Ricardo Ferreira

Google Cloud Trainer | Architect | GenAI | Data Lead

Google Cloud Authorized Trainer

Ricardo Ferreira (Cacá)

Google Cloud Authorized Trainer • Enterprise Solutions Architect • Applied AI & Data Lead

Languages: English (US) Português (BR) Español (ES)

Google Cloud Authorized Trainer and Enterprise Solutions Architect with 13x Google Cloud certifications and 20+ years of experience architecting resilient platforms, modernizing legacy systems, and implementing enterprise-scale Applied AI and Data solutions.

Serving as a trusted technical advisor, translating complex business requirements into high-impact cloud architectures. Expertise spans the entire platform lifecycle: from legacy refactoring and distributed data pipelines to advanced Generative AI agent architectures.

Google Cloud Authorized Trainer
13x Google Cloud Certifications
50+ Credly Verified Skill Badges
20+ Years Enterprise Platform Architecture
300+ Students Trained (2026)
Evaluation Rating ? Official student evaluations
Comms 4.92
Tech 4.94

Technology Journey & Milestones

Linux
Linux Tux
1999 Network, Web Servers, Bash, html, JS, Perl & Python
Game
Design
2005 Game Engines, ActionScript, C/C++, 3D Graphics & UX
IoT,
Blockchain
2007 Embedded Systems, Sensors, Smart Contracts & Blockchain
App
Engine
Google Cloud App Engine
2009 Google Cloud Platform, Serverless PaaS & Scalable Backends
Twitter
2017 Real-Time Data Streaming, Microservices & Big Data
ARKI 1
ARKI 1 Google Cloud
2019 Google Authorized Trainer & Enterprise Architecture
AI/ML/LLM
Google Gemini (AI/ML)
2021 Vertex AI, ML Pipelines, TensorFlow & LLMs
Agents
2025 Multi-Agent Systems, Agent Development Kit (ADK) & RAG

Architecture Pillars

Core technical disciplines and architectural methodologies applied to enterprise digital transformation and intelligent cloud systems.

Applied AI & Generative AI Agents

Applied AI & Generative AI Agents

Architecting LLM-driven workflows, Multi-Agent Systems, RAG pipelines, and ML models integrated with enterprise backends.

Multi-Agent Systems Gemini Vertex AI RAG Agent Development Kit

Data Modernization & Migrations

Designing high-throughput data platforms, executing migrations from on-prem Hadoop clusters to Cloud Dataproc, and orchestrating ETL/ELT pipelines using Cloud Data Fusion, Dataflow, and BigQuery.

BigQuery Dataproc / Hadoop Dataflow Data Fusion

App Modernization & Containerization

Re-platforming monolithic systems into microservices using Kubernetes (GKE), Cloud Run, and modern CI/CD automation.

Kubernetes (GKE) Cloud Run Microservices CI/CD Automation

Pre-Sales & Technical Advisory

Partnering with cross-functional sales and executive teams to scope proof-of-concepts (PoCs), deliver complex technical demos, and drive strategic platform adoption.

Technical Advisory Executive PoCs Strategic Adoption Cloud Architecture

Enterprise Enablement

Trained over 300+ cloud engineers and enterprise architects this year as a certified Google Cloud Authorized Trainer with outstanding evaluations: 4.92 / 5.0 in Communication and 4.94 / 5.0 in Technical Delivery.

Google Authorized Trainer 300+ Students (2026) 4.92 Comms • 4.94 Technique Google Cloud Certification

Interactive Software & Real-Time Systems

With a foundational background in Design and Game Development, I bring a unique perspective on real-time systems design, low-latency architectures, and highly interactive software experiences.

Design & UI/UX Game Development Real-Time Systems Low-Latency UX

Maker Craft & Game Design

When I’m not architecting cloud systems or exploring the frontiers of AI agents, I design and 3D-print custom tabletop board games with my family—blending creative storytelling, game mechanics, and hands-on maker craft.

3D Printing Tabletop Design Creative Storytelling Maker Craft

Multi-Agent Systems & Agentic AI

Designing next-generation autonomous architectures and collaborative multi-agent ecosystems with the Google Agent Development Kit (ADK), MCP, A2A communication protocols, and Gemini models—bridging distributed intelligence, LLM reasoning, and production workflows.

Google ADK MCP A2A Protocol Multi-Agent Systems Gemini Models Agentic Orchestration

Verified Credentials

Officially issued and verified certifications, technical expert badges, and skill validations.

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Featured Innovation Projects

Showcasing latest initiatives combining Applied AI, Enterprise Cloud Architecture, Microservices, and Creative Engineering.

Game Dev Cloud Run & Microservices Vibecoding & Manual Code GenAI (Images & Rules)

SagaV

Tactical multiplayer Virtual Tabletop (VTT) platform engineered through manual coding combined with vibecoding. Integrates Generative AI for real-time scenario and token generation, dynamic narrative descriptions, and intelligent rules lookups.

Architecture: Containerized microservices on Google Cloud Run, low-latency WebSocket multiplayer state synchronization, and multimodal GenAI pipelines.
Cloud Architecture Applied GenAI Google Cloud Microservices

Tech Decoder Hub

Technical channel and architecture lab dedicated to advanced Google Cloud enablement, microservices blueprints, autonomous agents with Vertex AI & ADK, and enterprise data modernization.

Architecture: Practical enterprise architecture demonstrations, Terraform IaC automation, and real-world Generative AI applications.
Applied AI GenAI Video & Audio Cloud Automation Microservices

Missão Minuto

High-density tech briefing initiative integrating automated Generative AI workflows for script synthesis, voice/video generation, and automated cloud distribution.

Architecture: Cloud automation pipelines orchestrating media generation microservices and AI models for rapid executive technology briefings.
Embedded / IoT Embedded C++ Cloud Pub/Sub BigQuery Telemetry

Embedded IoT & Interactive HW

Interactive hardware and custom microcontroller-based sensors streaming telemetry in real-time to Google Cloud Pub/Sub and BigQuery stream analytics pipelines.

Architecture: Edge processing connected to low-latency cloud ingestion queues and real-time telemetry dashboards.
Dataproc Serverless BigQuery Terraform IaC Secret Manager Zero Idle Cost

Spark Legacy to Dataproc Serverless Modernizer

Modernização de pipeline analítico de marketing: migração de cargas de trabalho PySpark legadas (On-Premise + PostgreSQL) para uma arquitetura 100% efêmera no Google Cloud com Dataproc Serverless e BigQuery.

Destaques de Arquitetura & Segurança: Provisionamento via Terraform com VPC privada (Private Google Access), Least Privilege IAM, segredos centralizados no Secret Manager e tabelas analíticas particionadas/clusterizadas com zero custo de computação ociosa.
Multi-Agent Systems Google ADK A2A Protocol Gemini Models Agentic AI MCP

ADK Multi-Agent Systems

Arquiteturas e padrões de orquestração multi-agente utilizando o Google Agent Development Kit (ADK), MCP e o protocolo Agent-to-Agent (A2A). Implementação de agentes especializados, pipelines sequenciais/paralelos, compartilhamento de estado de sessão e coordenação distribuída com modelos Gemini.

Padrões Arquiteturais: Orquestração hierárquica, interoperabilidade entre frameworks, delegação orientada a LLMs, execução assíncrona e ferramentas customizadas (Function Calling / Toolsets).

Tech Video Demonstrations

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