Leonardo Diegues

Experience

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  Cebrap

  May 2015 - Apr 2016

  Research Assistant

  Collected electoral and Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programs data from 18 latin-american countries. Assisted on assessing the relationship between conditional cash transfer policies and voting in Latin America.

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  Secretaria do Verde e Meio Ambiente

  Mar 2017 - Oct 2017

  Intern

  Tabulated and analyzed all contracts and spending data to support the elaboration of the Secretariat multiannual plan. Examined São Paulo’s environment preservation efforts through learning of the dynamics of public service and the execution of the city’s budget.

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  Universidade de São Paulo

  Mar 2017 - Jul 2017

  Teacher Assistant

  Teacher Assistant at "Methods and Techniques research in Political Science" (FLP0406) discipline. Social Sciences B. A.

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  Folha de S.Paulo

  Feb 2018 - now

  Helped to found Folha's AI team, developing the organizational AI strategy and implementation roadmap. Designed and deployed multiple internal AI tools to enhance newsroom efficiency and content quality. Architected and implemented customer-facing AI products, expanding Folha's digital offerings. Built generative AI solutions integrated with newsroom workflows for content creation and analysis. Managed containerized AI applications using Docker and Kubernetes in production environments Architected and built the organization's data lake infrastructure using Python and Delta Lake. Developed scalable data pipelines to ingest, transform, and analyze large (mostly public) datasets. Implemented cloud-based solutions for data storage, ETL and analytics. Created APIs and web apps to serve processed data to internal stakeholders. Designed/maintained data models to support BI and analytics needs. Automated reporting systems, reducing data processing time by over 70%. Produced +100 data-driven stories for DeltaFolha, the data journalism desk. Engineered data collection, ETL and analysis workflows for news reporting. Built interactive dataviz and web applications for digital storytelling. Collaborated with subject matter experts to translate complex data into accessible and newsworthy insights. Developed initial prototypes of automated data processing tools that evolved into larger engineering projects.

  • AI Software Developer

    Dec 2023 - now

  • Data Engineer

    Jan 2020 - Nov 2023

  • Data Journalist

    Feb 2018 - Dec 2019