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Education
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Certification
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Edson Quevedo Fontenelle

Edson Quevedo Fontenelle

Summary

I have great entrepreneurial and management skills with a focus on results, involving support for new companies, integration with brands, modern technologies, and business concepts, and the evolution of innovative, strategic technologies and services in different key business sectors. I am a specialist in innovation, business development, team building, systems architecture and security, as well as having worked for a long time in "artificial intelligence" & ML, data analysis, cyber security and electronic commerce with P&L responsibility. I have substantial experience building businesses from scratch, managing startups in addition to being a highly creative professional with a complete understanding of all aspects of the business arrangements establishing solutions for teams building, new development using Big Data, Geofencing marketing, predictive analysis, and brand recommendations based on analytics, machine learning, and AI. Extensive experience and skills in managing customer and stakeholder expectations in a team spirit by working in a collaborative environment that creates a flexible, independent, learning and results-oriented business environment. Behavioural Attributes - effective communication, active listening, positive attitude, strategic direction, relationship building, results orientation, negotiation skills and influence, etc. I have strong knowledge in developing channels for services, hardware and software, and in the end user experience the biggest involvement in innovative, creative and disruptive technologies. I have the experience, resources and skills to build and manage teams and implement business strategies to create the appropriate ecosystem needed to deliver the expected results and exceed expectations. I can create, manage and maintain diverse groups of people, skills and profiles to get the right engagements, activities, growth and results in business challenges. I am able to contact teams, suppliers, management and contractors to minimize exposure to sensitive information. Establish a world-class information security, systems, cybersecurity, policies, procedures and provide advice on risks and threats related to internal or external technology. Significant experience in implementing, managing, and directing subsidiaries, new divisions, and new ventures, such as fintech, aggrotech, and other startups, using strategic planning, with extensive knowledge of the business industry regarding various aspects involving the business and tech areas.

Overview

34
34
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

CEO & CISO

BRAINSCORP
08.2016 - Current
  • Brainscorp is a customer engagement and cybersecurity platform that uses advanced technologies for mobile devices for smart mobile applications, generates dynamic and contextualized content based on user profile and geolocation, and runs campaign offerings via rich content that better attract, engage, and retain the public and mobile devices.

EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT - NEXXEN

Nexxera
02.2012 - 05.2016
  • Through cutting-edge technology and proven know-how, the Nexxen have focused on digital process that will eliminate the use of paper (with a very strong and complete paperless workflow infrastructure) with the legal validity of electronic documents, enabling a FULL digital convergence process (legal, finance, logistics, HR, contracts, etc.).

SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT - SOUTH AMERICA

SOFTPRO GmbH
12.2009 - 01.2012
  • Responsible for managing all brands, distribution channels, and deployment of sales for the organization
  • Also, responsible for developing strategic sales plans based on company goals that will promote sales growth and customer satisfaction for the organization.

VICE PRESIDENT - SALES & MARKETING

SYCAD
06.2006 - 11.2009
  • Responsible for sales and marketing
  • In charge of all strategic planning and execution in South America
  • All marketing areas for Sycad's products, primarily Israeli biometric signature solutions, wireless devices, and security technologies, are based on Israeli security software.

C.O.O.

Pulso
03.2004 - 06.2006
  • Pulso is the leading edge B2B, internet and Security software company in Brazil, focused in Financial, Government, Telecom and Retail operations and it was recognized as 'The company of the year 2004' in eBanking, eBusiness and security applications.

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR

Agência Estado
01.2001 - 01.2003
  • Responsible for the area and teams of sales, post-sales, marketing and telemarketing for the Agencia Estado interacting with 200+ collaborators in the national territory.

GENERAL MANAGER/CEO

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise
03.1998 - 06.2001
  • Responsible for general management activities, the commercial strategies and of businesses in general for the Brazilian market of the products Alcatel (PABX, switches, wireless gateways, video conference, CTI software), focusing in banks, telecom operators, wireless, cable companies, insurance companies, healthcare government and education.

COUNTRY MANAGER/CEO - BRAZIL

XYLAN/ALCATEL
01.1998 - 01.2001
  • As the regional manager at Alcatel Brazil I was also responsible to create the entire Xylan/Alcatel local structure and the channel VAR's and S.I.'s for voice (IP-PBX, UM), data (VoIP) and firewall products.

SALES & MARKETING DIRECTOR

Epson do Brasil
01.1995 - 01.1997
  • Responsible for the whole operation of the company including sales, marketing, telemarketing, and the whole structure of sales and support of services to the customer.

MICROSOFT SENIOR CONSULTANT (MCS)/SYSTEMS MARKETING MANAGER

Microsoft
01.1990 - 01.1994
  • Senior consultant of Microsoft consulting services in the area of corporate solutions focusing on consultancy projects, implementation, maintenance, and expansion of the Microsoft solutions and from partners in the finance, retail, telecom markets, and government accounts.

