CORE TEAM
For over 20 years, our team members have collaborated to generate value for large corporations, SMBs and start-ups.
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Antonio C. Papalardo
The founder of Papalardo & Associates, Antonio built a reputation throughout his career for handing difficult projects and delivering outstanding results. He began his career in Human Resources at General Motors in where from an early age he was identified as a "high-potential" candidate within the organization, for his strategic vision and problem solving skills.
At age 30 he took on his first major project as CIO for General Motors, and was responsible for the implementation of all systems in a new manufacturing plant..
He then transitioned to outsourcing of services, where he was responsible for founding and growing the business for EDS and IBM leading hundreds of projects.
When large projects ran into trouble, Antonio was called upon to rescue them and turn them around. The most notable examples are EDS's Barcelona 1992 Olympic project, a 3 year project which was a year behind schedule and incurring in significant losses, recovering IBM's largest outsourcing project in Latin America, and turning around one of Brazil's largest IT services company, preparing it for an IPO.
Antonio founded a consulting business in 2006, focusing on business turn around for large corporations, SMBs and start-ups. As the business grew, Antonio began calling upon his experienced former team members, and Papalardo & Associates was formed.
A hands-on leader, he participates actively in all of the team projects, all of which are directly and exclusively run by either him or one of our core team members.
Antonio is an executive coach, mentoring C-level executives at large multinational corporations, as well as a board advisor. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration for IMES University (São Paulo, Brazil), and a Coaching Degree from Erickson College (Vancouver, Canada). He is fluent in English, Portuguese, and Spanish.
Marcelo Papalardo
A specialist in client management and business recovery, Marcelo has a track record of being called upon by former clients and colleagues to turn around troubled customer accounts and business operations. He is know for resolving short term problems, innovating, and for building solid foundations through processes and team development which result in long lasting and recurrent success.
He has 18 years of experience in the technology services and distribution industry, at high-growth, constantly innovative companies where he has been responsible for channel development, business operations, account management, creation of value added services, strategy, and general management. He has managed operations with annual revenues of nearly $1B, and profits of over $50M. He has also sold, negotiated, and led implementations of multi-country service contracts of over $100M.
He began his career in the manufacturing business. In 2000 he joined Brightstar, a small company founded in 1997 that grew to become the largest distribution and value added services company in the mobile industry that was sold to Softbank in 2014. From 2015 through 2018 he was a partner at the technology start-up Virtual Care, a company that provided remote technical support and managed cybersecurity to consumers and small businesses. In 2019 he was called upon by his former boss, Brightstar's founder, to restructure his football club.
Marcelo holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Management from Bentley University, with honors, and also attended Northwestern University. He is natively fluent in English, Portuguese, and Spanish.
Problems are an integral part of everyday life. So is problem-solving, but where people differ is in their ability to solve problems.
The quality of your decision depends in part of the quality of the data you have.
Fabio Papalardo
PHD and University Professor, Fabio is a specialist in tools used for decision making and prioritization of projects. The application of his academic background in Applied Paraconsistent Logic, Inter & Intra Organization Networks, and his professional experience are a key asset in most of our complex projects.
Fabio combines 16 years of experience in the industrial manufacturing and assembly industries where he was responsible for designing products, manufacturing plants, and running operations with over 20 years as a university professor.
Fabio holds a Doctorate in Production Engineering from Soho University (Japan), a PHD in Production Engineering from Universidade Paulista (Brazil), an MBA in Flexible Manufacturing Systems from Kitakyushi Polytechnic College (Japan), and a Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Faculdade de Ingenharia Industrial (Brazil).
Along with his role as partner at Papalardo & Associates, Fabio also coordinates the Engineering Program at the Brazilian University UNIP.
Fabio is fluent in English, Portuguese, Spanish, and working proficient in Japanese.