Rui Patrão is a seasoned software developer and IT product owner with over 16 years of experience in the technology sector. Currently, Rui has been with Prozis since November 2010, holding multiple roles including software developer and IT product owner. Prior to Prozis, Rui worked at Wide Scope from August 2007 to November 2010 as a software developer, focusing on J2EE and Liferay Portal development. Rui began the career as a researcher at INESC Porto from April 2006 to July 2007, contributing to the APIS project, which explored geometric clustering for the automatic placement of irregular shapes. Rui holds a licentiate degree in Computer Engineering from Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, completed in 2007, and previously studied at Instituto Politécnico de Viseu from 2000 to 2002.