Head of Information Systems Director, Portuguese Ministry of Health Shared Services (SPMS). Invited Professor - Manage Critical Project Decisions ISCTE - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa; Invited Auxiliary Professor, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria. Graduated in Electronical Engineering by University of Coimbra. Owns a Master degree in Medical Informatics by University of Medicine of Porto and postgratute in Information Management, by Aveiro University. Main activities and responsibilities relates with planning information systems; project management; analysis and information systems planning, hi-tech infra-structures engineering and studies and partnerships relating health informatics , business, objects and applications. Played the role of managing and participates as a member of the Center's Executive Electronic Health Record of the Portuguese Ministry of Health and often participates in the management of national and European Research & Development2014: CIO.NET: Finalist of the European CIO Award of the Year 20132014: CIO.NET: Portuguese CIO of the Year 2013 (business process) "Dear friends, I want to thank the CIONET (www.cionet.com) for this distinctive award. This honorable reward is fully devoted to all my colleagues from my hospital, partners and mainly the best Health IT teamwork for Public Sector ever known in Portugal. This success is due to them and their hard work during the last 5 years, 05/03/2014", CI22008: MICROSOFT: Distinguished by Microsoft USA to appear in the book "heroes happen {here}" released in 2008 in Los Angels. Carolyn Jones travel around the world to photograph and celebrate people utilizing internet technology in their local communities in exceptional ways. The book celebrates heroes of the digital age whose work is profund in its impact and reach. "More than money, the will to help people makes the difference. Gomes. R” article