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Experience

  1. Senior Cloud Solution Architect

    Oct 2024 — Present

    Microsoft · Orlando, FL, USA

    Cloud + AI organization, specializing in Azure AI Foundry, partnering with enterprise manufacturing customers to design and deliver AI-driven, cloud-native solutions.
    • Design secure, scalable cloud and AI architectures with Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI, and AI Services
    • Lead architecture design sessions, POCs, and production deployments across App Services, Containers, AKS, and Application Insights
    • Architect and govern AI solutions: model orchestration, agent-based patterns, prompt management, evaluation, responsible AI
    • Drive DevSecOps adoption integrating GitHub, Azure DevOps, and CI/CD pipelines
    • Trusted technical advisor to C-level executives and engineering teams
  2. Senior Azure Technical Trainer

    Jul 2022 — Sep 2024

    Microsoft · Orlando, FL, USA

    • Delivered enterprise training daily on AI, DevOps, Infrastructure, and Security solutions in Azure — 2,000+ students trained
    • Guided global customers to adopt Azure architecture best practices
    • Collaborated with product and engineering teams to refine cloud adoption content
  3. Senior Cloud Solutions Architect

    Mar 2021 — Jun 2022

    Microsoft · São Paulo, Brazil

    • Led architectural design and implementation of Azure cloud solutions, with presales support and strategic consulting
    • Led technical and economic value discussions with senior customer executives
    • Delivered cloud strategy presentations and demos highlighting the value of Azure services
  4. Principal Enterprise Cloud Architect

    Aug 2020 — Mar 2021

    Oracle · São Paulo, Brazil

    Responsible for customer success in building and migrating applications, software, and services on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, promoting deep architectural discussions to ensure solutions are designed for successful deployment in the cloud.
    • Led OCI implementations and complex application migrations
    • Designed secure hybrid cloud solutions with clients
    • Delivered pre-sales technical enablement for SaaS, OCI, and integration services
  5. Customer Success Manager

    Feb 2015 — Jul 2020

    Oracle · São Paulo, Brazil

    Drove Oracle Cloud adoption across industries: business cases for migration and modernization, hands-on workshops, adoption monitoring, and strategic recommendations for cloud transition.
    • Created and delivered hands-on workshops on Oracle Cloud Services — from cloud domain activation to first provisioning of IaaS and PaaS services
    • Evaluated infrastructure and application architectures for cloud migration, creating blueprints and roadmaps for public or hybrid deployments
    • Developed long-term customer partnerships, aligning sponsor objectives with platform capabilities through KPIs, goal setting, and onboarding — driving maximum adoption of Oracle Public Cloud
    • SKY Project: led to international recognition, highlighted at Oracle OpenWorld by Larry Ellison and Safra Catz; recognized as Top Cloud Innovator
    • Claro MURB: trusted advisor role driving 80% cost savings and a new revenue stream through data analysis and monetization
    • Oracle Service Award (2018) for exceptional dedication to Oracle's growth
    • Developed a training course for Client Success Specialist partners in Latin America
  6. Senior Sales Consultant, Fusion Middleware

    May 2013 — Feb 2015

    Oracle · São Paulo, Brazil

    Fusion Middleware specialist: presentations, demos, POCs, RFI/RFP responses, and ROI/TCO business cases.
    • Facilitated the first Exalogic sale in Indirect Sales LAD (Sírio-Libanês Hospital)
    • Key role in FY2014's largest deal: $3.7M software and hardware contract with Bunge
    • Designed fault-tolerant e-commerce architecture leading to a $1.5M contract (Passarella)
    • Achieved 125% of quota in FY2014
  7. Software Architect & Developer

