João Caxias Silva

João Caxias Silva has a diverse work experience, primarily as an Analytics Engineer. João started their career as a Private Tutor at Studiosus in 2012 before transitioning to a role as a Customer Support Representative at Pet & Plants in 2013. From 2014 to 2016, João served as an Administrative & IT Manager at ADI-Higiene, where they were responsible for office tasks, data gathering, querying, and presentation.

In 2016, João joined The Linde Group as a Data Analyst, where they worked until 2017. Following this, they worked as a Business Intelligence Engineer at Jumia Group until 2018.

In 2018, João joined Talkdesk as an Analytics Engineer, focusing on the maintenance of the Redshift data warehouse and designing dimensional data models. João worked there until 2019.

From 2019 to 2021, João worked at Rows as an Analytics Engineer, where they were a one-man-team responsible for designing and implementing data warehouse modeling on BigQuery. João also developed data models for analytics and implemented data quality testing.

In 2021, João joined Tillster, Inc. as an Analytics Engineer, working until September 2021, and later transitioned to Aircall, where they continued working as an Analytics Engineer until April 2023.

Currently, João is an Analytics Engineer at PulsePoint, starting their position in March 2023.

João Caxias Silva's education history is as follows:

João obtained a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science from Universidade do Porto, where they studied from 2003 to 2008.

In 2008 and 2009, they pursued a Master's degree in Environmental Sciences and Technologies at Universidade do Porto.

From 2011 to 2013, João completed a Post-Graduation in Spatial Planning and Urban Project at Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto.

In 2015, they enrolled in Free Code Camp and obtained a Full Stack Web Development Certification in 2017, specializing in Computer Software Engineering.

Additionally, João holds several certifications in different fields. Their certifications include "Advanced SQL for Query Tuning and Performance Optimization" from LinkedIn, "Agile Development in the New World of Work" from LinkedIn, "Agile Software Development: Kanban for Developers" from LinkedIn, "Mastering LookML: Looker's Modeling Language" from Udemy, "Looker First Look" from LinkedIn, and various certification programs related to Google Cloud Platform and BigQuery from Coursera.

In 2018, João completed the "Looker Developer Bootcamp" and the "Advanced Looker Developer Bootcamp" offered by Looker.

Finally, they acquired certifications in "Big Data Foundations: Techniques and Concepts," "NoSQL for SQL Professionals," "Developing Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Databases," and "Microsoft Business Intelligence Stack Essential Training," all obtained from LinkedIn.