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Senior Data Scientist and Forest Engineer based in Curitiba, Brazil, with 11+ years turning geospatial data into decisions for clients in 8+ countries. MSc Data Science (Nuclio Digital School, Barcelona). Top Rated on Upwork with 100% Job Success.
Avner Paes Gomes is a Senior Data Scientist and Forest Engineer based in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. B.Sc. Forest Engineering (UFPR, 2013), MBA Precision Forest Management (UFPR, 2018), MSc Data Science (Nuclio Digital School, Barcelona, 2023). Works at IDR-Paraná (IAPAR/EMATER) since 2018, coordinating geospatial data across 399 municipalities and 23 regional offices. In parallel, serves international clients on Upwork (Top Rated, 100% Job Success, 8+ countries).
I am a Forest Engineer with a Master's degree in Data Science, combining deep expertise in natural resource management with advanced analytical capabilities. My unique background allows me to bridge the gap between environmental science and data-driven decision making.
With experience spanning government institutions, consulting firms, and international freelance projects, I deliver end-to-end solutions from data collection to visualization and strategic insights.
Geospatial data pipelines, MRV for carbon and biodiversity, BI dashboards and digital marketing analytics. Decision-grade deliverables with full methodology traceability.
Feasibility assessment, solution architecture, data requirements, and phased delivery roadmap. From messy data + constraints to decision-grade plan.
Decision-grade technical reports, executive summaries, and methodology documentation. Full traceability with assumptions and limitations stated.
Ongoing support for methodology review, analysis validation, and technical decision-making. Senior review + decision support on demand.
Advanced geospatial analysis, satellite imagery processing, terrain modeling, and location-based insights for strategic decision-making.
Expert consulting in forest inventory, management planning, FSC certification, and sustainable forestry practices.
Feasibility studies for forest restoration and carbon credit generation projects, including deforestation monitoring and sequestration estimation.
Multi-channel advertising analytics, CRM data analysis, and performance optimization across Google, Meta, and TikTok platforms.
Custom dashboard development, data pipeline creation, and automated reporting solutions using Power BI, Tableau, and Looker Studio.
Distance and duration matrix development, route planning optimization, and logistics analysis for efficient operations.
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Case studies from 50+ projects in 8+ countries — including 100,000+ hectares verified for EUDR compliance, 27,338 buildings extracted from LiDAR over 25 km² of Central London, and 1.3M+ OSM route pairs.
DataGeo Paraná is an ecosystem of 9 interactive React dashboards on Paraná agriculture, built at IDR-Paraná with automated Python ETL pipelines and Google Apps Script analytics. 50,000+ views.
Public ecosystem of Paraná agricultural data with 50k+ views.
Comprehensive dashboard for agricultural production analysis supporting institutional planning and municipal cooperation strategies.
Support in defining priority production chains for Institutional Planning and drafting Cooperation Terms with Municipalities.
End-to-end data science pipeline for supermarket re-supply strategy optimization using clustering and time series forecasting.
Helped design a pilot re-supply strategy for supermarkets with a full end-to-end pipeline from raw data to actionable insights.
Multi-layer geospatial analysis to identify optimal areas for forest plantation implementation considering costs and market access.
Identification of higher-risk areas based on implementation costs and price decline due to transportation costs.
Feasibility study for forest restoration and carbon credit generation including deforestation monitoring and sequestration estimation.
Project feasibility verification based on storage capacity and costs of land purchase and seedling planting.
Power BI and Python (GeoPandas) sales BI dashboard for KOBE Interior Fabrics across the United Kingdom and Germany. 1,000+ postal areas mapped with daily refresh, adopted in weekly executive reviews by the international sales team.
Spatial distribution patterns by product, customer, region, and employee for data-driven decision making.
Customer contact data visualization and market share comparison for apparel and accessories sector across US markets.
Support in decision-making for customer service team and marketing planning across different regions.
Usability testing and improvement suggestions for a WebGIS platform for satellite imagery visualization and indicator generation.
Platform development support with actionable suggestions and innovative ideas.
Streamlit dashboard that merges Meta Ads exports with live ticket sales from a public Google Sheet and normalizes revenue across currencies in real time.
For the first time the team could see, per show, how Meta spend translated into tickets sold and USD revenue, with funnel decay and pacing alerts surfaced directly in the dashboard.
1.3 million-plus OSM route-pair distance and duration matrix built with OSMnx and OpenRouteService fallback, error handling, and validated GeoPackage export for logistics and route-planning workflows.
Reliable travel time and distance matrix improving route planning efficiency and decision-making accuracy.
