Lead Software Engineer @ The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation
Feb/2024 - Present - Tampa, FL - United States of America

• Modernizing DTCC post-trade market infrastructure solutions that Automates, centralizes, and standardizes the processing of financial transactions.
• Using state-of-the-art software architecture & frameworks through Agile & DevOps methodologies for Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery.

• Simplifying the complexities of clearing, settlement, asset servicing, transaction processing, trade reporting and data services.
• Mitigating risk, increasing transparency and security, enhancing performance, resilience, soundness and driving efficiency for thousands of broker/dealers, custodian banks, asset managers, financial markets and global financial services industry.
• Techstack: Artifactory, AWS (Aurora PostgreSQL, API Gateway, CLI, CloudFormation, CloudWatch, DynamoDB, Elastic Load Balancing, EC2, ECS, IAM, Kinesis, Route 53, S3, Step Functions), BitBucket, CloudBees Jenkins, Docker, Eclipse/IntelliJ, Fortify, Git, GitHub & GitLab, Java, JIRA, JSON, Kafka, Kubernetes, Linux, Maven, Microservices, Nexus Repo, Oracle, REST API, SonarQube, Spring Framework, Splunk, Spring-Boot, TomCat.

Senior Software Engineer - Assistant Vice President @ Citibank
Jul/2023 - Feb/2024 - Tampa, FL - United States of America

• Applications Development Senior Programmer Analyst in the Trade Channel Technology, a division of Citi’s Institutional Clients Group.

• Deliver customized engineering solutions using cutting-edge software architecture concepts as distributed applications based on containerized and scalable Microservices, with excellence in Full-stack development, working in the complete Software Development Life-Cycle, using Agile and DevOps methodologies for Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery.
• Project: Citi Supplier Finance (CSF) - Web based Traded Solution optimizing Cash Conversion Cycle for Buyers and Suppliers supporting financing for uninterrupted supply flow for Buyers while also supporting the working capital needs of its key suppliers.
• Techstack: Artifactory, BitBucket, Confluence, Eclipse/IntelliJ, Git, GitHub & GitLab, Gradle, Java 8 , J2EE, Jenkins, JIRA, JSON, Kafka, Linux, Maven, Microservices, Oracle, REST API, SonarQube, Spring, Spring-Boot, WebSphere.

Principal Engineer @ Fernando.Engineer LLC
Dec/2022 - Jul/2023 - Dallas, TX - United States of America

• Through the Fernando.Engineer LLC I deliver customized engineering solutions for clients worldwide with excellence in full-stack development, using Agile methodologies and best CD/CI practices, managing and developing projects from conception to completion, using cutting-edge software architecture concepts as distributed applications based on containerized and scalable reactive MicroServices, collaborating effectively with clients and stakeholders, ensuring on-time delivery and within budget, and collaborating, mentoring and managing engineers to achieve outstanding results under highest quality standards.
• Techstack: Android Studio, Angular, Docker, Docker-Compose, Eclipse/IntelliJ, Git, GitHub & GitLab, Gradle, Ionic & Capacitor, Java, Jenkins, JIRA, JSON, Kafka, Linux, Maven, Microservices, MySQL, NodeJS, PostgreSQL, RabbitMQ, Redmine, REST API, SonarQube, Spring, Spring-Boot, TypeScript, Visual Studio Code, WebFlux.

Senior Software Engineer @ tick-TS
Jun/2022 - Nov/2022(*) - Düsseldorf, Germany

• tick Trading Software AG Leading Application Service Provider in the field of exchange access and trading frontends, with thousands of installations, over dozen customers, and several million transactions per day.
• Activities: Software development using Agile methodology for the innovative trading platform TradeBase MX: Design, development, changes & extensions for TradeBase MX components; Bug analysis and fixing; Code reviewing and testing; and Software Documentation; Participation in Scrum events to improve the efficiency of the development process.
• Techstack: Android Studio, Angular, Artifactory, Confluence, Docker, Eclipse/IntelliJ, ESLint, Git & GitLab, Gradle, Ionic & Capacitor, Java, Jenkins, JIRA, JSON, Linux, Microservices, MySQL, Node.js, Prettier, PWA, Redmine, REST API, SonarQube, TypeScript, Vert.x, Visual Studio Code, WebFlux.
• (*) Termination upon my request due to immigration from Germany to the United States after obtaining a permanent immigrant Visa for skilled workers (Green Card).

