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EDUARDO FERREIRA DOS SANTOS, MSc

Chief Technology Officer | VP of Engineering | Data & AI Executive
São Paulo, SP, Brazil | LinkedIn | GitHub

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Executive leader with 15+ years of experience driving digital transformation through Data, Artificial Intelligence, and Open Source strategies. Proven track record in building high-performing teams and scalable architectures for global organizations (Lopti, Itaú, Thoughtworks, Globo). Expert in aligning technology roadmaps with business goals to deliver measurable ROI, having led AI initiatives that reduced operational costs by 15%+ and accelerated innovation in the BFSI and Aerospace sectors.

CORE COMPETENCIES

  • Strategic Leadership: AI/Data Strategy, P&L Management, Stakeholder Engagement, M&A Tech Due Diligence.
  • Tech Governance: Open Source Program Office (OSPO), Data Mesh, MLOps, Cloud Governance (AWS/GCP/Azure).
  • Innovation: Generative AI, Emerging Technologies Scouting, Knowledge Graphs, High-Availability Systems.
  • Academic Authority: Master’s in Applied Computing, University Professor (Data Science & Operating Systems).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Lopti | Chief Technology Officer (CTO) | Feb 2026 – Present

  • Strategic Vision: Led the development of a multi-agent AI architecture, ensuring alignment with business strategy and driving innovation in product development.
  • Cloud & Infrastructure: Established secure landing zones and robust cloud architectures with leading providers, optimizing scalability and operational efficiency.
  • Partnership Management: Managed strategic contracts and fostered relationships with third-party vendors, enhancing technological capabilities and reducing time-to-market.

Thoughtworks | Multiple Roles | Apr 2022 – Feb 2026

  • AI Specialist | Aug 2025 – Feb 2026
    • Designed and implemented scalable AI architectures, enabling rapid deployment and operationalization of advanced AI solutions.
  • Principal Data & AI Strategist - Americas | Oct 2024 – Aug 2025
    • Developed solutions and assets to accelerate client results with intelligent products and platforms, working with global teams on AI architectures and services.
  • Head of Data & AI for BFSI - LATAM | Jan 2024 – Oct 2024
    • Responsible for promoting Data and Artificial Intelligence solutions for Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance sectors across Latin America.
  • Lead Technical Consultant | Apr 2022 – Jan 2024
    • Strategic Impact: Orchestrated Data & AI strategies for major financial institutions across Latin America and North America, focusing on Banking, Insurance, and FinTechs.
    • Operational Excellence: Pioneered the implementation of Continuous Delivery for Machine Learning (CD4ML), reducing time-to-market for ML models by X% and ensuring responsible AI practices.
    • Data Mesh Leadership: Led architectural transformations for a Major LATAM Airline (migrating to VertexAI) and a Digital Bank, establishing decentralized data ownership and scalable governance.
    • ROI Driven: Designed AI-driven maintenance optimization for the aviation sector, resulting in a 15% reduction in annual maintenance costs.

Itaú Unibanco S/A | Tech Lead - OSPO & Emerging Tech | Mar 2021 – Mar 2022

  • Strategic Governance: Founded and led the Open Source Program Office (OSPO), reducing vendor lock-in and enhancing security through community-driven standards.
  • Ecosystem Influence: Acted as a Board Representative at FINOS, CNCF, and Linux Foundation, positioning Itaú as a global leader in financial open-source innovation.
  • Investment Strategy: Directed scouting for startups and emerging technologies, providing technical recommendations for corporate venture capital (CVC) investments.

Globo | Machine Learning Engineer (Big Data & AI) | Jan 2020 – Mar 2021

  • Architecture: Engineered the enterprise Knowledge Graph for content discovery, improving recommendation accuracy and advertising automation through NLP (BERT/Spacy) and Graph Databases (Neptune).

Brazilian Space Agency (AEB) | Development Manager & Data Engineer | Jul 2016 – Nov 2019

  • Leadership: Managed the IT department and R&D for the Brazilian Space Program, overseeing budgets, supply chains, and agile process implementation.
  • Modernization: Led the migration to containerized infrastructure (Docker Swarm) and CI/CD pipelines, increasing deployment frequency by X%.

ACADEMIC & TEACHING EXPERIENCE

  • Master of Sciences (MSc), Applied Computing | University of Brasília (UnB) | 2015
  • Professor (Post-Graduation & Bachelor) | Mackenzie & UniCEUB | 2016 – Present
    • Teaching: Data Science, Distributed Computing, Parallel Computing, and Operating Systems.

BOARD & COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP

  • Chair: Open Source Summit Latin America (Linux Foundation, 2022).
  • Award Winner: "Breaking the Status Quo" (FINOS, 2021) for leadership in financial open source.
  • Organizer: PGDay DF (PostgreSQL) and active contributor to the Python/PostgreSQL communities since 2008.

LANGUAGES

  • English: Fluent (C2) | Spanish: Fluent (C1) | Portuguese: Native