Rafael is a Machine Learning Engineer based in Curitiba, Brazil, with over 10 years of professional experience in building robust software solutions to complex business problems involving data, computer vision, and signal processing.

He holds bachelor's and master's degrees in Computer Science from respected Brazilian universities (UFPR and UFBA). He specialized in Computer Vision, a field he applied at companies like Logitech and GlobalPayments when creating a biometrics signal broker and a vehicle tracking solution. He also worked on big data projects in the Insurance and Weather sectors.

Outside work, he enjoys playing the bass guitar with friends in a small garage band. He also likes discovering new restaurants in the city and traveling with family. To foster his creative mind, he finds joy creating new things, be it a fantasy tale or experimenting with a crazy new app idea.