Paulo Limp
Verified Expert in Project Management
Project Manager
Rio de Janeiro - State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Toptal member since November 28, 2018
Paulo is a certified project/program manager with nearly 20 years spent in IT. Focused on business intelligence, software development, and IT infrastructure, he has extensive expertise in managing both onshore and offshore cross-functional teams, delivering large and small IT projects for several Fortune 500 companies. Proficient in both agile and waterfall, working as a freelancer has given him the chance to work for a diverse client base.
Project Highlights
Expertise
- Business Intelligence (BI)
- Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)
- Cross-functional Team Leadership
- IT Management
- Information Technology Enabled Services (ITES)
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Scrum Master
- Software Development
Work Experience
Software Development Manager
Mode Software Inc.
- Joined the team with the request and organized four different development teams developing a high-security communication platform. After the initial assessment, Agile procedures and culture were implemented across the entire company.
- Integrated 18 team members from 10 different nationalities, setting up processes for efficient and cost-saving software development within multiple time zones.
- Executed a full rebrand of the product within one year, with a completely new look and feel and additional features to reflect the new customer base once the company decided to switch from the consumer market to B2B.
- Supported ISO-27001 certification, as well as its maintenance.
- Was the first project manager from Toptal to receive a request for a buyout.
Founder | Director
Garimpo
- Founded Garimpo, a startup focused on improving the quality of the recruitment process of small companies through affordable online selection processes.
- Designed and implemented the web portal for the company.
- Contributed to the development of the company's main product: an online testing tool designed to evaluate large numbers of candidates for work placement.
- Learned and applied the Lean Startup methodology while developing the business.
Senior Project Manager
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- Acted on several large-scale business intelligence and ITO projects for major companies like Vale, Unilever, and Vivo, using PMI and Agile methodologies.
- Oversaw the A&DM Brazil development team (analytics and data management), managing up to 25 resources.
- Acted as an instructor for the PMP Acceleration Program, mentoring project managers preparing for the PMP certification.
- Managed projects with up to 40 resources and a budget of up to two million dollars.
- Delivered the Cordillera program, which unified Unilever's supply chain process across all its subsidiaries in the Americas. Managed resources spread between Brazil, Argentina, England, the US, and India.
- Concluded projects finance, control, and mining, the first initiatives of the Vale Information Program, within Vale (the world's largest iron ore mining company).
Project Manager | Database Administrator (DBA)
Accenture
- Worked as a database administrator within project Petronect until the end of 2005.
- Created, as a member of the security management team, and set up the security criteria and guaranteed Petronect's security certificate.
- Managed the IT infrastructure (ITSM) for Petrobras eCommerce portal (Petronect).
- Administered the SAP Netweaver environment (SAP Basis).
- Managed the hosting and was the single point of contact for hosting services.
- Obtained a reduction of over 80% of incidents within the Petronect platform.
- Supported Brazil's first-ever biodiesel auction, overseen by the Brazilian government.
- Obtained certification ISO 17050-1, certifying the secrecy of vendor bids within Petronect.
Consultant
Oracle
- Worked as a business analyst, participating in the modeling team.
- Used the unified modeling language (UML) for business process data collection.
- Applied Oracle's JCDM methodology for the duration of the project.
- Utilized Oracle's toolset: JDeveloper, Designer, and SCM.
Lead Developer | ERP Consultant
Thorin Software
- Managed a team of up to 12 developers, developing customized solutions for small and medium-sized companies (2001 – 2003).
- Developed solutions using Borland Delphi, Microsoft Access, and SQL Server.
- Developed the "TS Jobs" solution for Nova Onda, a leading commercial sound studio. The implementation of this solution allowed the studio to expand to other cities, and the solution is still in use today, after nearly 20 years after the first build.
- Worked for one of the companies responsible for deploying and customizing the ERP RM Corpore (1997 – 2000).
- Acted as an ERP consultant, successfully deploying the solution on over 50 different clients on projects lasting from two weeks to one year.
- Worked for various clients like Webb Negocios Online, INB (Brazil's federal nuclear agency), Hard Rock Cafe, Forza Group, Brazil's navy, and more.
Project History
GVT Agile BI Factory
Delivered project Sophia, which was responsible for integrating data between GVT and Vivo, a company merger worth $7 billion.
A scrum team was created within HP to deliver the products designed by the GVT team. The challenge was to overcome the distance since the development team was in Rio de Janeiro and the product owners were in Curitiba.
