My Approach
- Strategic: Long-term vision aligned with business goals
- Pragmatic: Actionable solutions that deliver results
- Trustworthy: Transparent communication and proven track record
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Ricardo Carrión
Strategic advisor for data, analytics, AI, and business transformation
Driving measurable outcomes across LATAM and USA
About Ricardo
7+ Years of Experience
Hello, I'm Ricardo Carrión.
I'm passionate not just about technology, but about impact. I help organizations move from data to measurable business value.
I hold a degree in Economics and am currently pursuing an MBA, combining analytical rigor with strategic and managerial expertise.
This dual background allows me to bridge the gap between technical data solutions and real-world business outcomes.
Regional Expertise
Serving clients across LATAM and USA with culturally-aware, business-focused advisory services.
Services
Three focused offers built to create business momentum, career clarity, and stronger professional positioning
Advisory & Consulting
Turn data, analytics, and AI initiatives into clear business priorities, execution plans, and measurable outcomes.
- Data and AI strategy
- Transformation roadmaps and prioritization
- Analytics operating model design
- Technology and vendor decision support
Career Coaching
Strategic guidance for analytics, AI, and business professionals navigating growth, transition, or repositioning.
- Career direction and market positioning
- Transition strategy and role targeting
- Resume, LinkedIn, and narrative refinement
- Growth roadmaps for the next 12-24 months
Ready to Transform Your Business or Career?
Let's discuss how strategic guidance can help you achieve your goals
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Delivering strategic value through data-driven solutions
Analytics Platform
One of the three largest beverage companies in the world needed to bring analytics to hundreds of small bottlers across South America. We built a forecasting platform that allowed each bottler, regardless of size or country, to predict their sales and act on real insights. Result: a single scalable model deployed across an entire region, giving small operators the decision power of a large enterprise.
Forecasting
Scalable Deployment
LATAM
Product Recommendation Engine
A national retail leader wanted to grow revenue without acquiring new customers. We built a recommendation system that identified cross-selling opportunities from historical purchase data, offering each client three personalized suggestions per interaction. The engine combined two machine learning techniques and was powered by customer segmentation, deployed directly into their existing infrastructure.
Machine Learning
Recommendation
Cross-selling
Invoice Risk Model
A large Argentine retailer needed to reduce financial exposure from advance payment approvals. The challenge: they only had data on approved cases. We built a scorecard model grounded in business logic and expert judgment, one that didn't just flag risk, but gave employees clear context on each supplier's historical behavior to support confident, defensible decisions.
Risk Modelling
Scorecard
Business Logic
Analytics Retainer
We served as an embedded analytics partner for one of Ecuador's leading construction supply retailers. Delivered three initiatives: a product recommendation model across 7,000+ SKUs, an agent profiling tool using decision trees to identify top-performer characteristics, and a web scraping system that gave the sales team early visibility into new construction projects, before competitors could act.
Embedded Analytics
Decision Trees
Web Scraping
Chatbot & Voicebot
One of the largest banks in Peru and LATAM needed to automate customer service at scale. We architected and deployed a full conversational AI solution, from an informational chatbot on their public website, to a voicebot integrated into their IVR, to a personalized version connected to their private digital channels and mobile app. The final version integrated directly with the bank's microservices to offer products like credit cards and pre-approved loans in real time.
Conversational AI
NLP
Banking Integration
Document Automation
A major Peruvian insurer was processing agent-change requests manually, receiving paperwork in mixed formats with no standardized flow. We automated the entire intake process using computer vision and NLP to extract information from PDFs, scanned documents, and spreadsheets, then built a machine learning model to approve or flag each request based on historical patterns.
Computer Vision
NLP
Automation
Commercial Analytics Dashboard
Built an interactive internal dashboard to support the commercial team's decision-making across multiple analytics product lines, including smart basket, customer lifetime value, and churn models. Designed for storytelling, not just reporting: every view was built to drive a specific business conversation.
Dashboards
Storytelling
Business Intelligence
Customer Segmentation
A delivery platform operating across four South American countries needed to understand who their customers actually were. We ran RFM analysis to isolate active users, applied clustering algorithms to find natural groupings, and translated the statistical output into clear buyer personas, giving the commercial team a real framework for targeting and personalization.
Clustering
RFM Analysis
Segmentation
Appointment No-Show Prediction
A health center was losing significant capacity to no-show appointments. We built a neural network model to predict the probability of each patient attending, enabling the operations team to act proactively, reduce waste, and optimize scheduling before the day began.
Neural Networks
Healthcare
Predictive Analytics
Analytics API
A Colombian construction company had five years of project data with no way to surface it to customers. We built an API and web interface that delivered on-demand insights by price, sector, and time, turning a static data archive into a live decision-support tool for buyers and developers.
API Development
Data Products
Construction
Store Location Predictor
Built a predictive application that recommends where a retail company should open its next store, using historical store performance, geographic data, and macroeconomic indicators. Translated location intelligence into a business recommendation tool for commercial and expansion teams.
Geospatial Analytics
Predictive Modeling
Retail Expansion
Document Classification
An international development bank had decades of project documentation with no way to navigate it. We built an NLP-based classification system that grouped documents by topic and surfaced similar historical projects by keyword, giving analysts instant access to institutional memory that had been effectively invisible.
NLP
Classification
Knowledge Management
Professional Experience
A track record of delivering measurable business value through data and analytics
Best Doctors Insurance
Data Analyst
Cloud Data Engineer
Latest Role
Cloud Data Engineer
March 2023 - August 2025
Led the company's cloud data architecture, with primary responsibility for the Data Warehouse in Snowflake, ensuring scalable analytics, governance, security, and reliable access to business data.
