Hello I'm

Gilnei Longo

Agile Manager

CSPO, CSM, CSD

About Me

Hello! I'm Gilnei, a dedicated technology leader with a passion for developing innovative solutions and creating high-performing teams. Over my diverse career, I've worn many hats - from being a PHP Developer, Scrum Master, Product Owner to a successful Entrepreneur. I believe this cross-functional experience has uniquely positioned me to understand and navigate the many layers of successful project execution and business management. As a founder of an outsourcing company, I take pride in building a work culture that emphasizes ethical behavior, continual learning, assertive communication, and quality team development. My commitment to these values has fostered a work environment marked by low turnover rates and highly engaged, responsible teams. In addition to running my own company, I continue to serve as a Product Owner for a long-standing client, where I apply my skills in problem-solving and product management to drive business solutions, maintaining alignment across teams through consistent feedback and daily check-in meetings.

I'm a strong advocate for remote work, having managed global teams across different time zones and experience that for 10+ years now!

In all, I see myself as a bridge between technology and business, always striving to bring out the best in both to deliver successful outcomes. Whether it's crafting the perfect solution or building a world-class team, I am committed to driving growth and excellence.

Downlaod CV

Professional Skills

Project Management Expert
11+ years
I took on the role of a Scrum Master in 2012, marking the start of my focused journey in project management. I've been responsible for organizing, leading, and ensuring the efficiency of software development projects. My proficiency in Agile methodologies and project management principles has been key to my effectiveness in these roles.
Experienced Team Leader
10+ years
I started my journey as a leader in 2007 when I assumed the role of a team leader for an internal product development project. Over the years, I have successfully led and managed various development teams across different parts of the world, inspiring, motivating, and guiding teams towards achieving their goals.
Effective Communicator:
10+ years
Communication has been a key component in all of my roles since the start. Whether it's interacting with clients, coordinating with global teams, or leading internal discussions, my strong communication skills have been instrumental to my professional success.
Business Strategist
4 years
In 2019, I founded my own outsourcing company with a business partner, taking on the crucial role of setting business strategy and demonstrating entrepreneurship. This role has allowed me to leverage my ability to identify business opportunities and make long-term decisions that contribute to the success and growth of my company.

As a Chief Culture Officer I'm dedicated to cultivating an innovative and ethical work culture, fostering high-quality team development, and promoting assertive communication. My focus on continual learning, business transparency, and socio-environmental responsibility has led to low turnover rates and highly engaged teams. Despite challenging workloads, I prioritize tasks effectively, maintaining alignment across teams through consistent feedback and daily check-in meetings. I proficiently utilize Agile tools (Slack, Jira) efficient project management and clear communication.
PHP Technology Expert
5+ years
I began my career as a PHP developer in 1999 and continued to work in technical roles until 2008. Beyond PHP, I gained experience working with several web technologies. Despite transitioning into more managerial roles, my in-depth understanding of technology has remained a crucial part of my professional skillset.

Core Proficiencies

Distributed Teams Manager

11+ Years

11+ years of experience leading software development teams to a Utah-based company, employing agile methodologies to enhance individual growth and optimize development performance and quality. Founded an outsourcing company in Brasil, in 2019, serving multiple North American clients. Managed and coordinated developers in Pune, India, ensuring round-the-clock development operations.

Agile Manager

11+ Years

I had experienced Agile every day since 2013 when I started managing a team in Brazil for Travelpass.com, a USA company. Working in a remotely located office was never a problem since then. I had to coordinate development teams in Brazil and also development teams in India, respecting timezones, providing staff management, group and individual feedback using Agile Methodologies.

Team Builder

4 Years

In 2019 I started a new company: UP Outsourcing, with a business partner - where we joined our skills to build a development company focused on collaborators to provide Development with more quality. We have brought more clients on board since then, setting up dedicated development teams in Brazil and making everyone feel in the same place, even remotely located.

Product Ownership

10 Years

Currently I'm a Product Owner of Reservation Desk and Reservation Counter project owned by TravelpassGroup / USA. My job also includes the leadearship for the development team including all clear communication between countries.

Also, in 2007 I started a new product labeled "ChangeRequest.com" - The outcome was similar to Basecamp, which allowed Technology Companies to have an organized backlog of tasks to be done. This product was PHP + Ajax based.

