Rafael Viana has a diverse work experience spanning multiple roles and industries. Rafael is currently the CTO and Co-Founder of Caf since August 2021. Prior to this, Rafael served as the COO and Co-Founder of Caf, where they played a crucial role in expanding the company beyond technical areas. This included creating the organizational structure for various departments such as administration, customer success, finance, legal, and HR. Rafael also executed the blitzscaling strategy, leading the company's growth from 20 to 180 employees in just 12 months. Rafael was responsible for negotiating mergers and acquisitions and securing investments, contributing to a significant increase in company revenue of over 400%.
Before their time at Caf, Rafael worked at CAUI as the CEO for a short period, during which they also freelanced as an AI and mobile projects freelancer. Rafael was a consultant at KOPP from June 2017 to December 2018. Rafael started their career as a Full Stack Developer at Central de Assessoria ao Usuario de Informatica LTDA in 2009 and worked there until 2012. Rafael then joined BPS Tecnologia da Informação as a Technology Project Manager from August 2012 to May 2013. Rafael also co-founded Whatsgon Inc. and served as the CTO from February 2016 to December 2016. Lastly, they worked as a Full Stack Developer at Zap Saúde from May 2013 to September 2014.
Overall, Rafael Viana's work experience showcases their expertise in technology, entrepreneurship, strategic planning, organizational development, and business growth.
Rafael Viana completed their education in the field of Ciência da Computação (Computer Science) from Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul, where they attended from 2010 to 2015. In addition to their degree, they also obtained the PyImageSearch Gurus Graduate certification from PyImageSearch in May 2019. It is unclear when and where they obtained their Machine Learning certification from Coursera as the specific month and year are not provided.
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