My story
Roots
Avelar
Born and raised in Avelar, Ansião (Terras de Sicó), where village parties taught me what community feels like.
2014–2016
MSc Automation & Robotics — Coimbra & Ljubljana
Master's degree between the University of Coimbra and the University of Ljubljana, after a BSc in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
2015
Founding Alibabar
A bar at the village party became an event-production collective that grew to ~47 young people.
2017
Accenture
SAP application development consultant: SAPUI5 apps for Healthcare and Retail clients, and training an offshore team.
2018–2021
SAP
15 consecutive SAP Fiori engagements in 7 countries; UX cutover lead for 6 S/4HANA go-lives at Mercadona.
2018–2019
University of Coimbra — research
Research engineer on real-time human-robot social interaction with the NAO robot.
2021
Axians
Solution architect for a major Canadian retailer's SAP Fiori programme.
2021–2026
Stratesys / Cellnex Telecom
Senior SAP BTP architect and integration lead: 20+ go-lives across 8 European markets.
2021–2025
Castel – Creative Living
Co-founded a community hostel and co-living space in Penela, with festivals and a summer cultural programme.
2026
Paripax
One home for all of it: architecture work, ventures, apps and ideas — under the name that has always been my motto.