Marcelo Paiva, CTO, Softprime Soluções
Goiânia, Brazil
Hero since 2025
Marcelo Paiva has over 30 years of experience in technology and is the CTO at Softprime Soluções, leading product development and research in digital biometrics, facial recognition, and artificial intelligence. With more than a decade working with cloud computing, he specializes in AWS and other major cloud providers, building scalable and innovative solutions.
Passionate about tech communities, Marcelo founded the AWS User Group in Goiânia in 2018, helping grow the local community. Today, he organizes events like JoinCommunity and Cloud Summit Cerrado, fostering learning and networking in the Cerrado region.
Outside of technology, Marcelo is a dedicated family man, married, father of five daughters, and proud grandfather of three granddaughters.
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