Geraldo MacEdo

About Geraldo MacEdo

I am a senior IT Professional with extensive experience in all fields of IT Infrastructure, with proven results in translating business requirements and needs into technical solutions, driving them from inception to full implementation and operation.A multicultural leader, adept at inspiring and leading teams of different culture and backgrounds in a collaborative and geographically dispersed environment.Key Competencies-Leadership and Management-IT Infrastructure-Cloud Platforms-Strategic Planning and Implementation-Solution Architecture- Communication (fluent in Portuguese and English, advanced Spanish)Technologies-Windows, Linux, Azure, AWS, OpenStack, Terraform, Cisco, Palo Alto Networks, VMwareKey Achievements:+Design, engineering and migration of an on-premises data warehousing solution to a cloud native (Azure) PaaS environment with highly available and regionally-redundant components.+Architecture, design and implementation of a multi-site/multi-region secure, scalable and resilient network cloud integrating different technologies (ExpressRoute, VPN, Palo Alto NVAs, Azure Firewall/WAF).+Design of a secure multi subscription/account cloud deployment framework focusing on identity, logging and policy controls over public network environments.+Designed a SOC2-certified public cloud infrastructure for customer-facing workloads.+Designed OT-IT-OT Security integration framework for manufacturing and field locations.+Led high profile assessments resulting in a major technology shift within the company, from Cisco to Palo Alto Networks.+Managed high-profile service delivery team for major E&P companies, responsible for real time data delivery and visualization of critical drilling data.+Infrastructure Manager for LATAM (8 countri s, 50+ sites) responsible for all design/support for all disciplines, with capital budget ($7.5M/year) responsibility.+Country IT management for Brazil (10 sites, users) with financial and budgetary responsibility ($6M/year).

Experience

1. Enterprise Architect

   Halliburton

   Feb 2026 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Enterprise Architect responsible for defining strategy, governance and implementation for AI, Enterprise Platforms and Cloud Infrastructure for Halliburton.

Education

• Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina

  Bachelor's degree, Business Administration and Management, General