Rafael Yada
Overland Park,KS
Summary
Over 17 years of IT experience performing multiple roles in Telecom and Financial industries. Extensive experience with analysis, design, development, testing and support of software applications. Expert in designing solutions based on business and technical requirements. Strong leadership and management skills, experience as technical leader and people manager. Ability to effectively communicate with different stakeholders. Passionate about solving problems and fostering a culture of knowledge sharing. Currently working under H-1B visa valid until 2027.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Solutions Architect
RS, LLC
Overland Park, KS
11.2023 - Current
- Designed and supported scalable solutions to improve the company underwriting system.
- Managed the upgrade of legacy applications along with a contractor, targeting the latest .NET framework version.
- Analyzed system architecture for optimization opportunities, driving a roadmap of enhancements.
- Created a POC for a new UI and backend for a decision engine.
Solutions Architect
IBM (T-Mobile)
Overland Park, KS
11.2021 - 11.2023
- Designed technical solutions based on business requirements and according to organization architecture standards. Created and maintained design documentation for over 10 projects.
- Designed solutions to integrate different applications and platforms.
- Assessed impacts, led discussions and reviewed solutions with business and technical teams.
- Developed and maintained sequence diagrams.
- Developed Python scripts to retrieve data used in Power BI reports.
- Broke down technical ideas and issues into non-technical terms for business executives.
Delivery Manager
IBM (Sprint)
05.2021 - 11.2021
- Managed Development and Production Support teams in Brazil, supporting all delivery activities related to Sprint Legacy retail applications. Led team with 25 to 30 professionals in different teams.
- Led innovation programs.
Business Analyst/Front-end Architect
IBM (Sprint)
12.2012 - 04.2021
- Designed technical solutions for Sprint retail applications.
- Created and maintained technical and functional design documents that served as main artifacts for Development and Testing teams.
- Analyzed new requirements and supported teams on providing LOE estimates.
- Effectively communicated with project and technical teams during development and post-deployment.
- Shared knowledge and mentored new members on team.
- SME for retail applications.
Test Analyst
IBM (Sprint)
06.2007 - 11.2012
- Wrote and ran test cases based on technical design documents.
- Supported and troubleshooted defects in dev/test environments. Effectively communicated status with project team and with other team members in multiple geographies.
- Tracked projects and release progress. Collected metrics and presented to stakeholders.
- Supported pilot program to deploy new tool for virtualized environments.
- Led team with professionals in US, Brazil, India and Philippines. Established culture to foster knowledge sharing between teams.
Intern Test Engineer
Motorola
01.2006 - 04.2007
- Extracted quality metrics on programming stations and created customized daily/weekly reports.
- Developed applications to run on programming stations to reduce work orders failures.
- Worked on New Products Introduction (NPI) process. Analyzed requirements, ran local and remote tests. Created release documentation.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering
Pontificia Universidade Catolica De Campinas
Campinas/SP (Brazil)12-2007
Skills
- Architecture and Design
- Developing Technical Solutions
- Effective Communication
- Leadership
- Innovation
- Teamwork
- Automation
Certification
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate (2023)
- Certified SaFE Product Owner/Product Manager (2022)
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (2021)
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamental (2021)
- UiPath Certified RPA Associate (2021)
- Professional Scrum Master (PSM I) (2017)
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Awards
- IBM Manager's Choice Award (2014/2015/2016/2017/2018/2019/2020/2021)
- Service Excellence Award - Sprint (2015)
- The Best of IBM! (2011)
- Service Excellence Award - Sprint (2011)
Languages
Portuguese
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Limited Working
Timeline
Solutions Architect
RS, LLC
11.2023 - Current
Solutions Architect
IBM (T-Mobile)
11.2021 - 11.2023
Delivery Manager
IBM (Sprint)
05.2021 - 11.2021
Business Analyst/Front-end Architect
IBM (Sprint)
12.2012 - 04.2021
Test Analyst
IBM (Sprint)
06.2007 - 11.2012
Intern Test Engineer
Motorola
01.2006 - 04.2007
Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering
Pontificia Universidade Catolica De Campinas