Summary
Eduardo Portella is a seasoned technology leader and Director of Software Engineering with over a decade of experience building platform, infrastructure, and product teams across Canada and internationally. He combines deep technical delivery with process design—introducing Agile, Lean and automation practices—to manage portfolios of 100+ projects spanning energy, environmental engineering, government tools and edtech. A hands-on manager who moved from GIS and environmental engineering into software architecture and platform leadership, he has led teams at ApplyBoard, SkipTheDishes and now LotLinx, and briefly steered platform work in stealth-mode aviation tech. Educated in executive leadership at Oxford and trained at MIT Sloan, he pairs strategic management credentials with practical Java and systems engineering roots. Notably, his early career in field science and marine biology informs a pragmatic, data-driven approach to complex, multidisciplinary problems.
13 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc Biology/Biological Sciences General, Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc Biology/Biological Sciences General at Universidade Veiga de Almeida
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Ithaca High School - Michigan - USA
Java Developer Computer Software Engineering, Java Developer Computer Software Engineering at Senac RJ
Certificate Oxford Executive Leadership Programme, Certificate Oxford Executive Leadership Programme at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
Professional Development Course Business Process Design for Strategic Management, Professional Development Course Business Process Design for Strategic Management at MIT Sloan School of Management
Trainer TOGAF IT4IT City planning ArchiMate e Mega HOPEX, Trainer TOGAF IT4IT City planning ArchiMate e Mega HOPEX at AWRostamani, Shift Technologies
English, Portuguese