Rafael Rocha

Rafael Rocha has a diverse work experience spanning various industries. Rafael is currently the Chief Product Officer at Payface, a position they have held since January 2023. Prior to this, they served as the Chief Strategy Officer at Payface from September 2022 to January 2023, and as the Chief Operating Officer from July 2020 to August 2022.

Rafael also has experience at Molde.me, where they are a Board Member starting in April 2023. Rafael previously worked at Rede Vistorias as the Chief Operating Officer from July 2019 to June 2020, and as a Product Manager from March 2019 to June 2019.

In addition, Rafael was the Founder and CEO of Kaasa | Reparo & Manutenção from January 2018 to February 2020. Rafael founded and worked at Multiverso as a Founder from January 2016 to January 2018, and at fba /Consultoria as a Founder and Executive Partner from May 2015 to January 2016.

Furthermore, Rafael was the COO and Head of Strategy at Hospital São João Batista from October 2014 to April 2015, and a Manager at the Department of Planning and Economic Development at Prefeitura Municipal de Criciúma from February 2014 to October 2014. Rafael also served as a Strategic Advisor to the CEO at La Moda from May 2011 to October 2013.

Lastly, Rafael was an Entrepreneur and worked in Planning, Strategy, Operations, and Retail at Oi / Fale Mais Criciúma from December 2009 to July 2011.

Rafael Rocha's education history can be summarized as follows:

Rafael Rocha attended Ironwood High School in 1991, where they completed their secondary education. In 1994, they enrolled at Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, where they pursued a degree in Mechanical Engineering. During their time at the university, their field of study included Fluid Mechanics, Production, and Process. Rafael successfully completed their degree in 1999.

In 1998, Rafael Rocha joined Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina and obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree, specializing in Production Management, in 1999.

After gaining work experience, Rafael Rocha pursued further education. Rafael enrolled at FGV - Fundação Getulio Vargas and completed an Executive MBA program from 2001 to 2003. During this program, their field of study was focused on General Management.

In 2005 and 2006, Rafael Rocha attended USP - Universidade de São Paulo, specifically the Fundação Vanzolini, where they studied Project Management.

Rafael Rocha then pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at FGV - Fundação Getulio Vargas, which they completed from 2007 to 2009. Their field of study during this program was Strategy.

In 2013, Rafael Rocha participated in the Executive Education Program at Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Rafael studied Strategy in Supply Chain Management.

Additionally, Rafael Rocha has obtained several certifications throughout their career. In 2016, they received certification in "Designing and facilitating workshops with the LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® method" from the Association of Master Trainers. In 2020, they completed a certification in "Strategies for Early Stage Startup Investing" from Stanford Continuing Studies. In 2021, they obtained a certification in "Complexity, Problem Solving and Interdependency" from Hyper Island. More recently, in 2022, they obtained a certification in "Fellowship in Data Science" from Sirius Education and another certification in "Product Management" from Cursos PM3.