Neil Fernandes

Neil Fernandes has worked in the field of Business Intelligence since 2017. Neil began their career as a Business Intelligence Analyst at Velodyne Lidar, Inc., where they supported data analytics across the company as a department of one, creating detailed dashboards customized for Finance, Sales, Production, Engineering, and Executives. Neil also developed methods to pinpoint detailed failure reasons and reduced failures by over 20%. In addition, they served as a Manufacturing Execution System Project Manager, designing and deploying a Manufacturing Execution System across multiple factories while training 200+ employees. Neil also worked as a Manufacturing Analyst, utilizing Qlik Sense to deliver yield rates to Engineering and Production.

Prior to their work in Business Intelligence, Neil Fernandes worked as a UCSC Mathematics Tutor for the University of California, Santa Cruz, where they taught and clarified relevant material to both high school and college students tailored to individual needs. Neil also worked as a Videographer for NAUTO, analyzing slides and labeling data points to help design autonomous vehicles. Lastly, they worked as a Lead Instructor for Galileo Learning, teaching science and outdoor classes of up to twenty four students, and forming syllabi for students to follow throughout summer courses.

Currently, Neil Fernandes is a Business Intelligence Analyst III at Natera, and will soon be a Business Intelligence Developer at EnerVenue starting in 2022.

Neil Fernandes attended the University of California, Santa Cruz from 2012 to 2016, where they earned a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics.