Project Manager at a Federal Government Agency in Brazil, responsible for the construction and deployment of a decision support system using Business Objects and Oracle. The team consists of 15 people, including technicians from this agency. One of the major deliverables is not the product itself, but a full set of activities to support technology transfer to the client and the customization of a data warehouse methodology that integrates concepts from CMM, PMBOK and RUP.

Senior Consultant at Castmeta’s head office, performing activities to complement the new working model for the company that is dividing its operations in a Software Factory, a Project Factory and a Project Office. Topics and activities include development of product workflows and cycle times, identification of areas requiring process improvement, identification of product quality issues and corrective actions, identification of communication/collaboration deficiencies, identification of necessity of standard processes, methodologies and structures, as well as identifying the tools supporting such methodologies.  http://www.cast.com.br

Software 602 has a set of software that is distributed around the world through e-commerce. They recently start distributing translated software in Italy and Germany and they needed assistance to start distribution in Brazil.  As an independent consultant my roles included: channel building, software translation and the launch of a Portuguese e-commerce solution. For the software translation I managed a small team including a software developer, a technical reviser and a Portuguese translator. For the e-commerce solution, I managed contracts with a hosting and development company and for channel building I contacted several companies in Brazil and set meetings until closing a deal for a national distribution of the software. Other activities involved communication issues between Software 602 headquarters in the US, Software 602 development center in the Czech Republic and distributed teams in Brazil. Work results:  Web site launch in 3 months, software translation in 5 months and over 20,000 software downloads in the first two quarters. Software 602 Inc is renewing its contract with their distributor in Brazil for this year. http://www.software602.com.br

Managed multiple projects including Facilities, Information Systems, Infrastructure Development, Data Center Operations and Software Releases. Responsibilities included: vendor & consultant interface, project start-up workshops, identification of deliverables, durations, dependencies and critical paths, WBS, scheduling, resource allocation, cross-functional coordination/communication and driving to critical dates. Reported to the Board of Directors on a monthly basis for its strategic decision process.

Digital Group was formed by:  Digital Productions (TV productions of shows and commercials); Digital Entertainment (investments in events, shopping malls, disco clubs, video stores and others); Digital Development (software development and call centers); Digital Learning (long-distance learning). As the Information Technology Manager, I participated in the integration of the administrative and financial areas of these four companies and also in individual projects of each company.

Technical and Business consultant for the creation of a new company in Paraguay that works with VoIP services. Activities included setting meetings with potential investors, contracting hardware vendors and setting up the infrastructure of the company.  Major activities ended in January of 2003, when the company started its operations but I am still contacted by this company on a casual basis to help the expansion of their business to Brazil.

Channel Manager in my first year at this company, responsible for the creation of a network of sales representatives in Brazil and the opening of two new offices. Reached USD 500,000 in indirect sales, representing over 30% of the total sales in 1998.

Product Manager, responsible for commercial and technical aspects regarding the development of a new business unit, including vendor’s strategic planning (an American company) and distribution aspects related to the Brazilian Market.

Project Manager/SCM Manager.  While performing activities related to project management for internal systems and also for the company’s web site, I acted as Software Configuration Manager while supporting several large projects developed in association with Unisys (US)  and Broner (UK). These projects comprised large teams (over 50 people) and an enormous variety of applications and operating systems.  Besides helping 4 different Project Managers I developed all the software configuration management procedures that were later used by the team of consultants of Choose Technologies when selling CMM consultant services all across Brazil.

B.S., International Relations (top 10% of the class)
University of Brasilia, Brazil       

 Extended classes - Computer Science/Information Systems
(top 10% of the class / 50% of the B.S. Computer Science Program)
University of the State of the West of Parana, Brazil.      

Papers/Articles
Presentations

Taking Risks out of the Paper- 2006, Mundo PM Magazine.   Article about the use of Risk Management processes during the planning and execution of projects, based in the experience in real projects. This article was then presented during two PMI Seminars, one held in Brasilia (October, 2006) and the other held in Espirito Santo (August, 2006).

