Vinícius Guerra e Ribas

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Vinícius Guerra e Ribas

AI Architect & Software Engineer

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
viniciusgribas@gmail.com LinkedIn GitHub

Senior AI Engineer with over 7 years of experience, specializing in developing innovative solutions with data, software, and intelligent models.

  • Leadership in creating and implementing AI products, transforming complex business challenges into efficient and scalable technological solutions in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
  • Experience in developing intelligent agents and virtual assistants, using leading AI technologies and frameworks to optimize processes and generate business value.
  • Skilled in collaborating with multidisciplinary teams in agile methodologies, ensuring the delivery of high-quality projects from conception to implementation.
  • Recognized for exceptional performance and innovative contributions, with a history of awards and formal recommendations attesting to technical excellence and impact on results.
7+
Years of Experience
50+
Projects Delivered
10+
Countries Served
100%
Job Success Rate

Professional Experience

AI Engineer & Data Scientist

Vixteam

May 2025 - Present

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Remote)

  • Architect and develop advanced Generative AI solutions using LLMs (GPT) and frameworks like CrewAI, LangChain, LangGraph, and HuggingFace.
  • Lead the complete lifecycle of AI projects, from architecture to implementation, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to align solutions with business objectives.
  • Implement scalable cloud solutions with a focus on Azure and Databricks, applying MLOps practices to ensure model efficiency and governance.
  • Support Advanced Analytics initiatives for major clients like USIMINAS and PETROBRAS, translating complex business requirements into actionable insights and AI solutions.

Data Engineer, Analytics Engineering

Raizen Energia S.A.

Aug 2023 - May 2025

São Paulo, Brazil (Remote)

  • Built scalable, AI-focused analytical pipelines using LLMs (GPT), significantly improving real-time insights and predictive analysis.
  • Deployed and managed cloud-native ML/business pipelines using Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS/Azure, making 100% of business data available in the cloud.
  • Improved data integrity by correcting over 40,000 customer records, automating billing and marketing processes.

Data Engineer, ETL & ML Pipelines

Raizen Energia S.A.

Jun 2022 - Aug 2023

São Paulo, Brazil (Remote)

  • Architected and optimized over 50 ETL & ML solutions, integrating APIs, SQL/NoSQL databases, and Data Lakes.
  • Automated ETL pipelines, reducing manual workload by 80%, and designed ML-based data enrichment solutions.
  • Built scalable data pipelines for real-time, and batch analytics using distributed systems (Spark, Kafka), processing 100% of business data in cloud environments (Azure).

Business Intelligence & Data Analyst

Energisa S.A.

Mar 2021 - Jun 2022

Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil (Hybrid)

  • Automated data extraction processes, reducing manual reporting by 75%.
  • Created interactive dashboards, enabling real-time analysis.

Data Scientist, Intern

Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency (ANEEL)

Jan 2019 - Mar 2021

Brasília, Brazil (On-site)

  • Developed a national database of energy consumers, enhancing regulatory oversight.
  • Ensured compliance with data governance and security protocols.
  • Received a letter of recommendation for employment issued by the Federal Government.

Education

MBA in Software Engineering

University of São Paulo (USP)

Apr 2024 - Jan 2026

  • Full Scholarship for specializations on Coursera.
  • Focus: Full Stack Development, Software Management, and Cloud Computing.

MBA in Data Science and Analytics

University of São Paulo (USP)

May 2021 - Jan 2023

  • Maximum grade on the final project.
  • Focus: Machine Learning, NLP, Big Data, and Statistical Analysis.

B.Sc. in Energy Engineering

University of Brasília (UnB)

Jan 2014 - May 2021

  • Thesis applied to Data Science initiatives of the Federal Government.

Skills & Expertise

Generative AI & ML

LLMs (GPT) RAG Fine-Tuning LangChain LangGraph LlamaIndex Hugging Face Prompt Engineering MLOps

DevOps & Cloud

Azure AWS GCP Kubernetes Docker CI/CD Terraform Databricks

Data Engineering

Python SQL ETL Pipelines Spark Data Quality & Governance

Leadership & Management

Technical Leadership Project Management Agile Methodologies Communication Multidisciplinary Collaboration

Awards & Recognition

Santander Open Academy Scholarship

2024

Advanced training in Data Engineering, ML, and DevOps.

Top Rated Freelancer on Upwork with 100% Job Success

2022 - Present

Delivered multiple AI/ML projects for clients with 5-star ratings.

Exceptional Performance Recognition at Raizen

2023

Recognized for outstanding contributions in AI and data innovation.

Certifications

  • Fundamentals of MCP (Model Context Protocol) – Hugging Face
  • Practical Multi AI Agents and Advanced Use Cases with crewAI – DeepLearning.AI
  • AI Agents Fundamentals – Hugging Face
  • Prompt Engineering for Developers – DeepLearning.AI
  • Microsoft Azure for Data Engineers – Microsoft
  • Digital Track | Santander Coders 24 | Data Engineering – Ada