# Rafael Metzger Gandra > Sr. TPM @ NYDIG Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/rafaelmetzgergandra I’m passionate about simplifying complex systems and helping teams do their best work. With a background in leading cross-functional projects across tech and operations, I’ve learned to approach challenges with curiosity and a first-principles mindset. Whether it’s streamlining processes, guiding technical initiatives, or navigating shifting priorities, I find joy in bringing clarity to the chaos and turning ideas into results. ## Work Experience ### Senior Technical Project Manager @ NYDIG Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area ### Senior Technical Project Manager @ Crusoe Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco Bay Area Crusoe builds climate-aligned digital infrastructure by capturing wasted, stranded, or excess clean energy and converting it into productive compute. I led cross-functional programs at the intersection of renewable energy, modular data centers, and high-performance computing infrastructure. Key contributions: Infrastructure Deployment & Optimization – Directed end-to-end deployment and scaling of modular compute units, coordinating with engineering, field operations, and energy partners to bring new capacity online efficiently and reliably. Firmware & System Performance – Partnered with software engineering to roll out new firmware and control systems, benchmarking fleet performance across regions, models, and operating conditions to improve energy utilization and stability. Generator Load Control & Grid Integration – Oversaw projects that balanced energy production and compute demand, reducing volatility on turbine and generator systems while maximizing efficiency of stranded/wasted power. Data-Driven Operations – Built and refined operational dashboards (Grafana, SQL, VictoriaMetrics) that tracked hashrate efficiency, load swings, uptime, and financial conversion metrics, enabling better business decision-making. Cross-Functional Leadership – Acted as a bridge between engineering, operations, and leadership teams, resolving technical and logistical blockers, aligning stakeholders, and ensuring projects delivered on schedule. Process & Security Improvements – Drove initiatives in access management, reliability engineering, and repeatable deployment processes that scaled with a growing fleet footprint. Through these initiatives, I helped Crusoe (later integrated into NYDIG’s DFM business) scale energy-aligned compute deployments while building the processes and metrics needed to reduce lost energy, improve uptime, and support compute workloads on stranded and renewable power. ### Technical Project Manager @ Curated Jan 2021 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco Bay Area Curated is building a platform where product experts monetize their passion and help consumers make the perfect purchase. As one of the first TPMs at Curated, I have added immense value to the company through a broad and diverse set of technical, operational, and business projects (as a generalist, I can work any problem thrown my way); most notably: • Developed and implemented tactical and strategic business processes for Curated's product data team, achieving monumental catalog growth from 40K to 600K+ products. • Spearheaded the creation of an innovative machine learning data ingestion and standardization pipeline, seamlessly integrating brand and partner data, enhancing our consumer experiences on the platform and establishing a de-facto knowledge graph of our products. • Hired, trained, and managed a very large global operational team (30+ members) in merchandising, achieving massive increases in data processing efficiency and significant cost reduction by implementing several process enhancements and a robust operational program. • Crafted the company's first ever pricing intelligence solution in-house, automating Curated's competitiveness in the market with very minimal resources. • As the company's sole Jira/Atlassian expert administrator, overhauled more than 10 different internal cross-functional business workflows by integrating and automating platforms like Jira, Slack, Zapier, and monday.com—with several thousand tickets processed since inception. Additionally, onboarded all off-Jira teams onto the platform for seamless collaboration. ### Global Program Manager, Innovation @ Anheuser-Busch InBev Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Mountain View, California, United States At the Beer Garage, we shape the future of emerging technology through our shared love of beer. We bring cutting-edge developments in fields such as artificial intelligence, the internet of things, blockchain, and cloud computing into the world's largest brewer's operations and strategy. By incubating early-stage ideas and executing major pilots we ensure new technologies can scale to all of our zones throughout the globe, driving major growth for the company. • Collaborated with top senior internal customers to identify top organizational pain points, in order to develop and prioritize all major business needs across ABI Logistics. • Managed product teams and partnered with engineering to build and pilot operational MVPs through in-house accelerator program with a large budget. • Sourced several external partner startups for pitch days with ABI’s global leadership, leading to many pilot partnerships with multi-million dollar global savings/value creation. ### Content Team @ Brazil at Silicon Valley Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Product Manager - Tech Incubator @ Anheuser-Busch InBev Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area • "Chief Product Officer" (PM) role in one of the five chosen technology innovation projects that was incubated with oversight and mentorship by the AngelHack hackathon organization. • Actively developed and prototyped a solution for a global company consumer-facing challenge through an effort that involved three partner technology companies and several internal stakeholders. • Researched emerging technology trends and applications for global strategy across multiple business functions, particularly Procurement and Human Resources. ### Technical Operations Engineer @ Delta Air Lines Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson International Airport • Provided 24/7 strategic engineering support for Delta’s worldwide maintenance operations for 20+ fleets with 1000+ aircraft • Executed the development, design, and production of aircraft repair and modification processes. • Produced 50+ quality, safe, and timely technical documents with repair schemes for structural and component issues to minimize operational delays and cancellations. ### Product Manager - RateBeer App @ ZX Ventures Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Greater New York City Area • Built Augmented Reality and Image Recognition concept and strategy for the RateBeer mobile app, negotiating a cost-effective partnership with a software development company for design and production. • Initiated development of the RateBeer mobile app international marketing strategy model that would be replicated in several cities around the world. • Evaluated and identified optimal launch city for RateBeer mobile app through a quantitative and qualitative assessment of its market and current user data analysis. ### Product Manager - Emporio.com @ ZX Ventures Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | São Paulo Area, Brazil • Conducted a three-phase rebranding operation for the company’s ecommerce platform, which included research validation of new name and positioning, as well as a new visual identity and registration of the brand. • Oversaw the development of a new repositioned online store which accounts for more than 50% of the Brazilian online beverage sales market, by extensively coordinating efforts between the technology, sales, logistics, and marketing teams. • Developed targeted SEO strategies to increase new site traffic. ### Design Manager @ BRASA - Brazilian Student Association Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 • Responsible for all design-related decisions of the association, including maintaining brand identity in all published material and social media. • Project manager of a new e-commerce online shop, which currently holds 30+ products ranging from t-shirts and pillows to posters and mugs. • Together with the marketing team, reinvented the brand’s identity, creating guidelines and standards the association’s publications must abide by. ### Member of the RoboCup Mechanical Team @ RoboJackets Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Atlanta, GA • Applied design for manufacturability concepts to all parts, as team custom builds entire fleet of robots. • Designed and fabricated several components of the first working 2015 model robot prototype, including chipper/kicker and motor/wheel systems. • Constructed and assembled foundation structure for an elevated playing field in which robots are tested. ### Student Assistant @ 3D Systems Packaging Research Center @ GT Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Atlanta, GA • Worked with a team in the organization of two major industry-based conferences with 70+ companies and 300+ attendees, during which time was exposed to the inner workings of academic research centers and technical companies. • Managed communication from researcher professors at the center with industry representatives, ensuring smooth flow of information. ### Executive President @ Brazilian Student Association at Georgia Tech (GT-BRASA) Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Atlanta, GA • Led the student association with over 40 active members and inspired 15 Brazilian freshmen to enroll in the school in the Fall of 2015 through social media initiatives. • Organized the first InSight Conference at Georgia Tech with 30+ Atlanta area companies, 100+ attendees, and eight corporate sponsors. The event’s purpose was to create networks and understanding between Brazilian students and US companies. • Structured organization’s marketing and social media sector, including the introduction of a standard design for the official Facebook page, and a mailing list of 500+ contacts. Redesigned the association’s official Logo, Banner, and T-shirt. ### Member of the Mechanical Team @ Georgia Tech Solar Racing Team Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Atlanta, GA • Trained for five months in technical and computational skills required to successfully build an efficient solar automobile. • Responsible for production of the SJ1 solar car’s battery box, a critical component for the safety of the driver. Several factors had to be taken into account when creating the part using CAD, such as material, structure, and compatibility with different sizes and types of batteries. ## Education ### Bachelor of Science - BS in Mechanical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology ### Product Management Certificate Product School ### Product Analytics Certificate Product School ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/rafaelgandra --- Source: https://flows.cv/rafaelmetzgergandra JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/rafaelmetzgergandra/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13