Not so long ago in a galaxy near, near you. . . . I grew up with a hacking mentality, messing with my original PlayStation hardware and changing my Nokia 3310 software. Growing up like this, I’m not usually satisfied with the first iteration of what I get. Using the same mentality, in the past years, I got used to digging up and fixing the dark side of software code to extract what I want. I want to keep learning, and having fun along the way, but also to be able to help others bring balance to their codebase. Use the Force to send me a message. This is the software developer you're looking for!
// MASTER O̶B̶I̶-̶W̶A̶N̶ ̶K̶E̶N̶O̶B̶I̶ SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
// Plot
After a few years as an Experienced Programmer, the Jedi Order granted me a
new rank.
Now, as Team Leader, I guide a squad of Padawan developers through
complex Ruby on Rails projects, aligning our missions with both local and
intergalactic needs. My focus lies in maintaining code excellence, reviewing
codebases with Jedi precision to safeguard against instability
In collaboration with teams across distant systems, I adapt our applications to
serve a diverse galaxy, ensuring our tax solutions honor the Order’s code of
efficiency and excellence.
// THE BOOK OF BUG HUNTING
// Plot
After a year on the planet DevOps, I was promoted to the rank of Experienced
Programmer.
Looking for more experience, I went exploring other planets, helping in a more
hands-on manner our applications teams develop our hiTax suite of web apps,
using Ruby on Rails on the back end and Angular on the front end.
The Jedi Order also gave me more responsibilities, so I became a first-line
reviewer of pull requests and gave Docker and Git lessons to our new hire
Padawans.
// THE DELOITTE 'ORIAN
// Plot
Tired of being a lone bug hunter, I became a Deloitte 'orian by accepting the
challenge of entering a Big Four firm to help develop their ecosystem of hiTax
technological solutions that enable the automation of the Empire's financial
and fiscal processes, ensuring time and cost savings.
Because of my previous education as a networks and computer systems
technician, my first mission was on to the planet DevOps where I helped the
infrastructure team manage their AWS CloudFormation.
Besides working with AWS, we developed and managed a central application,
hiTax Hub, responsible for our users' credentials and access control which
used, besides AWS Cognito and other Amazon technologies, Ruby on Rails
on the back end and Angular on the front end.
// Episode IX - THE RISE OF THE MARKETING MANAGER
// Plot
Given the experience of managing the company's social media for a few years,
I had the opportunity to oversee and develop an integrated communications
strategy for the whole company.
Being the Marketing Jedi Grand Master, I had to write press releases and do
interviews with local and national media, both online and offline.
At the same time, I was also responsible for e-mail marketing campaigns that
reached the outer rim territories
// Solo - A SOCIAL MEDIA STORY
// Plot
KuantoKusta opened a bounty for a social media manager and I went all-in
on it. After all, who doesn't want to be paid to become a Twitter and Facebook
Grand Master?
Besides the normal managing of several corporate social networks, I had
to use my powers to develop the company's brand awareness and online
reputation, generating inbound traffic. I was able to build a community that
followed our funny posts and interacted frequently with us.
During this period, I also did some social media advertising experiments
// Episode VIII - THE LAST CONTENT MANAGER
// Plot
Because of my previous experience, I was hired to oversee content creation,
mainly in the smartphones category.
Working closely with the marketing team, we devised a web content strategy
that aligned with the company's wider goals.
Being a Master Jedi, along the way I trained some young Padawans, new to
the team, on how to use the website content management system.
// Rogue One - A MOBILE TECHNICIAN STORY
// Plot
I maintained and electronically repaired mobile phones for several outer rim
brands. After the repair, I had to update the software and recondition the
equipment.
The mobile phones came every day from another galactic base, so I had to
reception them and manage them logistically until they were fixed and ready to
be dispatched.
// Episode VII - A TRAINEE AWAKENS
// Plot
On my route to becoming a Jedi Master, I had to awaken my Force skills at
Samsys.
There I was mainly involved in technical assistance and helpdesk requests,
electronic repair of computer laptops and networking troubleshooting.
// Episode III - REVENGE OF THE SALESMAN
// Plot
Once again, between missions and hiding from the Empire, I had to become a
lone Bantha milk salesman who had to assemble his showcase daily and do
his own stock management and negotiation with suppliers.
// Episode II - ATACK OF THE SUPPORT
// Plot
Here I became the Jedi Knight of the Microsoft SQL Server databases and
Windows Server systems I had to administer.
My daily tasks as a Knight involved giving technical support to our Logitools
Electronic Prescription application and PHC users.
I also had to implement and administrate site-to-site and remote-access VPN
to communicate with the Rebellion. That led to some network troubleshooting.
When something broke, I also handled RMA requests.
// Episode I - THE CELL COVERAGE MENACE
// Plot
After gaining my Force powers at Cisco Academy, I continued to pursue my
Jedi training, at Academia Técnica PT, and became a Portugal Telecom
Padawan.
Even without full Jedi powers, I was able to climb to telecommunication towers.
I was first sent to battle in the middle of a 2G network swap (from RBS
Ericsson to NSN Flexi Multiradio GSM/EDGE). There I had to commission and
Integrate new BTS (Nokia Siemens Networks) and upgrade NodeB (Ericsson)
for the Galatic Empire.
I was also responsible for preemptive and corrective mobile network
infrastructure maintenance and ticket management of radio (GSM, UMTS and
LTE) or infrastructure malfunctions.
On several occasions, there was a disturbance in the Force, and I had to
review network degradations (coverage tests, drive tests, KPI analysis). On
those occasions, I acted as a middleman between TMN and ANACOM.
In my "spare" time, I also helped with the logistic management of spares and
consumables.
// Episode VI - RETURN OF THE SALESMAN
// Plot
Getting back to my Jedi training, pursuing new courses and certifications
between missions, I ended up representing a real state agency and presenting
its services to seller and buyer clients.
I had to counsel the best business solution in accordance with my client's
needs and demands.
This mission involved a lot of market prospection throughout the whole galaxy
// Episode V - THE TECHNICIAN STRIKES BACK // Plot My first Jedi assignment was to install ADSL and VoIP solutions for the Rebellion I also had to do some network troubleshooting.
// Episode IV - A NEW PADAWAN TECHNICIAN
// Plot
During my journey to become a Jedi Knight, I was first stationed as a young
Padawan at Decsis.
There I learned the ways of the Force and was able to give on-site technical
assistance to HP servers, desktops, laptops and printers (laser and inkjet) and
Fujitsu-Siemens and Wincor Nixdorf POS.
I also learned how to electronically repair laptops (Acer and Fujitsu-Siemens),
CRT and TFT monitors (Acer and Fujitsu-Siemens), POS (Fujitsu-Siemens
and Wincor Nixdorf) and UPS (APC).
In the end, I became a Master of maintenance and mechanical repair of bank
check readers (Servibanca and Millennium BCP) and ATMs (Caixa Geral de
Depósitos).