    Jan 2007 — May 2013

    Summa Technologies · São Paulo, Brazil

    Responsible for architecture and development of several mission-critical applications, with a technical leadership role across projects: consulting on Java EE systems, mentoring, performance analysis and optimization, and leading all stages of system development — conception, definition, construction, testing, implementation, maintenance, and evolution. Customer VR (electronic benefits / payment processing):
    • Coordinated the Java development team behind business-critical applications: transaction authorizer and processor (600 million transactions/year), coupons generator, back office, and integrations with PeopleSoft CRM/ERP and Kenan
    • Designed and developed an Electronic Financial Transaction (EFT) system authorizing payments from chip debit cards — up to 160 transactions/second at 99.8% online availability (Java, Spring, Mule ESB, Hibernate, JPOS, Oracle, WebSphere)
    • Implemented two-way communication with thousands of remote card-reading terminals simultaneously — availability reached 99.8% and failure-detection time dropped by ~90%
    • Built the EMV smart-card security component (authentication and validation) in Java with JNI calling native C++ libraries using Triple DES cryptography
    • Delivered the PoC, design, and architecture of Mule ESB as the main integration backbone between in-house and CRM/ERP systems (RESTful, JSON, MongoDB, Oracle)
    • Developed and maintained the SmartCupom benefit-coupon system serving Groupon-style companies (Groupon, Peixe Urbano, Toda Oferta)
    • Tuned IBM WebSphere 7 (JDBC and thread pools), improving overall system performance by 40%, and migrated 50 Java applications from WebSphere 6.x to 7.0
    • Reduced fraud exposure for end users and issuers through chip-card personalization and EMV transaction authorization, expanding field terminals across Redecard, Cielo, and Getnet networks
    Customer CIP — DDA (Authorized Direct Debit) project:
    • Java technical team leader and developer on Brazil's interbank Authorized Direct Debit system
    • Designed and developed the multi-threaded encryption and digital-signature component for messages and bank slips flowing through DDA — key-pair generation, certificate auto-generation and updates, unlimited scalability, and encrypted configuration
    • Built monitoring for the IBM MQ dead-letter queue and prepared technical specifications for new features, participating in stakeholder meetings on risks and strategic decisions
    • Awarded the "Medal for Participation" by CIP (Câmara Interbancária de Pagamento), attesting to quality, technical leadership, professional attitude, and exceptional work through the project go-live
  8. Software Developer

    Sep 2004 — Jan 2007

    Politec · São Paulo, Brazil

    Java EE software architect in the software factory serving Caixa Econômica Federal — the main agent of the Brazilian federal government for social security.
    • Designed architectures for new and existing systems: Java EE and EJB design patterns, exception handling, transaction management, logging, and integration with legacy/mainframe systems — decisions influencing performance, security, build, deployment, and testability
    • Developed a Java security component (authentication and validation) based on LDAP running on iPlanet Web Server for the SIWIN system, which centralized web systems, business rules, and resource reuse for Caixa's Relationship Area
    • Reengineered the SIDEM (market performance monitoring) and SIAGA (attendance management) systems using JSP/Servlets and Struts with mainframe access through EJB components
  9. Analyst Programmer

    Jan 2001 — Aug 2004

    Tesla (digital agency) · São Paulo, Brazil

    Websites, hot sites, system architectures, and frameworks for major brands:
    • Designed and developed GM Brazil's car test-drive scheduling website, used by all customers booking test drives of new models (JSP, Struts, Tomcat, SQL Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux)
    • Built the content-management framework behind the Blockbuster portal (ColdFusion MX, SQL Server, IIS)
    • Developed new features and maintenance for the IATA (International Air Transport Association) website
    • Designed and developed the e-commerce portal selling juridical magazines for Revista dos Tribunais
  10. Analyst Programmer

    Jan 2000 — Dec 2000

    StarMedia Network · São Paulo, Brazil

    At the Latin-American internet portal that acquired Zeek:
    • Led front-end and back-end development of several websites and hot sites for the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games coverage
    • Developed search-engine optimizations for the Zeek Web Search Engine
    • Created PL/SQL scripts to migrate data across Oracle database schemas (ColdFusion, Oracle, SQL Server, IIS)
  11. Software Developer

    Oct 1999 — Jan 2000

    ChannelMedia · São Paulo, Brazil

    Designed and developed application architectures for e-commerce projects (ColdFusion, SQL Server, IIS).
  12. Software Developer

    Sep 1999 — Oct 1999

    PSINet · São Paulo, Brazil

    Contributed to the replacement of the ISP's ERP system with a more modern platform (ASP, IIS, SQL Server).
  13. Software Developer

    May 1999 — Sep 1999

    Totem · São Paulo, Brazil

    Architected and developed e-commerce solutions on Intershop Commerce Suite: core platform implementation and support, integrations with external systems, and technical specifications.
  14. Software Developer

    Feb 1999 — May 1999

    Globalmidia · São Paulo, Brazil

    Developed dynamic websites using Perl/CGI, Apache HTTP Server, and MySQL.
  15. Software Developer

    Apr 1998 — Feb 1999

    Zeek Search Engine · São Paulo, Brazil

    Where it all started: developer on the Zeek Web Search Engine from the beginning of the project — taking part in the algorithm definition process and the coding phase. Zeek became one of Brazil's main search engines at the time and was acquired by StarMedia Networks in 1999 — the first internet startup acquisition in Latin America.
    • Improved search algorithm performance 10x by implementing caching mechanisms to reduce query results
    • Created a new search engine replacing the old one, performing better while using half the hardware