Juarez Barbosa Junior, MSc

https://www.oracle.com/

I am playing a leadership role responsible for developer evangelism execution at a global level. I’m responsible for strategy and developer outreach activities comprising developers (communities, meetups, JUGs - Java User Groups, 3rd-party conferences), social media strategy related to technical content and technology conferences, and customer-focused engagements from a technical standpoint. Besides, the developer evangelism motions also comprise developing new code samples, hands-on labs (Oracle LiveLabs - tech workshops), customer-facing demos, content creation (blog posts, videos) highlighting developer tooling and various Java-related and Open-Source projects.

https://microsoft.com/en-ie/

I’ve played a role as an Azure Developer Engagement Lead for Microsoft in Western Europe (WE HQ) and Ireland. I was responsible for all the activities involving developers (communities, meetups, 3rd-party conferences), customer-focused engagements (in collaboration with ATU, CSU, and STU), partner management (with GPS), and Microsoft for Startups (acted as a Mentor in EMEA). I have delivered results above and beyond all the KPIs and ambitions for the Azure Developer Engagement programs I managed (12 DevRel programs total).

https://developer.oracle.com/

I acted as Director responsible for their strategy and developer advocacy programs and activities in EMEA, with a focus on Blockchain and Java technologies. Acted as a leader concerning all the business development activities, customer and C-Level engagements, and presentations at technical conferences, webinars and hackathons.

https://developer.oracle.com/

I acted as Manager responsible for their strategy and developer advocacy programs and activities in EMEA, with a focus on Blockchain and Java technologies. Acted as a leader concerning all the business development activities, customer and C-Level engagements, and presentations at technical conferences, webinars and hackathons.

https://developer.oracle.com/

I acted as the leader for Oracle Blockchain Evangelist in EMEA. I led the DevRel programs, business development, and strategy for the main Blockchain-related opportunities in EMEA and, I participated in 80+ Blockchain opportunities and projects in EMEA. I helped customers in refining the vision for their solutions to architect (or rearchitect) their solutions. I worked on more than 80 Blockchain-related PoCs and MVPs in total, ending up with more than 20 Blockchain networks in production for customers in the EMEA region. Customers and SCM-related business processes included Circular, Retraced/CANO, Chaincubed, Everledger, GLC, Gov of Georgia (MOF), iPoint, Gov. of Belarus - NCA, SDK.finance, Unchain.io, and Terex, to name a few of them. I have five years of experience with Hyperledger and Blockchain (trained by IBM back in 2016) and two years with Ethereum and Solidity, with advanced knowledge and experience with Azure Blockchain, Oracle Blockchain Platform, and Hyperledger.

https://www.ibm.com/watson

I acted as a Senior Software Architect and Evangelist for IBM Watson in Ireland, focusing on Java software engineering and architecture. At that time, I was awarded four (4) times in a row as an IBM Technical Rock Star for Cloud in Europe due to solid contributions to IBM Cloud, eminence, and technical expertise. Excellent social media actions related to technical evangelism in the scope of IBM’s social media advocacy.

https://maxtrack.com.br/#sobre

I acted as a Software and Solutions Architect (IoT and DevOps) for their MaxCloud systems. We migrated several on-premise systems to the cloud (AWS). The systems were composed of several Java Enterprise applications, Android clients, C and C++ clients and C++ server components. We applied a cloud-native approach and used Docker as part of their IT transformation and modernization project.

http://sodep.com.br/en/solucoes/

I acted as a Software Architect and Developer for their Minetrack solution, a fleet management software aimed at the mining industry. I developed several Java, Android and IoT component as well as helped to optimized their existing environments and JVM (Java Virtual Machine) based systems. The systems comprised Java EE server side components, Android clients, ZigBee and Xbee clients, C and Arduino based clients (IoT) and LBS hardware modules.

