José Pedro Silva

José Pedro Silva has a diverse work experience in various roles and industries. José Pedro is currently working as a Technology Director at Critical Manufacturing since 2023. Previously, they worked at Anchorage Digital as a Country Manager, Engineering Manager, and Interim Head of Engineering from 2021 to 2023. José also served as a Professor at Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave as a Professor since 2019. In addition, they have held leadership positions at IEEE Portugal, including Past-Chair, Section Chair, Vice Chair, and Section Secretary from 2014 to 2021. Prior to that, they had multiple roles at Critical Manufacturing, such as Product Engineering Director, Principal Software Engineer, Area Manager, Senior Software Engineer, Software Engineer, and Junior Software Engineer from 2013 to 2021. José has also worked as an Undergraduate Teaching Assistant at Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto / FEUP and Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, where they provided assistance in various computer science courses.

José Pedro Silva received their Master's degree in Informatics and Computing Engineering - Computer Software Engineering from Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, where they studied from 2008 to 2013. Prior to that, they completed their General High School education in Science and Technology at Escola Secundária Alcaides de Faria, Barcelos, from 2005 to 2008. In addition to their formal education, José Pedro Silva also obtained several certifications, including being a Certified Scrum Master from Scrum Alliance in 2016 and obtaining a MES/MOM Methodologies Certificate of Awareness (CoA01) from MESA International in 2014. José Pedro also attended a Windows Phone Workshop organized by NuIEEE - IEEE Universidade do Porto Student Branch in 2012. José Pedro Silva was also an invited speaker at DigiEduHack.