Experience

AdvanBiz Business & Solutions

• Brazil
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder & Managing Partner

  • Oct 2018 - Present

  AdvanBiz sells and deploys cutting-edge technologies such as AI, IIOT/MES, ANALYTICS focused on operational improvement and cost reduction. We support our customers to stay one step ahead in their markets, improve quality of products and services, enabling innovative experience to their customers increasing profitability. AdvanBiz sells and deploys cutting-edge technologies such as AI, IIOT/MES, ANALYTICS focused on operational improvement and cost reduction. We support our customers to stay one step ahead in their markets, improve quality of products and services, enabling innovative experience to their customers increasing profitability.



GHX Consultoria de Negócios Ltda.

• São Paulo, SP, Brazil

• Managing Director and Owner

  • Mar 2013 - Dec 2018

  (Business development for foreign companies in the Brazilian market) Responsible for all the company’s activities, including commercial, technical and administrative tasks. • Representation of foreign companies in the Brazilian Market; • Customer prospection and commercial related tasks, including contacts, negotiations, events organization, etc.; • Technical support. (Business development for foreign companies in the Brazilian market) Responsible for all the company’s activities, including commercial, technical and administrative tasks. • Representation of foreign companies in the Brazilian Market; • Customer prospection and commercial related tasks, including contacts, negotiations, events organization, etc.; • Technical support.



RedGecko GmbH

• Germany
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Development

  • Jun 2013 - Jun 2016

  (Business Development in the Brazilian Market) • Contacts and negotiations with marketplaces, search engines and other Internet service providers; • Support of the technical team on contacts with service providers; • Translations (web site, marketing materials, technical specs, etc.); • Customer prospection. (Business Development in the Brazilian Market) • Contacts and negotiations with marketplaces, search engines and other Internet service providers; • Support of the technical team on contacts with service providers; • Translations (web site, marketing materials, technical specs, etc.); • Customer prospection.



Netresearch App Factory AG

• São Paulo Area, Brazil

• Business Development

  • Jan 2013 - Dec 2015

  (Business development in the Brazilian market) • Organization and realization of the Meet Magento Brasil events; • Customer prospection (new contacts, negotiations, etc.); • Feasibility study, implementation and support of new projects. (Business development in the Brazilian market) • Organization and realization of the Meet Magento Brasil events; • Customer prospection (new contacts, negotiations, etc.); • Feasibility study, implementation and support of new projects.



NC Sistemas Industriais Ltda.

• São Paulo, SP, Brasil

• Technical Director

  • Dec 2010 - Nov 2012

  (Industrial automation business, focused on shop floor data collection and production process supervision) Responsible for the company’s technical area including new product development (hardware and software), startup of new projects and customer support (after sales). • Management of the internal technical support and development teams (16 subordinates); • Implemented the technical offices in São Paulo (SP) and São Leopoldo (RS); • Managed third party contracts, i.e. external technical services suppliers (especially hardware development); • Customer relationship: customer site visits including product presentation, project specification, follow up meetings, conflict management, project conclusion, etc.; • Support and engagement in sales and marketing activities. Show less



Grupo Digicon S.A

• Barueri, SP, Brasil

• Technical Director at Numericon

  • Jul 2000 - Dec 2010

  (Industrial automation business, focused on shop floor data collection, production process supervision and CNC programs transmission - DNC) Responsible for the company’s technical area including new product development (software), startup of new projects and customer support (after sales). • Management of the internal technical support and development teams (12 subordinates); • Management of project implementation and technical support offices in Barueri (SP) and Gravataí (RS); • Frequent and direct participation in commercial activities, including presales, negotiations and fulfillment. Show less



Volkswagen do Brasil

• Brazil
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• IT Solution Specialist

  • Nov 1998 - Jun 2000

  (Brazilian subsidiary of a German multinational automobile manufacturing company) Responsible for the support and deployment of Volkswagen Group worldwide used application software, as well as the local contact for the German headquarter for IT related subjects. Project Manager for the development of Company's Intranet. • Support and training of users in worldwide company's software applications specially oriented for the engineering and technical information areas, requiring frequent contacts with the company’s headquarter in Germany; • Management of Intranet related projects object to provide large availability of technical documentation as well as the collection of data; • Participation in many ”Year 2000” related meetings and seminars (Y2K bug). Show less



Self Employed

• São Paulo, SP, Brasil

• Independent IT Consultant

  • May 1998 - Oct 1998

  Working as an independent consultant for small companies, assisting them in the planning, implementation, configuration and maintenance of computer systems and networks. • Planning, implementation and maintenance of data network components; • Interconnection of local networks to the Internet; • Installation and configuration of standard application and branch specific management software; • Selection and management of providers and IT service contractors; • Translation of technical material written in English or German into Portuguese. Show less



Addax Indústria Química Ltda.

• Diadema, SP, Brasil

• Product Group Manager

  • May 1996 - Apr 1998

  (Manufacturer of industrial glues and adhesives mainly for packaging. Yearly sales about R$ 8 million) Responsible for the management of the Sales and Marketing Department, R&D Laboratory and IT Area. • Restructuring and expansion of the whole Sales Department, including training of existing representatives and new salesmen. The mentioned expansion extended to five new Brazilian states and focused client satisfaction; • Development of new prospect clients in the South American market, resulting in the first company export sales; • Elaboration of new sales objectives, with clear individual goals permitting accurate individual and group performance measurements and rewards; • Active participation in the implementation process of the ISO 9002 standards; • Implemented a new IT platform to maximize client / company interaction. Show less



Corus Modevertrieb GmbH

• Munich, Germany

• System Manager

  • Apr 1994 - Apr 1996

  (German-Italian importer and distributor of fashion clothing, with branches in seven German and two Dutch cities. Yearly sales of US$ 280 million) Responsible for managing the IT Department of the whole organization, including network supervision, custom software development, technical support and maintenance, user training and equipment acquisition and upgrade. • Engineering, planning and maintenance of a mid-size Wide Area Network (WAN); • Specification and design, in accordance with top management, of customized software for the fashion industry; • Program coordinator of a new fast delivery, stock based product line (on-line order taking by all the branches). Show less



Dicon Dinkel Industrie Automation GmbH

• Martinsried, Germany

• Software Developer

  • Oct 1990 - Mar 1994

  (German industrial automation focused company, designing shop floor data collection software and terminals) Initially performed technical assistance and project startups, later developed software, in particular for terminal. • Software development with emphasis on data transfer with tool-machinery through several communications protocols (“DNC”); • Technical support and startups for several projects in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy. (German industrial automation focused company, designing shop floor data collection software and terminals) Initially performed technical assistance and project startups, later developed software, in particular for terminal. • Software development with emphasis on data transfer with tool-machinery through several communications protocols (“DNC”); • Technical support and startups for several projects in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy.



Digicon S.A. Controle Eletrônico para a Mecânica

• São Paulo, SP, Brasil

• Software Developer

  • Jan 1989 - Sep 1990

  (Brazilian electronics company, acting in many different sectors of hardware and software) Responsible for the design and later development of DNC software (shop floor data gathering and transfer system). • Design and implementation of software, including terminal management and communications protocols. (Brazilian electronics company, acting in many different sectors of hardware and software) Responsible for the design and later development of DNC software (shop floor data gathering and transfer system). • Design and implementation of software, including terminal management and communications protocols.