Carlos Russo

Experience

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  Universität Innsbruck

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2008

  Doctoral Student Researcher

  Design, construction and operation of a new experimental apparatus for novel research on quantum information processing.Extended the existing data acquisition system (LabView mostly) and developed software for (semi-automated) data analysis (C, Matlab). Project management. Coaching and supervision of PhD and MsC students.

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  Instituto Superior Técnico

  Jan 2009 - Jul 2013

  Post-doctoral Researcher

  Focus on experimental physics in the domain of laser-matter interaction: particle and radiation sources using plasma waveguides.Design of experimental apparatuses with the aid of CAD technologies.Project management. Preparation and submission of grant proposals.Representation of the group's interests in international meetings.Scientific communication.Coaching and supervision of PhD and MsC students. Teaching.Extended the existing data acquisition system and developed software for (semi-automated) data analysis. Show less

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  Webdetails

  Aug 2013 - Sept 2015

  Business Intelligence Consultant, Software Engineer

  Heavy non trivial customization of Pentaho products, as a member of the Services Development team.Development of custom cost-effective products, complementary to the standard Pentaho offer, as a means to bridge functionality gaps in custom solutions.

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  Pentaho, A Hitachi Group Company

  Oct 2015 - Sept 2017

  Functional analysis of requirements. Production of recommendations that map market needs to strategic product increments, with a deep understanding of customer experience.Articulation of work with UX Designers, Product Managers and Product Owners. Front-end development using agile methodologies.Focus on building the logic and framework behind data visualisations.

  • Product Designer

    Jun 2017 - Sept 2017

  • Software Engineer

    Oct 2015 - Jun 2017
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  Hitachi Vantara

  Sept 2017 - Jan 2020

  Senior Product Designer

  Strategic design of recommendations that map market needs to product increments focused on user needs, with a deep understanding of customer and user experience.Leadership of design efforts in product initiatives.De facto product owner. Backlog management using agile methodologies: negotiation of priorities, decomposition of scope into workable chunks.Functional analysis of requirements. Mapping of the dimensions of the problem space, to be typically consumed by software engineers, UX developers, product managers and other decision makers.Autonomous researcher that is able to interface with high-level and low-level subject matter experts. Articulation of work with UX Designers, Product Managers and Product Owners. Negotiation of the design needs for all the projects in the Analytics product line, and on some of the other product lines.Orchestration of agile co-creation practices. Adaptation of design thinking methodologies and artifacts to wider audiences.Recruiting and mentoring. Show less

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  Critical TechWorks

  Feb 2020 - now

  Product Owner

  Onboard software.