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My name is Rafael Baptista. I lead teams that build iconic digital products used by millions of people every day.

I'm building SkyMonde, an AI-powered online travel agency.

Previously I was SVP Product at KAYAK, where I led the teams building its travel meta search, KAYAK Trips, and KAYAK for Business. Before this I led the team that built the most successful multi-brand travel SEO program including KAYAK and other brands: OpenTable, Momondo, CheapFlights, Swoodoo, Checkfelix, and HotelsCombined.

I advise companies on enterprise-scale SEO, including leading brands like Priceline and Insurify.

Previously I was CTO of Mimoco and developed the SEO program at TripAdvisor.

For many years I was a game developer, helping make games for Harmonix, Apple, THQ, LucasArts, Nickelodeon, Ubisoft and many others. My biggest selling game was the Rock Band series.

I've worked on speech recognizers at Kurzweil, and genome mapping at the MIT/WIBR Human Genome Center.