Technology executive, founder and software architect with over 25 years of experience — five technology companies built in Brazil and the United States since 2005. Trusted by Disney-licensed PlayEduca (Escola 24 Horas), Petrobras, and the São Paulo State Court of Accounts (TCE-SP) to deliver 172 mission-critical projects across GovTech, EdTech, AI/ML, and Enterprise.
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A technology executive, entrepreneur and software architect with over 25 years of experience. Founder of five technology companies in Brazil and the United States since 2005, driving innovative solutions and leading high-performance teams across GovTech, EdTech, FinTech, AI/ML, and Enterprise.
Trusted by Disney-licensed PlayEduca (Escola 24 Horas), Petrobras, and the São Paulo State Court of Accounts (TCE-SP) to deliver 172 mission-critical projects — from emergency government platforms to AI-powered recommendation engines serving millions of users.
Passionate about emerging technologies — particularly AI/ML advancements and the transformative potential of Large Language Models. My interests span Python, Blockchain, and cutting-edge AI/ML applications, continuously pushing the boundaries of what's possible in software and systems design.
Postgraduate in AI/ML from Columbia University. Leading AI-first product development and LLM integrations for enterprise clients.
Delivered critical systems for Brazilian Navy, Ministry of Defense, and TCE-SP over 20+ years of mission-critical work.
Doctor of Science in Systems and Computer Engineering from COPPE/UFRJ. Published 4 books and 16 peer-reviewed articles, and presented at IEEE, WORLDCOMP and other international conferences.
Founder of five technology companies since 2005 — from a COPPE/UFRJ-born consultancy in Rio de Janeiro to MZ Unlimited LLC in the United States, owner of the Ledgi Tech, Unlimited AI and Unlimited Studio brands.
What I bring
A comprehensive technology stack built over 25 years of hands-on delivery across 172 projects.
Career journey
25+ years as founder, CTO and architect across government, enterprise, and startup environments — from the Brazilian Navy to Lionsgate.
MZ Unlimited LLC
Delaware company founded in May 2015: the U.S. vehicle for client engagements (GloryMakeup Inc., 2021–2026) and owner of the Ledgi Tech, Unlimited AI and Unlimited Studio brands. Leading development of AI projects on Python, AWS, Flask, SQLAlchemy, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and AI/ML and LLM integrations.
Echo Harbor Tech
Leading the AI/ML and software engineering team behind Echo Harbor Press, Echo Harbor News, WikiClip and AIThinks: API-driven infrastructure supporting real-time analytics and complex data integrations. WikiClip and AIThinks began as assignments for Echo Harbor Press through BairesDev.
Marzullo Soluções em Gestão Empresarial Ltda. (MZ Empresarial)
Custom software development and licensing company founded in Rio de Janeiro in 2005; 25 register projects, including the Sevena makeup and augmented-reality apps for GloryMakeup, ten integration interfaces for Bull, Dr. Licita (AI for public procurement), Smart-Share and Kasalink. The services and products of Sinn Tecnologia and Arcolabs, which no longer operate, were consolidated here.
BeyondRisk
Directed all IT departments and led strategic planning for a next-generation risk management platform. Spearheaded AI/ML initiatives including LLM-powered data analytics, integrated call center solutions, and cybersecurity projects. Architected the company's data lake using RabbitMQ, Iceberg, Spark, and Trino.
BairesDev LLC
Ten client assignments through BairesDev: Newsela (content-discovery service), Lionsgate (generative-AI title recommendation), Echo Harbor Press (WikiClip and AIThinks), Enigma AI, MVP-Index, Real Geeks, Hensalco-op, Partner ESI and Redica. Architected Python and AI/ML/LLM solutions for U.S. enterprise customers.
Lionsgate (via BairesDev)
Engineered high-performance APIs to power content recommendation engines that improved user engagement metrics. Worked closely with data scientists and ML experts to integrate predictive algorithms into production systems.
GloryMakeup Inc. (Fremont, California)
Designed and developed backend infrastructure for a cutting-edge mobile augmented reality application, significantly enhancing user experience. Delivered a robust, scalable system supporting rapid growth and high availability.
