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PERSONAL INFORMATION Ricardo Miguel Ferreira Alves

Allard Piersonstraat 5, 2, 1053ZX Amsterdam (Netherlands)

(+31) 0625754230

[email protected]

http://rmfa.yolasite.com

Skype totealves

Sex Male | Date of birth 14/10/1985 | Nationality Portuguese

PERSONAL STATEMENT Enthusiastic and believer of the AGILE methodology and all it’s potential as a mindset for a game changer, especially in IT but not only. This is how I see myself and between online blogs, books and world agile gatherings/conferences I always try to get more information and evolve, as “there is always another way to do it”.

I Study agile concepts like Scrum, Kanban, Zombie, Lean, SAFe, etc, trying to understand what and how they make sense to apply for each team needs in order to evolve and createknowledge.

I am as today a Senior Advanced Scrum Master with both certifications levels from Scrum Alliance:

- Certified in Lisbon, Portugal as Scrum Master since November 2017;

- Certified in Toronto, Canada as Advanced Scrum Master since October 2018;

WORK EXPERIENCE

07/2017–Present Senior Scrum MasterPVH - Tommy Hilfiger, Amsterdam (Netherlands)

As part of the Microsoft Development team, we take care of all the portals that support the infrastructure of production and sales of fashion and design products.

In a full and complete agile environment, I split my role between Manager and Scrum Master, with the function of helping the development team to deliver quality projects and fully tested covered and manage all the activity related to the sprint and its artifacts.

I am responsible for the coordination between the Project Owner, Stakeholders and the development team related to the creation / structuring of the User Stories for the technical development.

Main responsibilities:

• Technical and Architectural software responsible;• Software/Features DEMO organizer;• Project designer and structure (Bootstrap and Html5) Mobile ready software;• Scrum Master;• Effective Product Backlog management;• Product planning in an empirical environment;• Maximize the value from the backlog;• Relieve and unblock the development team problems;

Direct contact with the higher management for management/people hiring and money cost control.

01/2015–06/2017 Microsoft Agile Team LeaderUlixe Solutions, Milan (Italy)

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Curriculum vitae Ricardo Miguel Ferreira Alves

Working in an outsourcing environment that support different clients in different business areas all around Italy I start as a senior developer becoming an agile team leader with the objective of coordinate the work team in a way of improve their work standards and rules.

As the team struggle to deliver quality proof projects and match the timeline milestones defined from the stakeholders, my role evolve into a transformation coach applying new concepts of developments like TDD & FDD.

In a second stage, after find the team more organized and committed, the team and I evolve together into the “agile world”.

Structuring the work by creating the “Sprint 0”, we manage to start ensuring the quality of the code andthe start matching the timelines for the deliveries.

I became for the first time a Scrum Master, adapting the scrum theory and coaching the team understanding the why of scrum in order to create the required transparency to the stakeholders.


• Agile Transformation Coach;• Set Priorities and manage the Stakeholders expectations;• Work with the management setting up the priorities;• Technical software responsible;• Software preview organizer;• Development of plugins and JavaScript frameworks;• Analysis and bug fixing estimations).

06/2014–12/2014 Senior Consultant - Team LeaderAltran, Lisbon (Portugal)

Project designed to support all the content of the Portuguese public administration.Registration activities, information sharing between users and news publications with newsletters. Depending on each user's access level, can view and confirm attendance at events, or even create new events and invite other users.

Used Technologies:

• C #. Net (4.0);

• Sharepoint 2013;

• Sql server 2015;

• Javascript;

• Jquerie;

• XML;

• Ajax;

• HTML;

• CSS;


• Technological development;

• Technical Responsibility of the project;

• Presentations and training with the customer.

10/2013–06/2014 Senior Consultant - Team LeaderAltran, Paris (France)

Project for the management of internal human resources, with a focus for their allocations on projects, availability and characteristics. Based in a powerful search engine named as “ExaLead", this portal



allows to project managers to consult or seek resources based on criteria such as languages, skills, old projects and many other fields. Even after searched based on these filters, the resulting information can be filtered again by groups of information (facets), for example, group of employees with three to five years of experience, or only English, or both of them. This portal can control the whole process through which passes each recourse since its 1st interview until the allocation for each project.

