Ivan Carlos De Almeida

Experience

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  Máquina Public Relations

  May 2000 - Dec 2012

  Information Technology and Security Executive

  Máquina Cohn & Wolfe (former Grupo Máquina) is among the largest corporate communication and public relations agency in Latin America, reference in image crisis management in the media. I worked in IT projects, infrastructure design, new branches, migration between data centers, applications and cloud environments. I took over the management of IT staff, applied agile development methodologies, service management systems for central services using ITIL and COBIT best practices and controls, information security policies, disaster recovery and business continuity.• Continuous process improvement, resilience, redundancy and scalability of highly critical environments;• Web applications, network services and data center environment migration;• Cost reduction in high availability strategies with aggressive goals for service level warranty and benchmark;• Technology park management, mission-critical services management, web applications, email services and connectivity, cost savings in corrective operations, unavailability mitigation and return over investiment;• Information Security management, analysis and mitigation of foreseeable risks and proprietary information treatment;• Development of information security policy, standards and manuals, application controls based on normative ISO 27001, international laws Sarbanes-Oxley and information governance controls;• Helpdesk, insfrastructure and development teams management and coordination;• Design, creation and implementation of infrastructure applied in the company and interconnectivity with branches and customers, design services, infrastructure and disaster recovery plans;• Technological innovation, product development and business impact analysis. Show less

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  Valve Corporation

  Nov 2006 - Dec 2008

  Associate Translation Co-ordinator

  Valve is an American developer and publisher company of video games focusing on demand delivery, recognized worldwide. My role in the company has been through a dedication sporadic job where I worked with your service desk to understand the problems of their customers and adapt the existing knowledge base, and then build a team of translators that under my coordination to translate all existing KB for Portuguese language. The project was a success, which led the company to build a collaborative system maintenance base and all other information offered to the public.• Correction and validation of items and solutions in KB (knowledge base) offered by the company and development of new solutions to support recurrent cases;• Involvement with marketing plans for publishing titles in Latin America;• Organization, management and delegation demand for translation team;• Translation and proofreading of technical articles and support for users. Show less

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  Ivan Carlos Consultoria

  Jul 2007 - now

  Owner / Entrepreneur

  Ivan Carlos Consultoria provides specific projects in diverse markets such as IT consulting, information security, IT governance, business development and technology services.• Consulting for technology and information security, pentests, detection and mitigation of vulnerabilities;• Information technology governance, impact and operation alignment from business, scenario analysis to reduce costs and amortization;• High-availability infrastructure, IT services, platforms and infrastructure demand;• Content distribution, digital media, digital business brand management;• Development, editing and publishing websites directed media, digital communications, electronic games, legacy and server-side applications;• Cases: Álom (digital media and website), Asier (knowledge base and website), Black Onion Studios (game development), Gamepad (website and press coverage), Grupo Avanzi (infrastructure, data networks and communication), Grupo Máquina (technology governance), iMasters (editor and press coverage), Telefonica (information security), Observatório da Imprensa (knowledge base and website). Show less

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  Gamepad

  Feb 2010 - Jun 2022

  Owner / Content Manager

  Gamepad was a media publisher, content and community hub, subsidiary of Ivan Carlos Consultoria. With over 11 years of history, Gamepad has launched podcasts, news portals and communication channels, highlighting the shows "Gamepad no Ar" and "Gamepad Talk", pioneers in behind-the-scenes communication of the electronic games industry to the public Portuguese-speaking. Gamepad offered consultancy for brands and content creators, in addition to uniting players and creators through communities on Twitch, YouTube, Reddit and Discord. MTb 91821/SP. Gamepad moved to be the digital entertainment division of ICC. Show less

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  PepsiCo do Brasil

  Jun 2013 - now

  International Security and Access Remediation Consultant

  PepsiCo Inc. is one of most present companies of the world producing gran-based snack foods, beverages and other products, representing market leading brands like Elma Chips, Gatorade, Mabel, Quaker and Toddy. I work for Compute tower attending demands from Governance and Information Security towers, managing the central mitigation of vulnerabilities and remediation access, aligning the compliance of security policies with PepsiCo basements in Latin American countries, and reporting the result of governance for parent company leaders. Work performed as contractor by WA Consulting between June and September 2013, Schneider Electric between October 2013 and December 2014, Connectis since January 2015.• Information security controls management, access controls, IT controls process testing, approval, implementation and validation for vulnerable environment correction;• Development, implementation and improvement of governance controls;• Analysis, consolidation and vulnerability mitigation management;• Change management processes coordination;• Security controls evidences to audit, testing script, compliance with internal controls and Sarbanes-Oxley. Show less