Professional background

Work history

• Sept 2025 – Present

  Senior Embedded Software Engineer

  Philips · Eindhoven Area, Netherlands · Hybrid · Full-time

  • C++
  • CMake
• Jun 2023 – Present

  Embedded Software Engineer

  Brunel · Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands · Hybrid · Full-time

  • C++
  • Embedded Linux
• Aug 2023 – May 2025

  Embedded Software Engineer

  PAL-V · Raamsdonksveer, North Brabant, Netherlands · Hybrid · Full-time

  Contributed to safety-critical embedded systems for the world's first flying car, spanning real-time software, low-level drivers, and graphics in a DO-178C-compliant environment.

  • Developed real-time embedded applications for STM32 F, G, and H microcontroller families.
  • Implemented and tested drivers for SPI, QSPI, CAN, UART, LCD, touchscreen, external RAM, and Flash.
  • Designed a custom LCD graphics library for aviation systems and contributed to certification documentation and reviews.
  • Built unit-level tests with CUnit and automated binary memory operations and Doxygen documentation with Python.

  • C
  • C++17
  • STM32
  • CMake
  • Python
  • SDL3
  • Ramtex
  • CUnit
  • DO-178C
• Jan 2023 – Apr 2023

  Software Engineer

  VIRTUS · Remote · Full-time

  Worked on an EPSON project covering web APIs, visual components, automated tests, and continuous delivery.

  • Implemented QR code and barcode capture and reading in the front end.
  • Built Spring APIs and Angular components with unit tests.
  • Created a GitLab CI deployment pipeline and incorporated Docker images into the build process.

  • Java 11
  • Spring Boot
  • Angular 8
  • JUnit
  • Jest
  • GitLab CI
  • Docker
  • AWS
• May 2020 – Dec 2022

  Senior Embedded Software Engineer

  VIRTUS · Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil · Full-time

  Led embedded Linux and cloud integration work for GERTEC payment terminal products.

  • Defined a C and C++ architecture with CMake, GitLab CI, and Catch2 unit tests.
  • Integrated embedded Linux devices with AWS IoT, S3, and Cognito through the AWS C and C++ SDKs.
  • Integrated OpenSSL, LVGL, and JSON libraries and connected mobile point-of-sale devices to web systems.
  • Created Docker images to improve build and continuous integration workflows.

  • C
  • C++
  • Embedded Linux
  • CMake
  • Android NDK
  • Catch2
  • AWS IoT
  • Amazon S3
  • Amazon Cognito
  • OpenSSL
  • LVGL
  • Docker
• Sept 2019 – May 2020

  Embedded Software Engineer — Firmware and Real-Time Systems

  VIRTUS · Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil · Full-time

  Developed firmware and real-time system components for GERTEC payment terminals.

  • Defined firmware architecture for ARM Cortex-M processors using embedded C and CMake.
  • Implemented Wi-Fi, GSM/GPRS, USB CDC, UART, I2C, and SPI drivers.
  • Built tasks and threading components with FreeRTOS and implemented SSL/TLS for an ESP8266 attached to an ARM SoC.
  • Debugged firmware with JTAG, J-Link, SystemView, and RTT, and analyzed signals with a logic analyzer.

  • Embedded C
  • C++
  • ARM Cortex-M
  • FreeRTOS
  • CMake
  • JTAG
  • J-Link
  • SEGGER SystemView
  • Python
• Dec 2017 – Sept 2019

  Hardware Development Engineer and Team Leader

  VIRTUS · Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil · Full-time

  Led hardware development activities and built embedded, computer vision, and robotics modules for an LG Electronics partnership.

  • Developed embedded system, computer vision, and robotics modules.
  • Modelled system state machines with MATLAB Simulink and Stateflow.
  • Built computer vision modules with OpenCV and PCL and implemented UART, SPI, I2C, and TCP socket communication.
  • Introduced Scrum practices to the hardware team.

  • C++
  • Python
  • STM32
  • Mbed
  • MATLAB
  • Simulink
  • Stateflow
  • OpenCV
  • PCL
• Mar 2015 – Mar 2016

  Software Developer and Team Leader

  ACIG — Applied Computational Intelligence Group · João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil · Full-time

  Developed electrical substation power-demand forecasting software and coordinated the development team.

  • Developed power-demand forecasting software using artificial neural networks and fuzzy logic.
  • Managed the team and delegated development activities.

  • C#
  • Artificial neural networks
  • Fuzzy logic
  • Accord.NET
  • OxyPlot
• Jan 2014 – Mar 2014

  Electrical Engineer Intern

  UEPB — Universidade Estadual da Paraíba · Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil · Internship

  Designed and maintained electrical installations for university buildings and laboratories.

  • Prepared electrical installation designs, cost reports, and budgets.

  • AltoQi Lumine