David Regalado

CEO

Peru15 yrs 8 mos experience
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Key Highlights

  • Founder of largest data community in Latin America
  • Taught Python for Data Science at University of Chicago
  • Recognized as Champion Innovator by Google
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Data Engineering and AI expert with extensive experience in Fintech and Cloud Computing.

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Skills

Core Skills

Data ArchitectureData EngineeringData ScienceArtificial Intelligence (ai)Community BuildingCloud ComputingMachine LearningCybersecurityBusiness IntelligenceStrategic PlanningProject Management

Other Skills

Google BigQueryAnalyticsTerraformGoogle Cloud DataflowGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP)LeadershipdbtETLData ManagementData WarehousingData ModelingTeam BuildingLarge Language Models (LLM)Apache BeamRetrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)

About

Hi there! Thank you for visiting my profile. I am passionate about data & AI. Throughout my 17 years of professional experience I have seen projects of various types, sizes and industries. Summary In my country, I've worked in the biggest companies like: - Financial Services: Scotiabank, Interbank - Telecommunications: Telefónica del Perú, Claro - Consulting: Teradata Perú, Indra, Encora - Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies: Equifax - Ad-Tech: Manya.pe In those companies, I did the whole data lifecycle: data extraction, ingestion, data manipulation, data modeling (normalization, denormalization, etc), data analysis, data quality assessments. In short, the ETL part (data pipelines) + data analysis. Achievements: The Data Warehouses/Lakes and dashboards were delivered to my clients, so they could start making data-driven decisions. These recent years I've been working for U.S. clients as a contractor. Specifically: - Academics: University of Chicago - Healthcare: Amplifon - Cyber Security: Anomali - Ad-Tech: Clevertech - Startup: Nebula.io Achievements: Data pipelines delivered and students gratuated from the University program. Highlight - Founder at Data Engineering Latam, the largest, fastest-growing data community in Latin America: https://www.linkedin.com/company/data-engineering-latam - I taught Python for Data Science in the University of Chicago. - Recognized as Champion Innovator by Google - I led teams of 20 people in 3 different occasions. - Recurrent speaker and jury in events related to data & AI. Studies - Systems Engineer from the Technological University of Peru (UTP), tenth superior. - With a specialization in Data Science from Johns Hopkins University. - With a specialization in Data Warehousing for Business Intelligence from Colorado University. - With a specialization in Data Science and Big Data Analytics from MIT. - With 4 certifications, 15 specializations and 67 Google Cloud Platform digital badges. - With studies in Artificial Intelligence at UBA-IALAB Tech stack Cloud Computing: Google Cloud (GCP), AWS, Azure Data Engineering: Apache Beam, Airflow, Spark, Databricks, Snowflake, dbt, Hadoop, Hive, Luigi Databases: BigQuery, Teradata, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Mysql Data Visualization: Power BI, Tableau, Looker, Data Studio Programming languages: Python, Scala, R DevOps & CI/CD: Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, Git, GitHub Roles CTO, CDO, CDAO, Data Science Manager, Data Engineering Manager, Head of Data, Tech Leader, Data Architect, Data Engineer, Data Scientist, BI Consultant.

Experience

15 yrs 8 mos
Total Experience
1 yr 7 mos
Average Tenure
5 yrs 6 mos
Current Experience

Amplifon

Data Architect, Americas Region

May 2025Present · 1 yr · United States · Remote

  • My responsibilities include:
  • Coordinating and collaborating with the IT and data governance teams to propose and implement new ways of working that optimize processes.
  • Recommending data architecture strategies that translate into initiatives with an estimated savings potential of over $1,000,000 annually, while enhancing operational agility and resource efficiency.
  • Supporting directors in making informed strategic decisions.
  • Designing and executing proofs of concept to validate and communicate new technological solutions and approaches.
Google BigQueryAnalyticsTerraformData EngineeringGoogle Cloud DataflowBusiness Intelligence+8

