About me

The person who turns spreadsheets into revenue. Here's what I actually do: I'm the bridge between "we have data" and "now we know what to do with it." I sit at the rare intersection of Advanced Analytics and Digital Growth. While most professionals either bury themselves in code or float in marketing theory, I build the technical pipelines to mine insights (Python) and executing the strategies that turn those insights into traffic and revenue (Technical SEO/CRO). Recent Impact: Leading SEO and growth analytics at Nova SBE, I improved organic traffic by 67% through technical optimization and achieved 39% increase in lead generation via data-driven CRM strategies. And, managed 9 premium SEO projects generating 60,000 monthly impressions and $180K in additional client revenue through strategic optimization.

The Numbers That Matter → 270% organic traffic increase through technical SEO at Nova SBE → $180K additional revenue for clients via strategic optimization → 45% lead generation boost using data-driven CRM automation → 50% reduction in manual processes through Python automation

Recent Impact: Across 9+ years at companies like Cisco, Nest Seekers, and Nova SBE, and other companies I’ve used data to drive quantifiable business outcomes especially in finding upsell opportunities. Organic Growth: Engineered SEO strategies that drove a 400% traffic increase and secured Rank #1 for 12+ competitive "money keywords." Automation: Reduced manual reporting time by 50% by architecting robust ETL pipelines and automating CRM workflows.

My Approach: I treat business problems like a crime scene and data like the evidence. I use Python & SQL to find the clues, Tableau/Power BI to visualize the timeline, and A/B Testing to close the case. Now leveraging LLMs & AI to speed up code optimization and content scaling.

My Interests

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    Data & Analytics

    • Data Analysis
    • Predictive Modeling
    • Business Intelligence
    • Data visualization
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    Digital Marketing & Web

    • Predictive Modeling
    • Web Design
    • Search Engine Optimization
    • Customer Relationship Management

Who I've worked with (Recommendations)

  • Diana Marques

    Diana Marques

    Digital Customer Experience Lead at Cisco

    I have had the great honor to work with Yousef in projects at Cisco and I was truly impressed by his professionalism, dedication, proactivity and humbleness. Yousef is an amazing team player, always considerate about how he can best support others, whilst maintaining high standards of quality in his job.

    I would recommend Yousef for any company, that seeks a professional of maximum excellence.


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  • Shernel Monteiro

    Shernel Monteiro

    Sales, Customer service and Operations Management Specialist at Cisco

    I had the pleasure of working closely with Yousef during his time at Concentrix and I cannot recommend him highly enough. Despite the recent downsizing that led to his departure, Yousef consistently demonstrated a remarkable positive attitude and unwavering professionalism.

    He has not only been an invaluable collaborator but also a source of support for his colleagues. His willingness to lend a helping hand, share his expertise, and contribute to team success made a significant impact on our workplace culture. His collaborative spirit and eagerness to assist others did not go unnoticed, and his contributions were greatly appreciated by all.

    While we are saddened to see him go, I have no doubt that Yousef will excel in his future endeavors. I wholeheartedly recommend him for any role he chooses to pursue. His positive attitude, collaborative nature, and client-focused approach will undoubtedly make him a valuable asset to any team.

    I wish him all the best in his career and am confident that he will continue to achieve great success.


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  • Konrad Jendrysik

    Konrad Jendrysik

    Project Manager, Customer Success at Cisco

    Yousef was part of an important project at Cisco, which I was leading. His dedication, professionalism and proactive attitude were recognised already from the start. He is a true team member and will definitely impact any future initiative I a positive way. I definitely recommend Yousef.


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  • Bert Martin Ohnemüller

    Bert Martin Ohnemüller

    Auhtor of Book: Leads. Speaks. Inspires.

    I had the pleasure to cooperate and work with Yousef during different projects in 2022 and 2023.

    The main topic was the development of an online platform (www.brainbox.center), where we can promote and offer our digital workshops and seminars. Yousef's "digital abilities" and his profound know how in concept and implementation are simply great.

    He is always focussed on finding the best solution and he able to develop and implement the given task in time. Yousef is a very friendly and empathic individual with strong personal traits.

