Marcus Guimaraes
About Marcus Guimaraes
Marcus Guimaraes is a PMO Manager at TELUS Communications in Vancouver with over fifteen years of experience in managing IT projects and specializing in application management and IT infrastructure best practices.
Title and Current Role
Marcus Guimaraes currently serves as a PMO Manager at TELUS Communications. He is based in the Vancouver, Canada area.
Professional Experience at TELUS Communications
Marcus Guimaraes has a significant tenure at TELUS Communications. Before becoming a PMO Manager, he worked as an IT Manager from 2008 to 2013, providing leadership and direction for IT projects and initiatives over a span of five years.
Professional Experience at Accenture
Before his time at TELUS, Marcus worked at Accenture. He first served as a Manager from 2000 to 2006, and subsequently as an Experienced Manager from 2006 to 2008. During his eight-year tenure, he developed profound expertise in managing IT projects and leading teams.
Education and Academic Background
Marcus Guimaraes holds a Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (GDBA) from Simon Fraser University, completed between 2016 and 2018. Additionally, he earned a Bachelor of Electronic Engineering from Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, where he studied from 1989 to 1994.
Specializations and Expertise
Marcus Guimaraes brings over fifteen years of experience in managing IT projects across all phases of the project lifecycle. His specializations include application management, core platform support, IT infrastructure best practices such as ITIL, CMDB, Software Configuration Management, and Automated Deployments. He is adept at leading large projects with tight integration requirements and aggressive timelines, consistently implementing standards and metrics to enhance efficiency and productivity.