Stealth startup

2 roles

Advisor

Feb 2025Present · 1 yr 3 mos · Remote

Google BigQueryAnalyticsGoogle Cloud DataflowBusiness IntelligenceGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP)Leadership+5

VP of Engineering

Nov 2023Feb 2025 · 1 yr 3 mos · Remote

  • I spearhead the engineering and infrastructure area, leading the design, development, and maintenance of advanced data processing systems. My focus is on ensuring the robustness, scalability, maintainability, security, and efficiency of technological solutions, anticipating future challenges to address them proactively.
  • I foster a culture of collaboration and technical excellence among the data science and engineering teams, promoting best practices that drive innovation and a positive work environment.
  • I report directly to the company founders, explaining the work we do in simple terms.
  • Key achievements:
  • I reduced costs by 90% by moving workloads to a combination of Dataform and Dataflow jobs.
  • I introduced modern techniques such as RAG and semantic search to the company.
  • Designed and implemented a cloud architecture tailored to the startup's needs.
  • Parameterized the product code, enabling efficient customization for multiple clients.
  • Spearheaded the adoption of key practices such as code versioning, infrastructure as code (IaC), and disaster recovery procedures, strengthening the organization's resilience and technological responsiveness.
  • I delivered a custom industry data model tailored for retailers.
Google BigQueryAnalyticsTerraformData EngineeringTeam BuildingLarge Language Models (LLM)+15

Nebula.io

Senior Data Engineer

Feb 2023Jul 2023 · 5 mos · United States · Remote

  • Nebula is a well funded startup that develops cutting edge technology that combines proprietary algorithms with deep learning neural networks, natural language processing, and generative AI to connect talent with opportunity.
  • I leveraged Apache Beam on Google Cloud Dataflow for building cost effective streaming and batch data pipelines. Other technologies include MongoDB, Elasticsearch, PubSub, BigQuery, and other GCP services.
Google BigQueryAnalyticsData EngineeringCloudGoogle Cloud DataflowGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP)+9

Ai time journal

Ambassador at AI Time Journal

Jun 2022Present · 3 yrs 11 mos · San Francisco, California, United States

  • AI Time Journal is a publishing platform that strives to aware users of and around the world of Artificial Intelligence, growing technology trends, and other industry news. Its final aim is to contribute to steering the development of AI for the benefit of humanity.
AnalyticsData ScienceLarge Language Models (LLM)LeadershipETLData Architecture+3

Anomali

Senior Data Engineer

Nov 2021Jan 2022 · 2 mos · United States

  • Anomali is the leading cybersecurity company that develops and provides intelligence-driven cybersecurity solutions to enhance threat visibility, automate threat processing and detection, and accelerate threat remediation.
  • I built data pipelines using Scala to serve high concurrency requests that enrich data about suspicious traffic sources in order to classify them as trustworthy or not.
AnalyticsData EngineeringETLData ArchitectureGitData Management+4

University of chicago

Data Scientist - Teaching Assistant

Feb 2021Feb 2022 · 1 yr · United States

  • The University of Chicago is a top 10 U.S. University, with more than 100 associated Nobel Prize winners.
  • I taught the Python for Data Science program. Some topics covered: data manipulation and analysis, training, evaluation and deployment of Machine Learning (ML) models.
  • 4 cohorts.
Machine LearningAnalyticsData ScienceETLData ArchitectureData Management+2

Clevertech

Senior GCP Data Engineer

Feb 2021Jul 2021 · 5 mos · New York City Metropolitan Area

  • Projects:
  • MadHive – Responsible for the implementation of pipelines involving Google Cloud Platform to retrieve terabyte-scale data in sub-second response time. This enabled data scientist to be more efficient when doing exploratory data analysis with data across the country (U.S.).
  • DevOps — I spearheaded the implementation of modules in Terraform for the use of infrastructure as code on the GCP cloud.
  • In charge of a team of 2.
Google BigQueryAnalyticsTerraformData EngineeringCloudTeam Building+13

