I have been working as a software engineer for the last 10 years, constantly thriving for excellence and maintainability. MSc in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Coimbra with 10 years of experience in developing real time image processing and machine learning solutions.After working one year in IT services in a major Portuguese telecommunications company, I have joined a startup company, Perceive3D, developing real time image processing software for medical devices. I have led the development of one of the key products of the company, the in.sight, a software for acquisition and processing of endoscopic video in real-time, to provide unique image enhancement features for the surgeon. I was involved in all the phases of the software development lifecycle process, including definition of software requirements, architectural design, development and testing.From 2017 to 2019, I have worked at Vision-Box as a Research Engineer, developing computer vision and machine learning software for border control and identity management systems, including a passenger recognition solution for a new smart camera device that allows for simultaneous short range and long range facial detection, analysis and recognition.Currently, at YooniK I am leading the technical development of YooniK SaaS platform as well as embedded systems and mobile applications. YooniK is a AI-enabled tech provider for intelligent customer recognition that is creating privacy-first face authentication services that can be used everywhere (IoT devices, mobile, online).I am passionate about creating technology to make the world a safer place.