Project Manager at Portugal Telecom
Portugal
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- Project Management Officer (PMO) at Portugal Telecom
- Past
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- Services Marketing Manager at Hewlett-Packard
- Product & Marketing Manager at Verkata Software
- Business Development Manager at HP
- Product Manager at Portugal Telecom
- VoIP Engineer at Marconi Telecommunications
- Education
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- University of San Francisco - Masagung Graduate School of Management
- Beijing Language and Culture University
- University of Macau
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Tiago Alves’s Summary
4 years experience in Telecom with VoIP, Video Conference and Product Development & Management in general.
Currently an MBA student doing the Technology emphasis and looking for a position as Product Manager in the High Tech industry after graduation.
Tiago Alves’s Specialties:
Product & Project Management, VoIP
Tiago Alves’s Experience
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Project Management Officer (PMO)
Portugal Telecom
(Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Telecommunications industry)
July 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)
Working directly with the Chief of Staff on several projects across the company and on the CEO's communication agenda.
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Services Marketing Manager
Hewlett-Packard
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; HPQ; Information Technology and Services industry)
June 2007 — June 2008 (1 year 1 month)
• Created consulting services for our Interactive Voice Response (IVR) consolidation strategy.
• Analyzed and forecasted revenue using regression models reaching levels of accuracy as high as 99.6%.
• Responded to Request For Information (RFI) from a major European Network Equipment Provider (NEP) regarding HP’s signaling strategy.
• Managed shipments of orders for a multi-million dollar account in North America.
• Designed and built a structure for database repositories increasing team efficiency by more than 30%.
• Launched podcast service for internal communication with more than 500 professionals.
• Evaluated managed services, created proposals and presentations leading to successful business in South Africa. -
Product & Marketing Manager
Verkata Software
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
September 2006 — December 2006 (4 months)
Currently in charge of testing new software applications for podcasting and development of a brand and go2market strategy.
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Business Development Manager
HP
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; HPQ; Information Technology and Services industry)
July 2006 — August 2006 (2 months)
• Identified strategic opportunities and defined growth strategy for the Network Equipment Providers (NEP) business in the Asia Pacific & Japan region which led to several successful projects in China and Japan.
• Benchmarked all our solutions against local telecommunications offering, and created value propositions. -
Product Manager
Portugal Telecom
(Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Telecommunications industry)
2003 — 2005 (2 years )
• Implemented video-conference program to enable remote learning for hundreds of children with cancer.
• Developed emergency phones and Text-To-Speech (TTS) solutions for hearing impaired customers.
• Drafted and evaluated Request For Proposals (RFP) for software and equipment solutions.
• Presented our solutions at conferences, TV, and radio shows creating huge interest in our business. -
VoIP Engineer
Marconi Telecommunications
(Telecommunications industry)
2001 — 2003 (2 years )
• Managed day-to-day operations of European VoIP network with double-digit growth of subscribers.
• Conducted move of all VoIP equipment (Gateways, Routers) to new office space with 0% down-time.
• Project management in new call center implementation for our French and Swiss offices.
Tiago Alves’s Education
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University of San Francisco - Masagung Graduate School of Management
MBA , Technology Management , 2005 — 2007
Mandarin Level V - University of California Berkeley Extension
- Activities and Societies:
- Dean's Medal of Excellence
Beta Gamma Sigma Society
President of the Tech Club
Founder of The MBA Podcast (www.usfmbapodcast.com)
VP of Recruitment & International Affairs for the Graduate Business Association (www.usfgba.org)
Founder of Masagung Store (www.masagungstore.com)
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Beijing Language and Culture University
Post-Graduate , Chinese Mandarin , 1999 — 2001
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University of Macau
Bachelor , Software Engineering , 1995 — 1999
- Activities and Societies:
- Faculty of Science & Technology Student Association
Additional Information
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Tiago Alves’s Interests:
How ICT can help developing countries and individuals with disabilities VoIP, WiFi/GSM Phones, Disruptive Technologies, New Products Development & Management • Working in China or with Chinese companies • Languages & Cultures from around the world • Activities with Children with Social and Economic problems • Rugby, Water Sports and Tennis
Tiago Alves’s Groups:
American Marketing Association
Portuguese Engineers Association
Macao Youth Association
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Candeia
Tiago Alves’s Honors:
Fulbright Scholar for Master Degree and currently on the Dean’s List (4.0 GPA)Dean’s Fellow (Researcher for the Guide to International Telecom by Dr. Heather Hudson)
Orient Foundation Scholar for Post-Graduate Studies and passed on the HSK Mandarin Exam
Tiago Alves’s Contact Settings
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