Ana Magalhaes - Data Scientist Consultant

Q: Where is Ana based?

Ana is based in Senhora da Hora, Portugal .

Q: What languages does Ana speak?

Ana speaks the following languages: Italian (Native), Portuguese (Native), English (Advanced) .

Q: How many years of experience does Ana have?

Ana has at least 10 years of experience. During this time, Ana has worked in at least 5 different roles and for 6 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 8 months . Note that Ana may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Ana's latest experience?

Ana's most recent position is Data Scientist Consultant - AI Engineer at EDP Portugal .

Q: What companies has Ana worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Ana has worked for EDP Portugal , Grupo Boticário , and UNICAMP .

Q: Which industries is Ana most experienced in?

Ana is most experienced in industries like Food and Beverage , Energy , and Beauty and Cosmetics . Ana also has some experience in Information Technology (IT) .

Q: Which business areas is Ana most experienced in?

Ana is most experienced in business areas like Business Intelligence , Product Development , and Research and Development (R&D) . Ana also has some experience in Operations , Supply Chain Management , and Quality Assurance (QA) .

Q: Which industries has Ana worked in recently?

Ana has recently worked in industries like Energy , Beauty and Cosmetics , and Food and Beverage .

Q: Which business areas has Ana worked in recently?

Ana has recently worked in business areas like Product Development , Research and Development (R&D) , and Business Intelligence .

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Senhora da Hora, Portugal

Experience

Jan 2024 - Dec 2025

2 years

Portugal

Data Scientist Consultant - AI Engineer

EDP Portugal

Developed and deployed generative AI chatbots for compliance, auditing, real estate asset management, and technical O&M using LLMs, NLP, and RAG
Tech stack: Azure AI services (Computer Vision, Azure Foundry, AI Search, Azure OpenAI, Azure Functions, Copilot Studio, Blob Storage, Azure AD, Azure Monitor, Azure key vault), LangChain, LangGraph, GPT-4, Python (PyMuPDF, pdfplumber, pytesseract, pandas, numpy, langchain, openai), prompt engineering, deployment via Azure Functions and App Service, CI/CD with GitHub Actions
Web scraping automations for data collection (Selenium and BeautifulSoup)
Refactored data pipelines and dashboards (Power BI)
ETL and Monte Carlo simulation for equipment failure prediction (Databricks, PySpark, Python)

Jan 2021 - Dec 2024

4 years

Brazil

Data Scientist

Grupo Boticário

Developed all the steps of machine learning forecasting models for retail sales and demand planning, from data collection and preprocessing to modeling and deployment
Led ETL pipelines for consolidating data in a unified dataset across supply chain, retail sales, demand forecasts, marketing campaigns, pricing, distribution centers, industry operations, and financial indicators, translating business rules into programmatic logic
Led and developed data pipelines for predicting stock levels in retail, industry, and distribution centers, and for calculating and standardizing the company’s ABC revenue curve
Tech stack: Python (pandas, scikit-learn, LightGBM, optuna, among others), SQL, GCP (BigQuery, Cloud Functions, Vertex AI), CI/CD, Git

Jan 2020 - Dec 2020

1 year

Brazil

Data Scientist

GetNinjas

Developed a pricing recommendation model using K-means clustering to segment products and support strategic pricing decisions
Tech stack: Python (pandas, scikit-learn, matplotlib, seaborn), SQL, Power BI

Jan 2019 - Present

7 years 2 months

Brazil

Research Scientist – Ph.D. & M.Sc.

