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Lisbon, Portugal

Lisbon, Portugal

My mission is to promote technological innovation projects aligned with strategic positioning, aiming to capture new business opportunities, optimize internal processes and increase operational efficiency. Responsible for providing continuous coaching and support to the unit’s teams, emphasizing innovative development. I guide teams to foster effective collaboration within and across units, ensuring clear communication and sharing best practices in agility, technology, and innovation. I define and communicate the unit’s strategy and vision, aligning it with broader organizational, technological, and innovative goals. By optimizing resource use, including financial, human, and technological assets—I work to enhance operational efficiency and achieve impactful results. I support skills development through targeted training and mentorship, fostering a collective mindset and a growth-focused, innovative culture. lead the implementation of Prototypes, Minimum Viable Products (MVPs), and Proofs of Concept (POCs) for new products and services, conducting feasibility studies, market tests, and commercialization assessments. For project tracking, manage tools like Jira, MS Project, Trello, Confluence, Azure, Asana, Ideate, FigJam, Figma, Miro, Edraw Mind, Visio, Notion, MindMeister, along with KPIs and software metrics, to monitor progress and ensure timely, high-quality delivery.

Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

My mission is to promote technological innovation projects aligned with strategic positioning, aiming to capture new business opportunities, optimize internal processes and increase operational efficiency. Responsible for providing continuous coaching and support to the unit’s teams, emphasizing innovative development. I guide teams to foster effective collaboration within and across units, ensuring clear communication and sharing best practices in agility, technology, and innovation. I define and communicate the unit’s strategy and vision, aligning it with broader organizational, technological, and innovative goals. By optimizing resource use, including financial, human, and technological assets—I work to enhance operational efficiency and achieve impactful results. I support skills development through targeted training and mentorship, fostering a collective mindset and a growth-focused, innovative culture. lead the implementation of Prototypes, Minimum Viable Products (MVPs), and Proofs of Concept (POCs) for new products and services, conducting feasibility studies, market tests, and commercialization assessments. For project tracking, manage tools like Jira, MS Project, Trello, Confluence, Azure, Asana, Ideate, FigJam, Figma, Miro, Edraw Mind, Visio, Notion, MindMeister, along with KPIs and software metrics, to monitor progress and ensure timely, high-quality delivery.

Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

My mission is to promote technological innovation projects aligned with strategic positioning, aiming to capture new business opportunities, optimize internal processes and increase operational efficiency. Responsible for providing continuous coaching and support to the unit’s teams, emphasizing innovative development. I guide teams to foster effective collaboration within and across units, ensuring clear communication and sharing best practices in agility, technology, and innovation. I define and communicate the unit’s strategy and vision, aligning it with broader organizational, technological, and innovative goals. By optimizing resource use, including financial, human, and technological assets—I work to enhance operational efficiency and achieve impactful results. I support skills development through targeted training and mentorship, fostering a collective mindset and a growth-focused, innovative culture. lead the implementation of Prototypes, Minimum Viable Products (MVPs), and Proofs of Concept (POCs) for new products and services, conducting feasibility studies, market tests, and commercialization assessments. For project tracking, manage tools like Jira, MS Project, Trello, Confluence, Azure, Asana, Ideate, FigJam, Figma, Miro, Edraw Mind, Visio, Notion, MindMeister, along with KPIs and software metrics, to monitor progress and ensure timely, high-quality delivery.

Advocate for ITIL Best Practices to promote the adoption of ITIL frameworks and take a leadership role: empowering the global PeopleCert community. Represent the community by serving as an ambassador for PeopleCert's values ​​of integrity and respect. Co-create and collaborate to develop innovative solutions, engaging with the community.

