Jose Ribas
Co-founder at Where2Retail- Claim this Profile
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Susana Coerver
José is a highly self-motivated professional I worked with at Parfois! A very intuitive problem solver in terms of technology and specially in terms of the marketing related projects that we had undergoing. I hope we meet again in a near future.
Gonçalo R.
I had a pleasure to work with José Ribas on a major IT/E-Commerce projects on Parfois. He is indeed one of the most valuable people I have ever met. José Ribas is not only a self motivated and experienced entrepreneur, but also an inspiring co-worker! Broad-minded, brilliant, dedicated and forward thinking, proactive and eager professional with excellent communication skills. He denotes a strong determination to fulfill his goals, while being honest to others. José is a customer-service oriented entrepreneur with huge knowledge, so I recommend him as a person with great background and deep wisdom of modern solutions. I wish him all the success in his future!
Susana Coerver
José is a highly self-motivated professional I worked with at Parfois! A very intuitive problem solver in terms of technology and specially in terms of the marketing related projects that we had undergoing. I hope we meet again in a near future.
Gonçalo R.
I had a pleasure to work with José Ribas on a major IT/E-Commerce projects on Parfois. He is indeed one of the most valuable people I have ever met. José Ribas is not only a self motivated and experienced entrepreneur, but also an inspiring co-worker! Broad-minded, brilliant, dedicated and forward thinking, proactive and eager professional with excellent communication skills. He denotes a strong determination to fulfill his goals, while being honest to others. José is a customer-service oriented entrepreneur with huge knowledge, so I recommend him as a person with great background and deep wisdom of modern solutions. I wish him all the success in his future!
Susana Coerver
José is a highly self-motivated professional I worked with at Parfois! A very intuitive problem solver in terms of technology and specially in terms of the marketing related projects that we had undergoing. I hope we meet again in a near future.
Gonçalo R.
I had a pleasure to work with José Ribas on a major IT/E-Commerce projects on Parfois. He is indeed one of the most valuable people I have ever met. José Ribas is not only a self motivated and experienced entrepreneur, but also an inspiring co-worker! Broad-minded, brilliant, dedicated and forward thinking, proactive and eager professional with excellent communication skills. He denotes a strong determination to fulfill his goals, while being honest to others. José is a customer-service oriented entrepreneur with huge knowledge, so I recommend him as a person with great background and deep wisdom of modern solutions. I wish him all the success in his future!
Susana Coerver
José is a highly self-motivated professional I worked with at Parfois! A very intuitive problem solver in terms of technology and specially in terms of the marketing related projects that we had undergoing. I hope we meet again in a near future.
Gonçalo R.
I had a pleasure to work with José Ribas on a major IT/E-Commerce projects on Parfois. He is indeed one of the most valuable people I have ever met. José Ribas is not only a self motivated and experienced entrepreneur, but also an inspiring co-worker! Broad-minded, brilliant, dedicated and forward thinking, proactive and eager professional with excellent communication skills. He denotes a strong determination to fulfill his goals, while being honest to others. José is a customer-service oriented entrepreneur with huge knowledge, so I recommend him as a person with great background and deep wisdom of modern solutions. I wish him all the success in his future!
Credentials
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NetSuite ARM/Revenue Management Authorized
NetSuiteJan, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
NetSuite Multi-Book Authorized
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CCP (Pedagogical Competencies Certificate)
IEFPAug, 2013- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Where2Retail
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Portugal
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Co-founder
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May 2019 - Present
Implementation and optimization of NetSuite ERP for international clients of different types of business. Implementation and optimization of NetSuite ERP for international clients of different types of business.
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mailcube
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Portugal
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Software Development
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Co-founder
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Jan 2014 - Dec 2020
Unhappy email user investing to make email processing a fantastic experience. Unhappy email user investing to make email processing a fantastic experience.
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Parfois
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Portugal
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Head of IT Operations
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Apr 2018 - Apr 2019
Supporting the high growth of the more international Portuguese fashion brand.
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Head of IT Projects & Development
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Aug 2014 - Mar 2018
Supporting the high growth of the more international Portuguese fashion brand.
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Senior IT Consultant
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Oct 2012 - Apr 2019
Partnering with companies and executives adding value to their organizations and their customers with my personal skills and IT business experience, driving results with innovation on IT strategy, business development approaches and projects delivery. Partnering with companies and executives adding value to their organizations and their customers with my personal skills and IT business experience, driving results with innovation on IT strategy, business development approaches and projects delivery.
