About the Authors
Rui Machado is the vice president of technology at Fraudio and has a background in information technologies and data science. He has over a decade of experience in the architecture and implementation of data warehouses, data lakes, and decision support systems in industries such as retail, ecommerce, supply chain, healthcare, and social networks. He has led engineering and analytics teams at companies including Jumia, Nike, Facebook, Talkdesk, and Feedzai, while advising others on technology, data platforms, and strategies. He is also the cofounder and CEO of ShopAI. He has previously collaborated with Synfusion in publishing three technical books on Powershell, SSIS, and BizTalk Server.
LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rpmachado
Hélder Russa is a data engineering lead with a background in information technologies and data science. He has over 10 years of professional experience in computer science, with an emphasis on evolving and maintaining data solutions applied to decision making. Nowadays, he works as the head of data engineering at Jumia, contributing to the strategy definition, design, and implementation of multiple Jumia data platforms. Since 2018, he has been a cofounder, managing partner, and data architect of ShopAI, a company specializing in deep learning that uses images to optimize webshop searches.
LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hrussa
