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Caio Pizzol

Software Engineer & Author of usepolvo | Solving Integration Challenges @ Harbour

Curitiba, Paraná

Invests in

Stages:

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Skills

Application Programming Interfaces (API)
SQL
Python (Programming Language)
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Team Leadership
API Development
Serverless Computing
Data Engineering
Cloud Computing
Project Management
Software Development
Software as a Service (SaaS)
Programming
Brazilian Portuguese
English
Spanish
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Office
Matlab

Education

Work Experience

2022

  • Senior Software Engineer

    2022

    • Team Leadership: Managing a team of 4 engineers, overseeing their work and providing guidance and support. • API Development: Leading the launch of version 2 of our API, designed for both internal and external use to ensure consistency and reliability across platforms. • Reliability Enhancements: Enhancing the reliability of our applications by implementing unit tests, setting up comprehensive application monitoring, and establishing alerts and health checks. • Authorization System: Implementing a state-of-the-art authorization system using Zanzibar to ensure advanced and flexible access control. • Project Coordination: Coordinating various projects and ensuring that development goals align with the company’s strategic objectives. • Innovation and Best Practices: Promoting best practices in software development, encouraging innovation, and fostering a collaborative team environment. • Technologies Used: GCP (AppEngine, CloudRun, CloudFunctions, Spanner, CloudTasks, PubSub), Zanzibar, Python, RestAPI.

  • Software Engineer, Data Engineering & Analytics

    2022 - 2022

    • API Development: Created our first customer-facing Restful API, ensuring it was robust and user-friendly. • Documentation: Developed comprehensive documentation for the API, facilitating easy adoption by customers. • Authorization and Security: Implemented secure authorization mechanisms to protect customer data and ensure proper access control. • Webhooks: Integrated Webhooks to allow real-time data updates and notifications for customers. • Third-Party Integrations: Managed projects involving integration with third-party applications, ensuring seamless connectivity and functionality. • Team Management: Started managing 2 contractors, coordinating their tasks and ensuring project milestones were met. • Technologies Used: GCP (AppEngine, CloudRun, CloudFunctions, Spanner, CloudTasks, PubSub), Python, RestAPI, Webhooks.

  • Author

    2024

    Creator and maintainer of usepolvo, an open-source API integration toolkit, is revolutionizing how developers interact with third-party services. usepolvo emerged from my decade-long experience with complex integrations and aimed to solve everyday challenges developers face when working with multiple APIs.

  • Co-Founder / DevOps / Data Engineer

    2018

    • Tech Project Delivery: Delivered technology projects for major companies such as Boticario and Grupo Marista using AWS serverless architecture (Lambda, Step Functions, and RDS integrations). • Team Management: Managed project deliveries and coordinated a global development team to ensure timely and high-quality results. • Customer Engagement: Prospected and understood customer demands, conducting business meetings and negotiations to align technical solutions with business needs. • Requirement Translation: Identified and translated business requirements into technical specifications to ensure clarity and alignment with project goals. • Technologies Used: AWS Serverless (Lambda, RDS, S3, Step Functions), PostgreSQL, Python, RestAPI.

  • Angel Investor

    2018

    Investor in the leading management software (SaaS) for fitness businesses.

  • Investor

    2020

    Investor in a venture capital fund focused on early-stage companies in southern Brazil.

2020 - 2021

  • Tech Coordinator

    2020 - 2021

    • Team Coordination: Led innovation squad teams, prioritizing projects according to business strategy and managing product development roadmaps using agile methodologies. • Business Collaboration: Collaborated with various business areas to identify opportunities and set priorities for fleet management services. • Solution Development: Worked on the development of fleet management solutions, including telematics, on-boarding cameras, fuel management, and vehicle maintenance. • Data Analytics: Leveraged telematics to deliver data analytics products using AI/ML, primarily focused on cost reduction and revenue increase. • Technologies Used: AWS Serverless (Lambda, RDS, Step Functions), Machine Learning, PostgreSQL, Python, RestAPI.

2017 - 2018

  • Telematics Specialist

    2017 - 2018

    • Telematics Solutions: Coordinated and implemented telematics solutions to connect over 30,000 vehicles, including heavy-duty trucks, yellow machinery, and light vehicles. • Custom Solutions: Diagnosed and provided tailored solutions for each customer’s operations, covering all fleet management pillars: safety, operation, logistics, and maintenance. • IoT Development: Developed and created IoT events based on vehicle data from sensors, actuators, and CAN bus, as well as geo-positioning and driver behavior. • Data Analysis: Analyzed telematics data, including vehicle fault codes and alerts, ensured data reliability, and generated insights to support business decisions. • Technologies Used: JavaScript, PostgreSQL, Python, Jupyter Notebook.

2013 - 2016

  • Product Support Specialist

    2013 - 2016

    • Product Support: Provided telematics and electrical/electronic product support. • Customer Interaction: Maintained direct contact with dealers, private importers, and market companies across Latin America for Volvo, Renault, Mack, and UD truck brands. • Field Service Assistance: Assisted Field Service Engineers in solving complex product problems, conducting on-site trips for advanced diagnostics and vehicle data logging/analysis. • Customer Needs: Identified and addressed customer needs within new project developments through technical requirements. • Training Coordination: Coordinated technical bulletins and seminars for technician training. • Technologies Used: Matlab, SQL, Python.

2012 - 2012

  • Embedded Software Development Intern

    2012 - 2012

    • ECU Software Verification: Worked on the verification and validation of electronic control units (ECUs) software using Hardware-in-the-Loop (HiL) simulation. • Emission Standards Projects: Participated and contributed to emission standards projects such as Euro 6 and OBD2013. • Support and Maintenance: Provided support and maintenance fixes for issues related to post-treatment software. • Technologies Used: C, C++, SQL, Testing.

  • Scientific Research Scholarship

    2011 - 2011

    • Manufacture Cell Model: Developed a flexible manufacturing cell model using Petri Nets. • PLC Programming: Worked on programming the control logic for PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers). • SCADA Implementation: Implemented a SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) system for control and monitoring. • HiL Simulation: Enabled Hardware-In-The-Loop (HiL) simulation concepts. • Technologies Used: C, Ladder, Function Block.