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Instituto Superior Técnico
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Portugal
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Invited Lecturer at POSI
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Jan 2000 - 2017
Lecturer of Data Warehouse, Business Intelligence and Activity Monitoring (http://posi.ist.utl.pt/) Lecturer of Data Warehouse, Business Intelligence and Activity Monitoring (http://posi.ist.utl.pt/)
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Wipro
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India
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Head of Innovation
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Jan 2006 - Oct 2012
Responsible for the overall control of the research and development function, directing research activities to new or improved products and processes. Formulates research & development policies and programmes to ensure the maintenance of the company’s competitive position and brand image. This includes managing the research and development function, new products development, new processes improvement, definition and implementation. Also responsible for the budgets including the usage of government funds for innovation and technological development. Major achievements:* The creation of the R&D team composed by 20+ full time specialists in several technological and functional areas. * Formulation of R&D policies, plans and objectives* Launched programmes and projects targeting the defined objectives * EU Funding Programmes (CONVERGENCE, EU FP7 Collaborative Project and Modelware, EU FP6 Integrated Project)* Implementation of a Research, Development and Innovation Management System according to the standard NP 4457.Some of the research areas explored:* RFID* Obiquus and Pervasive Computing* Mobile Computing* Supply Chain Optimization* Business Intelligence* Future Retail Stores* Internet of Things* Model Driven Development
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TICE.PT
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Portugal
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Executive Board Member
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Oct 2008 - Apr 2011
Member of the Executive Committee of TICE.ptThe TICE.pt - Portuguese Competitiveness and Technology Centre for Information Technologies, Telecommunications and Electronics - was formally recognized by the Portuguese Government in August 2009, as part of the QREN’s Strategies for Collective Efficiency. QREN is the Portuguese National Strategic Reference Framework for the application of the European Community’s policy for economic and social cohesion in Portugal for the 2007-2013 period (www.qren.pt).TICE.pt’s overall strategy comprises building a coordination platform that will involve and mobilize the TICE’s main players in innovation processes, R&D, knowledge transfer, advanced training, products and services development, marketing and internationalization.TICE.pt currently involves 49 bodies (54% - Companies, 26% - National Scientific and Technological System entities, 20% - Companies Associations), distributed throughout northern and central Portugal, as well as in the area of Lisbon. These 49 bodies account for a turnover of € 1,8 billion (1,16 % of GDP), € 290M in exports, M€ 124 invested in research, development and innovation and 14.000 direct jobs.
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Knowledge Network Manager
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Jul 2007 - Jul 2008
CEDT – The Centre of Excellence in Dematerialization of Transactions is a private non-profit association established in May 2008 (constituted as a consortium in July 2006) with the joint support of Information and Communication Technologies companies’ (ICT) playing a leading role in the domain of Dematerialization of Transactions and within entities from the National Scientific and Technological System, as well as other public and private actors. The shared goals assure a productive collaboration and the accomplishment of important initiatives in various areas of competence.
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Executive Committee Member
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Jan 2006 - Dec 2006
Executive Committee Member for the company’s subsidiary in Brazil. Responsible for the Software Development Center as an off-shore technical development unit working to improve the company’s competitiveness in the IT services market. The role included management of 50+ people organized by client account and working in strict communication with the teams carrying out the project at the client’s site. During this period defined and improved communication, quality and delivery processes of the unit.
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Enabler
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Information Technology & Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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IT Infrastructure Manager
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Jan 2004 - Jun 2006
Responsible for IT Infrastructure management within the company as well as it’s connections with the various projects at the clients sites. This function enabled the smooth operation of the business.
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Head of Competency Centers
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Jan 2001 - Dec 2005
Started the company´s Competency Centers as part of the matrix structured created to complement the existing projects delivery function. The objective was to independently manage people’s competencies, careers and motivation in order to sustain the company’s activity, it’s growth objectives and it’s medium and long term strategy.The role included managing training programmes, capacity management according to the delivery function’s requirements, people’s appraisal (processes, execution and communication), career management and motivation management.After the processes have been set up was specifically responsible for knowledge management in the following competency centres: Enterprise Resource Planning, Supply Chain Management, Back Office Solutions, Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence and Enterprise Application Integration.Responsible for the promotion of offshore development practices in order to leverage the company offshore operation in Brazil.
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Delivery Manager
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Apr 1997 - Dec 2000
Data Warehousing and Business IntelligenceFinancial, Assortement and Space PlanningManaged the delivery of various IT systems implementation projects at the client site. This role included activities like planning, budgeting, team building, catering for project logistics, communications management, quality assurance, major design discussions and decisions. As part of this role was also involved in commercial proposals elaboration and presentation to clients.
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MC
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Portugal
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Director
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Jan 1997 - Mar 1997
IS DepartmentData Warehousing and Business IntelligenceGroupwareAs part of the biggest Portuguese retailer’s IT Department, managed the Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence” expertise area. Defined the alignment of the company’s strategy with it’s needs for reporting contents and tools. Led the project that selected the base technologies adopted by the company to satisfy it’s needs. Managed the Datawarehouse sizing and performance. Managed a team of 12 people, planned and organized the necessary training to achieve objectives.
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Project Manager
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Jan 1993 - Dec 1996
IS Department1995-1996 Mechandise Managment Solutions1993-1995 Warehouse Managment SolutionsManaged IT systems projects for the Merchandising and Warehouse Management functions of the company. This role included detailed project planning, team building, communications management, business processes design, IT systems design, development tools selection, development, testing, data migration, implementation, stabilization and support.
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SONAE INDÚSTRIA
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Portugal
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Paper and Forest Product Manufacturing
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100 - 200 Employee
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System Analyst
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Apr 1989 - Dec 1992
Developed and implemented applications to support the commercial department business processes, including a flexible product coding and classification system, and business intelligence. Working with Oracle technology in it’s yearly days in Portugal. Developed and implemented applications to support the commercial department business processes, including a flexible product coding and classification system, and business intelligence. Working with Oracle technology in it’s yearly days in Portugal.
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Education
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1984 - 1989
Universidade do Minho
Systems Engineering and Computer Science, Bachelor -
2007 - 2007
Santa Clara University Leavey School of Business
Master in Precision Retailing Program, Retailing -
2004 - 2004
London Business School
Leadership & Organizational Transformation, Executive Education Programme -
2002 - 2002
INSEAD
Key Strategic Issues of Top Retailers Programme, Retailing
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