Altium®

- Led the integration of Valispace as an A365 app, the Requirements and System Design Portal.
- Spearheaded the integration of the team's processes and workflows into Altium post acquisition.
- Built and empowered a high-performing engineering team to own all aspects of departmental operations, including project management, system architecture, and software development.
- Championed cross-functional collaboration to identify and implement technology solutions that directly impacted business growth, streamlined processes, and optimized data analytics capabilities. 
- Mentored engineering leads on effective communication strategies, team motivation techniques, and performance management best practices. This fostered a more engaged and productive team environment.

Director of Software Engineering

Valispace

- Technology Strategy: Formulated and executed technology strategies that kept pace with industry trends but also positioned the company technology leader.
- Technology Roadmap: Led collaboration across cross-functional teams, playing a key role in crafting a technology roadmap, seamlessly integrated with the product roadmap, ensuring a forward-looking approach to product development.
- C-Level: Engaged in impactful discussions and decision-making processes at the C-level, fostering strong partnerships with the CEO and CPO. This interaction was instrumental in shaping the strategic vision of the organization.
- Company-wide Strategy Development: Actively contributed to the company's strategy and goals. This involved a comprehensive understanding of market dynamics, competitor landscapes, and emerging opportunities.
- Acquisition by Altium: Successfully navigated the acquisition process, including leading due diligence efforts on the technology side. This involved a thorough assessment of the company's development processes, security posture, and technological capabilities.

Leadership Board Member

- Led and managed the entire engineering department, composed of 3 teams, overseeing all aspects of the department's operations, including project management, system architecture, and software development.  
- Spearheaded the successful implementation of cutting-edge technologies, such as cloud computing and artificial intelligence, resulting in significant improvements in efficiency, scalability, and cost savings.  
- Developed and executed a comprehensive IT strategy aligned with the organization's objectives, resulting in improved system reliability, increased cybersecurity measures, and enhanced user experience.  
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to identify and leverage technology solutions that supported business growth, streamlined processes, and optimized data analytics capabilities.  
- Oversaw the successful implementation of ISO-27001, involving a comprehensive approach to enhancing our organization's information security posture.

Head of Technology

- Led a team of 4 operations professionals, managing cloud-based operations and on-premise installations of over 100 production deployments.  
- Implemented a robust continuous integration and deployment pipeline, resulting in a reduction in time-to-market for software releases.  
- Established and maintained strong relationships with external vendors and stakeholders, ensuring successful integration of third-party tools and services into the DevOps ecosystem. 
- Developed and executed a comprehensive IT strategy aligned with the organization's objectives, resulting in improved system reliability, increased cybersecurity measures, and enhanced user experience.

Head of DevOps

- Integrated a team of developers in designing and implementing complex software solutions.  
- Collaborated with stakeholders to gather requirements and successfully delivered multiple high-profile features on time.  
- Mentored and coached junior developers, fostering a collaborative and knowledge-sharing environment, improving team performance.  
- Conducted in-depth code reviews, identified bottlenecks, and implemented performance optimizations.

Senior Developer

- Streamlined development processes by introducing agile methodologies and automated testing frameworks, increasing team productivity and reducing software defects. 
- Developed, maintained and improved both the backend rest API (Django/Python), as well as the Frontend app (angular), creating modules and generic classes/components to be reused by the team.

Developer

Quidgest

▪ Management of the Genio platform for automatic Code generation.
▪ Responsible for the Incident, Problem, Change and Release Management Process for Genio.
▪ Decision Support in the design of new systems.
▪ Responsible for the management and maintenance of the Platform for Automated Testing and
Continuous Integration.
▪ Responsible for generation of applications for mobile platforms.
▪ Responsible for UI / UX of .Net MVC platform.
▪ Technical lead on multiple projects.

R&D Software Engineer

Sources.pt

- Company Management: Led strategic initiatives to drive growth and profitability. Managed finances and oversaw product development.
- Project Management: Delivered projects on time and within budget, managing scope, resources, and communication.
- IoT Backend Architect: Designed and implemented secure, scalable backend architectures for IoT solutions.
- Web Developer: Built user-friendly web interfaces for IoT applications, ensuring responsiveness and security.

Co Founder, CEO, Lead Developer

Inova Software

Project Management of the App  “Partnering Place Mobile”

Architecture design of UI render engine based on descriptive models

Development of the app based on Phonegap with Javascript frameworks like Underscroe.js , Backbone.js , Angular.js , and UI customized for the different mobile OS.

Senior Mobile Developer

Freelance web developer

Development of Websites, Newsletters, Mobile Apps, multimedia contents, interactive discs, graphic design.

- Management and maintenance of the Genio platform
- Integration of technology into reusable patterns.
- Decision Support in the design of new systems. 
- Technological support  to the company’s work processes and quality management.
- Responsible for the management and maintenance of the Platform for Automated Testing and Continuous Integration.
- Responsible for generation of applications for mobile platforms.

EmergeIT

Development of remote management applications, with application in mobile devices, Web-based administration tools, Websites, based on Phonegap with JavaScript frameworks like Underscore.js, Backbone.js, and Angular.js.

NAD/ DESIGN SOLUTIONS

Developing applications with support for browsers, ex. Websites, Intranets, Newsletters, Database Systems, Multimedia applications, etc., covering multiple areas, Html, CSS, JavaScript, Python, SQL, Django, Ajax, ActionScript, etc..

As an experienced leader, I'm passionate about nurturing the leaders of tomorrow, by inspiring and empowering them to reach their potential, through mentoring, coaching, and guidance. These are high-performing teams that achieve remarkable outcomes.

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