Used Technologies:

• C #. Net (4.5);

• MVC;


• Javascript;

• Jquerie;

• Json;

• XML;

• Ajax;

• HTML;

• CSS;

• ExaLead (Search Engine);

• Kendo Controllers.



• Develop search engine based on ExaLead;

• Integration and coordination between teams;

• Responsibility for the quality of deliveries.

09/2012–09/2013 ConsultantNovabase, Lisbon (Portugal)

The service presented to the client is managed via intranet portals where is possible manage content and make the whole management of each client.Supported in several existing portals, all clients have at their disposal various services such as customer support, data logging, commercial offer, purchase online products and underwriting new services, all of which is possible by using various online portals connected together.If the customer login portal page, he is redirected to another website where client can see your private information, invoices, associated services, etc.. This connection between portals is dynamic and don't have impact to the customer, thus making the division as various types of customers.

Used technologies:

• C #. Net 3.5 & 4.0;


• Sharepoint 2010;

• PowerShell 2.0;

• Javascript;

• Jquerie;

• Ajax;

• HTML/CSS.





• Design and structure;

• Support and integration;

• Customer support;

• Support between teams;

• Development reporting;

• Software previews.

12/2011–08/2012 ConsultantNovabase UK, Newbury (United Kingdom)

Project NGPP Vodafone UK

Project which aims to replace the current service "Wireless Mobile Office Business Administration Tool" (WOMBAT), which aims to the creation and management of service providers to Vodafone UK (United Kingdom) by a new system named New Generation Provisioning Platform (NGPP).The replacement solution will provide functionality similar, but improved and simplified, and add parts of the system administration mVPN Vodafone (MAS), while also improving the usability of response speed, usability and user interface.

Used technologies:

• C #. Net;

• Javascript;

• Jquerie;

• Ajax;


• HTML/CSS;



• Migration of date;

• Support and integration.

Business or sector Information and communication

06/2011–12/2011 ConsultantEngiSuporte, Torres Novas (Portugal)

Ebuild Project:

Project developed with the aim of supporting the entire process of a construction of Civil Engineering.Full support from the beginning of the work with the planning and management costs of the work supported by the documentation of information and interaction being clerks.Project divided into several areas, all related to the management of budgets and documentation of a work, this project contemplated an initial list of a proposal and through integration with other systems allow the client to continue if he wanted to use their legacy systems and interact with this new management model.

Used technologies:

• ASP.net;

• Javascript;




• HTML/CSS.


• Analyze market;

• Waiver of requirements from the customer;

• Analyze the materials used in work;

• Documentation;

• Technological development.

Business or sector Professional, scientific and technical activities

10/2010–06/2011 ConsultantSegula, Lisbon (Portugal)

Project - PortalSFA

Project for the management and marketing data and Portugal Telecom's products to individual and corporate level. This website aims to support and registration of all products supplied by Portugal Telecom to its domestic customers, from sales of products and mobile television products, designing an entire support structure and records the group's customers.

The strongest area of the Portal is the sales script, which is a wizard used to sell a product to a customer in this area is under constant development to support entry of new products on the market and changes in existing ones.

Also with great impact for the module settings where they are managed all areas of the portal, since the access to modules and products per customer per assistant.

Used technologies:

• Asp.net (3.5);

• JavaScript;

• Ajax;

• Sql Server 2008;

• Html/Css.

Performed Functions:

• Functional Analysis;

• Evolutionary Maintenance;

• Corrective Maintenance;

• Unit and integrated tests;

• Documentation.

Business or sector Information and Telecommunications

11/2008–06/2010 Junior ConsultantPrimesoft, Lisbon (Portugal)

I had the change to participate in multiple projects within different clients. All of them focus on Microsoft Technologies from the database administration to the FrontEnd development. Had the opurtinity to work in various areas of bussines like network providers, finance and public administration, in all of those with a different mindset and ways to grow as a developer.

