Vinicius Pirola

Vinicius Pirola has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries and roles. Vinicius began their career as a Web Developer at IBM in New York in 1999. Vinicius then worked as an IT System Analyst at Rio Sul Airlines from 2000 to 2001. Pirola joined General Electric - Water & Process Technologies in 2002 and held various positions, including IT Application & Project Leader and IT Manager for Latin America. During their time at General Electric, they successfully led several projects, including SAP equipment implementation, Six Sigma projects, and Cognos implementation. In 2009, Pirola joined UnitedHealth Group and held multiple roles, including Post Payment Product Manager, Sr. Operational Excellence Manager, and Sr. IT Governance Manager. Vinicius was responsible for various initiatives, such as implementing IT controls, leading ITSM programs, and playing a key role in the AMIL acquisition by UnitedHealth Group. Pirola then worked at Alliar as the Head of Digital and IT from 2019 to 2020. Vinicius was responsible for driving the digital and IT strategy for the company. In 2020, Pirola joined Rede Ímpar as the IT Portfolio & Governance Manager. In this role, they managed the IT portfolio and implemented governance practices. Prior to their current role, Pirola worked as a Product & Project Digital Leader and Consultant from 2021 to 2022. Currently, Pirola serves as the Group Product Manager at Mercado Bitcoin, where they are responsible for leading product development and strategy.

Vinicius Pirola's education history is as follows:

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Ufes - Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, obtained from 1994 to 1999.

- Post Graduation in Information Management from IBTA (Instituto Brasileiro de Tecnologia Avançada), completed from 2006 to 2007.

- M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering from MBP COPPE/UFRJ, earned between 2000 and 2002.

- Post Graduated in Internet Application Development from UNIRIO/IBPINET, obtained in the years 2000 and 2001.

- Digital Transformation Immersion from Digital House Brasil, completed in 2019.

- Data Analytics: From data to Insights from The Wharton School, completed in 2019.

- Professional Educations in Product Management from Cursos PM3, finished in 2021.

- Digital Transformation Leader from IMD, completed in 2021.

In addition to their formal education, Vinicius Pirola also holds several certifications. These include:

- Blockchain Advanced from FIAP, obtained in April 2022.

- Blockchain Basics from LinkedIn, obtained in April 2022.

- Blockchain: Beyond the Basics from LinkedIn, obtained in April 2022.

- Cloud Architecture: Core Concepts from LinkedIn, obtained in March 2022.

- Kanban Management Professional (KMP) from Kanban University, obtained in January 2022.

- Digital Transformation Sprint from IMD Business School, obtained in December 2021.

- Kanban System Design - KSD/KMP I from Kanban University, obtained in November 2021.

- Project Management: Healthcare Projects from LinkedIn, obtained in June 2021.

- Curso de Product Management from Cursos PM3, obtained in May 2021.

- Python Fundamentals for Data Science from Data Science Academy, obtained in March 2021.

- Scrum Foundation Professional Certificate from Scrum Foundation, obtained in August 2020.

- Becoming a Product Manager from LinkedIn, obtained in July 2020.

- Learning Jira Software from LinkedIn, obtained in July 2020.

- Scrum: Advanced from LinkedIn, obtained in July 2020.

- Agile in the Program Management Office from Project Management Institute, obtained in April 2020.

- Creating New BigQuery Datasets and Visualizing Insights from Coursera, obtained in April 2020.

- How Google does Machine Learning from Coursera, obtained in April 2020.

- Product MasterClass: How to build digital products from Product School, obtained in April 2020.

- Product MasterClass: How to build your product career from Product School, obtained in April 2020.

- Artificial Intelligence Foundations: Thinking Machines from LinkedIn, obtained in April 2019.