Alessandro is the man behind the Brazilian operations of and is one of Latin America’s most respected authorities in Java technology. He has successfully designed, built and deployed new applications at companies like Banco Central, Petrobras, Brazilian Navy as well as a number of Fortune 500 companies in the United States. He is a frequent lecturer and speaker in conferences throughout South America speaking on topics like Test Frameworks for Web Applications and Java Web Frameworks. Alessandro is frequently requested to lecture on languages such as Java, Ruby on Rails, Javascript, Design Patterns, and Scaling Web Systems. He lives in Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro, with his wife and child.