Gonçalo Cruz
Portuguese, 26, promoting two start-ups (D2G Design & Jump Willy) and managing the E-Club of UPorto! :)
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Living The Dream |
| Website: | http://www.goncalocruz.com |
| Industries: | Entertainment, Lifestyle |
| Skills: | Business, English, Entrepreneurship, French, Languages, Management, Spanish |
| Location: | Porto |
| Groups: | CEdUP, MIT GSW 2008 |
| Interested in: | Creating a group, Finding business partners, Finding experts, Getting press, Growing my group, Helping members of my groups, Meeting new people, Partnering with other groups, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting, Recruiting for my startup, Sharing my projects |
FULL BIO
Born in Coimbra in 1982, and raised in the city of Oporto and in the islands of Azores, he studied Industrial Engineering and Management at the Engineering School of the University of Porto. In 2004 he moves one year to Rio de Janeiro to study Production Engineering in the Federal University. He returns to Portugal and receives his graduation by the University of Porto, in 2007.
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Jump Willy |
| Position: | Chief Visionary Officer / Partner |
| Time period: | September 2008 - Present |
| Description: | The ultimate High End 3D + VFX + Motion Graphics + Music Composing + Sound Design Company
www.jumpwilly.com |
| Employer: | [D2G] Design Studio |
| Position: | Founder and Partner |
| Time period: | June 2008 - December 2008 |
| Description: | Innovation focused in the creation of new products.
Product Design From Portugal to the world www.d2g-design.com |
| Employer: | Accenture |
| Position: | Management Consulting |
| Time period: | January 2007 - December 2008 |
| Description: | Lisbon, Portugal
www.accenture.com |
| Employer: | Entrepreneurship Club of the University of Porto |
| Position: | Founder |
| Time period: | January 2007 - December 2008 |
| Description: | Porto, Portugal
www.cedup.up.pt |
| Employer: | Entrepreneurship Conference at Humanities School of the University of Porto |
| Position: | Speaker |
| Time period: | January 2007 - December 2007 |
| Description: | Porto, Portugal
www.fl.up.pt |
| Employer: | FedEx Express / Rangel |
| Position: | Planning & Engineering |
| Time period: | January 2006 - December 2007 |
| Description: | Porto, Portugal
www.fedex.com/pt |
| Employer: | Orpheum of the University of Porto |
| Position: | Chairman in Council of Auditors (2005/06) |
| Time period: | January 2000 - December 2008 |
| Description: | Porto, Portugal
www.orfeao.up.pt |
INFORMATION
| Sports: | Football, Tennis, Bodyboard |
| Hobbies: | Music, Photography, Painting |
| Awards: | 2007
Star Award FedEx Purple Academy EMEA |
Gonçalo's Startups (2)
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D2G Design
D2G Design is a company focused on product innovation. We believe that trough design, companies runquicker, grow faster and get more competitive.
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Gonçalo's Contacts (19)
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Tiago Espinhaço Gomes
Co-founder of the Entrepreneurship Club of the University of Porto and Fellow at Mckinsey & Company
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Kirill Makharinsky
Ostrovok.ru, Quid, YouNoodle, Slide. focused on data, product, marketing.
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André Lemos
Currently pursuing Economics degree at Faculdade de Economia do Porto (FEP). Vice-President of Entrepreneurship Club of Universidade do Porto.