Julio Almeida

Julio Almeida Project Manager · Scrum Master Maia - Portugal --linkedin.com/in/julioalmeida/ I started working in IT in 1997 as a helpdesk intern at a metallurgic plant in Brazil. Since then, I've climbed the tech ladder as a programmer, dev leader, IT manager, and most recently as a consulting project manager TOP SKILLS working remotely for four continents. ​Project Management ​Agile Methodologies EXPERIENCE ​SCRUM ​Team Leadership Devoteam G Cloud, Portugal — IT Operations Manager APR 2022 - JUN 2023 Devoteam is a leading consulting firm focused on digital strategy, tech platforms, and cybersecurity. At Devoteam G Cloud I took the role of IT Operations Manager and I was responsible for managing our team of project managers, creating methodologies for project management, acting as project manager for key projects, and facilitating the lives of the tech teams so they could be at their best. These are some key highlights from my experience there: TOUS · I managed the Data Platform project with a full implementation of an end-to-end Analytics Platform using GCP technologies with a team of more than 30 persons between technical, business, and management departments. Farfetch · I managed multiple migrations to Google Cloud and Google Workspace from legacy platforms and new companies acquired by Farfetch in M&A processes. Randstad · I managed an assessment project to gather information for a future Data Platform project. We mapped every single process, system, database, Excel macro, and Access database to better understand Randstad's current data reality. BA Glass · I managed a proof-of-concept to get IoT operational data from a heavy InfluxDB instance to Google BigQuery. Skills: Project Management · IT Management · Team Leadership · Agile Methodologies · Kanban · Jira · Scrum Freelance, Brazil/Portugal JUL 2016 - MAY 2022 For six years I was a freelance consultant, solution designer, project manager, and developer for different clients worldwide. Some highlights: L2X (Project manager) / https://www.l2x.tech/ · L2X (formerly Layer2, an Australia-based network solutions provider) decided in 2021 that it was LANGUAGES Portuguese - Mother tongue English - Fluent Spanish - Basic French - Basic time for a full rebrand. Acting as a project manager with a multidisciplinary creative team from four different countries, we took care of everything: a video manifesto, a completely new website (that I built with WordPress), the production of physical and electronic gifts for employees and partners, new templates for presentations and documents, and a virtual launch campaign presenting the new brand to the world. Webcartórios (Consultant / Project manager) / http://conciliacaonaweb.com.br/ · Webcartórios is the leading Brazilian company for eNotary solutions. I was hired at first as a consultant to assist in the preparation of a business plan. Things changed as we saw the opportunity to build an online platform for electronic alternative dispute resolution (legal process for conciliation). I acted as a solution designer and project manager until the delivery of an MVP. BizHero (WordPress developer) · BizHero was an online platform that connected top management consultants to enterprises. I was hired as a developer to customize the WordPress theme for Brazilian-specific configurations. Skills: Project Management · Agile Methodologies · Team Leadership · PHP · Web Development · Scrum · PostgreSQL · MySQL Digipix, Brazil — IT Manager APR 2008 - JUN 2016 Digipix is the leading print-on-demand company in Brazil. I was the leader of a team composed of ten analysts/developers. I acted as the Project Manager of every IT-related project and was also responsible for hiring and firing personnel, quality assurance, and timesheet control. Some highlights: Plug-and-play solution for print-on-demand · A complete solution for e-commerces wanting to add digital printing to their product portfolio. Three versions were offered: a fully independent website solution, a partial website with seamless integration with the parent website, and a web service solution. In the end, all Brazilian e-commerce companies used this solution. I acted as solution designer, project manager, team leader, and developer. Workflow Management · A solution to track digital printing products on the production line. With this we could track exactly where every single customer order was, avoiding mistakes and rework and saving on raw materials. With the data collected, we were able to predict the end of each production cycle and fine-tune the production flow. I acted as solution designer, project manager, and team leader. ERP Implementation (Senior Sapiens) · We connected our internal systems and processes to the Senior Sapiens ERP, migrating purchase orders, inventory, and finance & accounting to it. I acted as designer for all integration points, project manager, team leader, and developer. CRM Implementation (Salesforce) · To accompany the company's growth the board decided to upgrade our old CRM to Salesforce. I acted as designer for all integration points, project manager, team leader, and developer. Skills: PHP · Project Management · Agile Methodologies · IT Management · Team Leadership · T-SQL · Linux · PostgreSQL · Kanban · Jira · E-commerce · Web Development · Scrum · Microsoft SQL Server Grupo Pão de Açúcar, Brazil — Project Manager JAN 2008 - MAR 2008 GPA is the biggest Brazilian company engaged in business retailing of food, general merchandise, electronic goods, home appliances and other products from its supermarkets, hypermarkets and home appliance stores owned by the French conglomerate retail group Casino. I worked as a project manager responsible for requirement analysis and timesheet control. My main project was a web solution for wedding gift lists. My experience was crucial to its success since I had the technical expertise necessary and knew all the tax traps that the company should be aware of. I acted as solution designer, project manager, and tax specialist. Skills: Project Management · Team Leadership · E-commerce B2W Inc, Brazil — IT Coordinator FEB 2001 - DEC 2007 B2W is an online retail company in Latin America, as a result of the merger between Americanas.com and Submarino.com. I was the leader of a team composed of six analysts/developers. I acted as the Project Manager of every backoffice-related project and was also responsible for hiring and firing personnel, quality assurance, and timesheet control. Proprietary Warehouse Management System · We created internally a Windows-based solution to manage everything warehouse-related – picking, packing, sorting, shipping, stocking, inventory management, and full integration with Oracle Account Receivables and Inventory. I acted as solution designer, team leader, and developer. Advanced Fiscal Post · A Windows-based solution to confront products coming from trucks with purchase orders from Oracle Purchasing before the truck is unloaded in the warehouse. I acted as solution designer, team leader, and developer. Oracle 8i database upgrade to Oracle 10g · Since the company had lost the license to upgrade its Oracle Applications installation and an upgrade was needed for security reasons, it was needed to check and re-customize every single database object, code, and forms. I acted as solution designer and developer. ERP Implementation (Oracle Applications) · Create and maintain Oracle Applications' integrations with every single major new third-party system. I acted as solution designer, team leader, and developer. ERP Implementation (SAP) · To increase the company's evaluation the board decided it was time to change our ERP from Oracle Applications to SAP. We built all the new necessary integrations with SAP while keeping the old ones with Oracle Applications in place until the rollout was done. I acted as designer for all integration points, project manager, team leader, and developer. Skills: Microsoft SQL Server · T-SQL · Oracle · PL/SQL · Project Management · Agile Methodologies · IT Management · Team Leadership · E-commerce · Web Development EDUCATION ESAMC, Brazil — Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Entrepreneurial Management 2005 - 2007 Knowledge of social macroeconomics, marketing, finance, human resources management, legal, entrepreneurship, study of technical and financial viability, and business plan development Fatec Baixada Santista Rubens Lara, Brazil — Technologist, Data processing 1998 - 2001 Knowledge of concept, project, documentation, analysis, QA, development, and deployment of computational systems.