    His passion and excitement are contagious. I can imagine, that he is a valuable member in any team. Please feel free, if you want to know more about my working experience with Yousef.


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  • Amílcar Almeida

    Amílcar Almeida

    Business Analyst

    I had the pleasure of working with Yousef, during my time at Concentrix, I couldn't be more thankful for the time we have worked together.

    Yousef has a unique set of skills, which I believe any company should value:

    Not only is he thorough in the work he does, he moves past what's expect from him, he delivers with quality, not only has an analytical thinking which help me and our team to navigate some roadblocks, because the program we're both part of was recent and we didn't had all the answers in the beginning and we had overcome them ourselves, most importantly (this is the trait, I value and identify the most), Yousef is a team player and instead of looking for some kind of self-recognition, Yousef looks what is best for his team and helps others level-up.

    Wish you all the best success in your future endeavors.


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  • Matteo Paonessa

    Matteo Paonessa

    Team Assistant at Boston Consulting Group

    I worked with Yousef for only a few months, but throughout that time, I gained lots of knowledge from him. Working on the contactability project with him at Cisco,

    Yousef has been an amazing colleague to work with and a great source of knowledge and guide for others and me. I highly recommend everyone to have the chance to work with Yousef in the future and to have the chance to interact with him, not just as an amazing professional, but mostly as a human being.


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  • Luis Filipe Lages

    Professor Luis Filipe Lages

    Director VCW Lab at Nova SBE

    I have had the pleasure of supervising Yousef at the VCW Lab at Nova SBE, and he has consistently exceeded my expectations. His expertise in critical areas such as landing page design, email marketing, technical on-page SEO, and AI-driven prompt engineering has been invaluable to our work.

    Yousef not only possesses deep technical skills but also demonstrates strategic thinking and adaptability—key qualities for navigating today’s fast-evolving digital landscape. Any organization looking to stay ahead in these changing times would greatly benefit from his contributions.


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  • Seeavash Keshavarzi

    Seeavash Keshavarzi

    Electronic Bench Engineer at Radiocoms Systems

    Yousef is one of my dearest friends. I had the chance to work with him for 2 years and I must say that he was a very well-organized and punctual colleague. His main quality was that he knew how to make quick decisions in difficult times and he was always a calm person with a lot of confidence in every activity that he took place in. Furthermore we were schoolmates as well and in terms of classmates I have to say that he was a very loyal friend with a good heart. I wish him nothing but success in his future professional career.


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Where I worked

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Experiences

  1. Data Analyst, Cisco, location icon Oeiras, Lisbon, Portugal - Hybrid

    04/2025 - current
    Details

    • Spearheaded the analysis of enterprise hardware lifecycle data across 40+ major accounts, and identify $14.2M in uncaptured upsell opportunities in total.

    • Developed and deployed a predictive renewal model that flagged at-risk accounts 90 days in advance, directly contributing to a 22% increase in renewal rates.

    • Developed automated Tableau dashboards integrating Salesforce data stream

  2. Growth Analytics Lead, VCW Lab at Nova School of Business and Economics (SBE), location icon Lisbon, Portugal - Hybrid

    11/2024 - 03/2025
    Details

    • Spearheaded comprehensive technical SEO audit and optimization, improving Core Web Vitals scores by 48% and increasing organic search traffic by 67% within 4 months

    • Architected a centralized data environment unifying 6,300+ contacts from Salesforce and web sources, enabling automated segmentation that boosted campaign targeting efficiency by 47%.

    • Designed and executed rigorous A/B testing frameworks across 8 high-traffic landing pages, utilizing statistical significance testing (P-value analysis) to validate a 26% lift in conversion rates.

