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Senior Support Engineer at Microsoft supporting Azure AI for ByteDance/TikTok and helping scale monthly consumption from $7M to $20M.

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At Microsoft, I support ByteDance/TikTok’s Azure AI workloads, helping the customer expand its AI footprint and scale monthly consumption from approximately $7M to $20M. I own the support and escalation experience across EMEA for this account.

I lead investigations into high-severity incidents, working with engineering, product, architecture, and customer stakeholders to resolve issues and limit business disruption. I also advise customer leaders on technical risks and resolution plans.

As a Senior Support Engineer at Microsoft, I support enterprise customers running mission-critical Azure AI services. I’m recognized as a subject matter expert in Azure governance, networking, and data services, and I mentor engineers through technical coaching and knowledge sharing.

Earlier, at Avanade and Accenture, I delivered Azure and Power BI advisory and analytics work, including a Tableau-to-Power BI migration discovery project for Unilever and an Azure Data Engineering proof of concept for a financial services customer. My certifications include Azure Data Engineer Associate, Azure AI Fundamentals, Power BI, and ITIL Foundation v3.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Microsoft logoMI
Current

Customer Aligned Engineer

Oct 2023 - Present (3 years 1 month)

Served as the designated Customer Aligned Engineer for Microsoft's largest Azure AI consumption customer globally, supporting the adoption and expansion of Azure AI services across multiple business-critical workloads. Contributed to the customer's AI growth journey, supporting the scale-up of Azure AI consumption from approximately $7M to $20M monthly.

Avanade Portugal logoAP

Senior Consultant | Azure & Data Platform Lead

Jan 2020 - Jun 2020 (5 months)

Served as a Power BI and Azure Subject Matter Expert and member of Avanade's Data & AI Center of Excellence. Advised enterprise customers on cloud transformation initiatives, supporting the migration from on-premises platforms to Azure-based architectures.

Avanade UK logoAU

Senior Consultant Advanced Analytics

Jul 2019 - Jan 2020 (6 months)

Delivered end-to-end Power BI analytics and reporting solutions, designing dashboards, data models, and visualization strategies for enterprise customers. Advised clients on Power BI architecture, governance, scalability, and best practices to support long-term analytics adoption.

Accenture logoAC

Development Associate Manager

Oct 2018 - Jun 2019 (8 months)

Managed client relationships and provided advisory services across Business Intelligence and Digital Transformation initiatives for Financial Services customers. Designed and delivered end-to-end Power BI reporting and dashboard solutions supporting operational and strategic decision-making.

AP

QlikView Developer

Alter Solutions Portugal

Mar 2018 - Oct 2018 (7 months)

Implemented new layout in QlikView Sales Solutions and enabled new functionalities requested by the business. Pulled data from data marts, multiple DBs, and flat files, transforming them according to standards and aligning development methodology to QDF.

Cisco logoCI

IT Asset Manager

May 2017 - Nov 2017 (6 months)

Managed IT assets for Cisco in Lisbon, Portugal.

LeasePlan Information Services logoLS

QlikView Developer

LeasePlan Information Services

Jan 2017 - Mar 2017 (2 months)

Developed QlikView applications for LeasePlan Information Services in Dublin, Ireland.

LeasePlan logoLE

QlikView Developer and Change Management Analyst

LeasePlan

Jan 2014 - May 2016 (2 years 4 months)

Developed QlikView applications and managed change management processes at LeasePlan in Dublin, Ireland.

ATEA logoAT

IT Consultant

ATEA

May 2014 - Oct 2014 (5 months)

Provided IT consulting services for Tetra Pak at ATEA in Malmö, Sweden.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Instituto Politécnico de Tomar logoIT

Instituto Politécnico de Tomar

Information Technology, Information Technology

2003 - 2006

Studied Information Technology at the Instituto Politécnico de Tomar from 2003 to 2006.

Microsoft logoMI

Microsoft

Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate, Azure Data Engineering

Earned the Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate certification.

Microsoft logoMI

Microsoft

Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-900), Azure AI

Earned the Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-900) certification.

Microsoft logoMI

Microsoft

Microsoft Certified: Analyzing and Visualizing Data with Power BI (Exam 70-778), Data Analysis and Visualization

Earned the Microsoft Certified: Analyzing and Visualizing Data with Power BI (Exam 70-778) certification.

Microsoft logoMI

Microsoft

Aspiring People Managers Program, Leadership

Completed the Aspiring People Managers Program at Microsoft.

Scrum.org logoSC

Scrum.org

Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO) - Training, Scrum

Completed Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO) training.

Scrum.org logoSC

Scrum.org

Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I) - Training, Scrum

Completed Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I) training.

AXELOS logoAX

AXELOS

ITIL Foundation v3, IT Service Management

Earned the ITIL Foundation v3 certificate.

United Nations University logoUU

United Nations University

Responsible AI in a Global Context Professional Certificate, Responsible AI

Earned the Responsible AI in a Global Context Professional Certificate from the United Nations University.

AH

AI Tech Is Human

Responsible AI Foundations Professional Certificate, Responsible AI

Earned the Responsible AI Foundations Professional Certificate from AI Tech Is Human.

Qlik logoQL

Qlik

QlikView Designer / Developer Certification, Business Intelligence

Earned the QlikView Designer / Developer Certification.

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Microsoft

Human Skills in the Age of AI, Human Skills

Completed the Human Skills in the Age of AI course offered by Microsoft and LinkedIn.

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