Pablo Diego Pereira

Pablo Diego Pereira

Economist and Wealth & Investment Advisor (ANCORD) | M.Sc. Student in Production Eng. (UFF/MESC) | MBA in Data Science & Analytics (USP) | Operations Research & Quant Finance

CITATION: PEREIRA, P. D. A. · Pablo Diego de Albuquerque Pereira · Araruama, RJ, Brazil

Education

STRICTO SENSU & LATO SENSU

Professional Master's in Production Engineering & Computational Systems

2026 - Presente
Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF) · Operations Research & Combinatorial Optimization
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Dalessandro Soares Vianna
Dissertation: Modelagem e Otimização Combinatória sob Restrições de Cardinalidade e Fricções Reais Aplicada à Alocação Dinâmica de Portfólios de Arbitragem Estatística na B3
MIQP MILP CVaR Linearizado Gurobi Pyomo Python R

MBA in Data Science & Analytics

2024 - 2026
Universidade de São Paulo (USP / ESALQ) · Engle-Granger Cointegration & Supervised Models
Advisor: Diego Pedroso dos Santos
Thesis: Pair Trading com Machine Learning no Mercado Brasileiro: Uma Comparação com a Abordagem Clássica de Cointegração
425 horas (Portaria MEC nº 503 de 19/07/2022)
Python Statsmodels Scikit-Learn Engle-Granger Random Forest XGBoost

Bachelor of Science in Economics

2010 - 2019
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) · Econometrics & Applied Microeconomics
Advisor: Prof. Dr. João Felippe Cury Marinho Mathias
Thesis: Criptomoedas: seriam essas formas viáveis de dinheiro? Repository ↗
Econometria Teoria Monetária Análise de Dados Mercados Financeiros

Experience

MERCADO & PESQUISA

Investment Advisor & Partner

Jun 2020 - Present
Meta Investimentos Agente Autônomo de Investimentos Ltda · Rio de Janeiro / Araruama, RJ, Brasil
  • Supervised internal controls, compliance workflows, and regulatory governance under CVM (Resolutions 16 and 178), ANBIMA, and Central Bank rules.
  • Built econometric and time series models in Python and R to project portfolio risk (VaR, Drawdown) and expected returns.
  • Advised high-net-worth individuals and corporate clients on wealth management, custom asset allocation, tax optimization, and succession planning.
  • Built and maintained executive reporting dashboards and portfolio tracking tools in Power BI, Google Looker Studio, and advanced Excel.
  • Tracked daily macroeconomic indicators (Selic, IPCA, FX) and research reports to guide tactical portfolio rebalancing decisions.
  • Structured investment portfolios across fixed income, tax-exempt private credit, B3 equities, investment funds, foreign exchange, and insurance.
Python R Power BI Compliance CVM/ANBIMA Alocação de Ativos

Market Research & Intelligence Analyst

Apr 2025 - Aug 2026
Ágora Pesquisa (NKIN Consultoria e Marketing) · Araruama, RJ, Brasil
  • Conducted market research and electoral studies (focus groups, in-depth interviews, and surveys), from data analysis to client presentations.
  • Restructured focus group recruitment and survey collection workflows (Likert matrices and send windows) to increase operational profit margin by 65%.
  • Automated survey collection and tabulation via Meta API (WhatsApp) and Typebot for 28,000+ respondents (92.3% automated), with a 90% reduction in manual effort.
  • Designed the Project Aporia analytics platform and built Python utilities (agp-media and mailing cleaners) for team audio diarization and form OCR.
  • Prepared technical reports and presented findings and strategic diagnostics directly to public clients (Saquarema, Maricá, EMPETUR) and private entities (Sebrae-SP).
  • Built statistical and econometric models in Python, R, and SQL on survey microdata (regression and Random Forest with 86.5% accuracy) for opinion studies.
  • Analyzed qualitative data from focus groups and in-depth interviews through discussion guides, topic co-occurrence matrices, and AI-assisted syntheses.
  • Modeled relational databases (PostgreSQL and SQLite) and ETL pipelines in SQL and Python for continuous tracking of customer satisfaction metrics (NPS and CSAT).
  • Defined functional specs and technical architecture for a corporate CATI dialer using Redis async queues, PostgreSQL, and S3 storage for telephone surveys.
  • Built an automated Python pipeline using Google Places API and Gemini for a tourism inventory in Pernambuco, deployed on GCP virtual machines and Docker.
Pesquisa Quali-Quanti Python SQL Meta Graph API Econometria Automação de Coleta

