I am Rafael Moraes, an AI developer and Gen AI specialist with a strong track record of leading cross-functional teams to deliver innovative AI solutions. I enjoy turning complex problems into practical, scalable tools and communicating technical concepts to diverse audiences. In my work, I focus on deploying real-world AI that saves time, reduces costs, and empowers users across government, industry, and education sectors. My experience spans building secure web portals, orchestrating large-scale ML deployments, and presenting to audiences of 500+ people. I collaborate closely with product, design, and operations teams to drive adoption and governance, and I continually seek opportunities to learn, mentor others, and apply cutting-edge AI techniques to solve meaningful problems.…

Rafael Moraes

I am Rafael Moraes, an AI developer and Gen AI specialist with a strong track record of leading cross-functional teams to deliver innovative AI solutions. I enjoy turning complex problems into practical, scalable tools and communicating technical concepts to diverse audiences. In my work, I focus on deploying real-world AI that saves time, reduces costs, and empowers users across government, industry, and education sectors. My experience spans building secure web portals, orchestrating large-scale ML deployments, and presenting to audiences of 500+ people. I collaborate closely with product, design, and operations teams to drive adoption and governance, and I continually seek opportunities to learn, mentor others, and apply cutting-edge AI techniques to solve meaningful problems.…

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I am Rafael Moraes, an AI developer and Gen AI specialist with a strong track record of leading cross-functional teams to deliver innovative AI solutions. I enjoy turning complex problems into practical, scalable tools and communicating technical concepts to diverse audiences. In my work, I focus on deploying real-world AI that saves time, reduces costs, and empowers users across government, industry, and education sectors.

My experience spans building secure web portals, orchestrating large-scale ML deployments, and presenting to audiences of 500+ people. I collaborate closely with product, design, and operations teams to drive adoption and governance, and I continually seek opportunities to learn, mentor others, and apply cutting-edge AI techniques to solve meaningful problems.

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Skills

Experience Level

Python
Expert
Docker
Expert
Github
Expert
SQL
Expert
Azure
Expert
AWS
Expert
TensorFlow
Expert
PyTorch
Expert
PostgreSQL
Expert
Django
Expert
Google Cloud
Expert
React JS
Expert
TypeScript
Expert
Tableau
Expert
Leadership
Expert
Kubernetes
Expert
JavaScript
Expert
Power BI
Expert
CSS
Expert
Jira
Expert
GraphQL
Expert
C#
Intermediate
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Language

Portuguese
Fluent
English
Fluent
French
Advanced

Work Experience

Contract Gen AI and GCP Expert at SweetRush
July 1, 2025 - Present
Reviewed and advised on Coursera course content to align with industry standards. Developed over 100 engaging course materials including screen recordings and didactic images, enhancing learner experience. Collaborated with instructional designers to improve course quality and learner satisfaction.
Full-time AI Developer (IT-02) at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
October 1, 2024 - August 5, 2025
Led a team of 8 engineers to launch and improve an AI deduplication tool saving 200+ hours per agent annually. Built an intelligent document parser processing 100+ file formats saving 132 hours yearly. Developed a flight price comparison tool achieving $10,000+ savings within one year. Maintained and expanded AgPal Chat, supporting 1,200+ farmers. Delivered presentations to 500+ attendees and produced technical and executive documentation supporting developers and strategic decision-making.
Co-op Student (AI Developer) at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
September 30, 2023 - August 5, 2025
Developed AgPal Chat, a Gen AI chatbot leveraging retrieval augmented generation to assist 700+ farmers; awarded first place in Canada’s Public Service Data Challenge. Created an AI-assisted deduplication tool reducing deduplication time by over 75%. Authored knowledge-sharing articles enhancing team efficiency and onboarding.

Education

Artificial Intelligence Software Design at Algonquin College
September 1, 2022 - August 31, 2023
MEng (Hons) Chemical Engineering at Newcastle University
September 1, 2017 - August 31, 2021

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Government, Software & Internet, Education, Agriculture & Mining, Professional Services
    paper Document Deduplication

    Led a team of 8 engineers to create an AI-assisted deduplication tool using NLP to identify exact and near-duplicate files, reducing deduplication time by over 75% in AAFC’s ATIP process, saving 200+ hours per agent annually.

    Some of the original code can be found here: https://www.twine.net/signin

    However, the project has been completely changed from this Open-Source version. So take this as a look into the beginning stages of this project.

    paper AgPal Chat

    AgPal Chat (Canadian government’s first ever Gen AI chatbot) leveraging RAG on highly curated agricultural data to assist 700+ Canadian farmers; awarded first place in Canada’s Public Service Data Challenge

    https://www.twine.net/signin