Hector Aguilera
About Hector Aguilera
Hector Aguilera is the Lead Data Scientist at Atlas, where he directs projects involving OCR technologies and chatbot enhancements. He has extensive experience in data science, having worked at various companies including Accenture, Boehringer Ingelheim, and BNP Paribas Cardif.
Work at Atlas
Hector Aguilera serves as the Lead Data Scientist at Atlas, a position he has held since 2022. In this role, he directed a project focused on extracting and structuring information from user ID card images using OCR technologies and regular expressions. He also automated customer support ticket reporting and conducted WSE churn analysis, developing marketing-sales lead models. Additionally, he led a project to enhance chatbot functionalities with Generative AI technologies, which improved customer service across multiple languages. His work involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to create data solutions for various business needs.
Education and Expertise
Hector Aguilera has a strong educational background in data mining and knowledge management. He completed an Erasmus Mundus Master Course in Data Mining and Knowledge Management at Université Lumière Lyon 2 and Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya from 2014 to 2016. He also holds a B.S. in Mathematics applied to Statistics and Computational Science from Universidad Simón Bolívar, which he completed from 2003 to 2010. Additionally, he earned an M.S. in Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery from Universidad de Buenos Aires in 2012.
Professional Background
Before joining Atlas, Hector Aguilera accumulated extensive experience in data science and analytics across various organizations. He worked at Accenture España as a Data Scientist - Analytics Consultant from 2017 to 2019, and at Boehringer Ingelheim as a Senior Data Scientist from 2019 to 2020. His earlier roles include positions at Banco Santander, where he served as a Models and Strategies Senior Specialist, and at BNP Paribas Cardif as a Senior Business Intelligence Analyst. He also worked at Beckman Coulter Life Sciences as a Senior Data Scientist from 2020 to 2022.
Key Projects and Contributions
Throughout his career, Hector Aguilera has led and contributed to various significant projects. At Atlas, he directed the extraction and structuring of information from user ID card images and enhanced chatbot functionalities using Generative AI. He has also automated customer support ticket reporting and conducted churn analysis. His experience includes developing data pipelines for reporting and visualization in customer service, payroll, and finance, demonstrating his ability to translate business needs into actionable data solutions.