Aware that its success is the result of its qualifications and employee satisfaction, Concrete Solutions invests in careful selection of its staff and continuous intellectual growth. Currently, its staff includes several employees with Master’s degrees from the most renowned national and international academic institutions, such as IME, IBMEC, UFRJ, Columbia GSB, Harvard Business School, London Business School, Coppead, PUC-Rio, and FGV.
Following the steps of large consulting firms, Concrete Solutions provides adequate career advancement plans for the different professional profiles that make up its staff.
With a diversified management team with respect to professional experience and associates specialized in the different technologies that serve as the foundation to provide services efficiently, Concrete Solutions strives to stay one step ahead of its competitors.
Some of the professionals that make Concrete a differentiated company in its field include:
Management Team
Fernando de la Riva | Managing Partner
- Computer Systems Engineer (PUC-RJ), with an MBA from Columbia GSB and London Business School, and post-graduation in business management from COPPEAD.
- Founding partner of Atness Computing Services, consultant, project manager, and COO at Teknoland do Brasil – (a Terra Telefônica Group company), worked as product specialist and sales manager at NCD and IBM (Risc 6000), through Solvo.
- Participated in consulting and software development projects in companies such as: Grupo GP/Opportunity, Martins, Cotia Trading, Petrobras, Grupo D’OR, Procter & Gamble, Ceras Johnson, Rexam, Ediouro, Brasif, Citroen, Telemar, Americanas.com, Shoptime, Glaxo, etc.
- Worked as process consultant for K2 Achievements, focused on customer services and telecommunications services. Participated in process restructuring, review, and automation projects at Telemar Rio.
- Founding partner of Concrete Solutions, where he works as Managing Director.
- Rational Education: Rational Process Fundamentals, Implementing RUP, and Requirements Management with Use Cases, Configuration Management, Testing fundamentals, Rational Robot, Rational Test Manager.
Vitor Roma | Managing Partner
- Economist (Faculdade de Ciências Econômicas do Estado do Rio de Janeiro), MBA in Finance from IBMEC, Master in ADM from IBMEC with a thesis on Entrepreneurship.
- Specialist in Corporate Strategy from the Harvard Business School.
- Member of the IBGC (Instituto Brasileiro de Governança Corporativa – Brazilian Corporate Governance Institute).
- EVA Certified – Stern Stewart Co.
- Six years of experience in controlling at Rede Globo de Televisão and Globosat Programadora.
- Controller of the Concrete and Aggregate Products Division of Lafarge, Finance Director of Teknoland do Brasil.
- He participated in consulting projects in finance and processes at clients such as Telemar, Petrobrás, Globosat SP, and NET Brasil.
- PMI Education: PMI Fundamentals Training (Dinsmore Associates).
- Rational Education: Rational Process Fundamentals, Implementing RUP, and Requirements Management with Use Cases, Iterative Project Management.
Victor Oliveira | Managing Partner
- Computer Systems Engineer.
- Founding partner of Atness Computing Services, a technological development company focused on the Internet and acquired to form Teknoland do Brasil – (a Terra Telefônica Group company), where he worked as Architect and e-Consultant.
- Participated as a consultant, analyst, and project architect in projects for companies such as: Procter & Gamble, Ceras Johnson, Americanas.com, Globo.com.
- Founding partner of Concrete Solutions.
- Rational Education: Rational Process Fundamentals, Implementing RUP, and Requirements Management with Use Cases, Configuration Management, Iterative Project Management.
Flávio Lages | Sales Director (Rio de Janeiro, RJ)
- Computer Systems Engineer (Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro), MBA in e-business from FGV – Rio de Janeiro; currently enrolled in the Business Management Executive Master program of the Fundação Getúlio Vargas.
- Works in e-business solutions for sales and projects since 1999.
- Projects developed for some of the largest national and international companies: Petrobras, Globo.com, Coca-Cola, Embraer, CSN, Unibanco, Suzano, CEMIG, USIMINAS, TV Globo, Telemig Celular, among others.
- Former Director of Operations of AgênciaClick in Rio de Janeiro.
- Former Senior International Projects Manager of 2TR Soluções Globais.
- Former Internet Production Manager of Bowne Internet Solutions.
Douglas Simões | Sales Director (São Paulo, SP)
- Journalist (Universidade Metodista de São Paulo), MBA in General Management from IBMEC-SP/Insper.
- Leadership positions in business development, marketing, strategic planning, and management of global and domestic organizations.
- Expertise in service industries, particularly in air transport, travel and travel IT.
- Led the startup and worked as Country Manager of Worldspan Technologies, Inc. (now Travelport) in Brazil.
- Former Commercial Superintendent of Viação Aérea São Paulo S/A – VASP.
- Former Strategic Alliances Manager of Transbrasil S/A.