Education

Bacharelato -

USP - Universidade de São Paulo

Bacharelato -

Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo

EXTENSION - M.I.T. MediaLab: NewMedias, Distributed Computing, User Experience, Security, Quantum computing.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
01.2003

Skills

  • Team Building
  • Income Statement
  • Retail
  • Government
  • Corporate Law
  • Channel
  • Telecommunications
  • Marketing
  • Goal Oriented
  • Business
  • Effective Decision Making
  • Operational Excellence
  • Customer Focus
  • Strategic Visioning
  • Crisis Management
  • Global perspective
  • Financial Acumen
  • Corporate Governance
  • Executive Presence
  • Talent Development
  • Digital Transformation
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Succession Planning
  • Client Relationship Building
  • Negotiation
  • Relationship and Team Building
  • Leadership and People Development
  • People and Culture
  • Client Engagement
  • Operations Management
  • Business Development
  • Employee Motivation and Performance
  • Business Administration
  • Management Team Leadership
  • Planning and coordination
  • Strategic Planning
  • Goal Setting
  • Analytical and Critical Thinker
  • Marketing and Advertising
  • MIssion and Vision
  • Business Planning
  • Talent Recruitment
  • Innovative and Visionary
  • Sales Growth
  • Executive Leadership
  • Consulting
  • Budget Planning
  • Approachable leader
  • Profit and Loss Management
  • Adaptable and Flexible
  • New Business Development
  • Effective Communicator and Public Speaker
  • Account Management
  • Policies and Procedures
  • Staff Management
  • Change and Growth Management
  • Balanced Work Ethic
  • Strategic business planning
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Transformative leadership
  • Process Improvements
  • Contract Negotiation
  • Organizational Development
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Revenue Growth
  • Financial Administration
  • Process Improvement
  • Financial Management
  • Investor Relations
  • Business Consulting
  • Annual Planning
  • Employee Coaching
  • Results Orientation
  • Human Resources
  • Operations Oversight
  • Community Outreach
  • Resource Utilization
  • Marketing expertise
  • Financial Leadership
  • Solution Innovation
  • Service Delivery Oversight
  • Quality Control Planning
  • Industry Expertise
  • Brand Management

Accomplishments

  • Supervised team of 200+ staff members.

  • Awards:
  • Excellence Award -Microsoft Corporation
  • Recognition Award – Epson America
  • TOP Performance Award – Epson Brazil
  • Country Manager of the Year – Xylan/Alcatel
  • Country Manager of the Year -Xylan/Alcatel
  • Company of the Year – Pulso Tech
  • TOP 30 INOVABRA INITIATIVE - Bradesco Bank

Certification

  • ADVANCED MANAGEMENT - American Management Association
  • Mensa membership - American Mensa, 200330158
  • MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Board of new technologies and ideas for the future of batteries - The Graphene Council

Awards

  • EXCELLENCE AWARD - MICROSOFT, 11/01/94
  • RETAIL PERFORMANCE AWARD - EPSON AMERICA, 05/01/97
  • COUNTRY MANAGER OF THE YEAR - ALCATEL BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, 06/01/99
  • BEST PERFORMANCE COUNTRY MANAGER FROM THE LATAM REGION FOR 2 CONSECUTIVE YEARS
  • PULSO - COMPANY OF THE YEAR - PANORAMA ECONOMICO, 07/01/04
  • BEST INNOVATIVE COMPANY FOR BANKING SECURITY SOLUTIONS, 03/01/18

Affiliations

Mensa

Graphene board

Fontenelle Forrest

MIT allumuni

Physics Org

Languages

English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Portuguese
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Italian
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Spanish
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)

Timeline

CEO & CISO

BRAINSCORP
08.2016 - Current

EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT - NEXXEN

Nexxera
02.2012 - 05.2016

SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT - SOUTH AMERICA

SOFTPRO GmbH
12.2009 - 01.2012

VICE PRESIDENT - SALES & MARKETING

SYCAD
06.2006 - 11.2009

C.O.O.

Pulso
03.2004 - 06.2006

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR

Agência Estado
01.2001 - 01.2003

GENERAL MANAGER/CEO

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise
03.1998 - 06.2001

COUNTRY MANAGER/CEO - BRAZIL

XYLAN/ALCATEL
01.1998 - 01.2001

SALES & MARKETING DIRECTOR

Epson do Brasil
01.1995 - 01.1997

MICROSOFT SENIOR CONSULTANT (MCS)/SYSTEMS MARKETING MANAGER

Microsoft
01.1990 - 01.1994

Bacharelato -

USP - Universidade de São Paulo

Bacharelato -

Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo

EXTENSION - M.I.T. MediaLab: NewMedias, Distributed Computing, User Experience, Security, Quantum computing.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Edson Quevedo Fontenelle