Technical Program Manager with focus on smart devices and technology solutions, plus 2-years-experience coaching teams on agile methodologies. Experienced in leading international projects, dealing with distributed development teams, foreign customers, and C-level audience.

Currently working as Technical Solutions Consultant @ Google. Holds a Master's degree in Aerospace Systems & Mechatronics Engineering (ITA, 2013) and a certificate of International Project Management (University of Toronto, 2018).

Proven track record on top-tier technology companies: Finances/fintech (Itaú Unibanco), Internet of Things, Android, Smartphones and Smart Devices (LG, Samsung, Google), Cloud Computing (Daitan/Wind River). Has solid Software Development background, including Front-end (HTML, JavaScript, CSS), databases (SQL), embedded software development (Python, C), Software Lifecycle Management (JIRA, Git), and customer-focused experiences working for technology companies like LG, Samsung, and Daitan.

Highlights

• Over 10 years of technical experience in technology companies with different approaches: Mobile and Embedded systems; Finance/Banking systems; Automation; Aerospace systems.

• Led 6 disruptive technology projects for mobile devices in different research areas, including: Internet of Things, big data/analytics, image and audio processing and parallel computing.

• Evangelist of Agile/SCRUM principles: worked as Agile Coach and Scrum Master in teams (+15 people) in Itaú Unibanco Basel II/Market Risk Platform Project.

• Professional and academic knowledge of Lean, Agile and Project Management, including PMBOK, 6σ Green Belt, Design Thinking and ITIL V2 training completed.

• Software Development technical skills, including Front-end (HTML, JavaScript, CSS) and embedded software development (C, Python, Java).

• Collaborative and risk-responsible leadership, being able to motivate and lead colleagues and partners in a team environment.

Professional Experiences

Google (Brazil)

Technical Solutions Consultant (Since August 2022)

• Launch and support Android everywhere, with special focus on Latin America.

• Own and manage relationships with internal and external partners and deliver excellent customer care to the ~3 Bi Android users all around the globe.

Speaks at Google Developers events

Encora [Daitan] (São Paulo, BR)

Software Development Manager (June 2021 - July 2022)

• Business & People Partner, leading teams in the development of Edge Computing and Private Clouds applications of a US-based customer (Alameda, California).

• Currently working with state-of-art technologies and best practices including Containers (Docker, Kubernetes), CI/CD (Jenkins), Test Automation, DevOps, Technical Writing (RST), and Cloud Computing.

• Responsible for coordinating several squads in software planning, development, testing, and deployment. Acting as a middle-man between developers (Daitan) and key customer stakeholders.

• Establish and roll out better development practices for high-performance teams in order to improve productivity and product quality, including agile practices, knowledge management, status reporting, team members allocation, newcomers hiring, and career development.

Samsung [SIDIA] (Manaus, BR)

SW Project Leader, Mobile Product Software (November 2018 - June 2021)

• Responsible for the software release for Samsung smartphones for LATAM market.

• Act as main interface between Latin American telecommunication companies and Samsung Technical Groups in Brazil and South Korea, to develop and enable new features to Samsung devices.

• Experience working with enterprise customers in tech support and product management, focusing on mutual benefit and long-term satisfaction.

• In the first quarter of 2019, was responsible for the Security Upgrade of 2.1 million Samsung Galaxy J5 customers phones in 9 Latin American countries.

LG Electronics (São Paulo, BR)

SW Project Leader/Research Engineer, Mobile Communications (May 2015 – September 2018)

• Responsible for the release of LG X Power, LG K10, LG Stylus 3 and LG X Cam smartphones for LATAM market and for the Android Upgrade for LG G5 and LG G Flex 2 devices. Each device has 30+ versions to be released – with very tight deadlines – to achieve assembly schedule and Smartphone Release Date.

• Led 6 R&D projects for mobile devices in different research areas, including: Internet of Things, big data/analytics, image and camera tools, audio processing (text-to-speech) and parallel computing (multi-core systems optimization).

• Managed a cross-functional team of 10 in 3 locations (Seoul, São Paulo and Fortaleza), ranging from entry-level to Ph.D. analysts to develop a low-energy-cost/high-performance solution for parallel computing on Android devices.

• Act as main technical leader in research projects, promoting knowledge transfer from partners to internal engineering areas, creating technical documentation, developing and integrating software solutions and evaluating technical results – deciding if the technology should be embedded in the next models or not.

• Co-work with other International LG R&D laboratories (US and South Korea) and Latin America LG branch offices to develop joint projects. Communication in English and Spanish.

Psystem TI (São Paulo, BR)

Project Management Consultant (June 2014 – February 2015)

• Participated in team management process to develop vision and mission statements, establish KPIs and implement agile methods.

• The company is focused on migrating a client/server platform to an internet solution and guidance is provided about best practices in software architecture.

Itaú Unibanco (São Paulo, BR)

IT Analyst, Market Risk (January 2012 – April 2015)

• Joined the company through the highly competitive Trainee Selection Process (2012).

• Acted as Scrum Master and Agile coach of pioneer agile teams: coached new development teams in agile methods and project management to be applied in financial projects (assets, pricing, and market risk).

• Led agile development teams and manage architecture and development of risk calculators using agile practices (Scrum, SAFe, Kanban) and enforcing the use of test driven development (TDD) e continuous integration (CI).

• In 2014, led 4+ agile teams on 12 projects related to Basel II Program. The teams managed to deliver 100% of the defined scope (plus new requirements identified while the projects were ongoing), adjusting the market risk platform of Itaú Unibanco to the internal ratings-based (IRB) approach of Basel II Capital Accord. On 2015, after the implementation of the program results, the Basel Ratio rose from 15% to 17.78%. For this work, received the "2014 High Performance Prize”.

ITA, Aeronautical Institute of Technology and INPE, National Institute of Space Research

Researcher/M.Sc. Candidate (August 2010 – December 2012)

• Designed a discrete-event system model to validate all software states and interfaces for ITASAT, the first Brazilian university satellite.

• Performed tests and experiments with different real-time operating systems and components to validate the fault-tolerant system designed for the satellite. This process helped the Development team to rewrite and improve software safety requirements.

NSHT, Occupational Safety and Hygiene Lab

Mechatronics Engineering Internship (November 2009 – June 2010, 08 months)

• Inspected the safety of civil/construction engineering machines and equipment, interacting with customers, partners, subcontractors and suppliers.

• Created checklists, reports and KPIs for all mechanical inspections.

RAF Ecoenergia Energetic Management

Circuitry Prototyping Internship (January 2008 – July 2008, 07 months)

• Prototyped low cost/low consumption modules for electronic devices.

Academic Qualifications

International Project Management Certificate (2018)

University of Toronto (UofT), School of Continuing Studies, Toronto, Canada

Master of Science in Aerospace Systems and Mechatronics (2010-2013)

Aeronautical Institute of Technology (ITA), São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil

Bachelor of Engineering in Mechatronics Engineering (2005-2010)

University of Pernambuco (UPE), Recife, PE, Brazil

Other Relevant Information

Robotics Team of Polytechnic School of Pernambuco University

• Team Leader/Software Developer (June 2006 - December 2008).

• In 2008, managed the software and hardware team that developed a robot that won 3rd place in Latin American and Brazilian Robotics Competition, Category: Free Style.