Virgilio Fideles de Faria
@virgiliofidelesdefar
Senior IT leader driving digital transformation, SAP programs, and operational excellence.
What I'm looking for
I am a Senior IT professional with over 20 years leading digital transformation, large-scale ERP implementations (SAP ECC and S/4HANA, Sankhya-W), and multidisciplinary teams across Pharmaceutical, Transportation, Agribusiness, and Health Plans sectors.
I have directed programs with CAPEX/OPEX oversight exceeding R$100M, delivered a zero-disruption SAP S/4HANA GO LIVE, and optimized operations to improve uptime, reduce downtime by 25%, and increase projected revenues.
I focus on aligning IT strategy with business objectives, ensuring regulatory compliance (ANVISA, LGPD), improving governance through SLAs and KPIs, and developing high-performance teams to maximize ROI and operational resilience.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Head of IT
Geolab
Feb 2025 - Present (9 months)
Leading strategic IT restructuring, modernizing infrastructure and AMS to improve operational efficiency and reduce downtime by 25% while managing an annual IT budget of R$4 million.
AMS Coordinator
São Salvador Alimentos
Oct 2024 - Jan 2025 (3 months)
Coordinated AMS support for 25+ critical SAP and non-SAP solutions, managing OPEX > R$10M/year and vendor contracts to ensure SLA adherence and continuous service improvement.
SAP Program Manager
São Salvador Alimentos
Feb 2023 - Oct 2024 (1 year 8 months)
Led mega-implementation of SAP S/4HANA and add-ons with CAPEX > R$100M, managing 70+ people and achieving GO LIVE with zero disruption and accelerated accounting closings.
Projects and Processes Supervisor
São Salvador Alimentos
Jun 2022 - Feb 2023 (8 months)
Supervised IT projects and processes pillar, managing a 72-project portfolio and CAPEX/OPEX budgets totaling R$10M, improving governance and delivery quality.
Senior Project Manager
Hypera
Sep 2018 - Apr 2022 (3 years 7 months)
Managed complex multi-platform projects with budgets up to R$6M, reduced annual project execution costs by 25% through supplier negotiations, and led teams up to 40 consultants.
Senior SQL DBA
Indra Company
Nov 2017 - Aug 2018 (9 months)
Administered 1TB+ of SQL Server databases, managed backup/restore/mirroring policies and executed migrations from SQL Server 2012/2014 to 2016 to improve reliability.
Senior Project Manager
Sankhya Gestão de Negócios
Jun 2016 - Oct 2017 (1 year 4 months)
Led ERP implementations for medium and large clients in transportation and industry, managing up to 30 multifunctional resources and ensuring scope, budget, and deadline compliance.
Senior Project Manager
Hypermarcas
Jun 2014 - Sep 2015 (1 year 3 months)
Managed up to 12 concurrent infrastructure projects including pharmaceutical factory decommissioning, maintaining SLAs and coordinating suppliers to ensure project continuity.
SAP AMS Coordinator
Red & White IT Solutions
Jun 2012 - May 2014 (1 year 11 months)
Led SAP and non-SAP AMS operations with a 25-consultant team, managing incidents and improvements, maintaining SLAs and supporting clients across multiple industries.
Technology Coordinator
Evoluti / GT1 Tecnologia e Serviços
Jun 2005 - May 2012 (6 years 11 months)
Managed multidisciplinary infrastructure and customer service teams of 30, overseeing databases, networks, security and IT budgets for clients including IPASGO.
IT Lead
Faculdade Cambury
Sep 2000 - May 2005 (4 years 8 months)
Led IT department operations including telephony, labs, and infrastructure, managing programmers, network admins and support staff to maintain academic IT services.
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