Rodrigo Azevedo
R&D Laboratory Manager
São Paulo, Brazil
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Top SchoolRodrigo Azevedo is an R&D laboratory manager and seasoned technology leader with 25 years in IT and 11 years of focused experience driving applied research, startup acceleration, and corporate education from São Paulo. He builds and leads multidisciplinary teams (directly overseeing coordinators and indirectly ~40 professionals) to deliver deep-tech MVPs across agritech, healthtech, mobility, energy and smart cities while aligning projects with institutional and national technology agendas. His technical roots span embedded systems, IoT, communication protocols, Cloud/Fog/Edge computing, NFV and DevOps, enabling him to bridge hardware-software boundaries and accelerate tech transfer. Rodrigo combines academic research (master’s work and active PhD studies) with hands-on product engineering from microcontrollers to cloud platforms, and has designed nationwide AI/IoT training programs in partnership with universities and government. He’s known for mentoring deep-tech startups through selection to MVP and for shaping inclusive talent pipelines that connect academia, industry and public policy. A practical polymath, he pairs long-term strategic leadership with the kind of low-level systems fluency that speeds real-world deployment.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Administração Estratégica, Administração Estratégica at IFRSEnglish, English at EF Executive Language InstituteBusiness Specialization Prime Finep Program, Business Specialization Prime Finep Program at Fundação Dom CabralInternet of Things, Internet of Things at Qualcomm Wireless Academy San Diego CA USAPostgraduate Degree, Specialization in Natural Language Processing - Lato Sensu, Postgraduate Degree, Specialization in Natural Language Processing - Lato Sensu at Universidade Federal de GoiásElectronics and Microcontrollers PIC16F and PIC18F, Electronics and Microcontrollers PIC16F and PIC18F at Uptex Microchip Training CenterProfessional Education, Programa Cloud & DevOps: Transformação Contínua, Professional Education, Programa Cloud & DevOps: Transformação Contínua at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyComputer Software Engineering, Computer Software Engineering at UFSCar - AlumniPhd, Computer Engineering, Phd, Computer Engineering at Universidade Estadual de CampinasY Combinator Startup School - YCSS2018, International Business, Y Combinator Startup School - YCSS2018, International Business at Startup School OnlineMaster's degree, Computer Science, Master's degree, Computer Science at Universidade Federal de São CarlosBorland Delphi 7 Application Development Official Training Course, Borland Delphi 7 Application Development Official Training Course at UNISAL - Centro Universitário SalesianoBachelor of Science (BS), Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst, Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst at Fatec - Faculdade de Tecnologia do Estado de São Paulo
Portuguese, English, Spanish
Stackoverflow
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713reached
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3questions
Github Skills (53)
monitoring9
linux9
docker9
database9
mongodb9
statsd8
data-visualization8
prometheus8
grafana8
graphite8
machine-learning8
observability8
mysql8
devops8
postgresql8
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
rodrigoferrazazevedo/dojo-python
Oct 2017 - Jun 2022
Contributions:12 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 8 months
AssistThings/bengalaiot-esp32
May 2018 - Apr 2023
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 11 months
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