Hi, I'm José
AI & Data Systems Engineer · Builder · Learner
I am a passionate Computer Engineering graduate with a strong interest in Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision, and Finance.
Currently, I am working in Data Engineering, Data Analytics, and Enterprise Architecture at MTR Corporation.
In my free time, I am an avid language learner and enjoy activities like hiking and rowing.
Feel free to reach out to me at: josespignou@gmail.com
Highlighted Work Experience
Rotation within Data&EA Department: Engineered Databricks solutions and built 15+ Azure Data Factory pipelines supporting marketing automation delivery. Migrated Power BI reports to Databricks using Python-based, programmatic reporting with stakeholder validation. Delivered a Solace→Databricks real-time streaming solution while running twice‑monthly IT governance meetings, standardising EA documentation, and automating process-efficiency dashboards (Power BI/Excel VBA). Azure ETL AnalyticsData Engineering Governance
Developed and presented workshops on Machine Learning targeted towards HKU students. Prototyped and implemented Computer Vision and NLP models for both research and industry purposes. Engineered a multimodal RAG pipeline, benchmarking LLMs, OCR, and layout detection to enable accurate retrieval and grounded responses from complex documents. NLP CV ML
Implemented Computer Vision algorithms on a cloud production environment, constructed and enhanced inference pipelines, assisted in CV and NLP research, developed tools to build a systematic research and testing pipeline. NLP CV ML
