Ricardo Melo

Dublin, Ireland

Member since January 29, 2015

Ricardo has worked in a wide range of software development roles from Linux server administration and large cluster setup to application development. He has special interest in PHP-related technologies and frameworks as well as automation, and prides himself on his ability to communicate well and deliver timely products.

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Portfolio

DRI
PHP, Linux, MySQL, Hadoop, Java, NoSQL, ZeroMQ
DRI
Linux, PHP, Bash, Apache, MySQL, Postfix, LVS
Semplicity
SEO, SEM

Experience

Linux, 17 years
PHP, 15 years
MySQL, 15 years
JavaScript, 10 years
Team Mentoring, 10 years
Zend Framework, 6 years
Agile Software Development, 5 years
Symfony 2, 3 years

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

OS X, PhpStorm, Git

The most amazing...

...thing I've developed is a social network monitoring platform that did real-time stream processing, data enrichment, and filtering based on user settings.

Employment

CTO
DRI
2007 - 2015
- Designed and developed complex (mostly) web-based solutions.
- Managed the development, systems, and project manager team.
- Aligned the technical direction of the company with the business requirements.
- Implemented solutions mostly based on PHP or Linux.
- Designed, implemented and supported the cloud hosting offer.
Technologies: PHP, Linux, MySQL, Hadoop, Java, NoSQL, ZeroMQ
Head of Linux Department/Consultant
DRI
2006 - 2012
- Led the team for Linux area and other open source technologies.
- Led the development of the MindTheBox platform, a terminal server platform based on Linux.
- Consulted on small- to large-scale Linux projects.
- Managed projects for both systems implementation and development of applications.
- Developed software both for desktop/server and web applications.
- Researched new products and solutions with special emphasis in those that use Linux and open-source technologies.
- Trained and conducted exams for Red Hat operations.
Technologies: Linux, PHP, Bash, Apache, MySQL, Postfix, LVS
Partner
Semplicity
2006 - 2010
- Developed branding on the web, traffic growth, website UI, and advertising revenue.
- Developed brand strategy and statistics systems.
- Did strategic consulting, including the business plan and sales strategy development.
- Advised and researched on SEM and SEO.
Technologies: SEO, SEM
Consultant/PHP Programer
DRI
2004 - 2006
- Develop PHP-based applications.
- Responsible for the XIC software platform (LAMP-based content management platform).
- Did pre-sales mostly in web-related projects.
- Developed a C++ application using ATL and WMI to monitor windows workstation resources.
- Maintained and evolved the company's Linux-based systems.
Technologies: PHP, C++, MySQL, HTML, CSS
System and Network Administrator
Instituto Superior Técnico
2001 - 2004
- Maintained and evolved the systems, such as email, Web, and DNS.
- Administrated the network.
- Expanded the existing network in size and capacity.
- Responsible for the maintenance of the department website as well as various web applications.
- Ran the helpdesk for the department users.
Technologies: Linux, Windows, Mac OS, Qmail, Bind, Apache, MySQL, PHP, Perl, Java
Developer
Freelance
1999 - 2004
- Developed a few websites using HTML, CSS, PHP, and MySQL.
- Built a desktop application for an insurance company using C++.
- Created a hosting platform with the administration interface based on webmin for a hosting company.
- Ran the helpdesk for both Windows and Linux systems.
- Solved hardware problems and computer upgrades.
Technologies: Windows, Linux, PHP, C++, Perl, HTML, CSS, MySQL

Experience

Social Media Monitoring Platform (Development)
Designed and built a social monitoring platform. The platform collected messages from social networks and process it, adding information about gender, location, language, etc. After the data enrichment, messages were filtered based on the user settings and analytic information was generated so that the user could see the insights on a web-based console.

Skills

Languages
PHP, JavaScript, Java, C, Python
Frameworks
Zend Framework, Twig, PHPUnit, Symfony 2
Libraries/APIs
Facebook API, Twitter API, LinkedIn API, Google API, ZeroMQ, Puppet.js, Node.js
Tools
Apache, PhpStorm, Eclipse IDE, SugarCRM, JIRA, Postfix, RabbitMQ, Chef, Ansible
Paradigms
Agile Software Development
Platforms
Linux, Android
Storage
MySQL, Redis, Memcached, MySQL daemon, PostgreSQL, MongoDB
Other
Team Mentoring

Education

Licenciate (equivalent to a Bachelor of Science) degree in Electronic and Computer Engineering
Instituto Superior Técnico - Lisbon/Portugal
1997 - 2003

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