Sandro Jordao

Bio

Eleven years of IT experience in both private and non-profit international organizations; expert in web enterprise and content management systems; multilingual; substantial experience in international and cross-cultural teams; proven experience in leading complex, cross-departmental IT projects in large organizations; active PMI member.

Technology - Computer literacy: software development in Windows and Linux operating systems, OO programming languages, XML-based technologies, web-distributed architecture systems, and database design

Currently

Studies at:
European School of Management and Technology (ESMT)
Location in:
Geneva, Switzerland

Sandro has worked/studied in

  • Austria
  • Brazil
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Switzerland
  • United Kingdom

Sandro speaks

  • English
  • French
  • Portuguese
  • Spanish

Sandro has experience in

  • Communications/Media
  • Education
  • Government/Public Service
  • IT
  • Sales/Marketing
  • Technology
  • Telecoms

Work

2005 – 2009

Lead Web System Analyst: P3 level

International Labor Organization (ILO) , Switzerland
  • International Labor Organization (ILO), a United Nations specialized agency, Geneva HQ, Switzerland. The only tripartite, multilateral UN agency with 183 member countries, offices on five continents, and 3,500 employees
  • Planned, streamlined, and delivered an information web system developed on Oracle UCM/Database, which forms the base of the ILO’s public website network, with over 200,000 pages, distributed in 150 sites
  • Organized and coordinated technical and managerial multi-departmental meetings
  • Recruited and mentored a team of IT developers and quality-controlled external consultants’ deliverables
  • Assisted in budgeting, planning, and execution of the Department of Communication’s strategic projects
  • Selected, via request for proposals, IT service providers in contracts worth over 450,000 USD
  • Appointed to this role after being selected out of 300 candidates in an international United Nations competition
2004 – 2005
(Jan – Jan)

Senior Web System Analyst: external consultant

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) , Italy
  • Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), a United Nations specialized agency, Rome HQ, Italy. Organization that leads international efforts to defeat hunger, acting as a forum where nations negotiate policies
  • Implemented the FAOSTAT2 metadata system using Microsoft .NET Framework (C#) (FAOSTAT2 is a major source of statistical data for professionals in the agricultural area and is often cited in renowned publications worldwide)
2002 – 2004

Web Analyst/Java Expert, Database Office

University of Essex , United Kingdom
  • University of Essex UECLAA Project, Colchester, United Kingdom
  • Designed and developed the UECLAA’s digital asset management and website (The British Arts and Humanities Research Council classified the outcome as outstanding)
2000 – 2001
(Jan – Jan)

IT Consultant/Java Expert

CTIS Informatics , Brazil
  • CTIS Informatics, Brasilia, Brazil
  • Developed B2C systems for CTIS’s customers
  • Bridged the customers’ visions and CTIS’ views concerning project development and management

Education

2010

European School of Management and Technology (ESMT)

Master of Business Administration (MBA)
2001 – 2002

University of Essex

Master of E-commerce Technology (Masters)
1994 – 1998

Federal University of Paraiba

Bachelor in Computer Science (Bachelors)

Clubs

Not a member of any clubs

Achievements

  • Scholarship from CNPq (Brazilian National Research Council) for distributed and fault-tolerant systems

Additional Info

Nationality:
  • Brazilian