Cool Badges

Random badges earned over decades (a.k.a. those which somewhat survived in e-format)

Brainz Magazine Executive Contributor

Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts

Brainz Magazine CREAD Global Award 2022

Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts

GLG Global Network Membership

Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts

Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate

Issued 5/2/23

Issued by Coursera
Those who earn the Google Data Analytics Certificate have completed eight courses, developed by Google, that include hands-on, practice-based assessments and are designed to prepare them for introductory-level roles in Data Analytics. They are competent in tools and platforms including spreadsheets, SQL, Tableau, and R. They know how to prepare, process, analyze, and share data for thoughtful action.

IBM Data Science Orientation
Issued 5/24/23

Issued by Coursera
Authorized by IBM
This badge earner has a good understanding of why data science, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are revolutionizing the way people do business and research around the world. They have general knowledge on what data science is today.

IBM Key Technology Foundations Specialization

Issued 5/24/23

Issued by Coursera
Authorized by IBM
This badge earner has demonstrated a foundational knowledge of key technologies driving modern businesses. They can describe Cloud Computing, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, including business drivers behind their growth, the value they provide, their applications and use cases, and a conceptual understanding of how these technologies work. The individual has also experienced Cloud, Data and AI in action and demonstrated ability to work with these technologies hands-on.

IBM Introduction to Cloud Computing Credential

Issued 5/23/23

Issued by Coursera
Authorized by IBM
This badge earner understands the basics of cloud technology and is able to describe cloud platforms and models including IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, and public, private and hybrid multiclouds. The badge earner is familiar with essentials of cloud applications and terms like Virtualization, VMs, Containers, Object Storage, Microservices, Serverless, Cloud Native, and DevOps. The individual has also gained hands-on experience at creating a cloud account and provisioning services on IBM Cloud.

IBM Cloud Core Credential

IBM Cloud Essentials

Issued 4/5/23

Issued by IBM
This badge holder understands the basics of cloud technology and is able to describe cloud platforms and models including IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, Public, Private and Hybrid Multi clouds. The badge earner is familiar with essentials of cloud applications and terms like Virtualization, VMs, Containers, Object Storage, Microservices, Serverless, Cloud Native, and DevOps. The individual has also gained hands-on experience at creating a Cloud account and provisioning services on IBM Cloud.

IBM Spark Cognitive Class

IBM Spark – Level 1

Issued 4/5/23

Issued by IBM
This badge earner has a basic understanding of Spark. The earner can describe Spark, articulate its benefits, and describe how it is used. The individual can also use Resilient Distributed Datasets (RDD) and DataFrames to perform in-memory computing and create applications on top of the Spark built-in libraries.

IBM COBOL Programming with VSCode

Issued 4/7/23

Issued by Coursera
Authorized by IBM
This badge earner has gained knowledge about the structure of COBOL programs, different data types and variable handling, intrinsic functions, branching logic and more. The individual is able to write basic COBOL programs.

IBM Hadoop Foundations Cognitive Class

IBM Hadoop Foundations – Level 1

Issued 4/5/23

Issued by IBM
This badge earner has a basic understanding of Hadoop. The earner can describe what Big Data is and the need for Hadoop to be able to process that data in a timely manner. The individual can describe the Hadoop architecture and how to work with the Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) using IBM BigInsights.

UpWork 2023 Community Achievement

Thursday, December 14, 2023

Hip Hip Hooray!
Paulo,
Congratulations on successfully navigating another incredible year on Upwork! Whether you've formed valuable connections, embarked on a learning journey, or showcased your expertise through a mini course, your dedication has not gone unnoticed.

We're thrilled to announce that you've earned the exclusive In My Upwork Era badge for 2023! This badge is more than just a token; it symbolizes your unique journey and contributions, setting you apart as a valued member of our community.

Celebrate 2023 badge

What does this badge mean?
This badge is a recognition of your outstanding contributions to the Upwork community. It's a testament to your commitment and a celebration of your unique journey on our platform.

IBM Text Analytics Cognitive Class

IBM Text Analytics – Level 1 (V2)
Issued 4/5/23

Issued by IBM
This badge earner has an understanding of Information Extraction: how to extract structured data from text in order to derive valuable insights. They know about information extraction applications in various domains, such as social media, healthcare analytics, and financial risk analysis. The earner understands common text analytics tasks, including entity, relation, event extraction, and sentiment analysis. They are also familiar with Declarative Information Extractions.

IBM Big Data Foundation Cognitive Class

IBM Big Data Foundations – Level 1

Issued 4/5/23

Issued by IBM
This badge earner has a basic understanding of Big Data concepts and their applications to gain insight for providing better service to customers. The earner understands that Big Data should be processed in a platform that can handle the variety, velocity, and the volume of data by using components that require integration and data governance.

IBM Big Data Foundations – Level 2

Issued 4/5/23

Issued by IBM
This badge earner understands the big data ecosystem and hadoop commands and operations to work with big data. The earner also has foundational knowledge around Spark and its operations including RDDs, DataFrames, and the various libraries associated with the Spark Core (MLlib, Spark SQL, Spark Streaming, GraphX).

Novell Authorized CNE

Novell Certified Netware Engineer

Microsoft Certified Professional System Engineer

Sep 25, 1994

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer: Windows NT 4.0

Earned on May 16, 1997

Microsoft Certified Professional

Earned on May 18, 1994

Microsoft Certified Trainer

Aug 25, 1994

Microsoft Certified Professional + Internet

Earned on Feb 3, 1999

Bronze MSDN and TechNet Blogs contributor

Paulo H. Leocadio
has successfully completed

Bronze MSDN and TechNet Blogs contributor
January 19, 2024