José Almeida

Current

• Architect at Microsoft

Education

• Universidade Nova de Lisboa
• Escola Secundária D. Pedro V
• Deutsche Schule Lissabon

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Recommended

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Connections

236 connections

Industry

Computer Software

Websites

• My Blog

José Almeida’s Summary

José is a senior IT Consultant, specializing in highly-distributed solution architectures in complex IT environments and challenging business scenarios. Over the years, José has worked with customers in various industries, including Financial Services, Public Sector and TelCo, designing and implementing software architectures in various technological areas, from Knowledge and Information Management to LOB Applications, CRM and Middleware solutions.

As an experienced consultant, José also works with senior-level IT Management on Enterprise Architecture, helping IT organizations to realize value from their IT investments and achieve greater business alignment.
José is also a regular speaker at public and internal Microsoft events, focusing on the software development lifecycle and how the software industry can help organizations achieve better results.

José has a special interest in agile software development techniques, having co-authored a book on agile software development, titled "Desenvolvimento Orientado por Objectos - Domain-Driven Design, Testes Unitários e Refactoring" (Object Oriented Development - Domain-Driven Design, Unit Testing and Refactoring)
ISBN: 989-615-013-3

José Almeida’s Specialties:

Application Lifecycle Management
Enterprise Architecture
Solution Architecture
Service Orientation

José Almeida’s Experience

• Architect

  Microsoft

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Computer Software industry)

  July 2008 — Present (1 year 6 months)

Additional Information

José Almeida’s Websites:

• My Blog

José Almeida’s Interests:

Leadership, Mentoring / Coaching, Management, Japanese Culture, Japanese Military History

José Almeida’s Groups:

Zenshinkan-ICL

•    International Association of Software Architects
•    Grupo de Arquitectura de Software Português
•    Microsoft Dynamics CRM.
•    MENSANS
•    FCT/UNL Engenharia Informática 1992-1997
•    The Enterprise Architecture Network
•    Agile Alliance
•    Consultants Network
•    Microsoft Employees
•    Friends of Japan / Nippon no Yuujin
•    FCT-UNL Alumni
•    The Star Tracker
•    Corporate Communication
•    TED: Ideas Worth Spreading
•    Japanese Swordsmanship IAIDO
•    CBDI Forum
•    Zenshinkan-ICL
•    Portugal – plataforma de serviços
•    IGNITE Portugal
•    TEDxEdges
•    POSI Mag