Data engineering latam

Founder

Nov 2020Present · 5 yrs 6 mos

  • Data Engineering Latam is the largest, fastest growing, and coolest data community in Latin America whose mission is to promote the region's talent through the dissemination of talks, workshops, study groups, collaborative help and the creation of relevant content.
Google BigQueryAnalyticsTerraformTeam BuildingGoogle Cloud DataflowBusiness Intelligence+14

Scotiabank

Data Architect

Dec 2019Dec 2020 · 1 yr · Peru

  • Projects:
  • I spearheaded the Scotiabank's Data Hub. I did the architecture and design. Some features: ETL Automation, Data Observability, alerts, monitoring. In charge of a team of 5.
RAnalyticsData EngineeringCloudTeam BuildingMicrosoft Power BI+12

Indra

Data Engineer Tech Lead

Sep 2019Dec 2019 · 3 mos · Perú

  • Projects
  • Responsible for Big Data projects for the IT area. of Telefónica del Perú. In charge of a team of 5.
  • Responsible for the B.I. Factory for the I.T. area. of Telefónica del Perú. In charge of a team of 20.
TeradataAnalyticsData EngineeringTeam BuildingMicrosoft Power BIBusiness Intelligence+12

Dwconsulware

2 roles

Data Engineer

Jun 2019Aug 2019 · 2 mos · Peru

  • Construction of campaign variables, risks, financial products, etc. to be used by the analytical models of data scientists.
  • Preparation of reports in Excel with macros
  • Monitoring and resolution of incidents in the production network
TeradataAnalyticsData EngineeringTeam BuildingMicrosoft Power BIBusiness Intelligence+6

Senior Business Intelligence Consultant

May 2018May 2019 · 1 yr · Peru

  • Projects:
  • ● Implementation of the Interbank Data Warehouse
  • ● Implementation of the Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas Data Warehouse
  • ● Implementation of the Sura Data Warehouse
Google BigQueryTeradataAnalyticsData EngineeringTeam BuildingGoogle Cloud Dataflow+13

Celeritech

Senior Business Intelligence Consultant

Mar 2018Apr 2018 · 1 mo · Peru

  • I collaborated with Celeritech for the headquarters in Lima, Peru. Celeritech offers specialized consultancy of T.I. and has presence in +8 countries with +382 clients.
  • Project
  • ● Implementation of the Interbank Data Warehouse
TeradataAnalyticsData EngineeringData LakeBusiness IntelligenceGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP)+6

Teradata

Senior Business Intelligence Consultant

Jun 2017Dec 2017 · 6 mos · Peru

  • I was part of the staff of consultants specialized in Business Intelligence ecosystems, Big Data & Analytics, for the transnational Teradata Company Corporation, based in Lima, Peru. Teradata is present in +75 countries, +100 clients and +2400 project implementations.
  • Projects
  • ● Implementation of the Interbank Data Warehouse
  • ● Implementation of Claro's Data Warehouse
TeradataAnalyticsBusiness IntelligenceETLData ArchitectureData Management+5

Manpower perú

Business Intelligence Consultant

Nov 2015May 2017 · 1 yr 6 mos · Perú

  • I was part of the staff of T.I. for Experis, a business unit of Manpower Group based in Lima, Peru. With a presence in +82 countries, distributed across 5 continents and with 400,000 customers, Manpower Group is a world leader in recruiting personnel.
  • Projects
  • ● Implementation of Claro's Data Warehouse
  • ● Implementation of the Telefónica Data Warehouse
  • ● Implementation of the Interbank Data Warehouse
TeradataAnalyticsBusiness IntelligenceETLData ArchitectureBig Data+3

