Resume

Education

• M.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia (UNL), 2016 - 2022 (expected)
• As master thesis, I had the task of improving database transaction throughput by reducing the chance of transaction conflicts happening.
  • The resulting work was Java library which wrapped JDBC commands and was graded with 18 out of 20.
• B.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia (UNL), 2012 - 2017
  • As an internship, I have successfully implemented the notification system utilized in their HR Software, earning grade 18 out of 20.
• Technical Management and Programming of Informatic Systems Field Of Informatics, INETE, 2009 - 2012
  • As a final project, I have developed a Windows application that seamlessly integrated and consolidated various cloud services, including Box, Dropbox, and a personalized cloud solution.

Work experience

• november 2019-currently : Senior Software Engineer
  • Sky Technology Centre, Lisbon
  • Acting as feature chamption I have successfully led the technical implementation multi-DRM and multi-key content protection solutions, significantly enhancing our content security measures
    • As the feature champion, I led the successful implementation 4K playout with DRM restrictions, positioning Peacock on par with its competitors
    • Worked as feature champion for DRM anti-piracy logging, successfully leading the implementation of logs that were instrumental for other teams in monitoring and detecting potential pirate actors who exploit compromised devices
    • Played pivotal role in the design and implementation of the in-house Widevine, FairPlay and PlayReady DRM microservices in Java, Kotlin and C#
    • Demonstrated leadership by training and mentoring new team members in best practices and DRM expertise
    • Actively participated in the on-call support of the DRM microservices across multiple propositions
    • Leveraged internal CI/CD to streamline Kubernetes deployments across several AWS regions
    • Built a React tool to empower stakeholders in efficiently testing DRM-protected assets
    • Collaborated with the team to support 10 million concurrent users for the first Super Bowl streamed over the Internet with DRM
• 2015-november 2019 : Software Engineer
  • Quidgest, Lisbon
  • In this role I have contributed to software used by the Government of Jamaica, the Portuguese Parliament, NOVA University and many other clients. In more detail, I highlight that I:
    • Designed and implemented HR Software for desktop in C++ and web applications in C#
    • Successfully integrated with external government services using SOAP Web Services written in C#
    • Conducted thorough analysis and optimization of the HR software’s interactions with its Microsoft SQL Server database, enhancing its efficiency
    • Single-handedly created tool that streamlined company-wide software development processes, aligning them with their proprietary code generation product
    • Successfully improved, designed and implemented several obligatory government reports using Crystal Reports and SQL Reporting Services
    • Participated in the first experiments with data analytics using Python

Skills, Languages and Interests

• Skills
  • C++ • C# • Java • C • Kotlin • Python • LaTeX • Docker • Kubernetes • SQL Server • Cassandra • Prometheus • Grafana • Kibana • Jenkins • Gradle • Bash • Git • Crystal Reports • SQL Reporting Services • REST
• Languages
  • Portuguese - Native • English - Native • Italian - Basic
• Interests
  • Football • Video Games • Guitar • Manga • Brooklyn 99

Certifications

• Microsoft exam 70-762 - Developing SQL Databases