Fernando Romão

I am a determined hard-working person, with high sense of responsibility and mission. I am highly effective in managing multiple responsibilities mainly when I feel motivated and challenged by a project. My behavior is guided by sound ethical and moral standards.

I´ve a diversified professional experience in the IT area: Currently as a business development manager in the area of IT and cybersecurity up-to-dated with latest trends in technology, as Head of IT at Transdev Portugal with all the responsibilities that come with it, as senior Network Engineer at Faculty of Engineering of Porto University with the biggest networks across the north of Portugal, and as a DevOps at Altice Labs (former PT Inovação);

I experienced several working in international and multicultural atmospheres.

I own strong academic qualifications (1) Postgraduation in Business Intelligence and Analytics by Porto Business School and a master and a bachelor degrees in Computers and Electrical Engineering by Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto.

March 2023 – Present

Business Development Manager (Cybersecurity and ICT areas) at Decunify

Develop and nurture relationships with key customer accounts

Identify new business opportunities in target markets

Keep up with industry trends and developments

Lead and motivate sales teams to achieve goals

Train and coach account managers on new products and services

Manage projects from inception to completion

Identify potential partnerships and areas for business expansion

Translate complex IT architectures into clear, business-focused presentations for both technical and non-technical audiences

Stay current with emerging cybersecurity trends and technologies

May 2016 – February 2023

Head of Information Technologies (CIO) at Transdev Portugal

Align IT procedures, strategies, and policies with business goal

Define and manage IT budget

Manage IT projects and promote technology adoption

Lead and develop the IT team

Create business value through digital transformation

Propose and implement technology updates and innovations

Design IT architecture and define system requirements

Act as Kaizen leader and promote continuous improvement

Establish cybersecurity policies and ensure data governance

Key Projects

SOC-as-a-Service implementation

ERP upgrade

Corporate Performance Management (CPM) system implementation

Data warehouse and Power BI dashboard deployment

Data center infrastructure renewal (servers, storage, networking)

Ticketing system implementation

March 2003 – April 2016 

Senior Network Engineer at University of Porto – Faculty of Engineering (FEUP)

Public Tenders & Project Coordination:

Acted as a jury member in various public tenders for equipment acquisition. Participated in drafting technical specifications and liaising with suppliers. Key projects included FEUP campus network renovation; CCTV in outdoor areas (>100 cameras); Campus-wide wireless network implementation; Videoconferencing and access control solutions; Bandwidth management; cybersecurity solutions; servers acquisitions.

• Teaching & Speaking Engagements:

Cisco CCNA trainer at FEUP’s Department of Electrical Engineering

Speaker at the 1st Experiment@ International Conference on remote lab implementation issues

• Recruitment & Evaluation Roles:

Jury member for IT senior technician recruitment

Participated in evaluation panels for videoconferencing and eLearning solutions (FCT-FCCN)

• Technical Projects & Implementations:

Implemented a public 802.1x-RADIUS network and IPv6 on campus

Managed Check Point firewall and QoS policies

Configured Allot NetEnforcer for bandwidth management

Maintained core network services: DHCP, DNS, FTP, VPN, etc.

• Advanced Network Technologies:

Deployed and maintained technologies including VLAN, STP, MLT, SMLT, VRRP, OSPF, DiffServ, Multicast protocols, and VoIP.

Configured dynamic/static routing and advanced redundancy/load balancing protocols.

• Software Development & Databases:

Developed network monitoring tools using SNMP, HTML, Perl, Python, JavaScript, XML.

Configured and maintained MySQL databases.

2005 – 2011 

ICT Consultant (freelancer) at Various Companies

Provided consulting and implementation of communication networks and services

Setup of data networks, VPNs, firewalls, and content networking solutions

Worked in healthcare, education, and financial sectors

Managed AD environments and Exchange Servers

 July 1999 – February 2003 

Software Engineer at Portugal Telecom Inovação – Network Infrastructure & Systems Department, Aveiro 

Developed firmware for real-time communication systems

November 1998 – June 1999

Head of IT

Esmena Portugal, Lda. ,Porto.

• Postgraduate in Business Intelligence and Analytics by Porto Business School in 2018
• Master in Computers and Electrical Engineer by Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, February 2010.
• Postgraduate in Networks and Communication Services by Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, February 2002.
• Graduate in Computers and Electrical Engineer by Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, major Computers and telecommunications, February 1999.