André Michels

André Michels has extensive work experience in the technology industry. André currently holds the position of Director of Technology, Global Acceleration Studios at Appnovation, where they began in August 2022. Prior to this role, they were the Director of Technology at Appnovation from August 2022 to October 2022. Before joining Appnovation, André served as the Chief Technology Officer at ollo.is from August 2021 to August 2022, where they built the entire platform from scratch and took responsibility for product development and strategic planning.

Earlier in their career, André worked as a Tech Director at LIVE the agency from August 2021 to May 2022, playing a key role in overseeing projects and teams. André also held the role of Head of Digital at AIS DIGITAL from November 2018 to October 2019, where they focused on building and expanding the company's São Paulo office and driving business growth.

André's experience also includes roles such as Product Management Lead at Work & Co from July 2017 to October 2018, Technology role at LuaNet from September 2016 to June 2017, and Director of Technology at LDC from October 2013 to August 2016. André served as both Technology Director and Technology Manager at AgênciaClick Isobar from January 2009 to September 2013, leading successful projects for prestigious brands. André's career began at ARMTEC - Tecnologia da Informação, where they founded the company and worked as the CTO from June 2004 to December 2009. André also gained experience as a Project Manager at CTIS Tecnologia S/A from February 2005 to October 2007.

Overall, André Michels has a diverse background in technology leadership, project management, and product development across various industries and organizations.

André Michels holds a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) degree in Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst, which they obtained from UniCEUB - Centro Universitário de Brasília, from 1994 to 2000. In 2003, they pursued a specialization in Project Management at UDF Centro Universitário. Additionally, André has obtained various certifications, such as "Gestão de OKRs" from Improvefy in 2021 and several certifications from Google in 2023, including "Attention Mechanism," "Encoder-Decoder Architecture," "Introduction to Image Generation," "Transformer Models and BERT Model," "Generative AI Fundamentals," "Introduction to Large Language Models," "Introduction to Responsible AI," and "Digital Transformation with Google Cloud."