Resume

Uílton de Oliveira Dutra

CTO at Prodeal • Secure LLM Agents • AI Safety • PhD Researcher
📍 Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Summary

I am an entrepreneur and technical leader who builds innovative products and scales technology companies. With over 25 years of experience, I have a proven track record of establishing high-performing nearshore teams across LATAM and hands-on expertise in applying AI tools to software development.

As CTO at Prodeal, I lead the development of a purpose-built virtual data room platform for commercial real estate, simplifying due diligence, securing document management, and enhancing stakeholder collaboration. My focus is on empowering our engineering and product teams to deliver value to our customers and partners.

I previously co-founded Ocapi, Brazil's leading dynamic creative optimization company, which was later acquired by Reamp/Jellyfish. We delivered up to 2.5 billion ad impressions per month to clients, including Globo, Samsung, and Brookfield. Earlier, I led Functional Tecnologia, developing custom solutions for clients like 20th Century Fox and Warner Music.

I'm currently pursuing a PhD in Creative Industries, researching secure LLM agent architectures, sandboxed code execution, and AI safety. My focus is on building trustworthy systems that enable AI agents to execute actions within robust security boundaries. I hold a Master's in Creative Industries, as well as degrees in Software Engineering and Business Administration.

Experience

Prodeal

Chief Technology Officer
February 2022 – Present
📍 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

Prodeal is a virtual data room platform purpose-built for commercial real estate, streamlining due diligence, document management, and stakeholder collaboration. As CTO, I lead the development of our platform and focus on empowering our engineering and product teams to deliver value to our customers and partners.

Solutions Architect
November 2018 – August 2021
📍 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

Acting as both chief architect and software engineer, I led key architecture decisions and worked directly with clients as a solutions architect. I focused on integrating Prodeal into customer workflows and driving process automation through tailored solutions.

Theorem

Solutions Architect
June 2016 – May 2018
📍 New York, New York, United States

At Theorem, I partnered with startups and global enterprises, including Travis Perkins, Infor, Mission Health, First American, and Volusion, to design and deliver custom software solutions. From early whiteboarding sessions to long-term support, I contributed as both lead software engineer and solutions architect, depending on the project scope.

Ocapi

Co-Founder and CTO
October 2009 – September 2015
📍 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Ocapi grew to become Brazil's leading independent dynamic creative optimization company, delivering over 2.5 billion ad impressions per month for major clients such as Globo, Netshoes, Terra, Brookfield, and Samsung. As co-founder and CTO, I was involved in all aspects of the business, with a primary focus on product strategy and technology leadership. Ocapi was acquired by Reamp/Jellyfish in 2015.

Funcional Tecnologia

Owner and CEO
July 2005 – October 2009
📍 Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Funcional Tecnologia specialized in managed hosting and web development. Under my leadership, the company delivered custom digital solutions to high-profile clients, including 20th Century Fox, Colgate, Warner Music, NovaSchin, Ogilvy, Conteúdo Online, and SmartKids.

Uiltrix

Open-Source Consultant
March 2000 – October 2004
📍 Novo Hamburgo Area, Brazil

I founded Uiltrix to provide consultancy on open-source solutions. We helped several companies reduce costs and gain competitiveness by migrating network services from Microsoft and Novell to open-source alternatives.

Education

• Universidade Feevale
  PhD, Creative Industries (2025 – 2029)
• Universidade Feevale
  MA, Creative Industries (2023 – 2025)
• UniCesumar
  Bachelor's Degree, Software Engineering (2019 – 2022)
• UniCesumar
  Bachelor's Degree, Business Administration (2019 – 2022)

Languages

• Portuguese: Native
• English: Professional Proficiency
• Spanish: Professional Proficiency