Trusting agile principles, one HP resource was allocated at the customer site to allow for face-to-face communication with the different stakeholders. However, most of the discussions were held over the phone or in virtual meeting rooms.
I was the project manager responsible for the overall delivery of the project and acted as scrum master when necessary.
Overcoming the customer's initial distrust (who had never worked with a 3rd-party offshore team), the partnership eventually grew, and two more scrum teams were created to support the demands.
When Telefonica (a Spanish telecom company) announced they would buy GVT and merge it with Vivo (its subsidiary in Brazil) in a deal worth over US$7 billion, these scrum teams participated and successfully delivered project Sophia, the project responsible for integrating the data from both companies.
Program Cordillera
Delivered over 80 new servers and decommissioned over 220 old servers successfully without impacting the business.
Over 300 systems were decommissioned, and their processes were moved to SAP, generating huge savings in hardware and software costs.
I was the HP program manager responsible for all the infrastructure support, including the database, network, storage, backup, Basis, Wintel, and Linux servers. I led over 40 resources between five countries (Brazil, Argentina, England, the United States, and India).
Vale Information Program
Delivered BI solutions in the control, finance, and mining areas, generating over $100 million in savings.
During a two-year period, I was responsible for delivering the finance, control, and mining projects; all planned to improve business processes by making internal information available and easily accessible between company areas. A huge data warehouse was designed, and the projects were implemented using PowerCenter and Cognos.
Mode: Fast, Secure, and Reliable Communication
Implemented the Scrum methodology across the company successfully.
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance
IBMEC - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Certifications
Professional Scrum Master Level I (PSM I)
Scrum.org
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Project Management Institute (PMI)
ITIL Foundation V3
EXIM
Oracle Certified Professional
Oracle
Skills
Tools
Microsoft Project, Informatica PowerCenter, IBM Cognos, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Power BI, Jira, Trello, Spreadsheets, Slack, Confluence, JDeveloper, Microsoft Access, SQL, Miro
Paradigms
Scrum, Waterfall Development, Agile, Management, Agile Project Management, Agile Workflow, Kanban, Change Management, Organizational Change Management (OCM), B2B, Requirements Analysis, Agile Product Management, Waterfall Delivery
Industry Expertise
Information Technology Enabled Services (ITES), Oil & Gas, Mining, Consumer Products, Telecommunications
Platforms
Windows, Linux, SAP NetWeaver, Oracle, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), iOS, Android, MacOS
Other
Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Project Management Professional (PMP), IT Management, Project Management, Planning, Team Leadership, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Business Intelligence (BI), Software Development, Project Planning, Project Timelines, Project Support, Project Delivery, Enterprise, Scrum Master, Business Processes, Technical Leadership, Task Management, Delivery Management, Agile Coaching, Sprint Planning, Resource Management, Technical Project Management, Sprint Ceremonies, Digital Project Management, Enterprise Project Management, Certified Project Manager, Risk Management, IT Project Management, Consulting, Communication, Stakeholder Analysis, Process Improvement, Delivery, Sprint Retrospectives, Budget Management, Team Management, Strategic Planning, Data Analytics, IT Operations Management (ITOM), Security Policies & Procedures, Project Coordination, PMI, Microsoft 365, ITIL V3 Foundation Certified, Project Management Office (PMO), Business Analysis, Outsourcing, ITSM, Software Engineering, Agile Sprints, Process Improvement Project Management, Budgeting, Staffing, Stakeholder Management, Program Management, Reporting, Project Scoping, Jira Administration, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Agile Program Management, Jira Administrator, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Workflow, Web Development, Retrospective Techniques, Executive Reporting, Data Migration, Assistance, Data Warehouse Design, Product Development, Lean Startups, Databases, Data Warehousing, IT Strategy, Presales, Product Management, Solution Architecture, Portfolio Management, Data Integration, Requirements, Operating Systems, Negotiation, UML, SAP Basis, Hadoop, Big Data, Algorithms, Training, Business, Finance, Project Finance, Valuation, Computer Science, Analysis, Java, Security, Messaging, Quality Assurance (QA), Encryption, Privacy, Networks, ITIL 4, Large-scale Projects, SAP, Legacy Software, Delphi, Decommissioning, Waterfall Methodology, Project Discovery, Digital Transformation, Web Technologies, eCommerce, Change Impact Assessment, Back-end, Dashboards, Objectives & Key Results (OKRs), App Store, Google Play Store
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