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I'm an experienced professional with a strong academic and industrial background focused on data science. I have worked with international teams across time zones, delivering understandable solutions that go beyond standard data science approaches and can be explained to end users and managers.…

Carlos Orellana Sandoval

Data Scientist, AI Engineer, AI Developer, +2

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I'm an experienced professional with a strong academic and industrial background focused on data science. I have worked with international teams across time zones, delivering understandable solutions that go beyond standard data science approaches and can be explained to end users and managers.…

Available to hire

Santiago, Chile

I’m an experienced professional with a strong academic and industrial background focused on data science.

I have worked with international teams across time zones, delivering understandable solutions that go beyond standard data science approaches and can be explained to end users and managers.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

Spanish; Castilian

Fluent

English

Advanced

Work Experience

Senior Data Scientist at Colfax AI

January 1, 2025 - Present

Lead data scientist on TAG — the Target Audience Generator; built a Donor Prediction Model for nonprofits; contributed to ongoing Smart Register project, an AI-based model to detect political tendency in a non-partisan U.S. population; delivered solutions that are explainable to end users and managers.

Data Scientist at Anglo American

January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Developed a modeling strategy for SAG Mills using the Mill Scanner intensity signal to diagnose overloading and inform operational limits; provided insights on Charge Cell limits and TPH set point; enabled data-driven diagnostics for milling operations.

Lead Data Scientist at Anglo American

June 1, 2022 - December 31, 2023

Led a high-tech data science team focused on LATAM mining projects; managed project planning, development, and engagement with end users; supported mine-to-mill and other operation analytics.

Data Scientist at Anglo American

February 1, 2021 - May 31, 2022

Developed tactical models for SAG mill operation (explainable to engineers/operators); contributed to a patent application; built thickener models to understand and control solid percent and torque events; implemented granulometry forecast (F80) and a COVID-19 forecast for Quellaveco with user-friendly outputs.

Senior Data Scientist at Colfax AI

September 1, 2019 - January 31, 2021

Developed a political tendency classification model (Democrat or Republican) using consumer data; platform deployment; contributed to startup ramp-up.

Consultant at Sigma S.A.

June 1, 2019 - September 30, 2019

Provided training on Python and machine learning techniques to software developers and civil engineers; acted as tech lead on mining-related AI/vision workflows to digitalize processes.

CTO in Charge of Research and Development at Ica Ingenieros

June 1, 2018 - September 30, 2019

Led CORFO-funded project studying magnetic properties of discarded iron-mine material with the aim of concentrating it without high magnetic fields or water; scoped processes for alternative concentration methods.

Postdoctoral Researcher at Emory University, Department of Physics

September 1, 2013 - November 30, 2017

Led experimental soft matter physics projects on colloids and emulsions; performed experiments, data analysis (100+ GB), and developed physical models; generated visuals and reports.

Instructor at Academy Desafio Latam

April 1, 2020 - October 31, 2020

Instructor of Intro to Python and Data Science Fundamentals.

Expert Instructor at Providencia Professional Institute IPP

April 1, 2020 - July 31, 2020

Expert Instructor for the E-Learning Class Physics 2.

Consultant at Inter-American Development Bank

March 1, 2020 - March 1, 2020

Consulted on metrics to measure social distancing via data science and big-data techniques; advised on the implementation of deferred acceptance algorithms in Python for South American countries.

Consultant at Inter-American Development Bank

May 1, 2020 - May 1, 2020

Follow-up engagement on data-driven policy analytics.

Final Project Group Leader at Academy Desafio Latam

January 1, 2020 - January 31, 2020

Led a final group project creating a price predictor for used cars in the USA using web scraping, a Random Forest model, and a simple web app.