    • Analyzed multi-channel traffic data (80K+ monthly sessions) using Google Analytics 4, identifying conversion bottlenecks that increased lead generation by 47%

  3. Business Analyst, Cisco, location icon Oeiras, Lisbon, Portugal - On-site

    05/2024 - 09/2024
    Details

    • Full-time job at Cisco in the Customer Journey (CX) team; Architected Salesforce CRM analytics solutions supporting 1,500+ customer profiles, streamlining sales workflows and reducing data retrieval time by 55%

    • Automated digital customer journey touchpoints, achieving 35% increase in qualified lead generation and 28% improvement in conversion rates

    • Conducted cohort analysis, identifying at-risk customers with 87% accuracy and reducing churn by 18%

    • Designed executive KPI dashboards visualizing customer health metrics, enabling data-driven interventions that improved customer satisfaction scores by 31%

  4. Data Engineer & Analyst, NestSeekers, location icon New York, USA - Remote

    10/2023 - 05/2024
    Details

    • Remote job at a global luxury real estate firm, connecting people & properties worldwide.

    • Aggregated and analyzed global real estate datasets from different international offices, generating market intelligence reports

    • Developed Python-based ETL pipelines automating data collection from 17 disparate sources, reducing manual processing by 50% and improving data accuracy from 82% to 97%

  5. Meta Customer Delight Representative, TP, location icon Lisbon, Portugal _ On-site

    09/2023 - 11/2023
    Details

    • Full-time job at TP: Facebook Support for Meta; Diagnosed technical platform issues for 110+ Facebook advertisers monthly

    • Tracked and reported recurring technical patterns affecting campaigns, providing data-backed recommendations that improved ad delivery success rates

    • Achieved 96% customer satisfaction score through systematic troubleshooting and clear communication of complex technical data insights

  6. WordPress Web Designer, TEDx Nova, location icon Lisbon, Portugal - Hybrid

    03/2023 - 09/2023
    Details

    • Freelancer at Lisbon-based TEDx event by Nova University; Designed and launched TEDx Nova website, achieving 28% traffic increase through strategic UI/UX optimization and SEO-friendly content architecture

    • Designed and launched TEDx Nova website achieving 28% traffic increase through strategic UI/UX optimization and SEO-friendly content architecture

    • Executed targeted email marketing campaigns to 2,500+ subscribers, driving 45% increase in event registrations and 89% email deliverability rate

    • Implemented A/B testing on critical conversion pages, optimizing CTAs and page layouts resulting in 23% CTR improvement and 230 additional registrations

    • Integrated Google Analytics tracking and goal funnels, providing data-driven insights that informed content strategy and user journey optimization

    • Orchestrated email + SEO funnel that drove 4,800+ registrations (sold-out event) with 89% deliverability and 41% open rate

  7. WordPress Web Designer and Webmaster, Girafa, location icon Lisbon, Portugal - Hybrid

    01/2023 - 07/2023
    Details

    • Full-time job at an online booking platform: connecting content creators & studios with clients

    • Translated Figma designs into fully functional WordPress websites for Girafa’s online booking platform, ensuring pixel-perfect results through customized CSS and HTML.

    • Delivered high-quality website designs within a 3-month timeline and ensured website stability and performance throughout a 6-month maintenance period.

  8. Data Engineer, FinTech Horizon Solutions, location icon Barcelona, Spain - Remote

    01/2023 - 07/2023
    Details

    • Architected and deployed Apache Airflow data pipelines processing 4.2TB+ daily data across 28 source systems, reducing ETL runtime by 64% and improving data freshness.

    • Designed star-schema data warehouse architecture on PostgreSQL, integrating disparate data sources and creating 45+ aggregated fact tables.

    • Own end-to-end customer lifetime value (LTV) and churn prediction model (Python + XGBoost) currently used by marketing team; achieved 91% accuracy and reduced churn 19% (€350K retained revenue in first 6 months).

  9. Web Design Specialist & Content Writer, Greenment, location icon Lisbon, Portugal - Remote

    10/2022 - 03/2023
    Details

    • Full-time job at Eco-concrete & plant-based solutions company.

