Dênio Portella is a seasoned executive with over 25 years of experience working for large organizations and startups in various business segments. Portella has a diverse skill set, having worked in cloud service, telecommunications, data center infrastructure, cybersecurity, AI/ML development, and data engineering. He is a specialist in scaling teams, navigating high-performance environments with resilience to manage crises, and using creativity to solve problems. Portella is a professor of high-performance computing, network protocols, network services, CCNA, and networking fundamentals for the engineering course. He holds a Master of software engineering, an MBA in finance, and a Master of Business Association in Governance in IT.