Programmer

Mar 2021 > Nov 2022

At Reckless Company, I was in charge of developing apps, databases, APIs, and dashboards, and also choosing the languages used and where to host the servers.
To start development, me and my boss would have meetings where he described what he wanted, showed me mockups, and I would ask questions and take notes.
After that, I would make the database, and prepare to work on the app. I would use his mockups as reference pictures, and would send screenshot and test versions. Once everything was done, we would look through the entire app looking for any bugs or visual imperfections.
Something he did a lot was redesign the apps and add new features. While some changes did take a lot of work, most weren’t too bad because I learnt to program in a way that I can easily change and adapt my code to fit new designs and add extra features.

Skills Used

• Flutter
• Bootstrap
• EJS
• Node.js
• HTML, CSS, JS
• Cordova
• Framework7
• PostgreSQL

Tasks

• Hybrid (Android and iOS) app development, using Flutter, of an app for collecting and buying school cards (Yrbk).
• Database (PostgreSQL) creation for Yrbk.
• Hybrid (Android and iOS) app development, using Flutter, of an app for collecting and buying sports cards (Gameface).
• Database (PostgreSQL) and dashboard (EJS) development for Gameface.
• Development of a Hybrid (Android and iOS) app (ProTeam), using Cordova, for sports management; with push notifications, calendar, chat, file sharing and posts.
• Database (PostgreSQL) and server (NodeJS) creation for ProTeam.

Projects

• Gameface
• ProTeam

Recommendation

Computer Programmer

May 2017 > Aug 2017

Here my first task was to bug fix a mobile app written in Java.
Once that task was completed, we started developing a new hybrid app, by using Phonegap to implement Web code for mobile platforms. This project involved working in a team with other programmers and having meetings.
During development, I learnt more about SQL, and discovered Phonegap/Cordova and Framework7, which help create apps with web code and design them easily. It was my first experience developing a complete app, with push notification, login with third parties and even Google Maps integration.

Skills Used

• HTML, CSS, JS
• Framework7
• Cordova
• Phonegap
• SQL
• Java

Tasks

• Investigation and implementation of web code for mobile platforms, Android and iOS, using Phonegap; with login via Gmail, Facebook or register, push notifications and Google Maps integration.
• Bug fixing of a mobile app in Java.

Recommendation

Database Developer

Mar 2016 > Apr 2016

This was my first internship, which I did with a classmate, and a great opportunity to learn.

The project developed was a database in Microsoft Access that allows users/managers to store, in real-time, the state of DRCN’s IT, allowing for easy introduction, alteration, and deletion of all materials and equipment efficiently. The detection of a malfunction, by any worker, is communicated via email to the responsible worker in an automatic and controlled manner.

Here we had to deal with multiple changes, which made me improve and optimize my design of databases, and I started learning how to talk with clients with less knowledge of programming. It took the entire internship to understand what they needed, were it today I have a better understanding of what to ask and what people want.
It was a learning experience, and I’m glad I was able to meet their requirements and improve a lot because of my time there.

Skills Used

• Microsoft Access
• SQL
• Visual Basic

Tasks

• Development of a Database (MS Access) with graphical interface.
• Automatic emails, with all relevant information, for when an item is labeled as malfunctioning.

Coursera

C++ Programming for Unreal Game Development Specialization

In this 4 course specialization, I’m learning how to program in C++ and how to use that C++ knowledge to program Unreal Engine games.
These courses are intended for intermediate programmers who are new to C++.

Check out the specialization here.

Skills

• C++
• Unreal Engine

Introduction to C++ Programming and Unreal

Dec 2022

This first course starts at the very beginning of C++, and the basics of Unreal.
In this course, I developed my first C++ console apps on both Windows and Mac and my first C++ Unreal scripts.

Check out the course here.

Tasks

• Write a C++ console app in both Windows (Visual Studio) and Mac (XCode);
• Write an Unreal script;
• Learn to store and use data in C++;
• Learn how to use classes and objects to implement code;
• Learn the basics of Unreal Engine.

Certificate

More C++ Programming and Unreal

Jan 2023

The second course explains the selection control structure, iteration, arrays and containers in C++, TArrays in Unreal, and how to process user input in Unreal.

Check out the course here.

Tasks

• Use IF and SWITCH statements to control code using booleans and comparisons;
• Implement Timers in Unreal;
• Handle Mouse Location, Mouse Buttons, Keyboard, and Gamepad Processing in Unreal;
• Use FOR, WHILE, and DO-WHILE loops to iterate through code;
• Store and manipulate data using Arrays and Vectors in C++, and TArrays in Unreal.

Certificate

C++ Class Development

Feb 2023

The third course goes into abstraction, exploring how functions work, designing and implementing Unreal classes, Unreal HUD, Unreal audio, and more about pointers.

Check out the course here.