Used technologies:

• Asp.net 3.5 C# 2.0 & 3.5;



• JavaScript / JQuerie;

• Ajax;

• Sql Server 2005;

• Html/Css;

• Flash (Open Flash Chart).


• BackEnd & FrontEnd developer;


• Requirements analysis;


• Unit Test.

05/2008–08/2008 TraineeNetsigma, Castelo Branco (Portugal)

Final project that was proposed to develop an application that produces quality audits at variouscommercial establishments.Divided into three main areas: - Development for mobile, WinForms and Web siteSince the auditor following an audit using the PDA, connect it to the windows application which willkeep all your information and then do the same for uploading to server, that information will becomeavailable for customers on web Site where they can browse.Models were created for audits of data and forms for both the mobile version that for the mobile tabletversion. They also created a permit system that distinguished administrators of client and customertypes.

Used technologies:

• Asp.net (3.5);

• JavaScript;

• Ajax;

• Flash;

• Photoshop;

• Sql Server 2005.




• Documentation.

Business or sector Information and communication

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

10/2018–10/2020 Certified Advanced Scum MasterScrum Alliance, Toronto (Canada)

Related document(s): Ricardo Alves-ScrumAlliance_ADVCSM_Certificate.pdf

08/2018–08/2018

Intercultural Management, Amsterdam (Netherlands)

07/2018–07/2018



Coaching for Peak Performance

11/2017–11/2017 Certified Scrum MasterScrum Alliance, Lisbon (Portugal)

Related document(s): Ricardo Alves-ScrumAlliance_CSM_Certificate.pdf

10/2017–10/2017

Drive your Development, Amsterdam (Netherlands)

09/2017–09/2017

Agile Fundamentals, Amsterdam (Netherlands)

06/2014–06/2014 EXALEAD data intelligence3 dassault systemes, Paris (France)

EXALEAD enables organizations to gather, align and enrich Big Data—whether internal or external, structured or unstructured, simple or complex—and to deliver that information the way users want to receive it. Our solutions transform large volumes of heterogeneous, multi-source data into meaningful,real-time information intelligence to help users improve business processes and gain competitive advantage.

http://www.3ds.com/products-services/exalead/products/exalead-cloudview/

08/2012–08/2012 Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3Rumos, Lisboa (Portugal)

This course provides an introduction to HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript. This course helps students gain basic HTML5/CSS3/JavaScript programming skills. This course is an entry point into both the Web application and Windows Store apps training paths. The course focuses on using HTML5/CSS3/JavaScript to implement programming logic, define and use variables, perform looping and branching, develop user interfaces, capture and validate user input, store data, and create well-structured applications. The lab scenarios in this course are selected to support and demonstrate the structure of various application scenarios. They are intended to focus on the principals and coding components/structures that are used to establish an HTML5 software application.

09/2004–09/2008 Degree in Information Technology and Multimedia Level 5 - graduation

Higher School of Technology of Castelo BrancoAv. Do Empresário, 6000-767 Castelo Branco (Portugal)

Computer knowledge:

- English for computers;

- Level knowledge of Software and Hardware;

- Software Engineer;

- Artificial Intelligence;

- Operating Systems;

- Computer Programming Object Oriented;

- Base;

- Knowledge of business.

Skills:

- Project Manager Multimedia

- Content Management



- Web Designer

- Web Developer

- Web Advertising Manager

- Database Administrator

- Database Developer

- Project Manager of Information Systems

- Information Systems Consultant

- Director of Information Systems

- Data Analyst

- Intelligent Systems Programmer

- Consultant Decision Support

- Systems Analyst

- Systems Programmer

- Account Manager / Customer Information Systems

- Technical Commercial Information Systems

- Technical Helpdesk

09/2000–06/2004 Twelve (12) year - Natural Scientific - Group 1 12º year

Secondary School of EntroncamentoRua DR. Carlos Ayala Vieira da Rocha, 2330-105 Entroncamento (Portugal)

Component of General Education (Portuguese, Philosophy, English, Physical Ed.)

Component Specific Training (Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry).

