André Rincon Email & Phone Number

Ph.D. Candidate in Computer Science at the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Master’s degree in Computer Science from the Federal University of Goiás (UFG), and Specialist in Software Process Improvement from the Federal University of Lavras (UFLA).In addition to teaching, I’ve been a consultant, collaborator, and entrepreneur, working in multinational companies, founding startups, establishing innovation ecosystems in educational institutions, leading entrepreneurship and innovation communities, and worked as an education manager in all academic institutions I have been a part of.I founded ItSchool (an EdTech that raised 340k in the TECNOVA/FINEP program) and was a co-founder of ToNoLucro Delivery (a startup acquired by Magazine Luiza).I volunteered in the development of the Tocantins Innovation Ecosystem as the Innovation Director of the Young Entrepreneurs Association of Tocantins (AJEE), co-founder of the Startup Tocantins Movement, and founder/manager of the Google Business Group (GBG) in Palmas.Through these movements, I organized events such as the 1st Startup Weekend in Palmas, the 1st Startup Weekend in Araguaína, Innovation Seminars, the launch of the Google Business Group, dozens of workshops (including Business Model Canvas, Value Proposition Canvas, Design Thinking, Google Design Sprint, among others), and the National Congress of the Confederation of Young Entrepreneurs (the first held in the Northern region). Additionally, I mentored dozens of startups in Tocantins.As a consultant, I was accredited by SEBRAE/TO, where I worked with the technical team to develop the Digital Economy for Startups project (the main startup acceleration program in Tocantins, which has supported over 40 startups across the state) and contributed to the implementation/reorganization of business incubators for the Inova Gurupi project.Due to my professional experience, I am frequently invited to give lectures on topics such as Entrepreneurship, Startups, Education, Innovation Ecosystems, Software Quality, Digital Entrepreneurship, and Innovation in Business Models.I served as the Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the IFTO Rectory, implemented the Technology Innovation Center (NIT) and Incubator at Católica do Tocantins (where I was the executive coordinator of NIT), and set up the Technology Park (PEQUITEC) and Nicolau Esteves Foundation at UNITPAC in Araguaína (where I was the Director of the Park and the Foundation).Currently, I am a full-time professor with exclusive dedication at the Paraíso do Tocantins Campus of IFTO.