Now
Building my own things
A soap-making app for iOS, this site, and an educational page about eucalyptus monoculture and the wildfires it fuels in Portugal — because nature belongs to everyone. More on all of them just below.
where I've been
The reset
Permaculture & grounding
After a mass layoff and some personal storms, I stepped back to rest and reconnect with nature. I took a permaculture design course, got certified, volunteered — and came back to code with fresh eyes and more energy than I'd had in years.
US company
Frontend developer
Built websites for the group's portfolio of brands with React, Shopify and server-side rendering. The best team I've worked with — open-minded, proactive, funny people where everyone brought ideas to the table. It felt like home until the company went under.
PT startup
Frontend developer & co-designer
Joined a small team, fell in love with React, and doubled as the designer — shaping components, layouts and the product's visual language. When we grew enough to hire a real designer, I kept working shoulder to shoulder with them on every design decision until the day I left.
Where it started
Backend & freelance roots
Freelance sites with Shopify and Ruby on Rails while still studying, then a first job doing PL/SQL and Java for an Oracle retail backend. It taught me exactly what I didn't want — which turned out to be one of the most useful lessons of all.
what I'm building
Soapwiz
A soap-making app for iOS. I surveyed the whole market, found every app lacking in interface and features, and built the one I wished existed. Publishing soon.
peek at the code →Autóctone
A scrollytelling site about Portugal's wildfire crisis: how native forests resist fire, how eucalyptus took over the landscape — and who profits.
floresta-autoctone.pt →