Managed the core data stack, including ELT/ETL tools, data lineage, and integration architecture across key business systems.
Served as the main technical owner for enterprise data initiatives involving Power BI, CRM data integration, and cloud-based analytics enablement.
Led the company's first AI initiatives, including LLM applications for customer-facing and claims-related use cases, as well as the first corporate OCR solution to automate data entry and detect document alterations.
Delivered strategic integration projects, including automated data delivery to third parties and ingestion of Dialpad and social media API data into the Data Warehouse.
Earlier Role
Data Analyst
March 2023 - June 2025
Supported senior management with analysis, statistics, and business estimates to improve visibility and decision-making across the organization.
Developed dashboards and KPI reporting in Microsoft Power BI, helping expand access to performance tracking and business insights.
Built and optimized data preparation workflows, including ETL and ELT processes, using Microsoft SQL Server and Matillion.
Extracted, validated, and prepared data from operational systems to support reporting, analytics, and the early development of the company's Data Warehouse.
Supported data governance efforts through data quality validation, confidentiality controls, and review of roles and permissions across data environments.
Contributed to early digitalization initiatives by supporting reporting, notifications, CRM-related data needs, and foundational analytics capabilities.
KIN ANALYTICS
Business Analyst
Middle Consultant
Senior Consultant
Latest Role
Senior Consultant
November 2022 - February 2023
Led analytics and automation projects from planning to delivery, coordinating teams, timelines, resources, and client communication.
Guided solution design across cloud and on-premises environments, ensuring projects aligned with business priorities and measurable outcomes.
Oversaw project execution, KPI follow-up, and presentation of results to clients and senior stakeholders.
Supported team direction and decision-making across initiatives involving predictive analytics, process automation, document intelligence, and AI-based solutions.
Promotion Step
Middle Consultant
January 2022 - October 2022
Served as a bridge between technical execution and client needs, helping shape analytics projects from early conversations to implementation.
Participated in commercial and discovery meetings, identifying opportunities, defining project scope, and supporting proposal development.
Coordinated project progress with clients and internal teams, helping translate business needs into actionable analytical solutions.
Contributed to the delivery of analytics and automation projects across cloud and on-premises environments.
Starting Role
Business Analyst
November 2020 - December 2021
Supported the hands-on execution of analytics projects, with a strong focus on technical development and implementation.
Built data workflows and algorithms for data mining, feature extraction, and ETLs in cloud-based environments, primarily using AWS.
Worked on structured-data solutions involving process automation, machine learning support, and document generation in PDF, Word, and Excel formats.
Contributed to project delivery through technical analysis, development, and operational support.
NOUX
Data Scientist
Key Account Executive
Latest Role
Key Account Executive
March 2020 - October 2020
Managed strategic relationships with senior executives from one of Noux's most important clients, supporting high-level commercial discussions and solution alignment.
Conducted market and competitive research using Gartner and Teradata insights to identify business opportunities and strengthen client proposals.
Supported the commercial positioning of BI and Teradata solutions, translating technical capabilities into business value for decision-makers.
Contributed to analytics projects by incorporating agile methodologies to improve collaboration, structure, and delivery processes.
Starting Role
Data Scientist
July 2019 - February 2020
Developed descriptive and predictive analytics solutions for Ecuadorian and international companies using R and Python.
Built dashboards and visual reports in Tableau and Microsoft Power BI to turn data into clear business insights.
Presented analytical results to stakeholders, helping translate technical findings into actionable recommendations.
Supported data-driven decision-making across projects by combining analytics, visualization, and business understanding.
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Industries Served
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Professional Roles
Education
Each academic stop strengthened a different capability: economics and analytical rigor in Quito, global exposure in Wilmington, innovation in Barcelona, and executive strategy in Monterrey.
Global Academic Footprint
EGADE Business School – Tecnológico de Monterrey
MBA studies in Mexico reinforcing executive leadership, business strategy, and transformation management for high-impact decision-making.
Executive Leadership
Business Strategy
Transformation Management
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Geo Relay
Monterrey, Mexico
Nuevo Leon · Mexico
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countries
2
international programs
Magna Cum Laude
academic distinction
Mexico
EGADE Business School – Tecnológico de Monterrey
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Ecuador
Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ)
Economics
Awards: Magna Cum Laude
Minor: Insurance
Spain
ESADE Business School
International Summer Program in Entrepreneurship & Innovation
United States
University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW)
Academic Exchange Program
Career Coaching
Guidance for analytics, AI, and business professionals seeking clarity and direction
Career Direction
Find clarity in your professional path, whether transitioning to analytics/AI or advancing in your current field.
Industry Navigation
Expert guidance on breaking into data, analytics, and AI roles across different industries and regions.
Professional Growth
Develop strategic plans for skill development, personal branding, and career advancement.
What You'll Get
- One-on-one personalized coaching sessions
- Industry insights from 7+ years experience
- CV/Resume review and optimization
- Interview preparation and strategies
- Career roadmap development
- Ongoing support and accountability
Invest in Your Future
Whether you're seeking a career transition, professional clarity, or strategic growth, personalized coaching can accelerate your journey.
Flexible Sessions: 1-hour personalized coaching
Delivery: Video call or WhatsApp
Follow-up: Ongoing support included
"Career decisions and personal fulfillment require strategic thinking. Let's work together to build your roadmap to success."
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