Rodrigo Pereira Abou Rejaili
About Rodrigo Pereira Abou Rejaili
Rodrigo Pereira Abou Rejaili is a data science professional currently serving as a DFS Data Science Steward and Modelling at Climate in São Paulo, Brazil. He has a background in mechatronics engineering and data science, with experience in various roles at companies such as Bayer Crop Science and ENST'Air.
Current Role at Climate Corporation
Rodrigo Pereira Abou Rejaili serves as the DFS Data Science Steward and Modelling at Climate Corporation since 2022. In this role, he connects regional business initiatives with the global Data Science team, facilitating the integration of modeling projects. His position is based in São Paulo, Brazil, and operates in a hybrid work environment.
Previous Experience at Bayer Crop Science
Rodrigo worked at Bayer Crop Science in various capacities from 2019 to 2022. Initially, he served as a Trainee for one year, where he developed a customer segmentation model using LightGBM and XGBoost. He later advanced to the role of Data Science Specialist, contributing to the LATAM Digital Farming Solutions team as a Data Scientist from September 2020 until June 2022.
Educational Background in Engineering and Data Science
Rodrigo holds multiple degrees in engineering and data science. He studied Mechatronics at Escola Politécnica da USP, achieving his Engineer degree in 2018. He also participated in a double degree program, earning a Master 2 in Data Science and Machine Learning from Paris-Sud University (Paris XI) and ENSTA ParisTech, where he focused on Robotics and Embedded Systems.
Internships and Research Experience
Rodrigo gained practical experience through various internships. He worked as a Research Intern at Groupe PSA for five months in 2018 and completed an R&D internship at ENSTA ParisTech for three months in the same year. Additionally, he conducted his undergraduate thesis at Numerical Offshore Tank, focusing on control models for ship navigation using Reinforcement Learning techniques.
Early Career and Scholarships
Before his roles in data science and engineering, Rodrigo was a scholarship recipient from the Brazilian Ministry of Education at PET Mecatrônica - Escola Politécnica da USP from 2013 to 2016. This early experience laid the foundation for his expertise in mechatronics and data science.