Rodrigo Cruz
Senior Data Scientist III
São Paulo, Brazil
Summary
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Top SchoolRodrigo Cruz is a Senior Data Scientist with eight years of AI-first experience, currently consulting for Elsevier/RELX on medical retrieval-augmented-generation (RAG) and NLP initiatives. He blends production-focused MLOps and NLP expertise—having driven a 40% revenue uplift with an automated ASR platform and led forecasting, explainability and NLP projects at Mondelēz and DHAUZ. Academically grounded with a Distinction MSc in Artificial Intelligence from the University of Essex and a high-achieving postgraduate diploma, he connects rigorous research methods with stakeholder-facing product work. Comfortable operating across research, engineering and product, Rodrigo owns cross-functional ML efforts and scales domain-specific AI solutions in regulated industries. An independent scholar based in São Paulo, he has a track record of turning experimental models into commercial outcomes for clients like Mercado Libre and Sanofi.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Artificial Intelligence, Distinction, Master of Science - MS, Artificial Intelligence, Distinction at University of EssexBachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, 8.74/10, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, 8.74/10 at Universidade Cidade de São PauloThe Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais
English, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese
Github Skills (5)
natural-language-processing2
machine-learning2
nlp2
ai1
chatbot1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
pereirarodrigo/pereirarodrigo
Mar 2021 - Mar 2025
Contributions:110 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 1 month
pereirarodrigo/project_spike
Feb 2021 - Apr 2021
Contributions:50 commits, 51 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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