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Hello, I am Jess

Jess de Jesus de Pinho Pinhal

Researcher in Philosophy at Technical University of Berlin

I am a political philosopher of technology. My background in computer science and philosophy allows me to reflect deeply on the new anthropological changes brought by AI and other emerging technologies. I am a founding member of the Berlin Ethics Lab and of the art collective Trial & Theresa. I also give talks, interviews, write and educate. I think critically about technology with the hope to improve their governance, centering intersectionality and global justice.

Critical Thinking
Problem Solving
Communication
Team Work
Leadership

Research

Experiences

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Public Speaker, Advisor and Educator
Freelancer

Nov 2021 - Present, Berlin (Germany)

Responsibilities:

Research Associate and Lecturer
Technical University of Berlin

Sep 2019 - Present, Berlin (Germany)

The Technical University of Berlin is a public research university located in Berlin, Germany. It was the first German university to adopt the name “Technische Universität”.

Responsibilities:
  • Researching the concept of scalability in computer science and its normative dimension, focusing on questions of governance and democracy
  • Teaching classes of philosophy of technology (ethics and political philosophy of technology)
  • Administrative duties (proposal writing, website maintenance)
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Entrepreneur in Residence
Push Founders GmbH & Co. KG

Aug 2018 - Feb 2019, Berlin (Germany)

Push! Founders is a Berlin-based company builder and venture capital firm dedicated to bringing creative business ideas to life.

Responsibilities:
  • Consultancy for business idea evaluation and strategy of development of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning startups
  • Networking inside the startup and tech scene of Berlin
  • Public Speaking and Investor Relations

Consultant in Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Freelancer

Jul 2017 - Jul 2019, Berlin (Germany)

Responsibilities:
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Entrepreneur (participant in Journey Re Competition)
Hannover Re

Jun 2016 - Apr 2017, Berlin (Germany)

Journey Re is a unique international Entrepreneurship Competition hosted by Hannover Re in the (re-)insurance market.

Responsibilities:
  • Researched and applied innovation processes (Design Thinking and Customer Centricity methodologies) to disrupt the insurance industry
  • Designed a Machine Learning algorithm as proof of concept to digitalise and automate the forecasting, underwriting and claims handling processes
  • Designed a fully-automated B2B2C platform that generates and monitors insurance policies tailored to individual customer requirements
  • Wrote a Company profile, a Product description, a Business plan and a Go-to-market strategy, computed financial forecasting models
  • Pitched and Q&A with the executive board of Hannover Re, insurance companies and investors; participated in 2 major tech events (TOA 2016, ViZions by Zalando)

Software Engineer
Amadeus

Jan 2013 - Apr 2015, London (UK) and Nice (France)

Amadeus solutions connect travelers to the journeys they want, linking them via travel agents, search engines and tour operators to airlines, airports, hotels, cars and railways.

Responsibilities:
  • Oversaw the complete redesign of the global User Experience of a revenue management and availability system for the airline industry (Altéa Group Manager) based on \highlight{Big Data} technology
  • Developed features for Altéa Group Manager and Amadeus Business Intelligence Solutions for Hotels
  • Designed and developed a baggage handling system embedded in a barcode hand scanner using C# (now in use at Munich airport)
  • Coordinated international cross-team collaboration for multiple projects
  • Ensured overall product quality and provided clients with support and training
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Journalist
Groupe 01

Jul 2010 - Aug 2010, Paris (France)

Amadeus solutions connect travelers to the journeys they want, linking them via travel agents, search engines and tour operators to airlines, airports, hotels, cars and railways.

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Projects

Kubernetes
Kubernetes
Contributor March 2018 - Present

Production-Grade Container Scheduling and Management.

Tensorflow
Tensorflow
Developer Jun 2018 - Present

An Open Source Machine Learning Framework for Everyone.

Toha
Toha
Owner Jun 2019 - Present

A Hugo theme for personal portfolio.

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