Some Background History

Born in 1983 in the largest city in Brazil, it wasn't that late that I found out the love for computers and code. Right when I was 13, in 1996 I started learning some programming. The Linux project had just started and I had the luck of finding a Slackware 3.1 copy with a friend of mine. It was with that Slackware that I started learning ANSI C, creating some small programs to solve my mathematics homework. While I had this, why not sell them to my friends? This was one I learned about cross compiling, and how to make some extra bucks ;)

When the internet came, that was when my world was really opened. With the internet came IRC, with IRC came a lot of chatting, and while chatting on the right channels, I learned some Assembly. Now, the real question is "Why Assembly"? Basically due to:

Needless to say that was a hell of a fun time.

Then 2002 came, and with it came the University. I attended of course Computer Science at Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, in it I learned a hell of a lot of stuff, about computers, networks, project management, love, life, etc. This was also the time I started working for real, on small and big companies. I started on Mackenzie, then went to Accenture as an intern, the back to Mackenzie, then on a startup named Ouvi (that did marketing on cell phones, before iPhones), then on and engineering company named Método, than finally at Deloitte.

On all those companies I've polished my skills on:

While on those companies I've also found the love for one thing that I still have, the love for studying Complex Autonomous Systems, more focused on Genetic Algorithms and optimization problems. And that lead me back to Mackenzie, to pursue a Masters Degree in Electric Engineering, under the Artificial Intelligence branch. In 2011 I've presented my Masters Degree at the CEC on New Orleans, and in 2012 I've finished it. When I finished the Masters Degree I've also started the new part of my life, that was the time one I got married. And that, that's another story.

Passions

I do love other things that are not related to IT, albeit only a few, I do have those passions!

  1. Music: I simply love Blues, Jazz, Heavy Metal and plain old Rock & Roll
  2. Arts: Yes, I know, "arts" is too generic. Basically I like to draw, based on the main inspiration being John Buschema. Been a long time since I don't draw anything, but this is mainly due to lack of time
  3. Motorcycles: What can I say? I love old bikes! I currently own a Royal Enfield, that I'm simply in love with it.

I always try to mix between work and some pleasure with those 3 passions, for instance I'm always listening to some music, and I drive my motorcycle every single day that I have to go to the Office. The drawing part however is very difficult to find some place to use in the middle of my work.

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