Summary
Thomas Vilarinho is a pragmatic engineer-turned-project manager with 14 years of experience delivering carrier-grade telecom and research-driven ICT solutions. Based in Trondheim, he combines hands-on technical understanding—from software architecture and mobile systems to OTA and virtual PaBX deployments—with user-centered research methods learned during a productive R&D career at SINTEF. As Gintel’s main customer and stakeholder contact, he leads large-scale implementations and migrations used by millions, overseeing requirements, release management and prioritization. His background in academic research (22 publications) and practical roles across Gemalto and Telenor gives him a rare ability to translate evidence-based UX insights into robust, operational telecom services. Notably, he balances deep technical empathy with commercial sensibility, enabling smoother vendor, sales and operator collaborations.
14 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Master, Master at KTH Royal Institute of Technology
University of São Paulo
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
English, Portuguese, Spanish, French, Norwegian