João Pedro
Leite

Helping the development and refinement of AI-driven ECG analysis solutions with focus on aligning product strategies with development pipelines and ensuring that healthcare professionals receive reliable tools for improved cardiac diagnostics.

Managing the day-to-day operations filling many roles to support growth and add to the bottom line.

• Helped OpenStreetMap efforts at NDrive including data processing with billion of probe points to enhance and improve the map quality, real-time traffic feed, historical speed profiles for accurate ETAs
• Part of World's Bank initiative "Open Transport Partnership to Improve Transportation through Open Data": https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2016/12/19/the-world-bank-launches-new-open-transport-partnership-to-improve-transportation-through-open-data
• Partnership with Bosch to implement and deploy a wrong-way driving solution on top of OpenStreetMap based navigation software: https://www.bosch-presse.de/pressportal/de/en/bosch-software-keeps-people-from-harm-184641.html
• Focused on OEM business based on OpenStreetMap, TomTom and Here maps
• Commercial launch of a free GPS solution based on OpenStreetMap with 25M downloads worldwide: https://thenextweb.com/apps/2017/03/28/kartagps-isnt-google-maps-but-its-damn-good-at-finding-tacos/
• Leading development of a new navigation/fleet solution for Rand McNally (USA) https://randmcnally.com
• Leading development of MileMaker a commercial truck routing and mileage software: https://www.milemaker.com
• Development of technical solution to ART Group SPA namelly for luxury OEM automotive brands: https://www.artgroup-spa.com/company/

Responsibility to recruit and lead our 50 people strong engineering team in Porto, Portugal:

• Focused on the research and development of new technology applications in GPS software and helped to defined strategy across all core business functions including product development and marketing.

Established Drive operations base in China. Cultivated business partnerships, built a successful pipeline and created new sales opportunities across Asia/Pacific.

• Partnership development with GPS/Phone manufacturers
• Licensed the multi-platform location based service (LBS) software and maps to the GPS navigation-enabled handheld device OEMs including: Samsung, HTC, LG, Sony Ericsson
• APAC/Australia GPS market development: https://www.publico.pt/2010/04/12/tecnologia/noticia/ndrive-vai-lancar-sistema-de-navegacao-por-gps-para-o-mercado-chines-em-2011-1431839

Helped to design, create and outsource manufacturing of GPS dedicated hardware along with NDrive software. Roles included both software and hardware product design:

• First GPS (NDrive G800) in the world to include aerial imagery: https://techcrunch.com/2008/04/23/ndrive-g800-includes-aerial-imagery/
• First Personal Navigation Device (NDrive G400) to feature a built-in breath analyser https://techcrunch.com/2008/02/21/drink-driving-ndrive-g400-gps-device-has-built-in-breath-analyzer/
• Lightest and thinnest GPS device on the market (NDrive Touch): https://www.engadget.com/2008-10-28-ndrive-rolls-out-new-ndrive-touch-gps-units.html
• WebOS navigation software (an industry first): https://www.engadget.com/2011-05-02-ndrive-debuts-navigation-solution-for-webos-2-0-offers-assistan.html

Responsible for InfoPortugal GIS field surveying and data integration. Helped to create the largest georeferenced database in Portugal.

• Field surveying GIS system integrator
• GIS Database management
• Field team management

Developed a more efficient mathematical model to predict vineyard diseases to support farmers on treatment decision.

• Development of mathematical climate models
• Database design and management of climate and phenology data

Web and app development training.