Mario Abreu

IT Manager / Senior IT Engineer

I'm a Geek, IT Manager, Senior Technology Engineer based in Berlin.

Work

IT Support Lead

Ableton I manage the ITS team which include IT Support, Device Management and most internal user support.
– Present

Ableton makes unique software and hardware for music creation and performance. With these products, Ableton's users creates amazing things.

  • Managing the ITS team, the task/project prioritization, development and advancement of the team.

  • Team and process optimization.

  • Collaborated with the other IT teams in managing/optimizing the overall IT infrastructure.

  • Supported projects from the most diverse departments of the company.

  • Responsible for the IT budget in relation to users and devices.

  • Collaborated with other teams on other IT related budgets.

Head of Corporate IT

Spark Networks I managed the Corporate IT team which included IT Support, Device Management and Office/Network infrastructure.

Spark is a Global Dating Company with a widening portfolio of premium and freemium apps.

  • Average backlog down 95%

  • Project deliveries ahead of the company average

  • Onboarding time reduced by 80% based on automation and simplification

  • Simplification of vendor management, 25% less vendors with an average budget reduction/cost of 15%

Senior Technology Engineer

dunnhumby I Managed Azure AD and Microsoft/Office 365, Intune and SCCM.

dunnhumby is a company that does Customer Data Science.

  • Supporting and Managing the Linux Desktop Offering,

  • managing macOS and JAMF,

  • Microsoft Teams / Teams Meeting Rooms with Enterprise Voice, architecture, design and PSTN migration.

System Administrator

Payworks I basically structured the IT department from scratch. All processes, vendor relationship and slowly upgraded and "enterprised" the IT infrastructure.

payworks was a Payment Gateway and Provider of Pulse.

  • Oversaw cloud and on-premises systems, security, endpoints, network devices, access control, backups, and network infrastructure, including secure, lab, and certification networks.

  • Managed internal IT infrastructure and area including inventory and budgeting.

  • Managed and supported all users for four countries in both Europe and North America.

  • Managed the relationship with vendors, was responsible for IT procurement.

  • Implemented Service Desk and all processes for internal IT management and trained the internal IT team.

  • Worked on PCI certification related processes and assisted the company achieve readiness for ISO 27001 Certification and participated on several internal and external audits.

Partner Technology Strategist

Microsoft Brasil Worked on Strategy and new offers for Partners, Hosters and Service Providers with Microsoft Technologies.

@ Hosting & Managed Service Providers division.

  • Solutions on Hybrid Cloud, Modern Datacenter and Cloud Solution allowing partners to make have about 300% better use of current network infrastructure.

  • Worked with Windows Azure Pack, Microsoft Azure Stack, Windows Server.

  • Notable projects occurred within UOL, Locaweb, Mandic, Telefonica, Oi and Matrix Internet.

Technology Specialist - Windows Phone

@ CCG / Windows Phone Testing, Homologation, Support and Network Quality.

  • Notable projects include the 2013/2014 Brazilian Census (IBGE Censo). Where I was responsible for coordinating technology adoption and the 2009/2010 Census and have developed the secure layer and a secure shell with a secure device image for the biggest data collection project using mobile devices in Latin America.

Level 3 Support

HTC

Supported HTC and Microsoft customers around Microsoft Technology Platform and Mobile Devices. Supported Android Devices and Google Apps for Business.

  • Operated and Coordinated Advanced Support for HTC Americas.

  • Operated Microsoft Support for Microsoft and HTC Enterprise and SMB customers.

IT Consultant / Whitelabel Consultant

IT consulting, Service Allocation, Server Setup and Implementation as White Label Consultant.

  • Notable projects include the architecture, design and deployment of Lync Server 2010 with PBX integration for Group UCP/IASD with more than 20 remote sites, a central site and redundancy at external Data Center. Production POC/Deployment of Mobile Device Management at Petrobrás. POC/Setup and Deployment of Mobile Device Management at Banco Bradesco.

Education

UNISUL - Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina

Information Systems Management
Courses
  • Made to prepare professionals with abilities and competencies to promote the strategic use of Information Technologies on the Enterprise.

  • Focus on the management aspects of technologies, the methods, tools and the management process with a strategic vision of the Enterprise and the use of Information Systems and their application and use.

UNA/Infórium - Centro Universitário UNA

Network Management
Courses
  • Focused on Market Certifications: MCSE, MCSA - Microsoft / CCNP, CCNA - Cisco / FCP Basic and Advanced - Furukawa / Fluke

ETI - Escola Técnica de Informática Inforium

Information Technology

Projects

Brazilian Census 2009/2010

– Present

I am very proud of being able to participate on the first full Cencus with mobile devices and to create one of the secure layer of the devices used for the census.

Voluntary Work at an International Research Station in the Brazilian Rainforest

– Present

This was one of the most gratifying experiences of my life. Worked with people from at least 10 different nationalities and be able to architect and deploy infrastructure to help with research and education.

Skills

INSEAD

  • Online Business Strategy and Financial Acumen

ETS

  • TOEIC - Test of English for International Communication (940/990p)

Training / Courses

  • Network Security - UNA
  • Leadership Training - HIT Consulting
  • Corporate Governance - Intel Next Generation

Microsoft Certifications

  • Microsoft Specialist - Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions
  • Windows Server 2016: Networking / Identity
  • Windows Mobile Specialist

Furukawa Networks

  • Furukawa Certified Network Professional

Technologies

  • Windows, macOS, iOS, Android
  • Windows Embedded, Cloud, Intune
  • Hybrid Cloud, MS/Office 365, Azure
  • AWS, Google Cloud, Docker, Linux
  • SQL Server, Exchange, IIS
  • Sharepoint, Lync/SfB/Teams, SCCM
  • SCOM, Zoom, Visual Studio
  • VSCode

Microsoft Official Beta Tester

  • Windows 10 SH
  • Office 365 SH
  • XBOX SH
  • Windows Server

Software Development / Scripting

  • Programming Logic, ASP, HTML
  • PHP, JavaScript, Transact SQL
  • VB, C#, PowerShell, Bash

Languages

Portugues - Brasil

Native

English - US

Native

Español - LATAM

Beginner

German

Beginner