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Rubén Rubio Ortiz

AI Product Manager · Economist · Data Scientist
"The importance of data speaking in business terms"
Alicante, ES 29 years old Spanish / English B2

Professional Profile

Economist with a strong data science background and a hybrid profile that allows understanding business challenges and translating them into effective technical solutions.

Currently AI Product Manager at Berger Levrault since January 2026, leading the introduction of Artificial Intelligence into the company's products. Passionate about research, pursuing PhD studies in Economics at the University of Seville, which enriches my analytical approach and keeps me at the methodological forefront.

Work Experience

AI Product Manager

Berger Levrault
Jan 2026 - Present
  • Introduction of Artificial Intelligence into the company's products
  • Coordination and oversight of AI initiatives
  • Team training and capacity building in AI technologies
  • Process improvement applying Artificial Intelligence

Data Team Lead

gtt - Gestión Tributaria Territorial
Jul 2024 - Jan 2026 · Alicante
  • Data analysis: extraction, visualization and insights
  • Liaison between functional and development teams
  • Technical support developing utilities with programming
  • Development of experimental Machine Learning and Deep Learning models for process automation

Functional Analyst

gtt - Gestión Tributaria Territorial
Jun 2023 - Jul 2024 · Alicante
  • Development of features for tax management software (SIT gtt)
  • Requirements gathering, prototyping and functional documentation
  • UI/UX design and implementation support in client environments
  • Economic and tax consulting

Economist

Ayuntamiento de Villarrobledo
Jul 2022 - Jun 2023 · Villarrobledo
  • Public accounting and financial reporting
  • Processing and analysis of accounting data
  • Technical support in programming and spreadsheets

Academic Background

PhD in Economic, Business and Social Sciences (Economics) University of Seville · 2022 - Present
Master's in Economic Consulting and Applied Analysis University of Seville · 2021 - 2022
Master's in Applied Economics University of Alicante · 2019 - 2020
Bachelor's in Economics University of Castilla-La Mancha · 2014 - 2019

Technical Skills

ruben@dev:~ 
$ cat skills.json

// Programming Languages
{
  "Python": "Advanced",
  "R": "Intermediate",
  "SQL": "Advanced",
  "PL/SQL": "Beginner"
}

// Databases
[ "Oracle", "PostgreSQL", "MySQL", "SQL Server", "SQLite" ]

// ML, AI & Frameworks
[
  "Scikit-learn", "PyTorch", "XGBoost", "LightGBM", "Statsmodels",
  "LangGraph", "LangChain", "Pydantic AI", "CrewAI", "smolagents",
  "Pandas", "NumPy", "RAG", "MCP", "Embeddings"
]

// AI & LLM Lab
[
  "Ollama", "LM Studio", "Hugging Face", "Claude Code",
  "Cursor", "VS Code", "Jupyter", "OpenAI API"
]

// Visualization & BI
[
  "Power BI", "Tableau", "Matplotlib", "Seaborn",
  "Plotly", "Streamlit"
]

// DevOps & Cloud
[ "Git", "Docker", "Podman", "GitHub Actions", "Cloudflare" ]

// Workflow
[ "Jira", "Confluence", "Obsidian", "Notion", "LaTeX" ]

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Key Skills

Data Analysis Machine Learning Deep Learning Applied Economics Statistics Product Management Research Consulting

Certifications & Courses

IBM Data Science Professional Certificate Coursera • 2024 • 12 courses
Google Data Analytics Certificate Coursera • 2023 • 8 courses
Data Science with Python Institute of Fiscal Studies • 2023
IFCD093PO — Machine Learning Applied using Python CEINPRO / SEPE • 150 hours • 2022
SQL & Relational Databases IBM SkillsBuild • 2024
Web Development with Python Django & Flask • 2024

Scientific Publications

Rubio-Ortiz, R., Patiño, D. & Gómez-García, F. (2025). Does Public Expenditure on Education Improve Well-Being? International Evidence. Kyklos, 78:1225-1241. View publication →

Additional Information

Academic Achievements

  • Honors distinction in both Master's Final Projects
  • Extraordinary award for the best academic record in the Master's in Applied Economics (UA)
  • Second best academic record in the Master's in Economic Consulting (US)

Soft Skills

  • General student delegate at UCLM (2017), representing more than 24,000 students
  • Communication and public presentation skills
  • Team management and multidisciplinary coordination
  • Passionate about scientific and technological outreach