Lisboa, Portugal

My responsibility was to manage and prioritize Product Backlog projects for the public sector in Portugal, with a strong focus on digital accessibility standards (ARIA and WCAG 2). Collaborated with stakeholders, including C-level executives, and coordinated efforts between the development team and key decision-makers to deliver high-impact, accessible digital solutions that met both regulatory and user needs. Managed the Product Backlog by prioritizing items based on critical business objectives. Defined Sprint Objectives, setting clear goals that guided the team's efforts throughout the sprint. Reviewed and approved development work by inspecting product increments from design through to production release. Facilitated communication with stakeholders, serving as the primary liaison between the development team and stakeholders, ensuring alignment and approval on major decisions. Refined the Backlog by collaborating with the team to prioritize and finalize items before sprint planning. Handled Change Requests by collecting, prioritizing, and integrating operational changes into the Product Backlog for future sprints. Defined Acceptance Criteria, ensuring clear benchmarks were established so that product features met the desired outcomes. Management and Monitors and tracks project progress using Jira, Trello, MS Project, Miro, Edraw Mind, Viso, Figma, Fig jam and accessibility with Access Monitor, Wave, Rocket Validator and Web AIM Contrast Checker.As a result, the solution earned AMA's accessibility seal and was pivotal in deliverable opportunities, achieving a 100% success rate on all project proposals through MVPs and strategic POCs.

Brazil

My mission was to lead the development of software products within IoT, SaaS, IaaS, and PaaS domains, promoting Agile values and principles through the effective use of Scrum, Kanban, and other Agile frameworks. My role as a coach and mentor, cultivated a culture of continuous learning and improvement across teams, driving both innovation and efficiencyUtilized servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, and conflict resolution skills to drive team empowerment and transparency. Collaborates closely with product management and delivery teams, leading effective planning and problem-solving initiatives to ensure successful project outcomes. With strong communication skills, inspires and engages stakeholders at all levels, delivering clear, persuasive arguments that influence decision-making. Proven track record of managing cross-cultural and remote teams, ensuring strong collaboration and cohesion despite geographical distances. Monitors and tracks project progress using Jira, Azure DevOps, Miro, Edraw Mind, Visio, Confluence, Azure, Asana, Notion, MindMeister, software e metrics, and KPIs to ensure timely delivery and meet quality standards.As a result, we achieved cost optimization and improved 150 % EBITDA goal within a short timeframe. The implementation of a white-label SaaS solution played a pivotal role in securing lucrative procurement opportunities, with a 100% success rate in all project proposals, through strategic MVPs and POCs.

My challenge was to lead digital transformation, (AI, SaaS, and IaaS) for the public sector, promoting Agile values and principles and leveraging frameworks such as Scrum and Kanban. Serves as a coach and mentor, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement across teams, and is committed to delivering products on time.Utilizes servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, and conflict resolution skills to drive team empowerment and transparency. Collaborates closely with product management and delivery teams, leading effective planning and problem-solving initiatives to ensure successful project outcomes. With strong communication skills, inspires and engages stakeholders at all levels, delivering clear, persuasive arguments that influence decision-making. Monitors and tracks project progress using Jira, Trello, MS Project, metrics, and KPIs to ensure timely delivery and meet quality standards.The implementation led to a 100% enhancement in user experience, driving higher customer satisfaction, increasing market share, and boosting 100% EBITDA goal. By leveraging microservices, latency was reduced 40%, scalability increased 50%, and operational costs were lowered 70%.

Goiana

My responsibilities were planning the launch Jeep Renegade, Jeep Compass, and Fiat Toro projects. Collaborated closely with stakeholders to define the product vision, manage the backlog, and coordinate deliverables, fostering clear communication throughout the process. Ensured the timely implementation of requirements and provided regular status updates through tools such as Balanced Scorecard and KPIs, maintaining transparency and alignment across all stakeholders.As a result, since its 2015 launch, the Renegade has excelled in Brazil's auto market, becoming the 2021 best-selling SUV per Fenabrave data. Similarly, the Fiat Toro achieved notable success, ranking second in Brazilian pickup truck sales with over 80% market share in its category in 2022

Camaçari E Região, Brasil

My role involved planning and coordinating the manufacturing launch of the New Fiesta and EcoSport projectsCollaborated with stakeholders to define the product vision, manage the backlog, and coordinate deliverables. Ensured timely implementation of requirements and provided regular status updates via Balanced Scorecard and KPIs.The result in 2003 marked the expansion of this segment, with over 1.2 million units produced in Camaçari, Bahia, across two generations for both domestic and export markets.

Camaçari E Região, Brasil

Msc In Software Engineering

Activities and Societies: Software Development and Interactive Systems

Software Engineering

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba

Técnico, Telecomunicações, Tecnologia Da Informação