Vinicius Mello is a Data & Machine Learning Engineering leader with nine years of experience building data platforms and turning analytics into business impact across LatAm. Currently Head of Solutions Engineering, LatAm at Openlayer and serving as a tech advisor and AI consultant, he blends hands-on engineering with strategic go-to-market and client-facing leadership. His career progressed through senior data engineering and platform roles to Chief Data & AI Officer at Hurb, where he led cross-functional teams to productionize ML and data services. With an MS in Computational Intelligence and roots in research at UFRJ’s Signal Processing Lab, he brings strong academic rigor to pragmatic, scalable solutions. Based in Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius pairs platform design and MLOps expertise with a knack for translating complex models into measurable outcomes for stakeholders. He also invests in executive tech leadership development, having completed CTO and Tech Leadership programs to amplify his impact beyond engineering.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Tech Leadership, Tech Leadership at IFTL
Master of Science - MS Computational Intelligence, Master of Science - MS Computational Intelligence at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
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