Tribunal de Contas do Estado de São Paulo (TCE-SP)
Coordinated 30 projects for the Court's digital transformation in public management and finance control, delivered under software-factory contracts 63/2015 and 36/2017 through Sinn Tecnologia. Key initiatives: Plenário Virtual (web voting platform), Protocolo Digital, the IEGM panel, the Fiscalize app and financial transparency tools.
Sinn Tecnologia (no longer operating; consolidated into Marzullo Soluções)
Led development for GovTech, Data/BI, LegalTech, FinTech and EdTech projects — 76 register projects, including 30 for TCE-SP, business-intelligence dashboards for the Ministry of Labour (MTE), Rio de Janeiro City Hall and CGEE, and the Sinn.id, Sinn.wallet and Sinntesis product line.
Arcolabs (no longer operating; consolidated into Marzullo Soluções)
Oversaw technical direction and game design for a portfolio of 18 mobile games and apps. Notable titles: PlayEduca Disney Edition (Escola 24 Horas), 'O Diário de Mika', 'Senninha App', 'Game do Corinthians', 'Mundo Bita' and 'Zoorquestra'.
COPPE/UFRJ — Postgraduate Programs Coordination
Directed 21 projects across finance control, HR, logistics, and telecommunications for the Brazilian Navy, Ministry of Defense, Petrobras and Embratel. Modernized legacy systems and introduced agile methodologies to government infrastructure.
Entrepreneurship
Building technology companies in Brazil and the United States since 2005: a COPPE/UFRJ-born consultancy, a software factory, a games studio, a family holding and a U.S. company. Two operate today — MZ Empresarial in Brazil and MZ Unlimited LLC in the United States; Sinn Tecnologia and Arcolabs were consolidated into MZ Empresarial.
Founder and Chief Executive Member
The group's U.S. company: the vehicle for U.S. client engagements (GloryMakeup Inc., 2021–2026), Apple publisher of record for the group's App Store titles, and owner of the Ledgi Tech, Unlimited AI and Unlimited Studio brands.
Founder and Managing Partner
COPPE/UFRJ-native consultancy and software house: solutions architecture, custom development, data and BI, AI and blockchain for the public and private sectors. Since absorbing Sinn Tecnologia and Arcolabs it is the group's Brazilian operation, running Ledgi Suite, TrustedIndex and Amigos Super Sabidos.
Founder and Managing Partner
Family holding company of the group's Brazilian operations. MZ Empresarial operates as part of the group, with MZ Unlimited LLC as its counterpart in the United States.
Founder and CEO / Technical Leader / Software Architect
Software factory and data-analytics house (2010–2022), also COPPE/UFRJ-native: 76 register projects, including 30 for TCE-SP under contracts 63/2015 and 36/2017, BI dashboards for the Ministry of Labour, Rio de Janeiro City Hall and CGEE, and the Sinn.id, Sinn.wallet and Sinntesis products.
Co-founder and CTO
Digital entertainment and educational games studio with a 25-person team (2016–2020): 18 register projects, including PlayEduca Disney Edition, Mika's Diary, Senninha, Mundo Bita, Zoorquestra and Authentic Games.
What I've built
8 landmark projects spanning government, entertainment, education, defense, and AI — each delivering measurable, real-world impact.
Tribunal de Contas do Estado de São Paulo (TCE-SP)
Challenge
COVID-19 halted in-person court sessions, threatening oversight of the public spending of the 644 municipalities audited by the Court with no existing digital alternative.
Solution
Designed and delivered a secure web-based voting platform — with session management, electronic signatures, and role-based access.
Impact
Maintained uninterrupted oversight of the 644 municipalities audited by the Court through the pandemic.
ProSolution (PSCS) — Brazilian Boards of Trade and municipalities
Challenge
Company incorporation in Brazil took five to six months due to fragmented, paper-based bureaucracy across multiple disconnected government agencies.
Solution
Built an integrated digital platform unifying state, municipal, and federal agencies into a single streamlined workflow with automated validation.
Impact
Incorporation time cut from five to six months to about 60 days. Present in more than 1,000 cities and nine Boards of Trade across Brazil.
Escola 24 Horas (Disney-licensed)
Challenge
Brazilian schools needed engaging, curriculum-aligned digital learning that could genuinely compete with entertainment for young children's attention.