PERSONAL SKILLS

Mother tongue(s) Portuguese

Foreign language(s) UNDERSTANDING SPEAKING WRITING

Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production

English C2 C2 C1 C1 C1

Italian C2 C2 C1 C1 B1

Spanish B1 B1 A2 A2 A2

French A2 B1 A2 A2 A2

Levels: A1 and A2: Basic user - B1 and B2: Independent user - C1 and C2: Proficient userCommon European Framework of Reference for Languages

Communication skills - VICE PRESIDENT OF THE SPORTS DEPARTMENT IN THE STUDENTS ASSOCIATION OF

HIGHER SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY OF CASTELO BRANCO IN THE YEAR OF 2005 / 6

- PRESIDENT OF THE PRAXIS COMMISSION OF HIGHER SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY OF CASTELO

BRANCO IN THE YEAR 2006 / 7

- DIRECTION MEMBER AND COORDINATOR OF THE SPORTS DEPARTMENT OF THE

STUDENTS ASSOCIATION OF HIGHER SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY OF CASTELO BRANCO IN THE

YEAR 2006 / 7

- DIRECTION MEMBER AND COORDINATOR OF THE SPORTS DEPARTMENT OF THE

STUDENTS ASSOCIATION OF HIGHER SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY OF CASTELO BRANCO IN THE


http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/en/resources/european-language-levels-cefr


YEAR 2007 / 8.

Other skills Good knowledge and interest about "front-end" and "interface" development, always focus on user activity and data manipulation

Driving licence B

ATTACHMENTS

▪ Ricardo Alves-ScrumAlliance_CSM_Certificate.pdf

▪ Ricardo Alves-ScrumAlliance_ADVCSM_Certificate.pdf


Language passport

Ricardo Miguel Ferreira Alves

Mother tongue(s) Foreign language(s)

Portuguese English, Italian, Spanish, French

English

Self-assessment of language skills

UNDERSTANDING SPEAKING WRITING

Listening

Reading

Spoken interaction

Spoken production

Writing

C2 Proficient user

C2 Proficient user

C1 Proficient user

C1 Proficient user

C1 Proficient user

Linguistic and intercultural experience

Description Duration

Using languages at work:

▪ Project General Insuranse:06/2009–01/2010

Using languages at work:

▪ Project NGPP Vodafone UK: project made in newbery/england12/11–8/12

Using languages for study or training: Exalead training in Paris 6/12–6/12

Italian



Listening

Reading

Spoken interaction

Spoken production

Writing

C2 Proficient user

C2 Proficient user

C1 Proficient user

C1 Proficient user

B1 Independent user

Linguistic and intercultural experience

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Language passport Ricardo Miguel Ferreira Alves

Description Duration

Using languages at work: Since i moved to Italy in january 2015, i am using italian to communicate and

living in Italy, for more than one year, i am training and speaking in italian with all my colleagues and

friends after work.

1/15–Present

Spanish



Listening

Reading

Spoken interaction

Spoken production

Writing

B1 Independent user

B1 Independent user

A2 Basic User

A2 Basic User

A2 Basic User

French



Listening

Reading

Spoken interaction

Spoken production

Writing

A2 Basic User

B1 Independent user

A2 Basic User

A2 Basic User

A2 Basic User

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Common European Framework of Reference for Languages - Self-assessment grid

A1Basic user

A2Basic User

B1Independent user

B2Independent user

C1Proficient user

C2Proficient user

Und

erst

andi

ng Listening

I can understand familiar words and very basic phrases concerning myself, my family and immediate concrete surroundings when people speak slowly and clearly.

I can understand phrases and the highest frequency vocabulary related to areas of most immediate personal relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local area, employment). I can catch the main point in short, clear, simple messages and announcements.

I can understand the main points of clearstandard speech on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc. I can understand the main point of many radio or TV programmes on current affairs or topics of personal or professional interest when the delivery is relatively slow and clear.

I can understand extended speech andlectures and follow even complex lines of argument provided the topic is reasonably familiar. I can understand most TV news and current affairs programmes. I can understand the majority of films in standard dialect.