LiDAR/DEM processing, terrain analysis, and 3D model generation (STL) for land development planning.
Clear maps and 3D model to guide planning and development decisions.
Interactive WebGIS platform for investment due diligence, combining spatial analysis, competitive intelligence, and tourism data for wine bar acquisition in Lucca, Italy.
Data-driven investment due diligence with location intelligence, competitive landscape analysis, and demand modeling for business acquisition decisions.
Interactive mapping platform for sustainable water management across microbasins, coordinating multi-agency conservation efforts in Paraná, Brazil.
Coordinated watershed management enabling teams to track conservation practices from diagnosis through implementation across multiple government agencies.
Interactive dashboard for historical land price analysis in Paraná, built from public DERAL data with full ETL pipeline and geographic layer integration.
Transformed scattered PDF reports into a queryable data product with territorial filtering and historical price visualization.
Data product for monitoring forest product prices in Paraná, transforming official public compilations into actionable visualizations.
Consolidated scattered official price data into a single interface for quick consultation and historical trend analysis.
Dashboard of agricultural financing from BCB/SICOR since 2013.
First integrated public visualization of SICOR data for Paraná.
Dashboard of Paraná exports and imports from MDIC/ComexStat data.
Consolidated view of Paraná foreign trade by production chain.
Dashboard of formal employment in Paraná agribusiness from CAGED data.
Monitoring of Paraná agricultural labor market.
Dashboard of IBGE census data for Paraná municipalities.
Demographic analysis of 399 Paraná municipalities.
Dashboard of daily agricultural product prices from SEAB/DERAL.
Daily agricultural price tracking with automatic updates.
IoF (Internet of Forests) MRV framework for the Amazon Basin (Panama region), built with One Amazon Foundation and AECOM. 200+ satellite layers, hectare-grid model, 29 environmental KPIs across 6 thematic groups, 100,000+ hectares verified for EUDR compliance.
Scalable monitoring infrastructure for 100,000+ hectares program supporting carbon credit verification and biodiversity conservation in tropical forests.
Territorial intelligence on RESEX Verde Para Sempre, a 1.3 million-hectare federal extractive reserve in Pará, Brazil. Vector sanitation methodology applied to SICAR, SIGEF, TerraBrasilis and RESEX layers, supporting CDRU land regularization for traditional populations.
Data-driven insights for sustainable management of protected Amazon territories supporting community livelihoods and forest conservation.
Custom audience segmentation platform and conversion tracking system for multi-platform digital advertising campaigns.
Automated audience creation reducing campaign setup time and improving targeting precision for entertainment ticket sales.
Field documentation and geospatial analysis of agricultural lands across multiple Ecuadorian provinces for investment due diligence.
Comprehensive ground-truth data supporting agricultural investment decisions with verified field conditions and spatial context.
Production-grade urban geocoding pipeline for the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area. 100,000+ addresses processed with multi-provider API fallback and 98%+ match accuracy on messy real-world data.
High-accuracy spatial dataset enabling location-based analytics and geographic market analysis for urban planning applications.
Automated extraction of building heights from classified airborne LiDAR. 27,338 buildings measured across 25 km² of Central London in under two minutes.
One-pass repeatable pipeline replaces manual mesh inspection, turning a 400-building task into a 27,000-building dataset with spreadsheet, GeoPackage and HTML report deliverables.
Data-driven essays and interactive reports on the topics I work with: labor markets, geospatial intelligence, and the economy. Published in Portuguese, English and Spanish.
Six years of formally registered jobs, from the pandemic collapse to the 2025 slowdown, with forecasts to 2027 and a data dossier on the proposed end of the 6×1 work schedule. Built from Novo CAGED microdata.
Companies and organizations I've had the pleasure to work with
Real feedback from completed projects on Upwork
"Avner is AMAZING! The best of the best. He has the skills, he has the smarts, he has the creativity. Great communication, and very dedicated. Of the 100+ hires I've made on Upwork, Avner is Top 5, if not #1."
"Avner is truly a blessing to work with. Extremely responsive and thorough. He makes difficult tasks seem easy and is a true professional. I look forward to the next opportunity we have to work together!"
"Avner was responsive, proactive and very professional - everything you need from a collaborator."
"He showed great dedication to the work, approached every task with passion, and was always willing to learn and try different methods to solve problems."
"Avner is very senior. Understands the request very well. Works fast and accurate. If something is not fully clear, he directly asks for clarification. I am convinced he can do much more complex work than he did for my small job."
"Avner was amazing. Delivered early and included extra added functionality."
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