UNICAMP

Developed different machine learning models to optimize oil formulations for applications in the food, cosmetics, and energy industries using Python (scikit-learn, pandas, NumPy), MATLAB, artificial neural networks, random forest, statistical modeling, DSC, SHAP
Developing a conversational GenAI copilot to assist in technical decision-making related to oil formulation processes and industry-specific regulations for biodiesel and food using Ollama, FAISS, RAG, Python (Streamlit, LangChain), prompt engineering

Jan 2015 - Dec 2016

2 years

Brazil

Data Analyst

Cory Indústria de Produtos Aliment́ıcios

Analyzed consumer complaint data and supported continuous improvement initiatives in chocolate and candy production processes
Tools: Microsoft Excel, Quality Management, Quality Assurance, Quality Auditing, Data Analysis, PDCA methodology

Jan 2014 - Dec 2015

2 years

France

EHS Engineer Internship Trainee

Sede Environnement (Veolia)

Supported sustainability and process optimization projects in wine co-product valorization
Involved in documentation and audits related to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 22000, and ISO 45001 using Excel and reporting templates

Industries Experience

See where this freelancer has spent most of their professional time. Longer bars indicate deeper hands-on experience, while shorter ones reflect targeted or project-based work.

Experienced in Food and Beverage (10 years), Energy (7 years), Cosmetics (7 years), and Information Technology (1 year).

Food and Beverage

Energy

Cosmetics

Information Technology

Business Areas Experience

The graph below provides a cumulative view of the freelancer's experience across multiple business areas, calculated from completed and active engagements. It highlights the areas where the freelancer has most frequently contributed to planning, execution, and delivery of business outcomes.

Experienced in Business Intelligence (8 years), Operations (7 years), Product Development (7 years), Research and Development (7 years), Supply Chain Management (4 years), and Quality Assurance (3 years).

Business Intelligence

Operations

Product Development

Research and Development

Supply Chain Management

Quality Assurance

Summary

Data Scientist with a background in EHS, engineering, and applied research. Experience across the cosmetics, energy, and food sectors, e-commerce with applications in pricing, retail, oil R&D, compliance, and O&M. Developed data-driven solutions, machine learning models, and generative AI chatbots.

Languages

Italian

Native

Portuguese

Native

English

Advanced

Education

Oct 2019 - Jun 2025

UNICAMP

Ph.D., Food Engineering · Food Engineering · Brazil

Oct 2017 - Jun 2019

UNICAMP

M.Sc., Food Engineering · Food Engineering · Brazil

Oct 2014 - Jun 2015

ENSMAC

Specialization, EHS Management · EHS Management · France

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Profile

Created

September 2025

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Where is Ana based?

Ana is based in Senhora da Hora, Portugal.

What languages does Ana speak?

Ana speaks the following languages: Italian (Native), Portuguese (Native), English (Advanced).

How many years of experience does Ana have?

Ana has at least 10 years of experience. During this time, Ana has worked in at least 5 different roles and for 6 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 8 months. Note that Ana may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Ana be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Ana would be well-suited for roles such as: Data Scientist Consultant - AI Engineer, Data Scientist, Research Scientist – Ph.D. & M.Sc..

What is Ana's latest experience?

Ana's most recent position is Data Scientist Consultant - AI Engineer at EDP Portugal.

What companies has Ana worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Ana has worked for EDP Portugal, Grupo Boticário, and UNICAMP.

Which industries is Ana most experienced in?

Ana is most experienced in industries like Food and Beverage, Energy, and Beauty and Cosmetics. Ana also has some experience in Information Technology (IT).

Which business areas is Ana most experienced in?

Ana is most experienced in business areas like Business Intelligence, Product Development, and Research and Development (R&D). Ana also has some experience in Operations, Supply Chain Management, and Quality Assurance (QA).

Which industries has Ana worked in recently?

Ana has recently worked in industries like Energy, Beauty and Cosmetics, and Food and Beverage.

Which business areas has Ana worked in recently?

Ana has recently worked in business areas like Product Development, Research and Development (R&D), and Business Intelligence.

What is Ana's education?

Ana holds a Doctorate in Food Engineering from UNICAMP, a Master in Food Engineering from UNICAMP and a Bachelor in Food Engineering from Federal University of Viçosa.