Marcelo Alves
About Marcelo Alves
Marcelo Alves is a Product Owner at Fintel Connect with a diverse background in quality assurance, marketing, and community development.
Title and Current Position
Marcelo Alves is a Product Owner currently working at Fintel Connect. He has been with the company since 2020 and is based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Previous Roles and Industry Experience
Before joining Fintel Connect, Marcelo Alves worked at Buyatab Online Inc. as a Senior Quality Assurance Analyst from 2018 to 2020. He also held the position of Marketing Manager at Realworld Productions Inc. for 5 months in 2017. Additionally, he gained experience as a Marketing Analyst - Growth Hacker at Rock Content from 2014 to 2015 and volunteered with AIESEC in various capacities between 2009 and 2012.
Education and Certification
Marcelo Alves has pursued education in various institutions. He studied Design Thinking at BrainStation in 2022 and UX Design at the same institution from 2020 for 11 months. Marcelo also attended Stanford University for Project Management and UX Design from 2018 to 2019. He received certification in Agile Development and Applied Data Analytics from the British Columbia Institute of Technology in 2018 and studied Project Management there as well from 2017 to 2019. He holds a Bachelor's degree in International Business and Affairs from DID Institut Berlin and Ibmec, where he studied from 2012 to 2013 and 2009 to 2015, respectively.
Contributions and Projects
During his career, Marcelo Alves has built four new features and functionalities for mission-critical software aimed at major financial institutions. He has collaborated with over five cross-functional teams, including engineers, product managers, designers, account managers, and customers. Additionally, he created more than 15 detailed specifications and wireframes, owning features and core parts across web and mobile platforms using tools like Miro and Figma.
Research and Product Development
Marcelo Alves has conducted both internal and external research to gather data, which supports product decisions and requirements. This research has allowed him to establish a collaborative roadmap, crucial for product development and enhancing functionalities.