Laravel Developer | Full-Stack Engineer | System Architect
I’m a seasoned Laravel developer with a passion for crafting scalable, real-world web platforms. I specialize in building modern applications using Laravel, Vue.js, and Flutter, often deploying them on self-managed Azure servers with full DevOps control.
From centralized CMSs to invoicing systems, CRM integrations, social platforms, and after-sales services, I turn complex needs into efficient solutions. My background spans code, design, infrastructure, and creative direction.
What I Do
- Laravel Development - Laravel 9 -11 with Breeze, Blade, Inertia, Livewire
- Backend Architecture - REST APIs, queues, real-time notifications, email schedulers, SEO tools
- Frontend Engineering - Vue 3, TailwindCSS, CKEditor, FilePond
- DevOps - Azure VMs, Redis, WebSockets, performance optimization
- Mobile/Desktop - Flutter apps (Windows & Android)
- Integration - Microsoft Dynamics 365, custom CRMs, APIs
Tech Stack
- Backend: Laravel, PHP 8.3, MySQL
- Frontend: Vue 3, InertiaJS, Blade, Tailwind
- Mobile/Desktop: Flutter (Dart)
- Tools: Git, PhpStorm, Android Studio, Laragon
- Infra: Redis, WebSockets, Azure VMs, Docker
- Features: REST APIs, SMTP, multilingual, SEO
- Integrations: Microsoft Dynamics 365, internal APIs
Professional Experience
(2025)
Personal Projects
Social Network Platform
Built a scalable, feature-rich social networking platform from the ground up using the Laravel framework. The architecture was designed to handle high interaction volumes and secure media storage.
Key Features: Implemented all common social networking features, including User Profiles, Friend/Follower systems, Real-Time Notifications, a dynamic News Feed/Timeline, and full support for Photo/Video Sharing, Liking, Commenting, and Sharing.
Technical Depth: Laravel's Eloquent ORM, complex routing, and secure handling of user-generated content, focusing on a robust and maintainable core application.
Integrated Business Operating System
(BOS) | Laravel, Vue 3, Inertia.js, WebSockets
Solo-developed a commercial-grade Business Operating System (BOS) from scratch, designed to replace four enterprise SaaS subscriptions (PM, Chat, HR, Marketing) and eliminate organizational fragmentation. The core architectural achievement was unifying these diverse functions into a high-performance codebase, proving that efficient planning directly translates to profitability by recovering over €310,000 in annual productivity and subscription costs for a mid-sized firm.
Key technical and strategic achievements include:
Cross-Functional Analytics: Engineered a central engine that synthesizes data from task assignments and HR Time Logs to calculate true Time-on-Task metrics, capacity forecasts, and project velocity.
Asynchronous & Real-Time Processing: Implemented robust WebSockets for real-time team chat and utilized Laravel Queues to handle durable email notifications for all board and task procedures.
Enterprise Features: Integrated DataTables across all modules, providing advanced filtering and export capabilities critical for auditing and custom report generation, alongside a comprehensive HR/Time Scheduling module.
Complex Integration: Successfully customized and integrated GrapesJS (page builder) and the DataTables library into the Vue/Inertia front-end, handling persistence and public rendering of complex content.
(2023–2025)
Harland & Poston Group
- Built centralized CMS to manage content across multiple websites
- Integrated CRM and chatbot for property/investment portals
- Developed Flutter desktop app for invoice management
- Led After Sales and Property Management solutions
- Implemented Kanban board with CKEditor + attachments
- Created social network with roles, groups, stories, hashtags
Projects:
(2022–2023)
PDM E FC S.A.
- Developed hybrid Blade + Vue Performance Appraisal Tool
Developed a full-stack performance appraisal feature for a large-scale Project Management tool, impacting 800+ team members and managers.
Key Features & Impact:
- Designed and implemented a multi-directional evaluation system (Manager <-> Team Member <-> Self-Evaluation) to gather comprehensive feedback.
- Created a dynamic Form/Question Creator module for customized evaluation criteria.
- Integrated a Statistics and Reporting Dashboard for managers and HR, displaying aggregated performance results, trends, and key metrics from the evaluations to facilitate data-driven decision-making.
- Architected the necessary database schema and data pipelines to support complex reporting requirements.
Technologies: Laravel (Backend logic, data aggregation), Vue 3 (Frontend UI/UX, reactive components, Dashboard visualization), Blade, MySQL, and Docker.
- Backend Framework: Laravel (Advanced routing, Middleware, Eloquent ORM, RESTful API Development).
- Frontend Framework: Vue 3 (Component-based architecture, Reactive data handling, State Management for complex UIs).
- Containerization: Docker (Development environments, Deployment workflow, Container management).
(2017–2022)
Forum Estudante & IPAV
Full-Stack Digital Platform Developer (Joomla Ecosystem)
Developed and maintained a portfolio of national education and social impact platforms for Forum Estudante & IPAV. As the sole developer, I managed the entire development lifecycle, from database architecture to front-end design implementation.
- Core Responsibilities & Technical Depth:
- Full-Stack Development: Independently handled all back-end architecture (database design and management), business logic (Joomla Components, Modules, and Plugins), and front-end design implementation (HTML/CSS/JS).
- CMS Specialization: Created custom, high-complexity functionalities using Joomla! CMS, extending its core capabilities with bespoke components.
- Database Management: Designed and optimized all underlying MySQL database tables for high-traffic and complex data models.
- Key Project Achievements:
- Academia de Líderes Ubuntu (e-Learning): Built a complete, custom e-learning platform featuring courses, user roles (Profs/Students), lessons, and multimedia material delivery (video/PDF).
- IRSIES (Data Collection Component): Developed the ORSIES component, a complex back-office system featuring 30 interconnected forms to collect and manage Indicators of Social Responsibility and Higher Education Institutions (IRSIES) data, using PHP, jQuery, and MySQL.
- Forum.pt (High-Traffic Portal): Maintained and enhanced a news and articles portal for university and high school students, ensuring stability and performance under high load.
- BP Segurança ao Segundo: Created a custom video voting component for a national student contest, handling user submissions, voting logic, and final results calculation.
- PHP: Used for robust server-side logic, application architecture, and custom CMS development (Components/Plugins).
- MySQL: Used for expert-level database design, optimization, and creating efficient SQL queries/stored procedures (emphasizing complexity).
- jQuery: Used for dynamic client-side interactions, form validation, and AJAX
forum.pt | academialideresubuntu.org | ORSIES
(2014–2017)
SALESGULL
- Developed user-localized platforms, e-commerce, and custom CRMs
- Key projects: findsintra.org, enercusto.pt, Tuedder, Lyfetaste, W-Bags, Petness
(1996–2014)
Freelance / Contract
- Worked on major projects across Portugal, Finland, Angola, and Germany
- Clients: Angola Cables, N30, ToastPost, PassportClub, A Vida é Bela, AA Portugal, Cocoon Lodges
Languages
- Portuguese (Native)
- English (Fluent)
- German (Fluent)
- Spanish (Fluent)
Creative Background
- Background painter in the animated film Asterix in América
- Scriptwriter for animation series Saarlodris
- 3rd prize for animation advertising in Germany
Education
- Escola Secundária de Santa Maria - 12th Grade, Arts & Architecture (1988)
- Escola Laser - Certified Electronics Technician (1990)
