Professional Experience

A journey through 25+ years of technology leadership, innovation, and strategic project delivery

December 2019 - Present

NuoDB Release Technology Architect

Dassault Systèmes

Define and enforce release criteria and compliance procedures, introducing release process changes that cut 60% of manual tasks. Architect CI/CD pipelines with Bamboo, jFrog Artifactory, and AWS infrastructure using AWS CDK with Python. Reduced QA environment provisioning from two days to two hours.

January 2017 - November 2019

Senior Release Engineer

Pico

Designed and executed build and release processes, managing branching and source code strategies for multiple products. Developed release management policies and implemented integration tests, significantly improving test infrastructure coverage and reducing merge conflicts.

March 2016 - December 2016

Senior DevOps Engineer

SonaeBIT

Managed IT infrastructure including 600+ CentOS front-office servers and 200 Oracle Linux servers running Oracle Weblogic. Installed Apache Hadoop nodes, maintained MicroStrategy servers, and developed automation scripts in PHP, Bash, Python, and Ansible.

2013 - 2016

General Manager / Senior Software Engineer

codeHeaven & Multiple Partners

Founded and managed codeHeaven with international focus. Worked as Product Owner at VentureOak, SugarCRM Consultant at Ventive LLC, and Senior Software Engineer at infinitive concepts, delivering custom web applications and CRM solutions.

2008 - 2015

Software Developer / CTO

Dancefuel, DRI, & Various Web Companies

Served as CTO at Dancefuel managing all technical aspects. Specialized in SugarCRM development, frontend technologies like AngularJS, and web development with PHP frameworks. Built prototypes and managed development teams across multiple projects.

Technical Expertise

Comprehensive software development and technology stack accumulated over 25+ years of hands-on experience

Software Development

Python PHP Bash JavaScript Perl PowerShell SQL AngularJS

Cloud & DevOps

AWS AWS CDK Docker Ansible Bamboo CI/CD jFrog Artifactory VMware GitHub Actions

Databases & Storage

Oracle Database MySQL Elasticsearch Elastic Stack Apache Hadoop MicroStrategy SugarCRM NuoDB

Frameworks & Tools

Symfony 2 AngularJS Zend Framework Drupal WordPress Bootstrap jQuery Node.js

Leadership & Management

Team Leadership Strategic Planning Agile/Scrum Product Management Stakeholder Management Technical Architecture Mentoring Project Delivery

Security & Compliance

Cybersecurity Foundations IT Security Network Security Operating System Security VMware Security Compliance Management Risk Mitigation Security Monitoring

Featured Projects

A showcase of innovative solutions and technical excellence across various domains

CI/CD Pipeline Automation at Dassault Systèmes

Architected and implemented comprehensive CI/CD pipelines using Bamboo, jFrog Artifactory, and AWS infrastructure. Reduced manual release tasks by 60% and cut QA environment provisioning time from 2 days to 2 hours through automation.

AWS CDK Python Bamboo jFrog Artifactory Ansible

Elastic Stack Search & Analytics Platform

Spearheaded development of an Elastic Stack-based search and data analysis facility enabling engineering teams to rapidly identify testing results and assess impact of code changes across development environments.

Elastic Stack Elasticsearch Python Bash Git

Large-Scale Infrastructure Management at SonaeBIT

Managed critical IT infrastructure including 600+ CentOS front-office sales servers and 200 Oracle Linux servers. Implemented automation scripts and monitoring solutions that significantly improved system performance and operational efficiency.

CentOS Oracle Linux VMware Ansible Nagios

Release Management System at Pico

Designed and executed comprehensive build and release processes for multiple products, implementing branching strategies that significantly reduced merge conflicts and improved release predictability and stability.

Git Branching Strategy Build Automation Integration Testing Release Management

SugarCRM Development & Customization

Specialized in SugarCRM development and customization across multiple clients, creating tailored CRM solutions that streamlined business processes and improved customer relationship management workflows.

SugarCRM PHP MySQL JavaScript Custom Modules

Modern Web Applications with Symfony & AngularJS

Developed custom web applications using Symfony 2 framework and AngularJS, creating responsive and scalable solutions for diverse clients. Focused on modern frontend technologies and robust backend architectures.

Symfony 2 AngularJS PHP Bootstrap jQuery

Hobby Projects

A personal passion project showcasing creative development and my love for gaming communities

ERGamesPRO - Minecraft Server Hosting

A small, personal hobby project offering free "semi-reliable" Minecraft Java Edition servers for up to four players. Features a humorous approach with "potato hardware" and "Security By Obscurity," plus a Beta Program where crashes are a feature, not a bug!

Minecraft Java Server Hosting Web Development Community Management Gaming Infrastructure

Professional Certifications

Continuous learning and industry recognition across cloud, security, and leadership domains

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate

Amazon Web Services

Current

Introduction To VMware ESXi

VMware

Certified

DevOps Playbook - Moving to a DevOps Culture

DevOps Institute

Certified

Cybersecurity Foundations

LinkedIn Learning

Certified

IT Security Foundations: Operating System Security

LinkedIn Learning

Certified

IT Security Foundations: Network Security

LinkedIn Learning

Certified

Certified Scrum Master

Scrum Alliance

Valid until 2025

MongoDB Certified Developer

MongoDB Inc.

Valid until 2024

Executive Leadership Certificate

Stanford Graduate School of Business

2023

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