Founding Software Engineer at Boulevard R
China
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- Founding Software Engineer at Boulevard R
- Past
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- Co-Founder at Mobi53
- Software Engineer at Nokia
- Co-Founder and CTO at OnLive.com
- Web Developer at Roche Pharmaceuticals
- IT Consultant at Origin / Philips
- Software Developer at Headwork
- Entrepreneur / Software Developer at Virus-Boot (Self-employed)
- Education
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- Carnegie Mellon University
- University of California, Santa Cruz
- FECAP
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Felipe Albertao’s Summary
Over 15 years of international experience in implementing innovative technology solutions from the ground-up to production, with a solid track record of building mission-critical and cost-effective Internet-based systems in dynamic and challenging environments, using Linux, Flex, Java and Open Source frameworks. Strongly committed to excellence in software development, with an emphasis on OO, Agile methodologies, best practices and quality standards, as well as a focus on enabling a team-oriented environment through collaboration.
Felipe Albertao’s Specialties:
Java, JBoss, JBoss Seam, EJB3, JavaEE5, J2EE, Hibernate, JXTA, Open Source, Extreme Programming, XP, Agile, Test-Driven Development, TDD, JMX, JSF, Wiki, Linux, EJB, AJAX, Javascript, Dojo, jQuery, Flex, Adobe Flex, Linux, Unix
Felipe Albertao’s Experience
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Founding Software Engineer
Boulevard R
(Internet industry)
July 2006 — Present (3 years 1 month)
Developed a Rich Internet Application based on Adobe Flex that guides users through a financial planning process backed by a sophisticated financial model, which then delivers highly engaging content on specific personal-finance issues. JSF and AJAX were used to deliver additional interactivity in the community areas of the site.
Architected a lightweight but solid back-end infrastructure that addressed the need for rapid adaptability of a start-up environment, while preparing for potential rapid growth, using JBoss Seam, EJB3 and Hibernate, while leveraging Amazon's EC2 and S3 platforms.
Effectively lead, recruited and coached team members, ranging from fresh out-of-college to experienced developers, while coordinating technical activities with third-party contractors and collaborators.
Implemented quality best-practices at the early stages of development by introducing continuous integration, automated testing, metrics and team processes for documentation and planning. -
Co-Founder
Mobi53
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
November 2005 — June 2007 (1 year 8 months)
Created an Internet/mobile service for personal last-minute classifieds such as car-sharing and event tickets, based on a hybrid of text-messaging and Web-based interactions. A unique solution was designed to circumvent the prohibitive costs of bulk SMS practiced by the operators, while still allowing users to seamlessly exchange messages with the system.
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Software Engineer
Nokia
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; NOK; Computer Software industry)
April 2001 — November 2005 (4 years 8 months)
Architected, designed and developed from conception to delivery a solution that provides automated software updates to Nokia Message Protector, a Linux-based secure content management appliance. This is a critical product feature, as it is used to deliver urgent anti-virus signatures and security fixes to the appliances.
Reduced the deployment costs while improving the solution’s availability and scalability through an innovative approach using JXTA and P2P technologies for server-side Web-based services.
Maximized the team's efficiency by promoting, coaching and implementing Agile and Extreme Programming practices, while still complying with the company’s heavyweight development process. -
Co-Founder and CTO
OnLive.com
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
January 2000 — December 2000 (1 year)
Invented and developed an innovative solution that allows a support representative to remotely control the customer’s computer over the Internet without requiring the installation of any additional software. An eBay-like marketplace was implemented to allow independent professionals to sell technical support services through this remote technology.
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Web Developer
Roche Pharmaceuticals
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Pharmaceuticals industry)
December 1997 — December 2000 (3 years 1 month)
Played a key role in positioning the local IT division as a regional e-business excellence center, by defining standards, policies and best practices in Web Technologies for the Latin American region.
Architected, designed, implemented and localized e-Roche, a J2EE-based e-business initiative to make critical business information available to customers in Latin America and Europe.
Created a user-centric, rapid-development methodology for Web applications, used in several projects and adopted internationally. -
IT Consultant
Origin / Philips
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
December 1994 — December 1997 (3 years 1 month)
At Origin (a world-leader IT services company owned by Philips), designed, implemented and supported mission-critical networking platform integration projects and WAN management solutions for large-size companies and financial institutions.
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Software Developer
Headwork
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
February 1993 — December 1994 (1 year 11 months)
Developed and maintained CompLab, a market-leader ERP system for laboratories, and also created the company’s training curriculum and revamped the resellers program. Started as an intern, and two years later was offered a substantial share of the company.
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Entrepreneur / Software Developer
Virus-Boot (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Computer Software industry)
June 1992 — February 1993 (9 months)
Independently designed, implemented (in Assembly Z-80), localized and supported the very first anti-virus for MSX computers, distributed in Brazil, Japan and the Netherlands.
Felipe Albertao’s Education
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Carnegie Mellon University
Masters , Software Engineering , 2003 — 2004
Emphasis on CMM, TSP, PSP, project management, requirement analysis, architecture analysis and quality practices.
Lead 5 masters / professional students in a project for NASA from conception to release, delivering a high-quality product and exceeding customer expectations.
Developed a framework to improve the environmental, societal and economic sustainability of software projects, featured at the 2005 Engineers for a Sustainable World Annual Conference at UT-Austin.
Participated in the Innovation & Entrepreneurship course, where world-class Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, venture-capitalists and industry experts work with students to create a business concept. -
University of California, Santa Cruz
Certificate , Software Engineering and Management (Specialization in Design) , 2002 — 2002
Emphasis on Software Requirement Analysis, Object-Oriented Analysis and Design, UML and Design Patterns.
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FECAP
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Felipe Albertao’s Interests:
Open Source, Free Software, Entrepreneurship, Technology Innovation, Environmental Protection, ICT4Dev, Technology for Social Development, Social Entrepreneurship, Human Development, Microcredit, Poverty Erradication
Felipe Albertao’s Groups:
IEEE, Silicon Valley Association of Start-up Entrepreneurs (SVASE), Hispanic-Net, Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW), NetImpact, BarCampBank
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BarCampBank
Felipe Albertao’s Honors:
2 US patents on software updates and 1 international patent on business process (pending).
Nokia Mobile Entry Innovation Competition 2005 Award: Won 1st prize with a business concept for a SMS-based virtual marketplace for low-income micro-entrepreneurs in developing countries.
Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for 12 years, and a peer-reviewer for IEEE Communications magazine, for articles related to communication technologies for social development.
Strong proponent of sustainable technology solutions for social development and poverty alleviation:
* Co-founded the San Francisco Bay Area professional chapter of Engineers for a Sustainable World.
* Actively contributed to open source microcredit projects for the Grameen Foundation.
* Co-founded a well-known site for NGO news, as well as supporting several grassroots tech projects in Brazil.
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