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São Paulo, Sp, Br

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

São Paulo

As a Team Lead at Vortx, I had the opportunity to make a positive impact on both the team and development processes. My focus was on ensuring an environment where communication, as well as personal and professional development of team members, were prioritized. Among my responsibilities and achievements, I highlight:- Conducting one-on-one sessions with team members, addressing not only work progress and challenges but also career development, providing ongoing guidance and support.- Collaborating closely with Project Managers (PMs) and Technical Leads (Tech Leads) to ensure effective deliveries, adherence to deadlines, and compliance with quality metrics.- Promoting best practices in software architecture, such as DDD and microservices architecture, along with essential development principles like TDD, clean code, and continuous integration.- Developing managerial reports and dashboards, providing clear insights and relevant data to support strategic and operational decision-making.A significant milestone in my journey was being recognized as the 'Best Manager of the Company', a reflection of the 100% Employee Net Promoter Score (E-NPS) received from my team members. This recognition not only highlighted my management and leadership abilities but also reinforced my dedication to creating a positive and productive work environment.

São Paulo, Brazil

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São Paulo, Brazil

In my role at Pebmed, I served as an Agile and Technology Consultant, significantly contributing to process improvement and optimization.Within the scope of organization, I was responsible for guiding and implementing practices from the very conception of processes, providing comprehensive training in methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban, pair programming, and flow metrics. I actively engaged with development teams, working across all departments of the company.In the product field, I led the creation of the portfolio structure, offering support in story writing, demand prioritization, and strategy development for value delivery. I assumed the role of Data Product Manager for a period, accumulating knowledge and experience in this constantly evolving field. My comprehensive involvement ranged from story writing training to strategic decision-making to ensure the success and effectiveness of the company's portfolio.Key Highlights:Agile and Product Consultant at PebmedContributed to process improvement and optimizationImplemented agile practices like Scrum, Kanban, and pair programmingTrained development teams in agile methodologiesLed the creation of the product portfolio structurePrioritized demands and developed strategies for value deliveryServed as Data Product ManagerTrained teams on story writingMade strategic decisions to ensure portfolio success

São Paulo, Brazil

As a key member of the Agile Practices Office (APO) team within Corporate and Strategic Management, I played a pivotal role in guiding and facilitating the transition to agile methodologies across various teams, not limited to IT. My responsibilities and achievements included:Developing and supporting an agile scaling solution, encompassing backlog management, effective communication, and streamlined delivery processes.Serving as a change agent and a reference point for agile digital transformation within the organization.Leading and mentoring a team of Agilists through tailored coaching strategies.Enhancing team performance within Kanban and Scrum frameworks through the application of agile metrics.Providing specialized support for Jira and Confluence, ensuring these tools are optimally utilized for project management and collaboration.Implementing scale communication based on Flight Levels to ensure alignment and clarity across teams.Collaborating with Product Managers in the creation and evolution of products, utilizing methodologies like Lean Inception, Design Thinking, and Design Sprint.Guiding development teams in adopting best practices in software engineering.Designing and conducting engaging workshops on agile techniques and methodologies, fostering a practical understanding and application.Demonstrating a strong commitment to delivering value and continuously improving processes.Developing and supporting agile indicators tailored for strategic, tactical, and operational decision-making.Conducting training sessions, workshops, and lectures on Agile Journey encompassing Agile Mindset, Scrum, and Kanban.Coaching Scrum Masters and Product Owners on strategies for roadmap development and maximizing MVP value.Implementing a tactical level vision to enhance alignment and performance across all teams.

São Paulo Area, Brazil

I worked as an Agile Coach at C6 Bank, fostering collaboration as a means to achieve the results expected by senior management, acting as an agent of change, challenging the status quo and promoting a collaborative environment between the areas, placing the customer as the main focus.Business and Strategy:• Evangelizer of the benefits of agility and production in the whole bank.• Stimulate the exposure of challenges and act as a facilitator to help in their resolution• Create visibility of deliveries, achievements, unplanned demands, and their impacts• Make sure that the focus is aligned with the strategy• Promote the fluidity of communication and the alignment between the strategic, tactical and operational levels• Act as co-participant (partner) in deliveries.• Coach and mentor other agile master in my tribe.• Training to introduce agility to all new employees• Kanban training (equivalent to TKP) for different teams• Training of high performance teamsDevelopment• Encourage the use of tools to foster systemic and lean thinking• Help the team achieve the best value delivery through the application of agile tools and practices• Facilitate the construction of high performance teams• Manage metrics that help identify process improvement points and enhance delivery• Facilitate ceremonies that assist in planning, monitoring and maintaining transparency• Manage and mediate conflicts within the team• Identify and expose possible bottlenecks in the process, acting as a facilitator for the team to decide how to optimize the workflow• Promote team self-organization• Act as a guardian of the team's performance, assisting in solving problems and impediments• Stimulate and support the use of the backlog management tool

