Hugo Bandeira Tavares

National Security Professional

Hugo Tavares is a junior technical architect with a wealth of experience in designing, developing, deploying, integrating, maintaining, and supporting enterprise-level applications, particularly focusing on B2B web-based projects in sectors such as Energy, Telcos, Health, and Logistics.

His expertise includes using technologies like Java, Oracle WebLogic+IAM, IBM IIB+MQ, AWS, and Azure, as well as implementing methodologies like Agile, Scrum, Kanban, and DevOps.

Hugo is dedicated to technical leadership, coaching, team communication, productivity, and workplace innovation, aiming to deliver high-value solutions for companies.

He is available for short-term freelancing, one-off consultancy roles, and startup technical counseling, and has a keen interest in various subjects such as Creativity, Design, Music, Geo-politics, World History, Public Speaking, and Storytelling.

Outside of his professional pursuits, Hugo is a proud cat dad, a classically trained saxophone player, and a member of Toastmasters.

Hugo Tavares pursued Bachelor of Science degrees in Computer Science and Software Engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico and has held various key roles in organizations like Tlscontact, Clariter Uk, Panalpina, Altran, and more.

Experience

Defense Legislative Aide at United States Senate (Feb 2023 - Present)

Foreign and Defense Policy Assistant at American Enterprise Institute (Feb 2022 - Feb 2023), Corporate Business Development Analyst Intern at Lockheed Martin (Apr 2021 - Oct 2021), Legislative Assistant and Scheduler at U.S. House of Representatives (Nov 2019 - Jan 2021), Staff Assistant at U.S. House of Representatives (Apr 2019 - Nov 2019)

Education

Master of Arts in Security Policy Studies from The George Washington University (2019 - 2021), Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science with a Minor in Mathematics from Wheaton College, Summa Cum Laude (2011 - 2015)