Raphael Fontes
Brazil
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Top SchoolRaphael Fontes is a results-oriented Full Stack Developer and data engineer with nine years of experience delivering scalable public-sector digital transformations in Brazil. He blends applied research in NLP and ML with robust software engineering to build interoperable platforms for health informatics, education, and government transparency. In his current roles, he leads full-stack development at the Ministry of Health (Django backend, Next.js frontend, Postgres, CI/CD with GitHub Actions, and secure API design) while shaping data strategy at IFS as a Data Specialist, including predictive modeling and data-driven decision support. His work at LAIS/UFRN and on vaccination tracking and other health analytics demonstrates the ability to translate research into deployable, impact-focused systems. He is a Kaggle veteran with multiple medals (Gold, Silver and Bronze) and a proven advocate for open innovation and ethical public tech. Based in Brazil, Raphael combines technical depth with civic-minded leadership, continually seeking opportunities to apply data science to smarter, more transparent public services.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
MBA em Gerência de Projetos, Gerência de Projetos, MBA em Gerência de Projetos, Gerência de Projetos at FANESE - Faculdade de Administração e Negócios de SergipeMaster of Science - MS, Computer Science, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science at Universidade Federal de Sergipe2º Grau, 2º Grau at Instituto Dom Fernando Gomes
Portuguese, English, Spanish
Github Skills (82)
python10
flask10
data-analytics10
data-visualization10
analytics10
interpretable-machine-learning10
transparency10
data-analysis10
xai10
visualization10
react10
data-engineering9
r9
data-exploration9
data-viz9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
IFS-GLO/hotsite-vulnerabilidades
Oct 2017 - Jul 2019
Contributions:4 PRs, 28 pushes, 3 branches in 1 year 8 months
Unanimad/hummingbird_brazil_covid19
Mar 2020 - Jul 2020
Contributions:160 commits, 72 pushes, 1 branch in 4 months
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