Cristiano Franco

Cristiano Franco has a diverse and extensive work experience spanning across various industries. Cristiano is currently the CEO of CF CAPITAL, a position they have held since February 2023. Cristiano is also a Strategic Partner at ABSeed Ventures since the same time.

Prior to their current roles, Cristiano was a Solo Founder at Poatek from April 2015 onwards. Cristiano also held the position of Partner at Ventiur.net - Aceleradora em Rede from May 2014.

Before their entrepreneurial ventures, Cristiano worked as a Professor in the Computer Science Department at Unisinos from January 2011 to July 2016. In addition, they were the Director of Projects at InterProcess TI Ltda from April 2014 to March 2015.

Cristiano's earlier career includes roles at Dell, where they served as an IT Sr. Program Manager from February 2012 to February 2014. Cristiano also worked as an IT Program Manager and IT Project Manager during their tenure at Dell.

Furthermore, Cristiano has experience at Hewlett Packard Enterprise as a Consultant/SW Engineer and at EPFL as a Research Assistant Intern in the Computer Graphics field.

Overall, Cristiano Franco brings a breadth of expertise and knowledge gained from their various roles in entrepreneurship, academia, and IT project management.

Cristiano Franco's education history is as follows:

- In 2016, they attended Harvard Business School for Executive Education in Leading Professional Service Firms, with a focus on Business Administration and Management.

- From 2008 to 2009, they studied at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, specializing in Business Management.

- In 2002, they earned a Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree from Unisinos in Applied Computing.

- In the same year, they also completed a Diploma Work in Computer Graphics at EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne).

- From 1997 to 2001, they obtained a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in Informatics from Unisinos.

- In 1999, they briefly studied English as a Second Language at the University of South Florida.

- Cristiano earned a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Computer Science from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, with no specified completion date.

In addition to their formal education, there are no specific details provided about the dates or institutions for the certifications they have obtained, which include Certified Scrum Master (CSM), ITIL® V3 Foundation (ITV3F), Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD .Net), Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP .Net), Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS .Net), Project Management Professional (PMP), and Sun Certified Java Developer (SCJP 1.4).