working on anything technology-related that could improve human-human or human-nature interactions
- Founder at Coral
- Lemann Scholar at Harvard
- Head of Product & Design at Gaivota
- BS in Marine Engineering
- MS in Mechanical Engineering
- EdM in Learning Design
Experiences
2025 Coral
2024 Harvard
Moved to the US as a Harvard Lemann Fellow, researching human interaction, development of social skills and behavioral science at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education
2023 Seedz
Gaivota is acquired by Seedz. By the end of the year, I leave Seedz and became a technology advisor to one of our previous clients
2020 Folio
Co-founded Folio, a joint initiative with Brazil’s largest organic egg producer. It later spun-off from Gaivota and is now independent. Folio is researching new ways to transforming large scale grain farming practices into regenerative and organic. Awarded MIT Solve prize for Resilient Ecosystem solutions
2019 Gaivota
Joined the founders of Gaivota, founded in Stanford’s Sustainable Systems Lab. Developed a sales enablement solution for the agribusiness industry and created crop identification geospatial AI models with exceptional accuracy and scale. Managed the product and design team.
2016 Endeavor & Único ID Tech
Moved back to Brazil and joined Endeavor, a global NGO supporting entrepreneurship around the globe. First product experience at Único ID Tech
2014 TU Darmstadt
Sponsored by the Brazilian government, moved to Germany for a Master’s Program on Process Engineering at the TU Darmstadt. Research at the Fraunhofer Institut for Wind Energy & Internship at SBM Offshore Netherlands.
2011 University of São Paulo
Undergrad in Marine Engineering at the University of São Paulo.
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