Guilherme Lima
@guilhermelima
Head of AI and Staff ML Engineer driving enterprise-scale GenAI transformations.
What I'm looking for
I am a staff-level AI leader with 10+ years delivering Generative AI, LLMs, MLOps, and agentic workflows at enterprise scale, architecting strategies that served 180K+ businesses and 100M+ users while building high-performing teams and governance frameworks.
I have led AI transformations across Media, Fintech, Telecom, Healthcare, and SaaS, implementing multi-modal solutions, LLM post-training, RAG, and CI/CD for ML that reduced deployment time from weeks to hours and produced measurable business impact.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Head of Artificial Intelligence
Omie
Sep 2024 - Present (1 year)
Architecting and leading enterprise-scale GenAI strategy and governance for Brazil's leading SME ERP, delivering LLM post-training, agentic workflows, and multi-modal AI solutions that increased product capability and user engagement across 180K+ businesses.
Staff Data Scientist
TELUS International
Jul 2024 - Sep 2024 (2 months)
Accelerated GenAI adoption by architecting enterprise-scale LLMOps pipelines and agentic workflows on GCP, delivering automated model fine-tuning, semantic search integration, and enhanced deployment monitoring to improve customer experience operations.
Staff Data Scientist
Globo
Nov 2020 - Jul 2024 (3 years 8 months)
Led GenAI/LLM integration and enterprise ML transformation across 10 data product squads for Latin America's largest media group, implementing multi-modal AI and MLOps CI/CD that reduced deployment time from weeks to hours and improved content recommendation ROI.
Staff Machine Learning Engineer
Strm
Aug 2021 - Jan 2023 (1 year 5 months)
Led AI strategy and MLOps for a music fintech, delivering credit scoring, loan underwriting, and recommendation systems from streaming data that reduced default rates and improved acquisition and retention.
Staff Machine Learning Engineer
Logicalis
Jun 2020 - Nov 2020 (5 months)
Provided enterprise ML and data architecture consulting across multi-cloud environments, engaging C-level stakeholders to design scalable AI transformation roadmaps and proof-of-concepts that converted prospects into paying customers.
Staff Data Scientist
Natura
Oct 2019 - Jun 2020 (8 months)
Led data transformation across three squads, building recommendation systems and predictive analytics for supply chain optimization that improved cross-selling, customer lifetime value, and reduced stockouts.
Staff Machine Learning Engineer
Bayer Crop Science
Feb 2019 - Sep 2019 (7 months)
Implemented precision agriculture ML solutions and multi-cloud MLOps infrastructure to support crop yield prediction and cross-functional deployment, enhancing decision-making across R&D and operations.
Lead Software Engineer (AI)
AutoZone, Inc
Aug 2017 - Feb 2019 (1 year 6 months)
Led development of recommendation systems and scalable MLOps infrastructure for real-time analytics and parts distribution optimization, increasing parts sales and reducing manual data processing time.
Lead Software Engineer (AI)
Astus Medical
Mar 2015 - Aug 2017 (2 years 5 months)
Developed ML models and real-time medical data processing for surgical optimization and video-assisted surgery products, improving surgical outcomes and reducing equipment downtime.
Lead Software Engineer (AI)
UFRGS
Mar 2007 - Jun 2015 (8 years 3 months)
Led multidisciplinary R&D in healthcare technology, AI/robotics, and NLP, publishing research and developing ML systems for cardiac monitoring and autonomous robotics over an eight-year academic tenure.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
2006 - 2011
Activities and societies: Final work: Automatic Classification of Arrhythmic ECG Beats using Machine Learning; focus on AI, ML, and signal processing.
Completed a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with focus on Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Signal Processing; final project on automatic classification of arrhythmic ECG beats using machine learning.
Università degli Studi di Trento
Post-Graduate Course, Modelling and Simulation of Biological Systems
2009 - 2010
Activities and societies: Studied modelling and simulation of biological systems; advanced Python and R development for data mining and ML.
Post-graduate course in Modelling and Simulation of Biological Systems with applications of machine learning and advanced Python/R development for data mining and machine learning.
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Software and tools used professionally
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