Felipe De Padua

Hello_

Thank you for taking the time to learn more about me and my career. This page is meant to communicate my experience in a little bit more informal and personal way than on my standard resume (for the latter, you can find the link to download it below).

Lastly, don't forget to check out some of my blog articles.

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Resume_

Here is where the adventure begins. Below are the main milestones in my career.

education

University of Maryland

2021 - 2023

Master of Business Administration

Favorite classes: Innovation Strategy, Entrepreneurship & Private Equity.

University of Maryland

2017 - 2019

Master of Engineering (Software)

Most proud accomplishment: Check out my paper and project on ML and Deep Learning in the articles section.

Federal University of Lavras (Brazil)

2011 - 2015

Bachelor of Computer Science

Fun fact: I was awarded a full scholarship to study for a year at Saint Michael's College in Vermont (2013-2014). It was one of my best life experiences!

employment

Asurion

May 2023 - Present

Tech Lead

Asurion is the biggest tech insurance company in the world with more than 200 million users (E.g. of biggest customers: Amazon, AT&T & Verizon). I work on revamping the claims technology (and launched new tools for clients like Verizon, Claro and Google) across North and South America. We used a mix of cutting-edge tech, cloud solutions, and data analysis to boost performance. Plus, I spearheaded AI initiatives to fight fraud and build helpful chatbots, making claims faster and requiring less support calls.

CATT Lab

May 2019 - April 2023

Software and Data Engineer Lead

I worked on amazing products involving Big Data and Vision Learning applied to transportation. My role went beyond the technical part. I worked closely between clients and the engineering team and set the product directions. I realized that I am a big picture person and wanted to contribute beyond the technical side - I also wanted to excel on the business size.

Verizon

June 2022 - August 2022

MBA Intern - Product Manager

I joined the Gaming and Entertainment team. I worked more on the strategy and ideation side. As my final project, I created a proposed strategy and an MVP solution for the Metaverse and NFT space. I had the chance to present it to the Chief Revenue Officer!

Code&Play

May 2019 - May 2022

Founder and CEO

I love entrepreneurship. I was also working during evenings and weekends on my startup, which I founded and raised capital. After being a CS teacher volunteer, I saw the opportunity to start Code&Play - an online coding platform for K-12. It was one of my most valuable experiences so far (I consider it just as valuable as any of my academic degrees). I learned so much!

Vixxo

May 2017 - April 2019

Software Engineer

When started my Master of Eng., and I also started this job. Here I got my first shot at AI/ML and owning an MVP product. It was great! I was tasked to develop an MVP using AI/ML to provide maintenance predictions. I got to develop it from scratch, and go beyond the technical side.

INATEL (Brazil)

January 2016 - April 2017

Software Developer

This was my first job out of college. We worked for Ericsson (a multinational company) to develop 5G software. It was amazing to work on such a huge project with teams spread all over the globe.

technical skills

Excel, SQL and Pandas

Data Viz (Splunk, Tableau and PowerBI)

Pandas, Apache Spark and Hadoop

React, Next.JS and Node.JS

LangChain, PyTorch and Keras (AI)

Cloud Computing (Certified AWS Solutions Architect)

Solidity Programming (Ethereum)

language skills

Portuguese (Native)

English

Spanish

Chinese (more work needed)

Certifications and Achievements

Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) (Scrum Alliance)

AWS Certified Solutions Architect (AWS)

Product Management Nano Degree (Udacity)

Data Engineering Nano Degree (Udacity)

Some of my previous projects_

UTLT: Platform for creating Utility NFTs

Working on this innovative idea has taught my a lot about blockchain programming, including smart contracts and NFTs. Check this card to learn more and find where to download the Pitch Deck.

Used stack:

React Native
NodeJS
Solidity
Alchemy
Google Cloud

Code&Play: Online Coding Platform for K-12

I worked on this venture for almost 3 years. I founded it and raised capital. At the peak I managed a small SCRUM team and pitched in different events. Check this card to learn more and find where to download the Pitch Deck.

Used stack:

React
NodeJS
MongoDB
AWS

codeandplayclub.com

AGLIA

In this project - in collaboration with NGA - we created a vision-learning solution to track and re-identify vehicles using road cameras. This project was also used to detect any anomalies, such as congestions and incidents. This is part of our "PDA Tool".

Used stack:

React
Python
TensorFlow
Keras

cattlab.umd.edu

Afshin Fallahi

Senior Project Manager at Capital One

Felipe's biggest strength is his ability to think out of the box and to find innovative solutions for the problem. He never loses his cool which is one of the reasons he will stand out as a founder. What really impressed me most about Felipe is just how keen he is to improve his skills and to learn new things, and also to push his own limits. Felipe's ability to manage different aspects of a product is one of the key lessons I've learned from him. He knows how to manage the expectation, the engineering activities, and the product life cycle.

Emily W. Matthew

Software Engineer at Tribilio

I had the pleasure to collaborate with Felipe on two different projects and have known his for almost a year. He is a great person to work with. I am referring to not only his professional ability as an engineer but also his personality. He is slow temper. He is also a good listener and communicator. He is detail-oriented and quality-oriented towards his work or the teamwork as a whole. He supports teammates well with his knowledge, teaching and communication. I believe all of these qualities really make him to be a great person to work with.

Lucas De Paula

Solutions Architect - Data Science at SAS

Felipe is a great person! He is a proactive person and enjoys to spend time thinking how to change the world in many ways. If you need a person who will give its best to achive a goal, this person is Felipe. We've had to work together in school and work and I truly recommend him!