Paulo Viralhadas

About Paulo Viralhadas

My passions are technology, learning and teaching. I believe that I can make a difference due to my technical drive, public speaking and customer facing experience, for being a quick learner and hard worker. With over six years of experience as a Technical Specialist in the Sales organization at Microsoft, I have gained expertise across the different Security solution areas from Identity, Security, Data Security and Compliance.Throughout my tenure at Microsoft, I have had the privilege of working across various orgs and industries, including Software and Digital Platform and Retail and Consumer Goods. I have been helping our enterprise customers achieve their security requirements using Microsoft solutions on a daily basis by engaging in conversations, meetings, demos, workshops, POCs and conferences (including RSA and Gartner) showing the value of the holistic and best of breed products.History My extensive experience (including Microsoft since 2006) spans multiple roles, orgs and regions, including Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and the US. This diverse background has equipped me with a deep understanding of the diverse culture, challenges and opportunities in different markets.Previously to being in Technical Sales my experience in the Support and Services organizations has provided me with a solid foundation in customer support and service delivery. I am well-versed in Microsoft\'s suite of security products and services, and I am passionate about helping customers achieve their cybersecurity goals.My background resumes to 24 years’ experience in ITI have attended, obtained and delivered several Microsoft internal trainings and accreditations. Delivered hundreds of customer facing engagements, including Technology Assessments, Health Checks, onsite Critsit support assistance and Workshops.Additionally got accreditations on for Online Delivery and Trainer Skills.I have accumulated over the years several certifications and have presented as speaker at several events both internally and externally such as TechEd Africa in 2013, TechReady24 in 2017 and several Microsoft MTC and community events in the Silicon Valley and San Francisco Bay area since 2016.Certifications (latest)Microsoft Certified: Information Protection and Compliance Administrator AssociateMicrosoft Certified: Azure FundamentalsMicrosoft Certified: Azure AI FundamentalsMicrosoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity FundamentalsMicrosoft 365 Certified: FundamentalsDale Carnegie Course

Experience

1. Sr Technical Specialist

   Microsoft

   Jan 2019 — Present · FL, US

   I am responsible for driving the Enterprise Mobility business metrics through excellence in technical sales strategy and execution. I work with Microsoft customer teams to align enterprise business need to technology solutions by acting as a lead resource in creating technology evaluation and onboarding plans, including complex organizational and personnel considerations.

Education

• Trustforte Corporation

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Information Technology

  2001 — 2016

Skills

• Teaching
• Public Speaking
• Windows Azure
• Microsoft Products
• Microsoft Certified Professional
• English
• Cloud Computing
• Scom
• Hyper-V
• Active Directory
• Windows Server
• Itil V3 Foundations Certified
• Cloud Computing Iaas
• Microsoft Office
• Servers
• Itil
• Customer Service
• Mcse 2003
• IT Service Management
• Microsoft Technologies
• Networking
• Identity Federation
• Mcitp Enterprise
• Group Policy
• Windows
• Microsoft Sql Server