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Mauricio Arancibia

Data Scientist · AI Engineer · ML Specialist

Email necrus.aikon@gmail.com  ·  mauricio.arancibia@simgular.com Phone (+591) 75761340  ·  Location Sucre, Bolivia Website simgular.com  ·  simgular.ai

Professional Summary

Innovative System Engineer with over a decade of expertise in Data Science, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence. Specialized in leveraging cutting-edge technologies to drive business impact through data-driven insights and advanced AI solutions.

Professional Experience

NTTData Sep 2024 – Present

Generative AI Tech Lead · Contractor · USA (Remote)

  • Led design and development of PoCs, MVPs, and strategic proposals leveraging Generative AI
  • Directed cross-functional teams delivering advanced analytics, ML solutions, and AI-driven insights
  • Spearheaded initiatives for automated content generation, conversational agents, and personalized recommendations
Python · PySpark · AWS SageMaker/Bedrock · Azure OpenAI · LangChain · LlamaIndex · RAG · LLMs
NTTData Jul 2022 – Aug 2024

Data Scientist / Data Analyst · Contractor · USA (Remote)

  • Executed efficient ETL processes and exploratory data analysis for actionable insights
  • Ensured data integrity through Data Governance & Data Quality frameworks
  • Implemented NLP solutions and led RAG Proof of Concepts
PowerBI · PySpark · Azure Synapse · Azure ML · NLP · PyTorch · TensorFlow · Collibra
Simgular Dec 2021 – Present

Founder & CEO · Independent AI Consultant

  • Established and leads Simgular as a boutique AI consultancy ("company of one")
  • Designed and implemented ML, NLP, and Generative AI solutions (RAG, AI agents)
  • Built scalable solutions on AWS and Azure, including LLM-based applications
  • Full lifecycle ownership — from client engagement to delivery and optimization
Python · Generative AI · RAG · NLP · Data Analytics · AWS · Azure · AI Agents
UNICEF Bolivia Nov 2022 – Feb 2023

Data Analyst Consultant · Contractor · Bolivia (Remote)

  • Created comprehensive PowerBI dashboards for UNICEF Bolivia programs
  • Designed KPI tracking systems to monitor program effectiveness
PowerBI · Excel · SQL · Data Modeling · DAX
NTTData for UNICEF Dec 2021 – Jun 2022

Data Analyst · Contractor · New York, USA

  • Implemented NLP semantic similarity analysis on UNICEF project documents
  • Developed PowerBI dashboard for staff travel optimization
  • Enhanced progress report analysis using advanced NLP techniques
PowerBI · Python · NLP (NLTK, SpaCy, Gensim, Transformers) · Keras · TensorFlow
FANCESA Sep 2008 – Present

Senior Data Manager · Sucre, Bolivia

  • Led company-wide PowerBI adoption with dashboards for production, quality, and planning
  • Created cost analytics dashboards across the cement production supply chain
  • Managed data integration and ETL for a Green Field Cement Plant project
PowerBI · Qlik · PostgreSQL · Python · SharePoint

Education

  • AI Master
    Master in Advanced & Applied Artificial IntelligenceUniversitat de Valencia · 2021–2022
  • Data Science
    Data Scientist NanodegreeUdacity · 2021–2022
  • Business Intelligence
    Business Intelligence SpecializationUTBA · 2014
  • Free Software
    Free Software University MasterUniversitat Oberta de Catalunya · 2009–2010
  • System Engineering
    System EngineeringUSFX de Chuquisaca · 2001–2005

Certifications

  • AWS
    AWS Certified AI PractitionerAmazon Web Services · Sep 2024
  • Azure
    Azure AI FundamentalsMicrosoft · Jun 2024
  • Machine Learning
    Machine LearningCoursera / Stanford Online · Jul 2021
  • Python
    Applied Data Science with PythonCoursera / University of Michigan · Apr 2021
  • R
    Reproducible Research · EDA · R ProgrammingCoursera / Johns Hopkins · 2015–2016
  • Data Mining
    Pattern Discovery in Data MiningCoursera / University of Illinois · Mar 2015

Skills

Data VisualizationPowerBI · Qlik · Tableau · Matplotlib · Plotly · Seaborn
ProgrammingPython · R · SQL · Java · REST API
Machine LearningTensorFlow · Keras · PyTorch · Scikit-Learn · Azure ML · SageMaker
Cloud & Big DataAWS Bedrock · Azure AI Services · Azure OpenAI · AWS AI Services
NLPNLTK · spaCy · Gensim · Transformers
Generative AILangChain · LlamaIndex · RAG · Fine-Tuning · Agents · CrewAI · LangGraph · LLMs
MLOps / DevOpsGit · Docker · CI/CD pipelines
UI / UXStreamlit · Gradio
DatabasesAzure SQL · PostgreSQL · Vector Databases

Notable Projects

🧠 Neural Dojo Founder Community blog on Data Science, ML & AI, fostering knowledge sharing and ethical AI applications

🏆 Coursera Specializations Machine Learning (Stanford) & Applied Data Science with Python (Univ. of Michigan)

💻 Open Source Contributions ML and AI projects on GitHub: sentiment analysis, facial expression recognition, weather classification

Languages

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Spanish
Native
🇬🇧
English
Professional Working Proficiency