Arabela Silva

Arabela Silva has a diverse and extensive work experience. Arabela is currently serving as the Director of Transformation and Product at Ground Control since July 2023. Prior to this, they held multiple roles at Fotech Group, including Head Of Engineering from July 2022 to April 2023 and Group IT & Security Manager from October 2020 to July 2022. During their tenure at Fotech Group, they volunteered with the Center for Internet Security (CIS) and successfully aligned their controls with the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) Cyber Essentials. Arabela also established an apprenticeship program and oversaw the delivery of internal IT services.

Before joining Fotech Group, Arabela worked at Vodafone for several years, where they held various positions. Arabela served as the Digital Programme Director from September 2017 to September 2019, where they secured resources and funding for innovative projects and transformed the procurement approach to enable zero outage deployments. Prior to this, they worked as the Digital Technical Delivery Manager, leading the delivery of customer-facing applications and aligning the delivery of Group reference designs. Arabela also worked as a Digital Senior Project Manager and IT Quality Manager at Vodafone.

Arabela's career began at Altran, where they worked as a Lead Consultant from October 2007 to January 2011. Arabela started as a Consultant at Altran in June 2004 and held this role until September 2007. Arabela also served as a Technical Assistant at the University of Lisbon from 2002 to 2004.

Overall, Arabela Silva has demonstrated strong leadership, technical expertise, and a track record of delivering successful projects throughout their career in various industries.

Arabela Silva's education history includes attending the altMBA program in 2019. However, no degree or field of study is specified for this program. Prior to that, from 1999 to 2007, Arabela attended the University of Lisbon, where they completed their graduate studies. During this time, they studied computer science, artificial intelligence, linguistics, and cognitive psychology.

In addition to their formal education, Arabela has obtained several certifications. In November 2020, they completed the "Introduction to Human-Centered Design" certification from Acumen Academy. In April 2012, they obtained the certification as an "Agile Project Manager Practitioner," and in March 2012, they obtained the "PRINCE2 Practitioner" certification. In 2007, they obtained the "ISEB Foundation Certificate in Software Testing." There is also a certification titled "The Path of Moral Leadership," but no further information is provided regarding when or where it was obtained.