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João Ventura

Computer Science

AIV Engineer

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Lisbon
Portugal

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Personal information

Wants

Personal development, Getting (re-)acquainted
Haves

Software Engineering, Aerospace, Computer Programming, Software Testing, Spacecraft Mission Control
Interests

new technologies, computers, standards, skiing, diving
Organizations

IEEE, ACM, Ordem dos Engenheiros
Groups

Professional experience (13 years)

Apr 2011 - Mar 2012
(1 year)

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Sep 2010 - Apr 2011
(8 months)

Developer

Trellon, http://www.trellon.com

Industry: Computer Software
Sep 2009 - Sep 2010
(1 year, 1 month)

Freelancer

Freelancer

Industry: Computer Software
Mar 2006 - Jun 2009
(3 years, 4 months)

Project Manager

GMV, http://www.gmv.com

Industry: Aerospace, Aerospace
Aug 2004 - Jan 2006
(1 year, 6 months)

Consultant

ESA/ESOC, http://www.esoc.esa.int

Industry: Others
Feb 2003 - Jan 2006
(3 years)

Technical Manager

Critical Software, http://www.criticalsoftware.com

Industry: Information Technology & Services
Aug 2002 - Dec 2002
(5 months)

Scientific Researcher

FZI, http://www.fzi.de

Industry: Academia
Mar 2001 - Apr 2002
(1 year, 2 months)

Project Manager

Skysoft Portugal, http://www.gmv.com/pt/

Industry: Aerospace
Nov 1997 - Apr 2000
(2 years, 6 months)

Technical Manager

Skysoft Portugal, http://www.gmv.com/pt/

Industry: Information Technology & Services

Employment status

Seeking employment

Educational background

Oct 1998 - Jun 2001

Faculdade de Ciêncies da Universidade de Lisboa (FC/UL)
Computer Science, MSc

Master’s thesis on “Response Time Analysis of Composable Micro-Protocols”, under supervision of Dr. Luís Rodrigues.
Sep 1992 - Aug 1997

Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FCT/UNL)
Computer Science, Licenciatura

Diploma work performed in the Technical University of Wroclaw (Poland) in the scope of the TEMPUS scheme under the theme “Neural Networks implementation in parallel distributed processing systems”, under supervision of Dr. Urszula Kaczmar and Dr. José Cardoso e Cunha.

Languages

German, English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian

About me

I have been very active in the European Aerospace Industry for the last decade. I started in Avionics projects in a company initially called RTSN that changed it's name to Skysoft. After a brief stint to finish my Master's course in real-time systems, I found a project that I liked so much that I decided to move to Germany to pursue it. The experience was very rewarding, but unfortunately it was very brief.

In my new company, Critical Software, I dedicated myself to space projects and eventually became a fixed-term contractor for the European Space Agency, in Darmstadt (Germany again). The experience gained there enabled me to start a new job for GMV in Spain, designing and implementing the satellite control system for some of the world's major players in the telecom satellite industry.

For personal reasons, I decided to return to Portugal three years later, where I dedicated myself professionally to Drupal, first as a Freelancer and then working for Trellon, where I got the chance to help make the world a better place while working with an amazing team.

However, after one year, I got an offer that I just couldn't refuse to go back to "space", working as an AIV engineer in the Galileo Control Center in Oberpfaffenhofen (near Munich) in Germany (again...). I'm thrilled by the fantastic team and work that I am currently working with.

Contacts

Clelia Bonadei, Andy Walter, Herma Teune, Dr. Tobias Zimmer

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