Tasks

• Tasks

Certificate

Intermediate Object-Oriented Programming for Unreal Games

Apr 2023

The fourth and final course is about using files in Unreal games, inheritance and polymorphism, event handling, menus, and developing a complete minigame.

Check out the course here.

Tasks

• Tasks

Certificate

Coursera

Create an Android App with Kotlin

Oct 2022

In this 1.5 hours class, I created my first Kotlin Android app, which was a guessing game. The app would select a random number between 1 and 25 and the user would write their guess in an input field and press the submit button. It would then display a hint (too high or too low) until the user wrote the correct number, at which point it will display the number of guesses it took.

Check out the guided project here.

Skills

• Kotlin

Certificate

Android Programming for Beginners - A simple BMI calculator

Sep 2022

Using Java and Android Studio, I created a simple BMI calculator app. This project covered Text Views, Buttons, Toast Messages, EditText Views, Intents and Activities, ImageViews and Linear Layouts, and also different types of listeners in Android.

Check out the guided project here.

Skills

• Java

Certificate

Coursera

Introduction to Web Development

Feb 2022

I enrolled in this course to improve my knowledge of web development and see if I can learn anything that I wasn’t taught back in school (PrSI). Specifically, a topic that was not even mentioned back then, and that I saw this course talks about, is hosting.

Check out the course here.

Skills

• HTML
• CSS
• Javascript

Tasks

• Setup an HTML Template.
• Create functionality with Javascript.
• Enhance a webpage with CSS.
• Create an HTML Form with validation.
• Create a final project using everything taught in the course.

Projects

• Final Project

Certificate

Coursera

Problem solving, Python programing and Video Games

Sep 2021

The course uses the Python programing language and video games as a fun way to teach computer science concepts, however, the knowledge and skills from this course apply to other languages and non-game problems. Some of the concepts taught are problem-solving, problem decomposition, algorithms, abstraction, and software quality.
Lexical, Syntax and Semantic analysis were also taught and practiced.
During the course, I was tasked with recreating two games: Hacking (which had 7 versions) and Poke the Dots (which had 5 versions), version by version. To do this, I had to observe and play them, then assemble a description, functional test plan, and algorithm, and then I coded using Python.

Check out the course here.

Skills

• Python
• Video Games
• Lexical, Syntax and Semantic analysis
• Problem Solving

Tasks

• Perform Lexical, Syntax and Semantic analysis on Python code.
• Observe, Play and Describe each version of two games, then prepare a Functional Test Plan and Algorithms.
• Code,Update, Test and Debug two games,”Hacking” and “Poke the Dots”, using Python.

Projects

• Hacking
• Poke the Dots

Certificate

Fontes Pereira de Melo

Infomation Systems Programming and Managing Technician

The course taught me the basics of programming, some languages and gave me the opportunity to do two internships.

In Architecture I learnt binary, logic gates, assembling and configuring computers, Assembly and used Linux. In Networking and Tech, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and different types of computer networks. In Programing classes, Pseudo-Code, VisualG, Pascal, Visual Basic and SQL.

Subjects

• Programming and Information Systems (Programação e Sistemas de Informação)
• Networking and Communication (Redes de Comunicação)
• Computer Architecture (Architetura de Computadores)
• Information and Communication Technologies (Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação)
• Operating Systems (Sistemas Operativos)
• Maths (Matemática)
• Physics and Chemistry (Fisico-Química)
• Gym class (Educação Física)
• Portuguese Language (Língua Portuguesa)
• Foreign Language - Spanish (Língua Estrangeira - Espanhol)

Skills

• Web Development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP)
• SQL
• Visual Basic
• VisualG
• Pascal
• Pseudo-Code, Problem Solving
• Binary, Logic Gates

Internships

• M7IP
• DRCN

Infomation Systems Programming and Managing Technician > Técnico de Gestão e Programação de Sistemas Informáticos

Adult Education and Learning

2021

I finished this course while working at Reckless Company, to finish 12th grade.

My enjoyment of this course was drastically reduced due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Adult Education and Learning > EFA

Fontes Pereira de Melo

IT Operator

The course helped prepare me for the future, enhancing my knowledge of Networks, Computers and Databases.

Subjects

• Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação (Information and Communication Technologies)
• Instalação e Manutenção de Computadores (Computer Setup and Maintenance)
• Instalação e Configuração de Computadore em Redes Locais e à Rede Internet (Setup and Configuration of Computers in Local Networks and the Internet Network)
• Aplicações de Escritório (Office Applications)
• Sistemas de Gestão de Base de Dados (Database Management Systems)
• Língua Portuguesa (Portuguese Language)
• Inglês (English)
• Educação Física (Gym class)
• Matemática Aplicada (Applied Math)
• Fisico-Química (Physics and Chemistry)
• Cidadania e Mundo Atual (Citizenship)
• Higiene, Saúde e Segurança no Trabalho (Higiene, Health and Safety in Work)

IT Operator > Operador de Informática