Two exits, one lab, and an honest thesis.
From founding and selling technology companies in Brazil to independent AI research in Calgary, Alberta.
// SUBJECT_IDENTIFICATION
Levon Azevedo
FOUNDER // BLACK_ICE_LABSCertifications held: CISSP · CISM · C|CISO · OSCP (inactive)
[CORE_DIRECTIVE]
“I’d rather kill my own thesis with evidence than sell yours back to you.”
// BACKGROUND_LOG
Two acquired exits (Inoveight Solutions, GDT Holding) building and leading technology companies across Brazil and Latin America — cloud architectures (AWS, GCP, Azure), cross-functional engineering teams, enterprise software delivered at velocity, including a 13-module CRM/ERP shipped in 45 days and a vehicle marketplace later acquired by a major insurance carrier. MSc Cybersecurity (University College Dublin), BSc Computer Engineering (FIAP, São Paulo).
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Currently based in Calgary, working full-time in logistics operations at Office Move Pro during the transition to Canada — and running Black Ice Labs on the side, an independent R&D lab exploring sovereign, on-premise AI infrastructure as an alternative to cloud-dependent architectures.
The Journey to Autonomous Intelligence
Education
2005–2010
BSc Computer Engineering — FIAP, São Paulo
The foundation — distributed systems, resilient software, the beginning of two decades working at the edge of cloud, security, and engineering.
Education
2008–2010
MSc Cybersecurity — University College Dublin
Specialization in cybersecurity, completed alongside the final years of the engineering degree.
Engineering
2019
Senior Programmer / Tech Lead — Club&Casa Design
Applied engineering work ahead of the first founder roles.
Founder
2019–2021
Founder & Engineering Lead — Inoveight Solutions
Enterprise software studio, São Paulo. Cloud-native business systems, CI/CD pipelines, client-facing platforms for the energy and mobility sectors — including a 13-module CRM/ERP shipped in 45 days and a vehicle marketplace later acquired by a major insurance carrier. Company acquired in 2021.
Founder
2021–2023
Founder & CEO — GDT Holding
Business accelerator for early-stage technology ventures, São Paulo. Company-wide strategy, cloud DevOps environments (AWS, GCP), and go-to-market for portfolio startups. Company acquired in 2023.
Canada
2023–Present
Logistics Operations Supervisor — Office Move Pro, Calgary
Operational leadership role taken during the transition to Canada — daily logistics, dispatch, crew safety, and client satisfaction across multiple project sites, including internal tracking systems built to improve operational visibility.
Black Ice Labs
2024–Present
Founder & Lead Researcher — Black Ice Labs, Calgary
Independent research initiative into sovereign, on-premise AI infrastructure — pursued alongside the full-time role above.
Core Values
Owned, not rented
We don't build solutions for the next quarter. We build infrastructure a company can own, run and audit on its own metal.
Sovereignty First
We believe that a company's intelligence should belong to the company — not rented from the cloud. Your data, your models, your cognitive infrastructure.
Resilience by Design
With our DNA rooted in cybersecurity, every line of EvaCore code is written assuming the external environment is hostile. Zero-trust isn't a feature — it's the foundation.
Hardware Efficiency
We reject the idea that intelligence requires resource waste. Our engineering focuses on maximum performance over optimized infrastructure — not brute-force GPU clusters.
"The future of enterprise intelligence is not rented from the cloud — it's owned, controlled, and evolved within your own walls."
— Black Ice Labs Manifesto
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