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Mariana Araújo Mendes

Product Manager at BIZAY

Mariana Araújo Mendes has extensive work experience in various roles and industries. Mariana is currently employed as a Product Manager at BIZAY since September 2021. Prior to that, they worked at Zertive Consulting from July 2020 to August 2021 as a Consultant, and from October 2019 to July 2020 as a Business Analyst.

Before joining Zertive Consulting, Mariana worked at José de Mello Saúde. From September 2018 to February 2019, they held the position of Gestora de Produção - Direção de Produção de Imagiologia. Additionally, they completed a trainee program as a Trainee de Gestão from September 2017 to September 2018 where they worked on a project related to compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) at the Gabinete de Projeto RGPD; Direção de Qualidade, Organização e Segurança.

Mariana also gained experience as an intern at the Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge (INSA) from February 2017 to August 2017. During this time, they worked in the Departamento de Alimentação e Nutrição, focusing on analyzing data for the project "Estudo de Dieta Total" by utilizing various statistical analysis techniques.

Furthermore, Mariana interned at TIMWETECH from July 2016 to September 2016 as an intern in IT Governance, where they contributed to the implementation of a Quality Management System based on ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 standards.

Mariana began their professional journey as an intern at Millennium bcp in January 2015, working on a project involving process reengineering for account opening. Their responsibilities included identifying improvement opportunities, analyzing and gathering high-level business and IT requirements, and creating an automated workflow for the process.

Overall, Mariana Araújo Mendes has gained valuable experience in product management, consulting, business analysis, production management, data analysis, IT governance, and process reengineering throughout their career.

Mariana Araújo Mendes completed their education at the NOVA School of Science and Technology from 2012 to 2019, where they obtained a Master's degree in Engineering in Industrial Engineering and Management. In addition to their formal education, Mariana also obtained two additional certifications. In March 2021, they completed the "Preparação para Certificação Agile Practicioner (PMI-ACP)" from the Winning institution. In September 2017, they obtained the "Suporte Básico de Vida" certification from José de Mello Saúde.

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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.