Denio Negrão
Oeiras
Summary
Data Engineer and GenAI Architect with over 8 years of experience in data, cloud, and artificial intelligence. Specialized in building data pipelines, generative AI solutions, and integrations with Azure OpenAI, Microsoft Foundry, and Azure AI Hub. Experienced in regulated environments (GDPR / EU AI Act) and large-scale projects in consulting and the automotive industry. Combines strong technical expertise with product-oriented thinking, covering the full lifecycle from architecture and documentation to deployment.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
GenAI Architect & Data Engineer
Freelancer
06.2025 - Current
- Designed AI architectures using RAG and vector-based memory.
- Implemented multi-LLM orchestration strategies.
- Integrated solutions with Azure OpenAI, Microsoft Foundry, and Azure AI Hub.
- Built AI-powered web applications with human-in-the-loop governance.
- Created PRDs and Spec-Driven system architectures.
Data Engineer (Volkswagen Project)
Capgemini
01.2022 - 01.2025
- Developed data pipelines using AWS Glue, Athena, and SQL.
- Processed large-scale datasets for operational analytics.
- Implemented data quality routines and validation processes.
- Integrated multiple data sources and supported Data Lake architectures.
01.2017 - 01.2022
- Built ETL/ELT data pipelines.
- Designed data models for BI and analytics.
- Integrated APIs, databases, and file-based sources.
- Automated reporting and analytical workflows.
Education
MBA - Information Systems Management
FGV – Fundação Getulio Vargas
01.2010
Bachelor’s Degree - Data Processing
Universidade Católica de Brasília
01.1999
Skills
- Data Engineering
- ETL / ELT
- Data Pipelines
- Data Quality
- Data Lakes
- Cloud & Data Platforms
- Azure Data Factory
- Azure OpenAI
- Microsoft Foundry
- Azure AI Hub
- AWS Glue
- AWS Athena
- Generative AI
- Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
- Multi-LLM orchestration
- Prompt engineering
- AI agents
- Architecture & Governance
- AI Governance
- EU AI Act
- GDPR
- RBAC / RLS
- Spec-Driven architecture
- Management
- People, technology, and process management
Languages
Portuguese: Native
English: Advanced
Timeline
GenAI Architect & Data Engineer
Freelancer
06.2025 - Current
Data Engineer (Volkswagen Project)
Capgemini
01.2022 - 01.2025
01.2017 - 01.2022
Bachelor’s Degree - Data Processing
Universidade Católica de Brasília
MBA - Information Systems Management
FGV – Fundação Getulio Vargas