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Lisbon, Portugal

Lisbon, Portugal

• I head the software engineering, architecture and program management functions within the Enterprise Applications department, where I oversee a team of 40 professionals, including software engineers, architects, and.
• Implemented a holistic approach to maximizing engineering value by fostering continuous alignment with the business strategy, the technology strategy and evolving client… Show more I head the software engineering.
• Implemented a holistic approach to maximizing engineering value by fostering continuous alignment with the business strategy, the technology strategy and evolving client priorities
• As the regional representative in a European DevHub, played a key role in standardizing software engineering, architecture, and project management processes across regions
• Set up a Project Management Office (PMO) and team to effectively manage strategic programsEnhanced the portfolio management agility, enabling the teams to effectively evaluate 250 new demands and complete 130.
• Promoted a synergistic environment across departments, actively cultivating strong relationships between business and corporate sectors and the technology group

Lisbon, Portugal

• Responsible for managing 8 engineering teams, overseeing the application architecture, and steering the global portfolio of demands and projects.Key outcomes:
• As part of a global initiative, co-led the creation of a new tech operating model integrating engineering, architecture, security and project management standards for all products developed by Deloitte
• Led the definition and implementation of a multiyear digital transformation program (40 FTE), driving agility with a… Show more Responsible for managing 8 engineering teams, overseeing the application architecture, and.
• Led the definition and implementation of a multiyear digital transformation program (40 FTE), driving agility with a renewed corporate systems landscape and optimized business processes
• Established a partnership model to foster alignment and engagement between the business and corporate areas and the technology leadership
• Set up new demand portfolio processes and tools, to ensure the consistent capture, prioritization, evaluation and approval of application development demands in coordination with the business

Lisbon, Portugal

• Led a full-stack team responsible for developing an in-house software development platform, along with CRM and ERP products built on top of it.Key outcomes:
• Recognized as a trusted advisor by client teams, for being able to effectively communicate with stakeholders at various levels, leading to elevated client satisfaction
• Mentored and cultivated a high-performing team of six full stack software engineers, fostering their professional growth and development
• Efficiently… Show more Led a full-stack team responsible for developing an in-house software development platform, along with CRM and ERP products built on top of it.Key outcomes:
• Efficiently oversaw team allocation to new projects while ensuring smooth ongoing operations
• Established effective processes to enhance software delivery agility, including migration to Git, setting up branching strategies, architecture and code reviews, and CI/CD and DevOps

Lisbon, Portugal

• Successfully managed and delivered a number of complex software engineering and IT strategy projects, for clients in the insurance, tourism, public sector and healthcare industries.Key outcomes:
• Led the creation of new customer-centric applications for a large Insurance Group in Denmark, as part of an extensive digital transformation program (100 FTE) to deliver an entirely new systems landscape, operating.
• Led the creation of new customer-centric applications for a large Insurance Group in Denmark, as part of an extensive digital transformation program (100 FTE) to deliver an entirely new systems landscape, operating.
• Led the ideation and implementation of a nationwide B2C golf booking platform integrating 80 courses in real-time to increase their international visibility and sales, sponsored by industry and government
• Led the design and delivery of portals for the National Tourism Authority and a Hotels Association, aimed at promoting the discovery of strategic tourism product offerings internationally
• Delivered a strategic analysis for integrating the IT services of all key Ministries in Portugal into a central interoperability platform, fostering cross-organization collaboration and efficiency

Lisbon, Portugal

Lisbon, Portugal

• Based at Startup Lisbon, Insightomics enabled life sciences R&D to uncover actionable patterns by blending interactive visualizations with state-of-the-art machine learning methods in a big data SaaS platform.Role.
• Led product innovation from concept to launch, setting up communication channels to funnel customer… Show more Based at Startup Lisbon, Insightomics enabled life sciences R&D to uncover actionable patterns by blending.
• Led product innovation from concept to launch, setting up communication channels to funnel customer feedback into the development cycle
• Was awarded at the Pistoia Alliance President’s Startup Challenge, in Boston, as a recognition of the company’s visionary impact on the industry
• Successfully designed and implemented an innovative SaaS platform boasting a highly interactive visual analytics frontend, developed using a JavaScript stack with independent client-based storage (IndexedDB) and data.
• Launched several apps for life sciences data analysis: Biomarker Discovery, Patient Stratification, Survival Analysis and Principal Component Analysis

Master Of Science (Msc), Computer Science And Engineering

Dissertation titled "Written Ancient Music Restoration using Image Processing Techniques" (grade 19 in 20) and multiple papers published.

Postgraduate Program, General Management

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Computer Science And Engineering

Final - 8Th Grade, Piano