    • Mapped website structure and content hierarchy optimizing for SEO best practices, improving crawl efficiency and user navigation

    • Developed YouTube content marketing strategy integrating video optimization (titles, descriptions, tags), generating 11% organic traffic increase within 3 months

    • Managed technical website infrastructure ensuring optimal performance, mobile responsiveness, and seamless plugin integrations

  10. Technical SEO Manager, Siedrés Clothing, location icon Istanbul, Turkey - Remote

    02/2022 - 03/2023
    Details

    • Designed and automated high-touch outreach campaigns using Python scripts to personalize emails, securing 50+ backlink placements on DA 60+ industry publications

    • Established comprehensive Core Web Vitals monitoring and optimization framework, improving LCP by 18%, FID by 22%, and CLS by 31% across 300+ pages

    • Collaborated with product, and content teams to embed SEO best practices into development lifecycle, conducting 45+ technical reviews and creating SEO documentation

  11. Webmaster and Web Designer, Brainbox Company, location icon Tallinn, Estonia - Remote

    03/2021 - 01/2023
    Details

    • Full-time job (remote) at a Neuromarketing company; Designed and developed an international English website, showcasing their courses

    • Conducted comprehensive competitor analysis using analytical charts and data, providing valuable insights to inform website design and content strategy

Education

  1. MSc in Data Science & Advanced Analytics, Universidade Nova IMS Lisboa, location icon Lisbon, Portugal

    My master thesis link Oct. 2022 — Sep. 2024
  2. BA in Industrial Engineering, Azad University (IAU), location icon Tehran

    Sep 2008 - Feb 2013


Projects

  1. Pitching Girafa at Madeira Startup Retreat, Associated with Girafa, location icon Madeira, Portugal

    Feb. 2024
    Details

    + Mentored by coaches, covered startup essentials and pitching.

    + Prepared and delivered a compelling 5-minute pitch for Girafa.

    + Presented Girafa to over 100 people, participated & investors on Demo Day.

    + Advocated for Girafa's mission to empower visual storytelling.

  2. JOULE Journalism with Data Visualization, University of Tuscia, location icon Viterbo, Italy

    Jul. 2023
    Details

    + Successful completion of the JOULE Data Journalism learning activity. This learning activity includes 16 online modules covering relevant competencies in data journalism and culminates in a data journalism team project.


Technical Expertise

  • Advanced SEO
    Technical SEO, Core Web Vitals, Schema.org, Backlink Analysis, Digital PR, Local SEO
  • Data Science & ML
    Python (Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn), SQL, Regression/Classification Models, PySpark, Clustering
  • Analytics & BI
    GA4, BigQuery, Tableau, Power BI, Looker Studio, Microsoft Clarity, Excel (Pivot Tables)
  • Web Development
    HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, GTM, Git/GitHub, Docker, PostgreSQL, Snowflake
  • Automation & Engineering
    ETL Pipelines, Apache Airflow, Web Scraping (BeautifulSoup/Selenium/Scrapy), Zapier
  • AI & LLMs
    Prompt Engineering (Claude/Gemini/GPT), API Integration, LLM-powered Analytics
  • CMS Platforms
    WordPress, Webflow, Shopify, Magento, Squarespace, Wix
  • Tools & Management
    Jira, Trello, Salesforce, HubSpot, SEMrush, Ahrefs, Screaming Frog (Regex)

Web-design Projects

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    Equimetallic

    Company (English + Portuguese)

    Designing a metalworking and washing equipment company site to highlight 42+ years of expertise and custom metal solutions for B2B clients

    https://equimetallic.com/
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    Dr. Jalal Khademi

    Personal (Persian)

    Creating a website from scratch in the field of psychology with personal branding in mind.

    https://drjalalkhademi.com Snapshot 2024
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    InovLabs

    Educational Startup (Portuguese + English)

    Redesigning the website to have a better landing for engaging parents and children.

    https://inovlabs.com Snapshot 2024
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    TEDxNova

    A Branch of TEDx for Nova University (English)

    Designing the whole website within the framework of the TED brand for NOVA University.

    https://tedxnova.unl.pt Snapshot 2023
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    Greenment

    Company (English)

    Redesigning WordPress website for Greenment company in one month.

    https://greenment.co Snapshot 2023
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    VichyTeen

    Clothing Brand (English + Persian)

    Redesigning the website to showcase the cloths in a better way & On-page SEO execution.

    https://vichyteen.com Snapshot 2019

Certificate of Completion & Online Courses

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