Felipe Ferraz
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Experience
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Cliffs
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Brazil
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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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Jun 2023 - Present
Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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Bidweb Security IT
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Brazil
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Computer and Network Security
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)
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Jun 2023 - Present
Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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CESAR School
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Brazil
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Higher Education
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100 - 200 Employee
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Project Manager (Course Coordinator - PhD and MSc)
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Jul 2022 - Oct 2023
Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil Responsible for CESAR's PhD and MSc course. CESAR MSc course ranked as best professional master course in Brazil CESAR's PhD is the first PhD focusing on professional development in Brazil Lead a team of 20 professors(Doctors most of them) and over 120 students Responsible for Research themes, follow-up on thesis, and budget management Teach and Research on: Cloud Computing, Distributed Systems and Information Security
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Part Time Professor - PhD and MSc
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Jan 2018 - Oct 2023
Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil Professor and Advisor of PhD and Master candidates areas of interesting : Cloud Computing, Information Security , Software Architecture and Distributed Systems. Currently advising 10+ PhD candidates and 5+ MSc candidates.
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Research Manager
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Jan 2020 - Nov 2021
Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil Identify and prioritize short-term and long-term research that align with company objectives Lead, manage and coach a team of researchers in Software Engineering teams in themes (not limited to) such as Information Security, Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data, and Cloud computing. Develop and manage strategies that include relationship development, communications, and compliance with different teams, partners and areas. Represent the program or function at the university… Show more Identify and prioritize short-term and long-term research that align with company objectives Lead, manage and coach a team of researchers in Software Engineering teams in themes (not limited to) such as Information Security, Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data, and Cloud computing. Develop and manage strategies that include relationship development, communications, and compliance with different teams, partners and areas. Represent the program or function at the university level and/or to external partners.
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Course Coordinator and Professor
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Jan 2018 - Jan 2021
Recife, Pernambuco Coordinates: * Graduation Bachelor on Computer Science * Specialization on Information Security * Specialization on Technology and Innovation Teaches: * Cloud Computing * Distributed Systems * Information Security * Web Security * Introduction to Cryptography. * System Interoperability * Software Architecture.
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Governo do Estado de Pernambuco
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Brazil
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Utilities
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400 - 500 Employee
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Superintendente de TI
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Feb 2023 - May 2023
Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil
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Ume
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Brazil
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Engineering Manager ( Cloud Computing and Information Security)
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May 2022 - Feb 2023
Responsible for Cloud Computing infrastructure and Information Security
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VTEX
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United Kingdom
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Software Engineer, Security
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Nov 2021 - May 2022
* Cloud Computing (AWS) overview and improvements, based on AWS Well-architected Framework best practices; Lead and development of tools and solutions on US$2M /month infrastructure VTEX is LATAM biggest e-commerce and ranked as top 5 AWS accounts Lead software development initiative as subject matter expert and primary point-of-contact for high management staff Directly involved in team growth, from 2(11/2021)to 4(01/2022), objective is to get to 6-7(Q2/2022).
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Valcann
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Brazil
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Business Development Officer
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Oct 2020 - Nov 2021
Lead the vision, strategy, planning, and execution of Valcann's technology roadmap Inspire and lead the development of new products and mature our existing products Develop innovative concepts, products, ideas, and strategies that advance Valcann’s reputation and establish our team as a cutting-edge, cloud computing(AWS) experts
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Senior Engineering Manager
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Nov 2017 - Nov 2021
