Pedro Heck

Background

About Pedro Heck

Data Scientist and Programmer with 8+ years in programming, including 3 years working as a data scientist for a global company. Experience in developing impactful machine learning solutions, including credit recommendation systems for a major Fortune 500 company, resulting in over R$100M in financial gains over two years. 🧬 Focus areas: Machine learning, genetic algorithms, neural networks, and evolutionary computing. Published researcher with interests in both theoretical and practical applications. Core Competencies- Data Science & Machine Learning: Predictive modeling, clustering, A/B testing, neural networks, optimization - Programming: Python, PySpark, SQL - Big Data Technologies: Databricks, Spark - Algorithms: Genetic algorithms / Evolutionary algorithms for multiple use cases - Project Experience: Credit recommendation system for large-scale operations, robust A/B testing algorithm from scratch, simulation of evolving neural networks as a study of evolution and natural selection, and others - Leadership: Led as the sole data scientist in a Machine Learning project for a leading global beverage company Key Projects- Contributed to the development of two machine learning projects for a leading global beverage company, with a combined impact of R$180M+ over 2 years - Led one of these projects as the primary data scientist - Published research on evolutionary computing at CONIC-SEMESP - Academic project: “Beans” - An evolutionary neural network simulation built entirely from scratch Technical Stack: Python | SQL | PySpark | Databricks | Machine Learning | Git | Tableau | MySQL | JavaScript | C# Languages- Native: Brazilian Portuguese - Advanced/Near-native: English (C2 Proficient at EF SET Certification)- Basic: Spanish - Learning: Mandarin Additional Skills: Data visualization | Optimization | Digital art & illustration | Adobe Photoshop | ChatGPT | Claude | Automation | Agile methodologies Enthusiastic about solving complex problems through innovative data science applications and evolutionary algorithms. Always eager to learn and collaborate on challenging projects that push the boundaries of creative computing. pedro.heck.rc@gmail.com