I am a creative professional with over fifteen years of global consulting experience in project management and product ownership. I successfully led high-performing multicultural teams, business and technology process design in start-up and multinational companies. I received my Ph.D. from The University of Nottingham, the United Kingdom, in 2010 and my Master's degree from Instituto Militar de Engenharia, Brazil, in 2000. I am a computer scientist with a bachelor's degree from Universidade Luterana do Brazil, granted in 1997.