Risk Management: Basics - 2006, presented during the "First Risk Management Seminar of Distrito Federal - Brazil".   A two hour workshop for introducing Risk Management to Project Managers.

Portfolio Management, Critical Chain and Success Driven Project Management- 2006, presented during the "VII International Seminar of PMI - São Paulo".  Paper presented with the works of Russell Archibald and Vladimir Liberzon, related to the Russian Methodology - Success Driven Project Management.

The Gold Mine- 2006, Mundo PM Magazine.   Article about the use mind mapping software when creating a work breakdown structure and then organizing it to help the development of project scheduling.

The Cave's Allegory and Project Management - 2006, Dot.Net Magazine.   Article about the search for learning in Project Management, discussing the way our projects are limited to our personal views and culture.

Success Driven Project Management and Portfolio- 2006, Mundo PM Magazine.   Article about the application of the methodology of Success Driven Project Management with resource constrains and the adoption of concepts of Theory of Constrains to projects and portfolios, with practical examples of the application of Spider Project Professional within organizations.

(for articles, papers and presentations prior to 2006, please write to peter.mello@x25.com.br)

Portfolio Task Identification Study Focus Group- San Francisco, Jan.2007.   Active participation as a volunteer for gathering information and discussing it during an international panel in support to research activities of Mr. John Roecker, for the Project Management Institute.

Risk Management Practice Standard- PMI volunteer group, 2006/2007  Active participation as a volunteer during the preparation of the "Rsik Management Practice Standard" to be published by the Project Management Institute.

Database Project- Planned, designed, created, and implemented a database scheme and user interface for  the University of Brasilia International Relationship Department. This project was funded by a Brazilian Government Agency for Research and Development (CNPq), 1992.        

Centerville High School Chess Team- First chess player in 8 years to win a distinguished position in a chess tournament for Centerville High School. 2^nd Place, 2^nd board, Ohio State High School Games, 1988.

President (student's club)– Unioeste Computer Association (University of the State of  the West of Parana, Brazil).

Decision Support Project- Planed, designed, created, and implemented a decision support system and user interface for  Itaipu Hydrolectric Power Plant. This project was created with the Unioeste/Itaipu Scholarship program and only the top 10% of the students were called to perform professional activities at the Information Technology Department of Itaipu, Brazil, the largest Hydrolectric Power Plant in the world (1997).

Languages          VBScript, Pascal, Delphi, SQL, HTML/ASP

Op. Systems        Windows - 95/98/NT/2000

Applications         Office, StarTeam, Clearquest/Clearcase, Project, Oracle Databases, Spider Project Professional

Other Skills         Software Configuration Management, PMBOK, CMM, ISO

Portuguese (mother language)

• Fluent, with outstanding speech and presentation capabilities

Spanish

• Advanced oral/reading skills; intermediate written skills

English  

• Proficient (University of Michigan’s Proficiency Exam)

·      Excellent communication skills, having participated in several workshops, seminars and negotiation "war-rooms"

·      Proven ability to establish common goals for people of different backgrounds.

·      On-site project management in Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay.  (2002-2003)

·      Participation and Management of virtual projects conducted with participants from many countries:
United States, UK, the Czech Republic, Germany and others (1998-2004)

·      Founder/President of the 1s Association of Students of Computer Science at Unioeste (1997)

·      Founder/President of the TK-2000 Computer Club (Brasilia/Brazil), with 200 members (1986)

·      Founder/Director of the American Village School (Paraná/Brazil), today with 400 students. (1995-97)

·      Founder/Director of Showdigital Enterprise, the first DVD Rental Club in San Pablo/Brazil, today with more than 2,000 customers. (1999-2001)

·      Organizer of the GP2000 freeware Project Management course, with over 9,000 users. This material included over 60 MB of free information regarding project management, with slides, audio and video.