2006
Development and IT manager, May 2006 to September 2011
I built Transworld's tracking and ERP system in 2006. In 2026 the company asked me back to build the next one.
- Company
- Transworld Movers Mudanças e Relocations Ltd.
- Role, first period
- Development and IT manager, May 2006 to September 2011
- Role, today
- Consultant on contract for the next generation, since January 2026
Transworld has moved families and companies between Brazil and the United States since 1985. The system I built while I was its development and IT manager still runs the operation. Since January 2026 I'm back, as a contractor, responsible for the architecture and development of its next generation.
2026
Consultant on contract for the next generation, since January 2026
What Transworld does
Transworld was founded in Brazil in 1985. It handles international and domestic moves, and it also runs a storage business.
Its customers include expatriate families as well as multinational companies and embassies.
The company runs its own fleet of trucks and its own packing crews. For deliveries outside its bases it works through a network of agents abroad. Transworld holds the FAIM accreditation from FIDI, the international movers' federation, which is audited every year by an independent company.
What the system has to do
An international move passes through many hands before it is delivered: the quote, the survey, packing, documents, customs and the agent at the destination. Transworld needed one system to follow each move through those stages and to run the company's own administration. That is the tracking and ERP system I built.
My role, then and now
From May 2006 to September 2011 I was Transworld's development and IT manager. I designed and built the tracking and ERP system, and I ran the company's IT.
In January 2026 Transworld hired me as a consultant, on contract, to lead the architecture and development of the next generation of that system. The company kept running on the original the whole time, so the new generation is designed by the person who knows why each part of the old one exists.
Why this page has no screens
The system is Transworld's internal tool and it runs the company's day-to-day work. At Transworld's request, this page doesn't show screens or describe how it is built.
Decisions
- Keep the current system running while the next one is built.
- The original system still runs the operation every day. The next generation is built alongside it, so moves in progress are never put at risk.
- One system for operations and administration.
- In 2006 I chose to follow each move and run the company's administration in the same system. That is why it is called tracking and ERP, and why it has lasted.
Scale
The system has been in daily use at Transworld since I built it, through 2026. Transworld has operated since 1985, with offices in Brazil and the United States.
Company
Transworld Movers Mudanças e Relocations Ltd.
International moving and relocation, Brazil and the United States.
Write to me
I work with teams anywhere in the world, remotely or on site. To talk about a project, email is the fastest way to reach me.
alexander@louzada.net