Nuno Barros-Director of Engineering, Head of Cloud, Innovation Ambassador
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Director of Engineering, Head of Cloud, Innovation Ambassador
SDT Electrónica
- Successfully created and grew from 1 to 10 team members a business unit dedicated to Cloud, Observability, Network Automation and datacenter solutions
- Earned C-level trust and appointed with additional responsibility for the Telecom business spanning Connectivity, Networking and Security
- Introduced commercially successful products that increased revenue by more than $5M across Portugal and LATAM
- Won deals from small to over $1M and answered tenders worth millions of dollars
- Defined the technology strategy and the product portfolio
- Established new partnerships regularly and led initiatives that drive revenue growth
- Led presales activities from research and solutions design to P&L and technical proposal
- Conducted engaging customer presentations, demonstrations, POCs and proposals
- Set up project teams for automation and software development
- Led the development of a new observability product which raised market relevance
- Acted as an innovation ambassador by establishing an innovation process based on Business Model Canvas
- As the AWS Alliance Lead, grew the AWS partnership resulting in increased business opportunities
IT Cloud Architect and Strategist
Nokia
- Designed migrations from datacenter to Google Cloud as part of the cloud transformation program
- Defined the technology strategy and IT architecture, working in product development focused Agile teams
IT Datacenter Architect and Solution Owner
Nokia
- Established the datacenter infrastructure architecture and solution design and managed project activities
- Served as solution owner for IaaS compute and middleware and managed external service provider and demands
Infrastructure and Cloud Architect
Vodafone Portugal
- Designed, implemented and operated VMware and NFV
- Provided team leadership
Senior Applications and Mobile Services Specialist
Vodafone Portugal
- Provided high customer satisfaction and high-quality mobile services in B2C context
- Created tools to manage SLAs and KPIs and ensured service management
- Successfully migrated customer service systems, for example a billing platform worth billions of euros without interruption
- Integrated several new systems and services in production for B2C
- Designed and managed infrastructure and applications, performed 24x7 operations and support, and provided team leadership
- Performed activities ranging from datacenter integration, systems and database administration to application management
IT Manager
AudioMedia, SA
- Reported to the board and provided B2B and internet services
- Managed a team of 5 individuals
Systems Administrator
Getronics’ subsidiary in Portugal
- Performed systems administration, help-desk, design and implementation
- Managed providers and customer projects
Industry experience
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Experienced in Telecommunication and Information Technology.
Business area experience
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Experienced in Information Technology, Operations, Customer Service, Product Development, Sales, and Project Management.
Summary
Five years ago, I created a successful business unit and defined the way to go. As Head of Engineering, I have been defining the digital, technology and business strategy of the company by teaming up with the CEO, the Strategy Officer and the Commercial Officer. I developed my business focus and senior leadership, and the ability to influence key decision makers. In this role I lead the design and implementation and I provide customers with well architected solutions in several technical domains. Additionally, I implemented a new innovation process and I supervised product development.
Combining my past experience in IT Operations and Engineering with my recent experience as a leader, I believe I’m well positioned to bridge the gap between technology and business.
Skills
Business Unit Start-Up
It And Technology Strategy
Business Development
Strategic Partnerships
Leadership And Team Management
Product Development
Innovation Management
Technology To Business Outcomes
Project Team Formation
Technology Solutions Design
Able To Listen And Aggregate
Helicopter View
Goal Oriented
Customer Focus
Deliver On The Promises
Perseverance
Coaching And Mentoring
Languages
Education
NovaSBE – Nova School of Business and Economics
Post-graduation · Innovation and Entrepreneurship · Portugal
Coimbra University
Bsch · Informatics Engineering · Portugal
Certifications & licenses
ITIL 2011 Intermmediate Service Design
Mastering Business Models
Strategyzer
Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
Microsoft
Nutanix Accredited Professional
Nutanix
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Profile
Frequently asked questions
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Nuno is based in Santa Iria de Azoia, Portugal.
Nuno speaks the following languages: Portuguese (Native), English (Advanced), Spanish (Advanced).
Nuno has at least 29 years of experience. During this time, Nuno has worked in at least 7 different roles and for 5 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 4 years and 2 months. Note that Nuno may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Nuno would be well-suited for roles such as: Director of Engineering, Head of Cloud, Innovation Ambassador, IT Cloud Architect and Strategist, IT Datacenter Architect and Solution Owner.
Nuno's most recent position is Director of Engineering, Head of Cloud, Innovation Ambassador at SDT Electrónica.
In recent years, Nuno has worked for SDT Electrónica.
Nuno is most experienced in industries like Telecommunication and Information Technology.
Nuno is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Operations, and Customer Service. Nuno also has some experience in Product Development, Sales, and Project Management.
Nuno has recently worked in industries like Information Technology and Telecommunication.
Nuno has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Sales.
Nuno holds a Bachelor in Informatics Engineering from Coimbra University.
Nuno has 6 certificates. Among them, these include: AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Associate, ITIL 2011 Intermmediate Service Design, and ITIL Service Management Foundation v3.
The availability of Nuno needs to be confirmed.
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