Mdp consulting s.a.c

Functional / QA Analyst

Jan 2015Nov 2015 · 10 mos · Lima Perú

  • I was part of the staff of consultants of MDP, for the transnational Equifax, based in Lima, Peru. Equifax (formerly Infocorp) has presence in +24 countries distributed in 5 continents and provides solutions of Market Analysis, Portfolio Analysis, Risk Predictor, Income Predictor and Fraud Prevention to facilitate decision making. It is the leading company worldwide in credit assessment for individuals and companies.
  • Projects
  • ● Creation of Artificial Intelligence System for Telefónica
  • I participated in the implementation of an Artificial Intelligence System for evaluation and selection of commercial strategy for Telefónica's clients based on their credit history in the financial system. Includes System Analysis, Technical Specifications, Programming and Quality Assurance.
TeradataAnalyticsData EngineeringBusiness IntelligenceData AnalysisETL+3

As.pe

Senior Web Consultant

Oct 2014Dec 2014 · 2 mos · Peru

  • I developed the new web portal for CAJA MUNICIPAL CUSCO with HTML5, jQuery and CSS3: Virtual Caja, Providers, ,savings simulator, credit simulator
  • I did consultant work, QA and coordinations with designers and programmers

Thebond.biz

Chief Technology Officer

May 2014Sep 2014 · 4 mos · Lima, Perú

  • As Co-Founder of this venture, my work revolved around strategic planning, competition analysis, market analysis, selection and evaluation of technologies, defining products and services, defining the way of working and interviewing personnel.

Manya

2 roles

Project Manager

Feb 2012Apr 2014 · 2 yrs 2 mos

  • I was in charge of the production area (office, nearshore and offshore). In charge of a team of 15 persons
  • I took the requirements of the clients and was responsible for the meetings and follow-up on the points agreed in the contracts. In the case of customers from Israel and the United States, the communication was through the English language using Skype
  • I performed tasks as a PRODUCT OWNER and SCRUM MASTER according to the AGILE METHODOLOGY.
Decision-MakingStrategic Planning

Team Leader

Aug 2010Feb 2012 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • I Applied reengineering the company in implementing Agile methodologies, increasing the effectiveness of time estimates
  • I introduced the company to the HTML5 and CSS3 technologies to achieve compatibility multidevice projects and growing revenue of the company.
  • I applied QA to guarantee that every GUI and backend works correctly in every dispositive and web browser
  • I developed many web projects with technologies PHP, HTML5, CSS3, JQUERY, APIs (FACEBOOK, GOOGLE, TWITTER) and MYSQL
Scrum MasterDecision-MakingProject Management

Interibérica

Programmer Analyst

Mar 2009Jul 2010 · 1 yr 4 mos · Almería und Umgebung, Spanien

  • I analyzed and implemented a records management system for prosecutors and lawyers from all provinces of Spain, with modules: procurators, lawyers, companies and admin.
  • I implemented the next payment methods: PayPal, 2Checkout, Deposit / Wire Transfer and Cash on Delivery
  • I programmed web pages with Flash, PHP, XML and MySQL technology.

Blue crystal group

Junior Consultant

Feb 2009Feb 2010 · 1 yr · Georgia, Estados Unidos

  • I was responsible for research and product documentation for the software company: A Business Directory System with Content Manager, proximity searches, coupons creator, maps, payment gateways and SEO.
  • I developed the test plan for the new software product of company and I was responsible for its quality assurance.
  • I interviewed customers from around the world, using the English language, for requirements analysis and design solutions.

Ministry of justice

Technical Support

Aug 2008Oct 2008 · 2 mos · Lima, Perú

  • • I helped with configuration, repair, inventory and control of computers.

Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Data Science and Big Data Analytics

Jan 2021Jan 2021

Johns Hopkins University Advanced Academic Programs

Specialization in Data Science — Data Science

Jan 2018Jan 2020

University of Colorado

Specialization in Business Intelligence — Business Intelligence

Jan 2018Jan 2019

Acámica

Multiparadigm Simulation Algorithms in Business

Jan 2014Jan 2015

Universidad Tecnológica del Perú

Systems Engineering — Systems Engineering

Jan 2004Jan 2008

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