Pedro Tomé

Experience

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  INESC-ID

  Sept 2001 - Sept 2005

  Responsible for developing a graphical application that manipulates Rule-Based Fuzzy Cognitive Maps using Microsoft Visual Studio .NET framework and C#. Programmer, WebDesigner, System Administrator (windows and linux)

  • Scientific Fellow

    Sept 2004 - Sept 2005

  • Trainee

    Sept 2001 - Sept 2004
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  Deloitte.

  Sept 2005 - Apr 2007

  Consultant responsible for functional and technical analysis as well as development of IT systems with focus on financial markets.Major Achievements: - Responsible for the design and development of the core billing module in a > €500k project in a major insurance company. Analyst responsible for technical analysis as well as development of IT systems with focus on financial markets.

  • Consultant

    Sept 2006 - Apr 2007

  • Analyst

    Sept 2005 - Aug 2006
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  OMIP - The Iberian Energy Exchange

  Apr 2007 - May 2010

  Head of IT

  Led all the projects in the IT department and responsible for all the IT needs of the company.Major Achievements: - Managed an IT outsourcing contract with a value greater than €5M;- Led an IT Audit process that involved the whole IT landscape of the company;- Responsible for 2 critical projects that replaced the electronic trading and clearing systems of the company;- Responsible for a critical project that changed all physical IT infrastructure and replaced the datacenter;- Managed the implementation of 9 major projects in the trading and clearing domains;- Achieved a cost reduction of approximately 20% in the negotiation of a new outsourcing contract. Show less

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  The Lisbon MBA - Católica | Nova

  Sept 2009 - Jul 2011

  MBA Student
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  Link Consulting

  Jun 2010 - Sept 2012

  Functional and team leader in the Third Party Access Project of REN Gasodutos (Portuguese Natural Gas TSO). The TPA project consisted in the analysis, design and development of an integrated core system, used by the several REN companies that manage the Portuguese natural gas infrastructures.Main responsibilities: Functional analysis of the several business areas, project management, client relationship management.Major achievements:- Managed a project with a team of more than 20 and a budget greater than €1,5M in a top Portuguese utility company in a record time for the market (6 months);- Co-managed the development and QA team, promoting cross-functionality and self-organization;- Identified new business opportunities at an existing client. Show less

  • Business Manager

    Jan 2011 - Sept 2012

  • Senior Consultant / Project Leader

    Jun 2010 - Jan 2011
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  TIMWE

  Oct 2012 - Jan 2014

  Responsible for leading the IT Operations in Brazil. Main responsibilities include: IT team management (team of 11 developers and QA), recruitment and retention of IT team, career management, project management, resources allocation, pipeline definition, requirements analysis, interfacing between business and IT, customer relationship management of strategic clients, design and implementation of software development processes and methodologies;Major Achievements:- Managed a portfolio of 25 projects of different sizes and in different life cycle phases (one with revenue of €10M per year, one with revenue of €2M per year and several > €1M);- Created and optimized processes that improved interactions and relations with several business areas. Show less

  • Project Manager

    Oct 2013 - Jan 2014

  • IT Operations Manager

    Oct 2012 - Oct 2013
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  OutSystems

  Feb 2014 - Oct 2016

  Engagement Manager

  Responsible for the overall management and delivery of innovative solutions using the OutSystems Platform, through an agile approach. Coordinate with multiple business sponsors, and work with the delivery team to ensure that the solution is delivered according to right business needs.Engagement manager of the Customer Experience Digital Team, responsible for a delivery team that defines, proposes and implements strategic projects of high return for the Company in the Digital area.Responsible for leading several processes redesign and implementation projects as well as best practices and policies definition.Major Achievements:- Audited and identified 30+ high impact issues on a major digital marketing automation software implementation;- Managed a portfolio of more than 20 projects that ranged from improvement and development of new customer facing web properties to full new digital experiences for prospects and clients;- Implemented an operational/maintenance model that improved by +60% the average number of issues solved by the Digital team and delivered 2 projects that reduced the global number of support tickets of the whole company by 20% in just 3 months;- Designed and delivered a solution for invoice digitization that increased accounting team members performance by more than 400% while allowing the company to reduce the number of processing errors and reduce the average payment time of invoices. Show less

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  Sky Technology Centre - Portugal

  Oct 2016 - Jan 2019

  Project Manager

  Project Manager for the Sky Store OTT service.Responsible for the development and launching the Sky Store product in Germany, with the following results:- 6 months after launch: 1M users and roughly 1M purchases accounting for aproximately €6.8M- 35% increase in transactional business YoYProject Manager for the Sky Go OTT Service, with a monthly average of 2.4M users.Responsible for the development and for launching the Sky X product in Austria and for the development and launching of the Q Multiscreen product in the UK, Germany and Austria. Show less

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  OSQuay

  Jan 2018 - Jul 2018

  Managing Partner & Co-Founder

  Managing Partner and Co-Founder of OSQuay.OSQuay is an IT consulting services firm focused in the excellency of delivering and maintaining projects and products, implemented with OutSystems, the #1 Low-Code Platform. Our seasoned team had had extensive experience delivering innovative and complex solutions to our clients, both remotely and on-site, across the globe.Managed the company end-to-end, and participated as Engagement Manager in the design and development of the Post Office UK Travel App - a Revolut kind-of application to be used by Post Office customers while travelling. Show less

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  Adnovum

  Feb 2019 - Mar 2022

  Managing Director / Country Manager

  As a Managing Director I manage and oversee end-to-end local operation of Adnovum Portugal.Main responsibilities:- Financial management (P&L, budgeting, liquidity, accounting, payroll, invoicing, etc...)- Ensure legal compliance of the office operation- Defining and implementing location-specific strategic topics- Ensure and improve the software project execution excellence of the Portugal office- Manage teams to reach revenue and chargeability goals- Coach, develop and support team members while leading by exampleMajor achievements:- 60% increase in turnover from 2019 to 2020- Grew the team by ~150% over the first two FY- Ranked #12 in the bracket of companies with less than 100 employees and #18 on the national rank in the Great Place to Work 2020 ranking Show less

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  Harvard Business Review

  Dec 2020 - now

  Advisor at Harvard Business Review Advisory Council

  A member of the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council, an opt-in research community of business professionals. As an Advisor, will provide insight to shape the content HBR develop and enrich its understanding with my own perspective on ideas from HBR and the wider world of management and leadership

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  Vaibe

  Mar 2022 - Aug 2023

  CEO

  Leading a new SaaS startup developing a gamification and engagement product in the Industrial/Logistics area.🏆 Awarded the Most Innovative Company of the Year 2023 (Bronze) - up to 100 employees - at the German Stevie Awards, competing with >400 applicants. The German Stevie Awards are a top-class business prize for the German-speaking corporate world in Europe

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  Evolution

  Aug 2023 - now

  Country Manager

  Leading an extremely talented team of persons focused on creating and delivering top notch gaming experiences to our customers all over the world.