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Professor Almir Meira Alves User

@professoralmirmeiraa

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Academic director and cybersecurity specialist focused on training, incident response, and secure systems.

Brazil

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior roles combining cybersecurity leadership, hands-on incident response, product development, and technical/academic training in organizations that value practical learning and secure-by-design solutions.

I am an academic director and cybersecurity specialist with 30+ years' experience across information security, telecommunications, engineering and higher education. I design and deliver cybersecurity programs, lead cyber range simulations, develop encrypted communication and secure storage products, and coordinate technical teams and academic courses.

I have founded and led technology initiatives (Secure2Connect) and a Center of Excellence (CECyber), taught cybersecurity and data security at POLI USP and multiple higher-education institutions, coordinated degree programs, and overseen PoCs and production deployments for secure communications platforms. My work emphasizes hands-on training, SOC/CSIRT operations, incident detection and mitigation, and practical application of enterprise security tools and standards.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Professor, Data and Cyber Security

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PECE Poli USP

Sep 2021 - Present (4 years 2 months)

Professor for the 'Data and Cyber Security' discipline in the MBA Poli USP in Data Science and Analytics, delivering curriculum and instruction on data security and cybersecurity topics.

Data Security Curriculum Development Teaching Lecture Delivery

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Academic Director

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CECyber - Center of Excellence in Cybersecurity

Jul 2019 - Present (6 years 4 months)

Partner and Academic Director overseeing cybersecurity training programs and Range-as-a-Service delivery, establishing partnerships (including Cyberbit) and delivering in-person and distance learning to corporate and government clients.

Cyber Ranges Program Management Cyber Incident Simulation Curriculum Design Cyberbit RaaS Stakeholder Management

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CTO & Co-Founder

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Secure2Connect

Oct 2017 - Present (8 years 1 month)

Technical leader responsible for developing cross-functional cryptography platform and three product families (Cryp2call, Cryp2data, Cryp2box), leading PoCs, deployments and security operations.

Cryptography Secure Communications Product Development Systems Architecture

Information Security Professor

FATEC São Caetano do Sul

Mar 2011 - Apr 2021 (10 years 1 month)

Taught Information Security topics including network infrastructure, OS administration, cryptography and labs; created the faculty entrepreneurship project and industry partnerships.

Information Security Network Infrastructure Cryptography Lab Instruction Curriculum Design Partnerships entrepreneurship

Course Coordinator

Fatec São Caetano do Sul - Antônio Russo

Feb 2018 - Jan 2020 (1 year 11 months)

Coordinated the Information Security Technology course, liaising between faculty, students and management while developing industry engagement to raise the program's national profile.

Program Management Curriculum Development Student Recruitment Quality Assurance Stakeholder Management

Professor of Technology & Engineering

FIAP

Aug 2006 - Dec 2019 (13 years 4 months)

Taught computer engineering and IT courses including VoIP, networks, computer architecture and project management while guiding innovation and entrepreneurship projects.