Solution
Developed an educational game platform featuring licensed Disney characters, with activities by Brazilian educators aligned with the National Curriculum Base (BNCC) for pre-school.
Impact
Reached more than 100,000 children (client-reported), developing the literacy and numeracy skills pre-school children need.
Lionsgate (via BairesDev)
Challenge
Lionsgate's streaming platform had low content discovery rates and poor user engagement — manual curation couldn't scale to match catalog size.
Solution
Engineered high-performance ML recommendation APIs analyzing viewing patterns, content metadata, and collaborative signals via Python + FastAPI on AWS.
Impact
Measurable improvement in user engagement metrics. Personalized recommendations serving Lionsgate's full content catalog at production scale.
Brazilian Navy / Ministry of Defense / COPPE/UFRJ
Challenge
The Brazilian Navy operated with disconnected legacy systems for parts cataloging, warship logistics, and financial management across dozens of military commands.
Solution
Architected three mission-critical systems: SINGRA (supply catalog), SISALI (warship logistics), and DFM-BI (cross-command financial dashboard).
Impact
20+ years of uninterrupted mission-critical service across all naval commands.
BeyondRisk
Challenge
A next-generation risk management company needed to transform raw, siloed cybersecurity data into actionable executive intelligence at scale.
Solution
Designed the full data architecture (RabbitMQ, Apache Iceberg, Spark, Trino) and built LLM-powered BI dashboards plus the AI-6 application builder.
Impact
Real-time analytics pipeline processing cybersecurity events at enterprise scale. AI-powered insights reducing analyst workload and accelerating threat response.
Newsela (via BairesDev)
Challenge
Newsela's K-12 platform needed a new content-discovery service to deliver personalized content to its teachers and students at scale.
Solution
Built ML-powered microservices using content similarity analysis and clusterization to intelligently match articles to student reading levels and interests.
Impact
Content-discovery service deployed on a platform serving nearly 1 million teachers and 9 million students. Recommendation engine on AWS Lambda serving personalized feeds at scale.
TCE-SP / São Paulo State Government
Challenge
The 644 municipalities audited by the Court had no unified accountability dashboard — citizens and auditors couldn't compare management effectiveness or identify underperforming governments.
Solution
Built an interactive data visualization dashboard computing the Municipal Management Effectiveness Index (IEGM) across all state municipalities.
Impact
First unified public accountability tool for the 644 municipalities audited by the Court, enabling citizens and journalists to hold local governments accountable.
Academic background
A strong foundation spanning computer science, AI, business, and law.
COPPE / UFRJ
2008 – 2014 · Advanced systems architecture & computational intelligence
COPPE / UFRJ
2003 – 2006 · Service-oriented architectures & software engineering
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
1996 – 2002
Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV)
2009 – 2010 · Graduated top 5% of the class
Columbia University / Emeritus
2019 – 2020
MIT Sloan School of Management / GetSmarter
2019
Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV)
2019 – 2020
Sun · IEEE · MPS.BR · Borland
Sun Certified Java Programmer · IEEE Services Computing Certified · MPS.BR Certified · Borland Certified JBuilder
Thought leadership
Four books, sixteen peer-reviewed articles and papers (2006–2011), and international conference talks.
IGI, 2026
Newly released book on practical applications of LLMs in business intelligence and data analytics — bridging the gap between AI research and enterprise implementation.
2012
Comprehensive guide to iOS application development covering fundamentals and advanced techniques for the Brazilian developer community.
2009
Implementing Service-Oriented Architecture to drive business innovation and digital transformation.
IGI, 2021
Exploring the intersection of education theory and game development — how interactive media shapes learning outcomes.
IEEE · World Congresses · Las Vegas · Berlin · Barcelona · Rome
Research and case studies at major international conferences. Topics: IT governance, model-driven development, and AI/ML integration in enterprise systems.
Sixteen articles, chapters and conference papers published by Springer, IGI Global, the Association for Information Systems and IEEE-, IADIS-, INSTICC- and CSREA-organized conferences, on model-driven architecture, domain-driven development, SOA and IT governance in government.
Let's connect
Available for strategic consulting, technical leadership roles, and AI/ML projects worldwide.
fabio@mzunlimited.com
Phone
+1-689-236 2249
linkedin.com/in/fpmarzullo
Location
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil / Florida, USA