David Camurça

Data, AI
& the Amazon

Portrait of David Camurça

Technology professional based in Manaus. I work across project management, artificial intelligence, data, and software engineering.

About

Born and raised in inland Amazonas, I am fascinated by the region’s natural and cultural richness. I have dedicated my career to exploring emerging technologies that can support the Amazon’s sustainable development.

I solve business problems with data and artificial intelligence. My foundation is software engineering, and my work also spans team leadership, product thinking, and communication between technical and business teams.

Interests: statistics, economics, cybersecurity, and open-source software.

Selected projects

Amazon Rainforest Bioacoustics Pipeline

Open-source AI research

An end-to-end pipeline for rainforest conditions that uses Perch v2 to classify bird species, YAMNet to detect chainsaws and gunshots, Wikidata for grounding, and NVIDIA Nemotron for conservation-ready explanations.

Rio Negro Water Level — Manaus

2025 — Present

Tracks the current Rio Negro water level, historical extremes, weekly changes, and year-over-year comparisons. The project makes flood and ebb cycles easier to understand using data from the Port of Manaus.

Excess Mortality in Brazil during COVID-19

2020

A dashboard with charts and tables tracking excess deaths across state capitals and states, calculated from public data.

Experience

Bemol

March 2018 — Present · Manaus, Brazil · 5 roles

Project Manager

May 2025 — Present

I lead data projects end to end, connecting data engineering, BI, digital product, and business leadership. I also promote generative AI and automation to improve productivity and reduce manual work.

Business Intelligence Coordinator

November 2022 — May 2025

Led data analysts, created and monitored KPIs and dashboards for business areas including Credit and Sales, and managed ETL and data integration processes.

Data Analyst

August 2019 — October 2022

Worked with customer acquisition, credit risk analysis, machine learning, statistics, and data visualization using Python, Apache Spark, Azure Databricks, and Salesforce.

Trainee

January 2019 — August 2019

Automated reports with Python, Pandas, Excel, and Google Sheets, supporting data-driven decisions across the company’s business units.

Python Developer

March 2018 — December 2018

Built reporting automations with Python and Excel for Finance, Marketing, Accounting, and Purchasing, improving process speed and data accuracy.

Apple Developer Academy

FUCAPI · March 2016 — December 2017 · Manaus, Brazil

Research and Development Intern

Researched and developed products for Apple platforms, working with Swift, Objective-C, prototyping, Design Thinking, Scrum, product development, and machine learning fundamentals.

Education

Federal University of Goiás

Postgraduate Specialization in Generative Artificial Intelligence

May 2025 — May 2026

ICMC — University of São Paulo

Postgraduate Specialization in Artificial Intelligence and Big Data

July 2022 — September 2023

FUCAPI

Bachelor’s Degree in Software Engineering

January 2015 — December 2019

Selected certifications

Skills

Python, PySpark, Pandas, SQL, ETL, Data Lake, Azure Databricks, machine learning, generative AI, data visualization, business metrics, project management, and team leadership.