Recife Area, Brazil Cloud Computing Solutions - General * Head and coordinator of Cloud Computing based solutions, in addition to leading Cloud Computing Research Group (AWS and GCP), handling a budget of up to 750k to 1M while overseeing and improving the performance of a multidisciplinary team of 30-35. * Involved in enhancements and improvements of 15 projects and products. * Coordinated development of IoT Cloud-Based Module for a proprietary IoT platform (Knot), integrating industry best practices and… Show more Cloud Computing Solutions - General * Head and coordinator of Cloud Computing based solutions, in addition to leading Cloud Computing Research Group (AWS and GCP), handling a budget of up to 750k to 1M while overseeing and improving the performance of a multidisciplinary team of 30-35. * Involved in enhancements and improvements of 15 projects and products. * Coordinated development of IoT Cloud-Based Module for a proprietary IoT platform (Knot), integrating industry best practices and other technical solutions. Architected Projects: * Improved methods to handle MDM based solutions, IoT security-based project, and remote update on mobile solutions, acting as a subject matter expert with a wide array of platforms like AWS. * Designed Scalable and high-availability projects which were later developed as Start-ups products. * Helmed project for IoT-Based device monitoring for a health company and automotive industry. * Built out bespoke mall solution for discount management which efficiently handles 25k requests/second, promoted changes to improve budget aspects, saving up 70% in final versions. * Strategize/optimize adoption of emerging technologies and Web Services by streamlining technology integrations. * Utilized Data Science involving EMR and AWS Technologies to produce meaningful insights at scale to MDM projects. * Lead team members to define the appropriate Solution Architecture and Design across the entire projects lifecycle. Certification * AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate * AWS Certified Developer - Associate * AWS Certified Practitioner
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Senior Software Engineer
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May 2005 - Jan 2018
Cloud Computing Solutions – General * Coordinated development of IoT Cloud-Based Module for a Connected Car Solution. * Sought as a thought leader in cloud computing adoption, building key industry relationships, developing projects focusing on billing reductions and performance. * Improved performance/scalability across global solutions, resulting in related cost savings of up to 30% to 50% in several solutions. * Demonstrated communication and negotiation skills in proposing… Show more Cloud Computing Solutions – General * Coordinated development of IoT Cloud-Based Module for a Connected Car Solution. * Sought as a thought leader in cloud computing adoption, building key industry relationships, developing projects focusing on billing reductions and performance. * Improved performance/scalability across global solutions, resulting in related cost savings of up to 30% to 50% in several solutions. * Demonstrated communication and negotiation skills in proposing solutions deployed on the cloud. Android-based systems – Motorola Mobility, Chicago, IL, USA * Orchestrated 10+ developers, deploying global-scale system to improve the performance of dog food systems; directly involved in the release of 5 Android Based devices. Android-based systems – Motorola, Brazil * Oversaw 5+ developers, porting Android to support docking platforms. MDM Solutions – HP, Brazil, USA * Managed 5+ projects acting as Cloud Computing Architect, including handling all aspects of training/coaching. * Streamlined scalability and performance improvements while incorporating R and statistical approaches. Mobile/Cloud-Based Solutions – Sonae Sierra Brasil * Guided 3+ in producing a highly efficient system that has spikes of 250K accesses/minute. Embedded Android Solutions – General * Analyzed and tested the viability of an Android porting into small devices. * Architected and Built Middleware solution to integrate an automobile with Android, later used by class-C car company . Events Speaker of Connected Smart Cities - about information security Speaker of AWS-Summit Recife - success cases using AWS Speaker in Sorocaba - about cloud computing Speaker in Campus Party Recife - about Smart Cities and Cloud computing Speaker of Droidcon London -about memory leak detection Events in universities in Brazil and Europe Attended to AWS Re:Invent 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
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CESAR.EDU
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Dec 2008 - Dec 2017
Teachs disciplines related with information security: - Security Requirements - Security Patterns - Security development - Web Security - Introduction to Cryptography. Teachs on CESAR EDUs Professional Master course disciplines: - System Interoperability - Software Architecture.
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Faculdade Boa Viagem
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Brazil
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Course Coordinator and Professor
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Aug 2011 - Jan 2018
Recife Area, Brazil Coordinator and Teacher in 5 Information Technologies Courses: Bachelor Computer Science, Bachelor Information Systems, Systems Development, Network and Information Technology Management. Responsible for change the Bachelor in Computer Science course to a TOP 1 IT* Course in the region, when comparing to other private institutions. Teaches classes related to: Information Security, Distributed System, Cryptography, Software Architecture and Software… Show more Coordinator and Teacher in 5 Information Technologies Courses: Bachelor Computer Science, Bachelor Information Systems, Systems Development, Network and Information Technology Management. Responsible for change the Bachelor in Computer Science course to a TOP 1 IT* Course in the region, when comparing to other private institutions. Teaches classes related to: Information Security, Distributed System, Cryptography, Software Architecture and Software Engineering. This particular experience has important part in my professional career, allowing me to be constantly revising my skills and knowledge in different areas. *According to the Brazilian Ministry of Education (MEC) Show less
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NETMAKE
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Brazil
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1 - 100 Employee
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WEB Developer and Consultant
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Nov 2004 - May 2005
For Netmake I was responsible for visiting clients helping them to install and use a case tool named ScriptCase
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WIT - Planning and Information Tecnology
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Information Technology & Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Intern
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May 2003 - May 2004
Web development using .Net technologies for a major Social Company
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Education
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Insper
CTO (Chief Technology Officer), Alta Gestão -
Stanford University School of Engineering
Advanced Cybersecurity Program, Cybersecurity -
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
Stanford Business Leadership Series, Business Leadership -
Centro de Informática UFPE
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.), Interoperability, Information Security, Architectures -
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Msc, Computer Science -
UNIVERSIDADE DE PERANBUCO
Especialist, Desig Patterns and Security -
Universidade Católica de Pernambuco
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science -
University of Cambridge
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