Rafael Presa

Rafael Presa has a diverse background in various industries. Rafael started their career in 2007 as an Aeronautical Station Operator at Infraero Brasil and worked there until 2011. From 2008 to 2013, they were the Director at DotPlex, where they managed website development and partnerships in the IT field.

In 2013, Rafael became a Business Owner at Gustus Gourmet, where they managed a team of 22 employees and handled customer service, quotations, and purchasing.

From 2018 to 2019, they worked as a Digital Transformation Officer at Smart City Investments, focusing on blockchain-based real estate assets tokenization and promoting digital transformation in the construction industry.

In 2019, Rafael joined the IOTA Foundation as a Business Development Specialist, where they developed a web scraper, shaped revenue frameworks, and conducted market research. Rafael also served as an Ambassador for the foundation, promoting the adoption of IOTA.

Before joining SingularityNET as a Deep Funding Operations Manager in 2023, Rafael worked as the Chief of Marketing and Web3 at Voltaic Mobi from 2022 to 2023. In this role, they provided market insights, developed sales strategies, and managed partnerships with a focus on urban electric vehicles.

Overall, Rafael Presa's work experience demonstrates their expertise in business development, marketing, blockchain, and digital transformation.

Rafael Presa has a diverse education history that spans over several years. Rafael began their educational journey in 2002 at Unijorge, where they pursued a Bachelor of Engineering in Telecom. In 2005, they enrolled at the Universidade Federal de Itajubá, focusing on a Bachelor of Applied Science in Physics. Rafael then attended UNISEB from 2008 to 2011, earning a Bachelor of Business Administration with a specialization in Management.

In 2019, they briefly attended UNOPAR - Universidade Norte do Paraná, completing a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Information Technology Management within the same year. Rafael's educational pursuits continued at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University from 2020 to 2024, where they pursued a Master of Systems Engineering with a specialization in Unmanned Systems.

Throughout their educational journey, Rafael also obtained several certifications. Rafael obtained the "Communications Navigation and Surveillance" certification from the Instituto de Controle do Espaço Aéreo in November 2007 and the "English for Air Traffic Control" certification from the Federal Aviation Administration in November 2010. In December 2019, they completed the "Business Strategy: Competitive Advantage" certification from Wharton Online. More recently, they earned certifications in "Python for Data Science and AI" from Coursera in February 2022, "Jira Fundamentals Badge" from Atlassian in June 2022, "Strategic Thinking" from LinkedIn in July 2022, and "Solving Nonlinear Equations with MATLAB" from MathWorks in July 2022.

Furthermore, as part of their educational and professional development, Rafael completed a bootcamp specializing in Data Analytics at Masterschool in 2023.