Ozéias Sant'ana

Commander
DISC Type : D

VP, AI / ML Engineering at Residex®

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area, United States

Overview

Ozéias Santana is the VP of AI/ML Engineering at Residex. AI, an engineering leader with over 15 years of experience. He has a track record of scaling teams, leading them through an IPO and an acquisition driven by an AI platform he built. People who have worked with him describe him as a talented, cool-headed, and inspirational leader.

The acquisition of his company, Kevala, by Residex. AI was driven by the AI workforce optimization platform he and his team developed.

Personality Overview

Decisive

Very Quick

Strong-Willed

They like to move fast and expect the same from others.  They are not always relationship oriented. They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms.

Topics They Care About

AI in Senior Care
He is leading the AI/ML initiatives at Residex to transform senior care operations and optimize workforce management using predictive models.
Engineering Leadership
His profile emphasizes a track record of building high-performance teams and developing engineers into leaders, which is echoed in multiple recommendations.
Startup Scaling
He has scaled engineering teams from 10 to 50+, led companies through an IPO and acquisition, and serves as a Fractional CTO and advisor.

Media Appearances

Ozéias has no verified media appearances

Work History

8-2025
VP, AI / ML Engineering at Residex®
12-2024 - 8-2025
VP of Technology at Kevala
9-2024
Founder at AllCoda
10-2023 - 12-2024
Director of Engineering at Medely
3-2023
Fractional CTO & Advisor at Contractor

Education

2006 - 2009
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) from FASUL - Faculdade Sul Brasil

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Insights For Selling To Ozéias

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust
  • Be respectful but crisp
  • Objectively showcase the impact that your product creates

DONT's

  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead
  • Avoid being too verbose
  • Do not hesitate from asking counter questions, just avoid challenging their authority

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Ozéias is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Ozéias

  • If they decide not to go ahead, they will say no without hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Ozéias move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Ozéias take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Ozéias

Personality Compatibility


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