Development

5 Years

The PHP language was always my preferred. I have worked since the 90s providing different solutions and working on various projects and frameworks.

Education

2022

Remote Human Resources

Remote-how, Inc.

This course includes the study of :
- Organizing Remote Company Culture as well as Building an Inclusive Remote Org;
- Keeping Remote Workers Engaged (Motivations and Strategies);
- Attracting, Recruiting, Onboarding;
- Legal Aspects and Policies;

2020

Certified in Distributed Management, Business, Marketing and Related Support Services

Remote-how, Inc.

Remote–How Certification for Distributed Management validates skills for managing distributed teams worldwide, focusing on team building, goals settings, communication plans and tools, performance monitoring, and other aspects of remote work management.

2019

International Consortium for Agile

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

The International Consortium for Agile (ICAgile) hereby certifies that, having successfully completed the learning and evaluation for this certification, the holder shall be recognized as an ICAgile Certified Professional in Agile Coaching, with rights to affix and display the letters ICP-ACC. This certification signifies that the student has acquired knowledge (as assessed by instructors) in the Agile Coaching discipline.


Innovation: from creativity to entrepreneurship

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

This specialization addresses how to recognize and question assumptions and constraints so as to identify and capitalize on opportunities.

2007-2009

PMBOK: Project Management Best Practices

FGV - Fundação Getúlio Vargas

432 hours.
Term Paper approved: "Web Project Management - Focused on Scope x Time x Quality"

2002-2006

Information Systems - BS

FG&P

3520 hours

1997-2001

System Information

FATEC - Faculdade de Tecnologia de São Paulo

3520 hours

Work Experience

2019 - today

CEO / COO

UP Outsourcing

Steer the cultural vision and direction of the company, fostering an environment that promotes collaboration, growth, and excellence. In addition to leading the management of high-performance web developers across the USA and Brazil, I design and implement initiatives to reinforce company values, ensure workplace cohesion, and enhance cross-border understanding. My role emphasizes cultivating a shared identity, facilitating professional development, and ensuring cultural alignment within our diverse teams to drive optimum performance.

  • Building UP's Company Culture
  • Providing Team Support
  • Team Members Self Improvement
  • OKRs based
  • PDIs help for team members
2012 - today

Product Manager + Scrum Master

TravelPass.com

I’m a Product Management on TravelpassGroup, providing continuous improvement focused on the main company products. Working on the evolution of our products with a consistent focus on improvement and value delivery. In addition to shaping product strategy and roadmap, I also take on the role of a Scrum Master, facilitating agile methodologies to ensure efficient team collaboration, timely sprint deliveries, and effective backlog management. My dual responsibility ensures a seamless bridge between product vision and agile execution, optimizing our product development cycles and enhancing team dynamics.

  • Scrum Mastering
2012 - 2022

Scrum Master / Agile Manager

TravelPass.com

I'm working on coordinating multiple project teams between USA, Brazil, and India. Most of the time, I work on improving all these processes that tie the development and the product management between the teams using Agile tools to measure and contribute to the development performance.

  • Scrum Mastering
Jan 2009- Aug 2012

Resource and Development Manager

Arcasolutions.com

As a development manager, I worked with a small high-performance team on a few internet products. That was an excellent experience that made my technical background and also experienced a few months living in the USA. These were the solutions I worked with:

  • Setup a new mobile Framework platform
  • Project development for a mobile platform product;
  • Server setup for supporting Web Service Model;
  • Development management;

Sept 2007 - Dev 2008

Product Manager

Arcasolutions.com

For many years I worked developing a workflow solution called Changerequest.com. The website had a 30 days trial with this workflow solution, where IT companies could signup and test it. The product was a Basecamp competitor, working as a workflow that allowed you to set responsible for the tasks and with many additional options, which provided the company with an organized flow for all development teams. This product started as an internal workflow solution and became a sellable product.

  • PHP / MySQL + Ajax

May 2006 - Oct 2007

PHP Developer

Arcasolutions.com

I worked on new features and customized this product called www.edirectory.com. I worked on the support side for three months in Washington DC, talking with customers and figuring out better custom ideas to have the customized product working correctly for each customer. It was exciting, and I learned a lot about customers' needs: how they visualized the product and how we could bring that to reality using framework available and customizable features.

  • PHP / MySQL + Ajax, CSS, Linux Server Setup

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