Valéria Almada

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ABOUT VALÉRIA ALMADA

IT consultant passionate about innovation and data driven solutions, data science, machine learning, and automation.Leadership experience in architecting, designing and acquiring innovative business solutions with more than 10 years of experience in IT fields for the financial industry.Experience in evaluating current and future technologies and leading purchase planning to support both short and long-term IT initiatives, including strategic direction, budget preparation, vendor relationships, planning and operation of databases, big data, analytics and enterprise content management solutions.Mentoring and training team with expertise in communicating across organizational levels and with cross-functional teams to drive shared vision and foster culture of excellence.Analytical and problem-solving skills with extensive educational background and practical experience managing resources and people.Experienced IT infrastructure analyst with hands on experience in database administration, enterprise content management, information management, analytics solutions, big data, Data Center and cloud computing, virtualization, infrastructure optimization, enterprise and technology architecture definition. ITIL and COBIT foundation, PMI framework, and Agile methodology.Platforms and software: Linux, AIX, Windows, MS Office, MS Project, Oracle Database, IBM DB2 LUW, SQL Server, IBM Content Manager, IBM Content Manager OnDemand, Tibco Spotfire, SAS, IBM DataStage, Hortonworks Big Data solution, Python, R, Tableau.Strong communication skills, multi-cultural experiences acquired in many projects focused on business value creation and strategic partnerships.