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Paulo Freitas

Paulo Freitas

Physics Specialist

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Experienced IT Executive - CTO | IT Director | IT Senior Manager

  • Education

    • Colegio Visconde de Porto Seguro

      1978 - 1981

      Activities and Societies: Four years of German classes. Member of the school volleyball team. A traditional Brazilian high school, rated among the best of the country.

    • Universidade de São Paulo

      1982 - 1986
      Bachelor's degree Physics, IT

      Activities and Societies: From April/83 to May/85, worked as a trainee at the Applied Mathematics Sector, supporting Nuclear Physics Department research teams. Got a scholarship (FAPESP) during this period for Computer Science study. On Jul/84 participated on the 4th Computing School (attendee), with subjects like encryption, VLSI, parallel and concurrent processing, digital images processing and operational systems Bachelor degree on Physics at IFUSP (Physics Institute of Sao Paulo University)

    • Fundação Getulio Vargas / FGV

      1998 - 2001
      Master of Business Administration (MBA) Business Administration and Management, General Specialist

      Extension course on administration for bachelors (CEAG). Equivalent of an MBA.

    • Universidade de São Paulo

      1987 - 1992
      Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Physics PhD (Doctor) on Nuclear Physics

      Activities and Societies: From Oct/87 to Oct/88 the students’ representative on the Nuclear Physics Department board. On the first semester of 1991, and for 1992 as well, was the prefect for the Advanced Statistics course. Also worked as a researcher (on Nuclear Physics) during the whole period. Published and presented works on international magazines and events (with referee evaluation / approval): Nuclear Instruments and Methods (1986 and 1989), Sciencia (1992), Workshops at Tandar, AR (1989) and Daresburry, UK (1992). Post graduate on Nuclear Physics. Classes started on first semester of 1987, finished on the first of 1988, subjects like classical electrodynamics, nuclear reactions, nuclear physics and quantum mechanics. Started a MSc that evolved to a PhD (unfinished: "Reaction Study of Oxygen Isotopes on Zinc Isotopes: Fusion y Scattering").

  • Experience

    • IPEN

      Feb 1992 - Jan 1994
      Physics Specialist

      IPEN stands for Nuclear Energy Research Institute. Worked as a radiation damage specialist, on the nuclear submarine project for the Brazilian Navy.

    • Convex Systems

      Feb 1994 - Jun 1996
      Manager

      Brazilian company of IT services and support. In charge of support and maintenance teams as well as large accounts (technical solutions).

    • PricewaterhouseCoopers Auditores Independentes

      Jul 1996 - Jun 2001
      IT Operations

      Started as a Support Analyst for South America on 1996, progressing on the career up to IT Operations Coordinator (through Senior Analyst and IT Supervisor). In charge of South America support (3rd level) and operations overseeing.

    • PricewaterhouseCoopers

      Jul 2001 - Jan 2010
      Corporate IT Manager

      Responsible for South America IT Operations. Reduced WAN costs by 20%, improving connectivity and redundancy at the same time. Corporate VPN and WAN acceleration implementation.

    • Universidade Paulista

      Aug 2007 - now
      Professor

      Computer Science professor at UNIP, teaching subjects as diverse as Software Engineering, IT Quality Management, Digital Circuits, Economy for IT, Business Management for IT. Strong focus on associating the operational / daily experience with theory / knowledge.

    • PwC Brasil

      Feb 2010 - Oct 2013

      Internal IT specialist, supporting teams on projects and operational issues as diverse as technology definition and ROI estimation. Assigned, as local / Brazil contact, to the global procurement team (sinergy and global contracts). Worked on the Disaster Recovery project (Brazil) for the Corporate Security group, focus on business continuity aspects. Support on operational / strategic (infrastructure) aspects for the IT group as well as on senior management / board systems. Focus on scientific and technical aspects of the organization, responsible for the optimization and standardization of IT environment, skills to combine a strong technical profile with business aspects. Responsible of management and viability of infrastructure resources, metrics and SLA’s implementation and monitoring. Reporting to the Brazil CIO.

      • Senior Manager

        Aug 2012 - Oct 2013

      • CTO

        Feb 2010 - Jul 2012

    • TIVIT

      Oct 2014 - Dec 2014
      Senior PMO Manager

      In charge of efficient project portfolio management, supporting and monitoring project execution, focus on customer satisfaction, risk mitigation & cost optimization. Responsible to establish and deploy world-class practices, methods and harmonized tools for project management and to manage operation skills as well as skill development plans. Managing the team providing operational support, coaching and specific skilled resources for complex IT projects.

    • Planus Informática e Tecnologia

      Mar 2015 - now
      IT Governance Senior Manager

      Position to lead and manage the establishment of strategic, operational and technical decision making process required to ensure that IT services are aligned to the organization’s priorities and risk appetite. Also functioning as the single point of IT management contact for key elements such as enterprise IT policy governance, enterprise IT strategy, and IT risk acceptance.Responsible to ensure visibility, escalation and management of IT risks inherent in the delivery of technology services, to monitor key performance and key risk indicators, and escalate breaches in triggers or limits as well as for procedure governance and oversight.In charge of executing and maturing the IT Governance program in line with heightened standards and mandates and to implement ISO 27,000. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • ITIL v.3 Foundation