience leading data teams and shaping data strategy at UNICOM Global, where he rapidly prototypes and integrates data applications with mainframe products. He designs data-centric architectures, evangelizes modern tooling across the business, and mentors engineers while owning roadmaps that drive digital transformation. Notably, he deployed an on-premises LLM for code autocomplete and built agent-based document-interaction models that automate complex tasks—one of which generates SQL-driven infrastructure reports used by the DoD. Phillip blends hands-on engineering (ML, automation, Python) with practical R&D across cloud and open-source stacks, and has repeatedly cut preprocessing/enrichment time by around 80% through generative enrichment and automation. Based in Manchester, he freelances alongside his corporate role, bringing product-focused ML solutions to both public and private sector clients.
9 years of coding experience
Bachelor’s Degree Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science, Bachelor’s Degree Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science at The University of Sheffield
Aquinas College
The Barlow Roman Catholic High School
Portuguese, English