Joaquim Ferreira

VP Of Technology & Quality at BIZAY

Joaquim Ferreira has extensive work experience in various roles within the field of engineering and technology. Joaquim is currently the Head of Engineering at BIZAY since January 2020. Prior to this, Joaquim worked at Altran from 2014 to 2019, holding positions such as Senior System Architect, System Architect/Practice Manager, and Software Architect. Joaquim was responsible for designing and implementing software solutions. Earlier in their career, they worked at Truphone as a Software Designer/Engineer from 2012 to 2014, where they were part of an Agile team providing support for the Business Support System. Before that, they worked at agap2 IT France as a Senior Consultant in 2011. Joaquim also has experience at AGAP2 as a Senior Consultant from 2008 to 2011, where they focused on maintenance, correction, and evolution of systems. Joaquim was actively involved in system integrations and application development using Dot Net technology. Joaquim has also worked at Siemens as an Analyst and Developer, primarily for CTT Portugal as an external consultant. Joaquim began their career at MicroDetalhe in 1997 as an Analyst Developer and later worked at High Value/NLS as a Consultant from 2004 to 2007.

Joaquim Ferreira's education history begins in 1988 when they attended Secundária do Forte da Casa, where they obtained a High School degree with a field of study in Information Technology from 1988 to 1993.

In 1995, Joaquim enrolled in Escola Nautica Infante D. Henrique and pursued a degree as a Bacharel without a specified field of study. It is unclear when they completed this program since no end year is provided.

Moving forward, Joaquim attended ETIC in 2007 and 2008, where they obtained a degree in Web Developer. The field of study covered HTML, DHTML, JAVASCRIPT, CSS, ActionScript, and Flex.

From 2008 onwards, Joaquim pursued a Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems at Universidade Lusófona - Centro Universitário Lisboa. The end year is not specified, suggesting that they may not have completed the program by the time this information was recorded.

Lastly, in 2021 and 2022, Joaquim enrolled at Universidade Lusófona - Centro Universitário Lisboa once again, this time for a Master of Business Administration (Executive MBA) in Information Technology and Entrepreneurship.

In addition to their formal education, Joaquim has obtained several certifications. These include an Exam Tips AZ-204: Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure certification from LinkedIn in June 2021, a Red Hat Jboss Fuse With Red Hat Jboss A-MQ And Camel certification from Red Hat in December 2013, and a Certified ScrumMaster certification from SCRUM ALLIANCE in June 2011.

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Bizay enables the world’s largest catalogue of customizable products. Its technology platform operates across Europe, South and North America, and digitalizes the booming and huge industry of product customization by empowering brands, people and societies to self-express. It enables local manufacturers, brands, and wholesalers to offercustomization on any product in the world and reduces the cost of production by half through batching and supply-chain optimization technologies. Our platform/technology is aimed at three customer targets:(i) B2B2C provides a platform for businesses to design and sell customized products from Bizay’s existing product catalogue, with the four main customer segments: Resellers, Content Creators (Independent artists, influencers or event or managers that want to sell customized merchandise with their branding, designs or artwork), e-Commerce entrepreneurs (Small entrepreneurs that aim to expand their catalogue and upgrade their business by adding customized products to their online stores), as well as big household brands & enterprises (well-established business in need of a partner that is capable of handling large volume of customized products orders or to expand their existing offer)(ii) B2B, which is focused on SMBs, provides an extensive product catalogue for customized products to be used in several industries (ex: uniforms for restaurants and bags for retail shops) (iii) Customization-as-a-Service (CaaS), where clients (typically major brands) capitalize on Bizay’s technology, expertise, customization options, techniques and offline suppliers to customize their own productsOur platform/technology allows customers to customize products from several product categories:(i) Promotional products, such as giveaways, drinkware, tech gifts, small format, booklets & magnets, large format & stamps, and 3D printing(ii) Bags & Packaging products, such as bags, carboard packaging, glass & plastic packaging wood & metal packaging, labels, tags & stickers, and Industry-specific & gift-wrapping packaging(iii) Home & Garden products, such as furniture, decoration, building materials for bathrooms and kitchens, gardening, outdoor furniture, shades & camping, photography, cards, and gifts(iv) Fashion & Sports products, such as footwear, bags, luggage and accessories, jewellery, clothing, and accessories & eyewear(v) Beauty & Health products, such as beauty, care, cosmetics, perfumes & healthInclusion, diversity and sustainability programs:BIZAY is a company that aims to cater to the needs of businesses and needs of people from all around the world. As such, the company recognizes the role it has in the society and aims to operate in a sustainable and socially conscious manner.Currently, BIZAY works with partners that have major inclusion programs, some of them being actual inclusion programs as their main objective. One example is ACRIL, one of the paper-bag producers BIZAY works with, is an association with the purpose of helping ill-adapted citizens to gain a purpose in life and integrate them in society and the labour market. This organization hires only people with special needs and social needs.As for the role of the company in the green movement and sustainability movements, a part of the products sold are made utilizing recycled materials. Moreover, there is a heavy and detailed planning process for printing and distribution to combat material waste and pollution.