Backoffice Manager & Investment Advisor (Partner)

Aug 2017 - May 2020
Meta & Actio Agente Autônomo de Investimentos · Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
  • Built automated financial and estate planning tools in Excel and VBA that delivered over 20% in tax savings and a 100% increase in insurance policies.
  • Built and deployed the LongandShortR algorithm in R for statistical arbitrage via cointegration on B3, with 100+ monthly trading opportunities identified.
  • Established the backoffice department, with new operating manuals, custody reconciliation routines, trade settlement workflows, and team training.
  • Implemented automated cross-check routines to reduce operational errors in trade tickets and settlements under broker and regulatory rules.
R (Urca, Tseries, Dplyr) Cointegração Engle-Granger Backoffice VBA

Co-Founder & Commercial Director

Jan 2014 - Nov 2018
Espaço Champs Elyseés · Rio de Janeiro / Araruama, RJ, Brasil
  • Renegotiated vendor contracts and shifted to on-demand outsourcing for a 70% reduction in fixed payroll expenses.
  • Implemented automated lead response and visit scheduling workflows that reduced response time by 80% and increased proposal conversion by 30%.
  • Built the digital presence and local SEO strategy to reach 1st place in organic search results across Região dos Lagos with zero paid media spend.
  • Redesigned facility layout and service workflows to double (+100%) catering capacity and expand spa service capacity by 300%.
  • Managed daily operations, menu pricing models, cash flow, tax obligations, and on-site logistics for private events.
Gestão Operacional Negociação Planejamento Orçamentário

Digital Marketing Consultant & Webmaster

Nov 2002 - Jan 2014
BX House · Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
  • Implemented on-page SEO routines, XML sitemaps, and indexing audits in Google Search Console to grow organic search traffic for client websites.
  • Provided web development consulting, server configuration, DNS zone management, and WordPress administration for small and medium-sized businesses.
  • Advised regional businesses in Rio de Janeiro and Região dos Lagos on digital presence and web channel structuring.
SEO Web Development Infraestrutura Digital

Marketing Consultant Intern

Jan 2012 - Aug 2012
Ayra Consultoria (Empresa Júnior IE/UFRJ) · Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
  • Implemented and tracked web traffic and conversion metrics in Google Analytics, with regular reports on visitor behavior.
  • Executed consulting projects for external clients across market research, target audience sizing, and customer acquisition campaign design.
  • Developed the junior enterprise's institutional marketing plan and defined its commercial positioning and service scope.
  • Standardized team files, project reports, and commercial diagnostic questionnaires using Google Suite (Docs, Sheets, and Forms).
  • Designed graphic materials and institutional promotional pieces in Corel Draw and Adobe Photoshop.
  • Managed social media channels and published content on the institutional WordPress blog to promote consultancy projects.
Pesquisa de Mercado Planejamento Estratégico

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Jun 2011 - Jul 2012
Instituto de Economia — Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (IE/UFRJ) · Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
  • Co-authored an abstract published in the XXXIV JICTAC proceedings (2012) and presented findings on factors enabling ICT business creation in Brazil.
  • Conducted field surveys and sample validation across 76 ICT startup founders, with named acknowledgement in the paper published at CONF-IRM 2012.
  • Surveyed institutional conditions, credit lines, and public policies affecting the survival and growth of early-stage technology firms in Brazil.
  • Cleaned raw response datasets, filtered inconsistencies, and tabulated microdata series for statistical analysis.
  • Executed multi-channel data collection across online questionnaires (Google Forms), professional network outreach, and in-person interviews at industry events.
Economia Industrial Estatística Descritiva Pesquisa de Campo SPSS

Marketing and Communications Associate

May 2010 - Feb 2012
AIESEC no Rio de Janeiro · Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
  • Introduced shared cloud spreadsheets and documents (Google Sheets and Google Docs) at the Rio de Janeiro committee for campaign tracking and reporting.
  • Promoted social (Global Citizen) and professional (Global Talents) exchange programs across universities through information sessions and presentations.
  • Created and applied evaluation forms in Google Forms to collect feedback and expectations from international exchange participants and student applicants.
  • Participated in cross-cultural communication routines, exchange participant onboarding, and teamwork with students from multiple countries.
Comunicação Captação Intercâmbio

Projects & Research

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Data Science

Field logistics engine and spatial analytics platform engineered to automate sampling planning, team routing, and quota compliance for public opinion and market surveys. Integrates spatially constrained regionalization (n >= m), geodesic TSP 2-Opt routing, GeoParquet/H3 census tract ingestion, and real-time field productivity auditing.