https://www.basis.com.br/cases/

I acted as a Software and DevOps Architect for their Java-related projects, the vast majority of them related to the public sector and solutions to top governmental institutions. The solutions comprised Java and its platforms, Jenkins, Chef, Docker, AWS, Maven, Vagrant, Linux, and other technologies.

https://developer.ibm.com/components/ibm-mobile-foundation/

I acted as an IBM Redbooks Thought Leader and Global Evangelist for IBM, focusing on IBM Mobile, IBM Mobile Foundation Services (Worklight/Cordova), and IBM Mobile Security. I helped IBM to write their very first Redbook about mobile security for their IBM Mobile Foundation Services (formerly Worklight). Besides, I acted as an advocate for the platform on social media with solid contributions to IBM’s social media actions related to technical evangelism in the scope of IBM’s social media advocacy.

https://developer.ibm.com/depmodels/cloud/

I acted as the Global Tech Lead for Java, DevOps, and Cloud for IBM’s Common Development and Test, and Development and Support Teams (DST) focusing on Java, WebSphere, and Liberty software engineering and architecture. I led a team with more than 60 people at that time, and I was responsible for the entire IBM’s internal development and operations environments, including development, test, and production environments and systems. This role involved leadership and management of teams responsible for several mission-critical on-premises and cloud-based data centers and all the systems running on those environments (more than 600 applications). IBM awarded me the IBM Hall of Fame Award (3 times), IBM Common Development and Test Outstanding Contribution Award (2 times) due to my solid contributions during my tenure in the role, including the deployment of IBM’s first Java/WebSphere datacenter in Beijing, China.

https://lps.castgroup.com.br/geral

I acted as a Senior Java Software Architect and Technology Evangelist and Mentor for Powerlogic’s Open-Source jCompany framework. I engaged with customers, universities, partners and also delivered talks in the scope of several technical conferences as well.

https://www.indt.org.br/about-us

I acted as a Senior Mobile Software Architect and Consultant in the scope of several projects, comprising technologies like Java Micro Edition, Symbian C++, Python for S60 (PyS60), and Nokia Maemo/MeeGo (Mobile Linux), among others.

https://www.unisys.com/offerings/application-services

I acted as the Lead Software Architect for Unisys Java Platforms in the scope of their Java projects. I played a role as the Architect, creator, and maintainer of their main Java development framework in LatAm called UGOFramework (Unisys Global Outsourcing framework). I architected and helped Unisys in its IT transformation and modernization project for almost 20 systems from their COBOL mainframe-based systems to Java Enterprise Edition. This project comprised a real estate solution for CAIXA bank. At last, I supported Unisys with the validation of the JBoss Application Server (part of JBoss Group at that time, before its acquisition by Red Hat) as the Java Application Server for Unisys’ line of enterprise servers (Intel-based ES7000 servers).

https://lps.castgroup.com.br/geral

I acted as a Java Architect as part of Powerlogic’s first software engineering team in a project to create their jCompany Java EE framework, which became quite successful. I helped them with several modules and led the creation of a couple of component modules called jMonitor and jDocs respectively.

https://www.unisys.com/offerings/application-services

I acted as a Java Security Architect for Unisys to architect and code several security-related components to support their SSO (Single Sign-On) modules. The modules supported all the security and non-functional requirements of an integration project comprising six (6) legacy systems, a workflow solution, an LDAP cluster, a cluster of Java EE servers, and two mainframe systems.

https://www.accenture.com/ie-en/industries/industrial-equipment-index

I acted as a Software and Hardware Developer to support the design and implementation of an industrial automation specialist system called SCORE, comprising both the hardware and software designs. The solution used the QNX RTOS (Real-Time Operating System), Echelon’s LonWorks networking protocol, and the C and C++ language. My contributions were more towards the implementation of the hardware and firmware components.

https://www.accenture.com/ie-en/industries/industrial-equipment-index

I acted as a Software and Automation Systems Developer to support the implementation of several industrial automation systems. The solutions comprised some SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems, PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers), the C and C++ programming languages, and Microsoft Visual C++.