
Renan Butkeraites
@renanbutkeraites
I lead legal AI, cloud, and optimization systems from strategy through production.
What I'm looking for
I lead IT operations and technology strategy at SG LAW LLP, spanning cloud platforms, cybersecurity, legal technology, and LLM-powered solutions for legal research, contract review, document analysis, and workflow automation.
Previously, I led distributed backend architectures, high-throughput data pipelines, and LLM product development at Fresh Codes, while mentoring remote engineering teams. My work in Python, optimization, and data science has reduced vehicle needs by 20%, saved $60K monthly in cloud costs, cut model deployment from five days to five minutes, and improved report-team velocity by 100%.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
• Lead IT operations and technology strategy at SG LAW LLP, overseeing infrastructure, cloud platforms, cybersecurity, legal technology systems, and internal support operations.
• Manage and optimize the firm’s secure use of hardware, software, data systems, practice management tools, e-discovery platforms, document automation, and AI-powered legal technology.
• Support the development, testing, d
Director of Technology | Fresh Codes - AI-Driven Product Development
• Lead end-to-end backend engineering, designing distributed cloud architectures (AWS, Azure) and high-throughput data pipelines.
• Mentor a fully remote team (4+ engineers), embedding clean-code and peer-review best practices.
• Translate business objectives into scalable technical roadmaps, ensuring resilient, high-impact deli
Tech Lead | Serendipe - Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia
As a Tech Lead at Serendipe, I drive the institute’s technical strategy, ensuring the successful execution of high-impact R&D projects while fostering innovation and technical excellence. My role bridges technology, people development, and business growth, aligning our solutions with cutting-edge advancements.
Key Responsibilities:
• Tec
Founder & CEO | BSI - AI & Optimization Consulting
As the founder of BSI, I lead a cutting-edge consulting firm specializing in artificial intelligence and optimization, committed to driving transformative change and operational excellence for our clients.
Key Responsibilities:
• Strategic Leadership: Develop and execute the company’s vision, ensuring alignment with industry trends and client ne
Integration Consultant | hotglue
As an Integration Consultant at hotglue, I specialize in enabling seamless data integration and automation for our clients, helping them leverage hotglue’s powerful platform to connect and manage their third-party data sources efficiently.
Key Responsibilities:
• Technical Integration: Assist in the design and implementation of customized integration solutions th
• Led a team of 5 developers to enhance client report generation for North America, Latin America, and West Europe, having reduced new bugs by 50% through meticulous code and 1-on-1 review processes.
• Streamlined development processes, achieving a 100% increase in team development velocity by fostering a pair programming culture and implementing knowledge-sharing initiatives.
• Enabled report gen
• Developed an optimization engine in Python for vehicle routing, reducing vehicle needs by 20% for Brazil's leading sugar producer.
• Built Distance Matrix APIs, enhancing route efficiency and saving $60K/month on cloud expenses while optimizing 40k+ locations.
• Led a team of 6, applying Agile practices to streamline development, resulting in delivering a critical project from conception to prod
Worked as Researcher at Nitryx Consulting.
• Analyzed customer responses using a Mixed Media Model (MMM), identifying key insights into OOH and paid ad effectiveness, and setting the stage for evaluating long-term brand awareness investment returns.
• Developed a predictive Markov Chain model in Python, analyzing app user behavior to refine engagement strategies, resulting in a 15% increase in app activation by tailoring user communication
PHD in Operations Research
Mar 2016 - Feb 2021 (4 years 11 months)
During my academic journey, I conducted significant research in the field of optimization under uncertainty. My work led to three major advancements:
I developed an innovative approach for solving optimization problems under uncertainty, which I named SIROM (Sampling-based multi-objective Iterative Robust Optimization Method). This method automatically finds solutions using information gathered t
• Started the movement for the adoption of API-based models and cloud computing with AWS, reducing model deployment times from 5 days to 5 minutes and increasing data processing efficiency.
• Implemented a Python heuristic for freight size estimation, resulting in a 20% optimization in logistics planning and vehicle allocation.
• Developed optimization solutions in Java, enhancing workforce planning for train engineers by integrating taxi services into schedules, resulting in a more flexible and efficient allocation of resources.
• Implemented a column generation approach with CPLEX to improve scheduling processes, contributing significantly to operational efficiency.
• Managed a Big Data cluster processing real-time dat
Worked as Research Intern at CIRRELT.
Development of a statistical tool using R Language and Shiny.
Manutenção de simuladores aeronáuticos, logística de estoque, automatização e melhoria de processos.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica - ITA
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Operations Research
2016 - 2021
Unifesp - Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Operations Research
2016 - 2021
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Doctor of Philosophy, Operations Research
2016 - 2021
Doctor of Philosophy in Operations Research from Universidade Federal de São Paulo.
Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica
Doctor of Philosophy, Operations Research
2016 - 2021
Doctor of Philosophy in Operations Research from Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica.
Unifesp - Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Bachelor of Science and Technology (BSTech), Computational Mathematics
2013 - 2016
Undergraduate student pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Science and Technology at the Federal University of São Paulo, with a focus on Computational Mathematics. Conducted research at the undergraduate level in the fields of linear and nonlinear optimization, as well as biomechanics and assistive technology. Also served as a planner and executor of science outreach projects within the framework of t
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Bachelor of Science and Technology, Computational Mathematics
2013 - 2016
Bachelor of Science and Technology in Computational Mathematics. Conducted undergraduate research in linear and nonlinear optimization, biomechanics, and assistive technology.
Senai Roberto Simonsen
Tecnico Mecatronico, Mecatrônica
2009 - 2010
Mecatronica
Senai Roberto Simonsen
Technical Degree, Mechatronics
2009 - 2010
Technical degree in Mechatronics from Senai Roberto Simonsen.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
SAS
Google Cloud Platform
Kubernetes
Jenkins
PyQt
Pandas
PySpark
Sqoop
MySQL
Microsoft SQL Server
SQLite
Hadoop
Grails
Zendesk
Jira
JavaScript
Java
R Language
logz.io
scikit-learn
Google Maps
Kafka
Grafana
Linux
Remote Team
AWS Lambda
Microsoft Excel
Bandwidth
Airflow
hotglue
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Microsoft Power BI
SQL
ServiceNow
XGBoost
Apache Impala
Fresh
Novel
Column
Matrix
Method
Movement
Shiny
Gurobi
Availability
Location
Authorized to work in
Salary expectations
Job categories
Skills
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