FastAPI Python React 18 TypeScript Leaflet GeoParquet Uber H3 PostgreSQL Docker OR-Tools
Data Engineering

Self-hosted, open-source Omnichannel Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS) built in Go 1.25+ and Echo v5. Unifies message delivery across multiple providers (WhatsApp Cloud WABA, WhatsApp Web via whatsmeow, and Telegram) under a single REST payload, with NATS JetStream durable queuing, automatic backpressure, and a reactive dashboard in a-h/templ and HTMX.

Go Echo v5 NATS JetStream PostgreSQL pgx/v5 a-h/templ HTMX Tailwind CSS Docker whatsmeow
Data Engineering

Modular command-line toolkit (CLI) built to process focus groups, in-depth interviews, and field survey data. Handles media conversion, audio transcription with multi-speaker diarization (Whisper, Gemini, Google STT), physical form OCR, and qualitative sentiment analysis into structured canonical JSON.

Python OpenAI Whisper Google STT Gemini API PaddleOCR Mistral Pydantic FFmpeg CLI / Typer
Data Science

Qualitative research platform built in Go for conducting automated user interviews and thematic transcript analysis. Features multi-tenant isolation via Ent ORM and PostgreSQL RLS, semantic vector search using pgvector, flexible LLM provider management (BYOK), and asynchronous session transcription pipelines.

Go Ent ORM PostgreSQL pgvector Docker TypeScript React Tailwind CSS OpenAI API Gemini API
Data Analytics

Financial lifecycle modeling tool featuring cash flow simulations and tax drag optimization models across Brazilian investment funds and tax-exempt fixed income vehicles.

Excel Avançado VBA Python Google Looker Studio
Quantitative Finance

Systematic quantitative algorithm coded in R for daily universe-wide Engle-Granger cointegration and Augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF) screening on B3 equities. Scanned 100+ statistical arbitrage candidates monthly with automated half-life and z-score calculations.

R Tseries Urca Dplyr Ggplot2 B3 Market Data
Quantitative Finance

MBA thesis in Data Science and Analytics at USP/ESALQ and scientific paper published in Revista Estratégias e Soluções (Rev. E&S). Implemented a rigorous empirical benchmark comparing classical Engle-Granger econometric cointegration models against unsupervised and supervised Machine Learning algorithms (PCA + DBSCAN) for statistical arbitrage pairs trading on B3 equities.

Python Statsmodels Scikit-Learn Pandas NumPy Matplotlib
Quantitative Finance

Professional master's thesis formulating exact Mixed-Integer Quadratic Programming (MIQP) and Mixed-Integer Linear Programming (MILP) models with linearized Conditional Value-at-Risk (CVaR). Models dynamic allocation of statistical arbitrage equity portfolios on B3 with transaction costs, borrowing fees, and cardinality constraints.

Python Gurobi Pyomo SciPy R LaTeX

Publications & Academic Theses

PERIÓDICOS & ANAIS

Pair Trading com Machine Learning no Mercado Brasileiro: uma Comparação com a Abordagem Clássica de Cointegração

2026
PEREIRA, Pablo Diego de Albuquerque; SANTOS, Diego Pedroso dos. · Revista Estratégias e Soluções (Rev. E&S)
Online Paper

Pair Trading com Machine Learning no Mercado Brasileiro: Uma Comparação com a Abordagem Clássica de Cointegração

2026
PEREIRA, Pablo Diego de Albuquerque; SANTOS, Diego Pedroso dos. ·

Criptomoedas: seriam essas formas viáveis de dinheiro?

