About me
Hello there, my name is José Ricardo Carvalho Prado de Almeida.
Yes, it is a very long name but we can break it into parts:
- First Name:
José Ricardo - Middle Name:
Carvalho - Last Name:
Prado de Almeida
Don’t be like the US Customs and take the “liberty” to change MY name just because it couldn’t be bothered.
Personal Information
I am located in Curitiba, Paraná - Brazil but I was born in São Paulo, SP. I live in Curitiba since 2000 and during this period I was part of an Exchange Program to the USA between 2008 and 2009.
I have a dog named Arroz, which means “rice” in Portuguese. Sometimes he sneaks into my meetings, disrupting everyone for a while. He’s cute so he’s forgiven.
I am not married but I have a partner, Isabela Salmazo and we have the most beautiful daughter of all, Mariana (or Nena, as I like to call her).
I am a developer by love first: I LOVE
tinkering with code, learning how things work, their meaning and
importance. It’s pretty much a necessity in my life to code something,
really.
I love messing with back-end development as I personally
believe this is where the magic happens. Yes, I have some
front-end skills but I prefer doing things with the
green text, if you know what I mean.
I don’t care what pronouns you use to talk to me, just be polite, nice and respectful!
Professional Information
I am a Senior Developer with a career spanning across 13
years as of 2023 working on multiple different systems with a large
number of languages and technologies, including .Net,
Java and Python on industries such as
Banking, Oil and Gas, Automotive,
Healthcare, general consulting, including others.
Since 2017 I have worked mainly as a Senior Developer.
In this role I have analyzed requirements, drawn system architectures,
written down tasks for other developers, mentored junior developers,
defined processes, implemented the test pyramid paradigm and, of course,
coded a lot of things as well.
Being in the fray for over a decade, I had the opportunity to work in many different companies and industries, connecting with people all over the world, making contact with many different cultures and life styles.
Closing
Currently, I have the personal objective to help other succeed in their development career as both a mentor and colleague:
I strongly believe the best software is not written by a single person but by a very cohesive and tight team.
If you would like to know more about me, please take a look at my curriculum as well as the links I’ve placed here
as they will direct you to my LinkedIn professional profile
as well as my GitHub personal profile, where I keep some of
my personal projects public such as this blog!