Otávio Sampaio is a seasoned technology leader and CTO with 17 years of experience building cloud-native, data-driven platforms across eCommerce, pharmaceuticals and FMCG. A founder at 21, he combines an Economics degree and an MBA with hands-on engineering sensibilities—early adopter of web, mobile and cloud—to align technical strategy with business metrics and operational KPIs. He has led IT and product organizations at scale (Raízen, Fidelize) driving modernization through containerization, orchestration, test-driven development and agile practices. Otávio also contributes to open-source (notably improving Prawn PDF’s image and background capabilities), demonstrating practical backend development and testing chops. Trained in digital transformation and data analytics (MIT Sloan, PUC‑Rio), he excels at translating ML-informed products into production-ready systems. Based in São Paulo, he blends leadership, process rigor and developer empathy to turn complex requirements into measurable outcomes.
17 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Colégio Santo Inácio
Postgraduate studies Data Analytics, Postgraduate studies Data Analytics at PUC-Rio
Digital Transformation: Platform Strategies for Success Management, Digital Transformation: Platform Strategies for Success Management at MIT Sloan Executive Education
Bachelor in Economics, Bachelor in Economics at Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
MBA Executivo Administration, MBA Executivo Administration at COPPEAD UFRJ
Contributions summary:Otávio primarily contributed to the Prawn PDF library by enhancing documentation and adding examples. They improved documentation for the images class. Furthermore, the user implemented and tested document background features, incorporating background images within the generated PDFs. The contributions included changes to the core library code as well as example usage scenarios and related tests.
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