São Paulo Area, Brazil

Agile master in two teams that uses Kanban.Main activities:- Disseminate and help the team in adopting and improving agile practices.- Facilitate meetings- Support product owner to maximize the value- Influence team decision making based on metrics.- Develop transparency of team activities with visual management.- Encourage the team to have behaviors based on continuous improvement.Other activities:- Spread knowledge about agile cross area- Teach workshops on Kanban and high performance teams

São Paulo Area, Brazil

Agilist responsible for 2 teams of same product that currently work remotely. My main responsibilities with my teams are: - Evangelize agile principles and values - Solve conflicts and removing impediments - Influence team decision making based on metrics.- Foster transparency My main responsibilities with the company are: - To evangelize other areas of the company on values and Agile principles - Provide training on agile frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Software engineer with responsibility to develop end-to-end solutions.As a developer, I have developed backend and automatized solutions using Python, Android with java and kotlin, and IOS with swift.I have refactored and improved the architecture of the company's proprietary tracking library, integrations with other tracking platforms such as GA (Mobile through GTM) and Firebase, always using good software development practices such as automated testing, pair programming and code review.Team leader in agile, I gave an introduction to scrum for my team, facilitated scrum ceremonies in my team and others. I helped PO's on how to improve this working with better US, use board on the jira and organized his backlog.Great Achievements:- Transformed the Google Analytics the principal traffic's font of the company;- Reduced the difference from external and internal trackers;- Made the data confident;- Team feedback dynamics;

Rio De Janeiro Area, Brazil

Tasks/Responsibilities:Android/Java development, focusing on creating robust and efficient solutions.Implementation of Android layouts to enhance user interface and experience.Development of Java/Android libraries to streamline code efficiency and maintainability.Execution of unit tests using Mockito and Robolectric for comprehensive software testing.Automation of processes using Jenkins to optimize workflow and deployment.Creation of Simple Shell scripts for task automation and system management.Achievements and Contributions:Applied a diverse range of testing methodologies to ensure high-quality software development.Conducted code refactoring in adherence to architectural needs, utilizing various design principles for improved code quality and architecture.Developed internal libraries for Android, strictly following Android Guidelines to enhance user experience and maintain consistent branding.Actively participated in the standardization of REST APIs and contributed to app architecture design.Designed tools for improved content management and conducted research on new tools and libraries.Led the development of a new app concept, emphasizing minimal payload, effective subscription logic, high performance, and a user-friendly interface.Engineered a robust stream data ingestion system for efficient data handling.Utilized load testing tools for performance assessments and implemented continuous integration and deployment practices.Established an internal project for creating and running integration/regression tests in a self-hosted Device Farm.Managed a large-scale data processing and reporting platform.

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

As an integral part of the team, I played a role in maintaining the company's games on the Android platform. My responsibilities ranged from troubleshooting bugs to adding new features, and optimizing the performance of the games to provide an even more engaging user experience.I want to highlight my involvement in overhauling the ad library, which played a critical role in the efficient delivery of advertisements within the games, directly impacting the company's revenue. Additionally, I was responsible for the successful integration of our proprietary libraries with the games, and I created native libraries aimed at enhancing the gaming experience on Android.My comprehensive involvement spanned agile resolution of technical challenges to the implementation of innovative solutions to elevate the quality and performance of the games, thereby contributing to the ongoing success of the company in the Android gaming landscape.

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Development of mobile projects with focus on androidDevelopment of mobile projects in phonegap

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Java Developer in Web projects (using JSF, spring, hibernate) in several projects for large companies such as Souza Cruz and NetShoes, maintaining the quality and standard of company code, making unit tests, building systems in the CMMI standard. In addition to developing already participated in the making of functional and non-functional use cases, implementation of Jenkins CI

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