Staff Data Scientist at Meta driving strategy for the Monetization Ecosystem. I specialize in executive-level business health reporting, deep-dive analytics — spanning UX, competition, advertiser ecosystem, auction system, policy — and shaping tailored strategies for critical international markets and special countries. I also champion organizational AI readiness, driving the processes and implementation strategies needed to scale AI adoption across the data science org.

• Led a high-performing analytics team, fulfilling managerial responsibilities across new team member hiring & onboarding, team roadmap planning & execution, architecting of strategic analytics projects, development of learning & development programs, advising & operationalization of team process improvements, representation of team in global forums, and beyond.

• Improved team morale and collaboration by 13% half-over-half (based on team pulse survey) by implementing a “Team 2.0” framework, comprised of improved team dynamics, restructuring of meetings (operational, planning, and retrospective), fostering greater inclusivity & connection, and simplifying monitoring & execution of goals. Scaled innovative regional culture change initiatives to the global team per request of the Global Director of Analytics.

• Served as the analytics global lead for two nascent cross-functional work streams, including product-market fit initiatives for a state of the art Business Intelligence product suite. Guided product development efforts and served as liaison between internal teams (product, design, engineering, data science) and strategic connectivity partners for Meta.

• Awarded a Redefines Expectations rating, the highest rating, reserved for selective instances of over-performance

• Leveraged advanced analytics supporting a cross-functional team responsible for growth and connectivity initiatives for the Facebook family of apps. Helped improve FB products and facilitated access to the internet for millions of people in Latin America.

• Team leadership: interviewed prospective candidates and supported hiring processes, created onboarding plans for new hires and mentored junior Data Scientists, organized and led team L&D trainings, coordinated roadmap planning and execution, and represented team in global forums and executive briefings

• Completed influential data science consulting projects with strategic Facebook partners, owning end-to-end analytics projects and managing stakeholder relationships. Served as the primary analytics POC, collaborating with partners’ analytics teams and presenting completed projects to chief executives of Facebook’s top telecom partners in LATAM.

• Performed full lifecycle analytics, from automating data pipelines (DAG/Operator architecture in Python) and dashboards (Tableau, Rmarkdown) to applied statistics (Bayesian regression, geospatial analysis, survival analysis, causal inference) and predictive modeling (scikit-learn, XGBoost, LightGBM) to advance the program playbook and unearth new opportunities for growth

• Supported a core product and engineering team at Facebook in developing a state-of-the-art B.I. platform. Utilized localized market knowledge and end-user feedback to complete early stage proof of concept analytics projects, influencing strategic direction of the program and helping to improve product-market fit.

• Created the inaugural Bayesian Statistics at Facebook Group as a forum for learning and sharing among global Data Scientists

• Consistently received an Exceeds Expectations rating throughout my tenure at Facebook

• Mentored young professionals in both 1:1 and group settings, offering leadership and professional coaching, career advice, and guided analytics projects. Designed custom curriculums covering technical analytics topics, leadership & communication, interview prep, and career management.

• Conducted hundreds of coaching sessions to prepare aspiring candidates across the world to work at their dream tech companies, helping improve performance during the interview process and providing leadership guidance for career success.

• Awareded Touchdown Mentorships' Mentor of the Year 2022 - 2024 Award