I can understand extended speech even when it is not clearly structured and when relationships are only implied and not signalled explicitly. I can understand television programmes and films without too much effort.

I have no difficulty in understanding anykind of spoken language, whether live or broadcast, even when delivered at fast native speed, provided I have sometime to get familiar with the accent.

Reading

I can understand familiar names, wordsand very simple sentences, for example on notices and posters or in catalogues.

I can read very short, simple texts. I can find specific, predictable information in simple everyday material such as advertisements, prospectuses, menus and timetables and I can understand short simple personal letters.

I can understand texts that consist mainly of high frequency everyday or job-related language. I can understand the description of events, feelings and wishes in personal letters.

I can read articles and reports concerned with contemporary problems in which the writers adopt particular attitudes or viewpoints. I can understand contemporary literary prose.

I can understand long and complex factual and literary texts, appreciating distinctions of style. I can understand specialised articles and longer technical instructions, even when they do not relate to my field.

I can read with ease virtually all forms ofthe written language, including abstract,structurally or linguistically complex texts such as manuals, specialised articles and literary works.

Spe

akin

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Spoken

interaction]

I can interact in a simple way provided the other person is prepared to repeat or rephrase things at a slower rate of speech and help me formulate what I'mtrying to say. I can ask and answer simple questions in areas of immediateneed or on very familiar topics.

I can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar topics and activities. I can handle very short social exchanges, even though I can't usually understand enough to keep the conversation going myself.

I can deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is spoken. I can enter unprepared into conversation on topics that are familiar, of personal interest or pertinent to everyday life (e.g. family, hobbies, work, travel and current events).

I can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible. I can take an active part in discussion in familiar contexts, accounting for and sustaining my views.

I can express myself fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions. I can use language flexibly and effectively for social and professional purposes. I can formulate ideas and opinions with precision and relate my contribution skilfully to those of other speakers.

I can take part effortlessly in any conversation or discussion and have a good familiarity with idiomatic expressions and colloquialisms. I can express myself fluently and convey finershades of meaning precisely. If I do have a problem I can backtrack and restructure around the difficulty so smoothly that other people are hardly aware of it.

Spoken

production

I can use simple phrases and sentences to describe where I live and people I know.

I can use a series of phrases and sentences to describe in simple terms my family and other people, living conditions, my educational background and my present or most recent job.

I can connect phrases in a simple way in order to describe experiences and events, my dreams, hopes and ambitions. I can briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans. I can narrate a story or relate the plot of a book or film and describe my reactions.

I can present clear, detailed descriptions on a wide range of subjects related to my field of interest. Ican explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.

I can present clear, detailed descriptions of complex subjects integrating sub-themes, developing particular points and rounding off with an appropriate conclusion.

I can present a clear, smoothly-flowing description or argument in a style appropriate to the context and with an effective logical structure which helps the recipient to notice and remember significant points.

Writ

ing

Writing

I can write a short, simple postcard, for example sending holiday greetings. I can fill in forms with personal details, for example entering my name, nationality and address on a hotel registration form.

I can write short, simple notes and messages. I can write a very simple personal letter, for example thanking someone for something.

I can write simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest. I can write personal letters describing experiences and impressions.

I can write clear, detailed text on a widerange of subjects related to my interests. I can write an essay or report, passing on information or givingreasons in support of or against a particular point of view. I can write letters highlighting the personal significance of events and experiences.

I can express myself in clear, well-structured text, expressing points of view at some length. I can write about complex subjects in a letter, an essay or a report, underlining what I considerto be the salient issues. I can select a style appropriate to the reader in mind.

I can write clear, smoothly-flowing text in an appropriate style. I can write complex letters, reports or articles which present a case with an effective logical structure which helps the recipient to notice and remember significant points. I can write summariesand reviews of professional or literary works.

Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEF): © Council of Europe

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European skills passport Ricardo Miguel Ferreira Alves

Ricardo Alves-ScrumAlliance_CSM_Certificate.pdf


European skills passport Ricardo Miguel Ferreira Alves

Ricardo Alves-ScrumAlliance_ADVCSM_Certificate.pdf


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