2019
PEREIRA, Pablo Diego de Albuquerque; MATHIAS, João Felippe Cury Marinho. ·
Institutional Repository

Criptomoedas - Formas Viáveis de Dinheiro? Uma Breve Análise das Características e Funções da Moeda Comparada às Moedas Eletrônicas

2017
PEREIRA, P. D. A.; BARREIROS, D. P. · Caderno de Resumos CCJE, p. 97

Paradigmas da Atitude Empreendedora: Uma Análise dos Elementos que Facilitam a Criação de Novos Negócios de TICs no Brasil

2012
PEREIRA, P. D. A.; ROVERE, R. L. L. · Livro de Resumos, p. 526

Skills & Competencies

5 PILARES DE DOMÍNIO

Programming Languages & Development Tools

Python (Avançado) : Pandas, Polars, NumPy, Scikit-Learn, Statsmodels, Matplotlib, Seaborn
R (Avançado) : Tidyverse, Dplyr, Ggplot2, Caret, Urca, Tseries
SQL (Avançado) : PostgreSQL, SQLite, MySQL
LaTeX (Avançado)
Git & GitHub (Avançado)
Bash / Shell Scripting (Intermediário)
HTML5 / CSS3 / Markdown (Intermediário)

Operations Research & Quantitative Finance

Otimização Combinatória Exata (MIQP, MILP)
Medidas de Risco Coerentes (CVaR Linearizado)
Modelagem de Problema da Mochila Multicritério
Cointegração e Arbitragem Estatística (Engle-Granger, Johansen)
Estratégias de Pair Trading Sistemático
Alocação e Teoria de Portfólios de Markowitz
Modelagem Econométrica e Séries Temporais (ARIMA, GARCH)

Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence

Algoritmos de Aprendizado Supervisionado (Classificação e Regressão)
Engenharia de Recursos (Feature Engineering) e Pré-processamento
Validação Cruzada para Séries Temporais (TimeSeriesSplit)
Deep Learning & Redes Neurais
Engenharia de Prompt e Aplicação de LLMs

Market Research, Analytics & Business Intelligence

Pesquisa de Mercado Quali-Quanti, Opinião Pública e Pesquisa Eleitoral (Surveys, Grupos de Discussão / Focus Groups, Entrevistas em Profundidade / IDIs, Electoral Research)
Amostragem, Desenho Amostral e Análise de Microdados (Survey Sampling, Ponderação Demográfica, PNAD, Censo, Rais)
Microsoft Power BI : DAX, Power Query, Modelagem Dimensional Star Schema
Google Looker Studio
Microsoft Excel Avançado / VBA
Visualização de Dados Científica e Executiva

Financial Markets, Regulation & Compliance

Qualificação Técnica ANCORD (Agente Autônomo de Investimentos)
Correspondente Bancário FEBRABAN (FBB100 Completo - Certificado Ativo até 2027)
Normas e Resoluções CVM / ANBIMA / BACEN
Prevenção à Lavagem de Dinheiro e Combate ao Financiamento do Terrorismo (PLD/CFT)
Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados (LGPD) no Setor Financeiro

Languages & Proficiency

Português (Nativo) : Nativo
Inglês (C2 Proficient) : Fluente / Proficiente

Featured Certifications & Credentials

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Declaração de Conclusão de Curso: MBA em Data Science e Analytics — USP / ESALQ (Declaração emitida em 27/08/2026)
2026
Diploma de Bacharel em Ciências Econômicas — Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) (Colação: 04/10/2019, Expedição: 28/06/2021)
2019
EF SET Certificate - C2 Proficient (Score: 79/100) — EF SET (Standard English Test) (Listening: 80/100, Reading: 78/100)
Certificação Profissional FBB100 (Renovação) - Correspondente Completo — FEBRABAN (Verificado)
2024
Exame de Qualificação Técnica para Agente Autônomo de Investimento (AAI) — ANCORD (Emitido em 26/02/2018)
2018
Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate (Especialização Completa 8 Cursos) — Google / Coursera (240h)
Associate Data Analyst Professional Certification — DataCamp (Verificado)
2025
SQL Associate Professional Certification — DataCamp (Verificado)
2025
Investments Risk Management — Google / Coursera Project Network (2h)
75+ Additional Certifications and Credentials
Courses >= 40h, regulatory licenses, and degrees with auditable evidence.
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