Summary
Rafael Nascimento is a Cloud Data and Analytics Engineer with 11 years of experience building scalable data platforms across Azure and Google Cloud for clients in banking, energy, mining and dairy sectors. He pairs an MSc in Computer Science (AI emphasis) and a Computer Engineering background with hands-on expertise in Python, PySpark, Databricks, Apache Beam, BigQuery and T-SQL to deliver end-to-end data solutions and architectures. Rafael has led multinational engineering teams and acted as both architect and individual contributor, moving projects from data lake design through production pipelines and analytics. He also mentors and reviews AI-focused student projects, reflecting a strong commitment to teaching and continuous learning. Based in Spain, he balances practical industry delivery with research-rooted thinking from his HPC, robotics and computer vision early work. Notably, his career spans full lifecycle roles—from trading-system development to enterprise cloud migrations—bringing a broad perspective on operationalizing data science.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MSc) Computer Science, Master of Science (MSc) Computer Science at Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (Oficial)
English, Portuguese, Spanish