Samuel Oliveira
Data Science Manager
Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Top SchoolSamuel Oliveira is a Data Science Manager with 15 years in ML/AI, combining a Ph.D. in Computer Science with a decade of applied industry work across finance, mobility and the public sector. He has led and scaled data science teams (currently managing seven), delivering end-to-end real-time ML systems—vehicle telematics for theft detection and fraud-prevention pipelines—integrated in production with Python, Kubernetes and BigQuery. At Localiza&CO he drove an 80% reduction in fraud over four years and helped recover more than a dozen stolen vehicles, while maintaining top-quartile team engagement through hands-on technical mentorship and data-driven culture building. Earlier roles at Itaú Unibanco and the Minas Gerais State Prosecutor’s Office show his strength in credit risk, propensity modeling and award-winning public procurement fraud detection. He excels at translating research-grade methods into reliable, productized ML services and policy interventions that produce measurable business impact. Curious and adaptable, he seeks challenging opportunities that bridge technical depth and operational outcomes.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica de Ouro PretoMestrado Ciência da Computação, Mestrado Ciência da Computação at UFOP - Universidade Federal de Ouro PretoDoutorado Ciência da Computação, Doutorado Ciência da Computação at Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisGithub contributions (5)
samuevan/ERA
Apr 2017 - Feb 2018
Contributions:14 commits, 13 pushes, 1 branch in 10 months
samuevan/group_recommendation
May 2017 - Dec 2017
Contributions:33 commits, 27 pushes, 3 branches in 7 months
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