Leonardo De Souza, Mba, Psm I Email & Phone Number

Herndon, Virginia, US

Overland Park, KS, US

Providing technical leadership to the company as a whole and directing a very knowledgeable team of software developers to deliver the best and most user friendly EHR system in the medical field related to geriatrics and long-term care.

• As a strategic advisor, I worked closely with the CPO (Chief Product Officer) to conceptualize next generation web platforms that enable the customer base (publishers and advertisers) to fully manage their marketing.
• Led and mentor a globally disbursed team inclusive of three front-end (Web) and three back-end (API) developers throughout the complete software development life cycle; generated substantial increases to quality and.
• Championed the implementation and delivery of new company’s web platform, which was one of the main drivers that contributed to expanding revenue by over 6x from May 2016 to December 2018; still growing as of today.
• Delivered next-level leaders into open positions within the organization by providing constructive coaching and feedback; maintained accountability for annual assessments, task management and conflict.
• Convinced C-level management to approve the establishment of the first QA Team (Quality Assurance) ever in the company; dramatically increased quality of products by exposing most issues before releasing to production.
• Fostered a customer-centric approach, managing customer interactions on the daily basis; engaged with clients regarding business analysis, project planning, scope modifications, training. and daily updates.

London, GB

• Serving as a critical member of the technical team, I worked diligently to shape and structure internal operations while aligning with the mission of the organization. In this role, I engaged with cross-functional.
• Solidified Agile Methodology within development team, focusing on test driven development, paired programming and incremental releases; optimized delivery while reducing bugs and maintaining budgets.
• Instrumental in the building and supervision of the IT team, maintaining a keen focus on selecting the right professionals to support both current and future business needs.
• Championed several successful projects including the following: ⇨ Architected a very high-profile web/mobile Business Intelligence Platform utilized globally by MediaCom clients from Junior up to C-level employees. ⇨.

London, GB

• Ascertaining pain points and gaining an in-depth understanding of departmental strategy, I created streamlined system solutions that align technical needs with organization objectives. In this role, I oversaw a.
• Led the development of custom BI initiatives and the revamp of proprietary systems, including clients’ specific integrations with leading external technology partners.
• Managed the implementation of TFS 2012/2013 for business and technical processes, supporting the efficiency of client operations to drive current and future growth.
• Performed a team reorganization to improve efficiencies in my department along with better career paths for my employees. Team morale noticeably increased as a result and projects delivered faster, on spec and with.

London, GB

• Exemplifying core leadership values, I led a very talented team of eight local software engineers, three QA engineers and several other professionals overseas using ASP.Net MVC 3.0, C#, WCF, nHibernate, JQuery, SSRS.
• Introduced the use of the Agile Methodology in the R&D department, bringing uniformity, transparency and major efficiencies to software development at MediaCom.
• Dramatically optimized several database processes. Identified and automated several manual daily tasks performed by MediaCom employees (savings of 60+ hours per month).
• Saved MediaCom an average of 40 hours per month and increased clients’ satisfaction through implementation of the idea of "self-healing" systems.
• Implemented creative methods to provide high quality training to the team despite a tight budget.
• Automated the management of resources in the team using FogBugz and improved communication among team members by using HipChat/Campfire and Wikis

Detroit, MI, US

Detroit, MI, US

Detroit, MI, US

Detroit, MI, US

Detroit, MI, US

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, Information Technology

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Computer Science