Software Engineer @ TEAMS @ TBA Group (Konecranes)
Nov/2020 - May/2022 - Düsseldorf, Germany - Letter of Reference

• TEAMS is the TBA's Equipment Control System (ECS) fleet management for automated equipment for container handling at terminal ports.
• Activities: Software development using Agile Scrum (SAFe) methodology, in a continuous delivery environment for the development of distributed, scalable, and highly available applications for TEAMS, including:
  • Design and development of new TEAMS modules, changes & extensions for existing ones.
  • Bug analysis and fixing; Code reviewing and testing; and Software Documentation.
  • Unitary and Integration Tests development (JUnit, Boost-Test, and script-based tests)
  • Presentations of functionalities to stakeholders.
  • Hotline service (24h stand-by for customers)
  • Participation in Scrum & SAFe events to improve the efficiency of the development process.
• Techstack: ActiveMQ, AutoCAD, Avro, Boost, C++, Confluence, Corba, Eclipse/IntelliJ, Git & GitLab, Grafana, Hibernate, Java, Jenkins, JIRA, JSON, Jupyter Notebook, Kafka, Linux, Liquibase, Maven, Microservices, Netbeans, Nexus, Oracle, Python, QGIS, REST API, SonarQube, Spring Boot, SQL Server

Electronics Systems and Software Engineer (Navy Officer: Lieutenant) @ Brazilian Navy
Mar/2010 - Aug/2020 - (~70% Brazil ~30% France)

• Ten years of experience working with Softwares, Hardware, and Systems for Naval and Defense domains. (e.g Combat Management Systems; Communication Systems, Sonar System, Navigation and Environment System, Performance Monitoring and Fault Location Systems, Weapons Systems, Air-to-Surface Sensing Systems (such as Periscopes, Radar and Electronic Warfare Support Measures (ESM) and Countermeasures (ECM), among others).
• More than seven years on the Brazilian Navy Submarines Development Program - PROSUB (including three years overseas), working on its specification, development, tests, predictive, corrective, and evolutive maintenance tasks, and IVVQ cycle supplying technical subsidies for management decision-making and strategic planning.

Electronics Systems and Software Engineer (Brazilian Navy representative) @ Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovations of Brazil
Oct/2019 - Jul/2020 - Brasilia, DF, Brazil - Commendation terms to the Command of the Brazilian Navy

• Technical Analysis of equipment, materials, software, and technologies under General-Coodination of Sensitive Goods responsibility to promote the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons through the implementation of Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)  Guidelines for the trade of nuclear and nuclear-related goods.
• Coordinated and arranged the Brazilian Nuclear Supplier Group's technical specialized activities to discuss the technical proposals Nuclear Suppliers Group's control list modifications.
• Support to the Brazilian Navy's strategic nuclear projects pertaining to the procurement and acquisition of vulnerable assets deemed crucial to keep the continuity of the Brazilian Nuclear Submarine Development Program afloat.
• Engendering subsidies and technical assistance to the Foreign Affairs Ministry on issues pertaining to international cooperation treaties.

Electronics Systems and Software Engineer for the Brazilian Navy Submarines Development Program - Combat System Specialist @ Brazilian Navy
May/2015 - Sep/2019 - Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil - Letter of Thanks

• Supervise at the shipyard the processes of Development, Construction, Assembly, Inspections, Quality Assurance (QA), Commissioning, Tests & Trials for the Brazilian Submarines Class Scorpene (SBR) in the Brazilian Navy Submarines Development Program (PROSUB) scope.
• Analysis, Preparation, Execution, and Reports of the Assembly, Installation, Set-to-Work, Tests and Trials Specifications and Protocols (at Factory, Harbor, and Sea), for Equipment, Softwares, Systems, and Systems of Systems (SoS) of the SBRs.

• Creator, Architect, Full Stack DevOps, and System Administrator of SISCAPELA: a Management Information System to Audit and Control the SBR Submarines’ industrial life cycles for its component items and functional circuits. (more details in my Cover Letter and in the Letter of Thanks above)
  • Integrates and processes data from Shipyard’s departments.
  • Show the technical drawings according to the build situation.
  • Verify the requirements’ completeness for launching.
  • Techstack: Front-End: Web Application (JavaScript & HTML5) and JavaSE (GUI); Back-End: Linux, Java, PHP, PostgreSQL/PLSQL, Python & VBA. (2018/2019)
• Combat Systems (CS) - System of Systems Engineering work: HW & SW Technical, Interface and Requirements Specs., Detailed Design Review for Architecture,  Integration, Functionalities & Performance related to the CS and its SubSystems (i.e., Navigation, Combat System Management, External and Internal Communications, Underwater Acoustic,  Air-Surface Detection (e.g. Attack & Optronic Periscopes , Radar and Communication Electronic Support Measures) and Weapons Control). (C4ISR topics)
• Full Stack DevOps of a Tactical and Kinematics Situations Displayer for Vessels SW for evolutionary maintenance for the SBR Combat System (AIS-MK0):
  • Decodes VHF NMEA0183 messages received through a PC serial RS-232.
  • Records and Broadcast contacts detected by an AIS Receiver to the Combat System Network.
  • Techstack: JavaEE, GALAXI®, Framework, Spring & Eclipse IDE. (2015/2017)

Electronics Systems and Software Engineer of Combat Management System for the Brazilian Submarines Development Program @ Brazilian Navy
Aug/2012 - Mar/2015 - Toulon, VAR, France - Letter of Thanks

• Engineer of the Brazilian Navy in charge of receive Transfer of Knowledge (ToK) and Transfer of Technology (ToT) (a partnership between France & Brazil) of the Combat System for Scorpene-class submarines SUBTICS®. (a Combat Management for Systems of Systems with millions of code lines, distributed architecture, and heavy constraints on performances and reliability, based on GALAXI® JAVA EE Framework). (Activities @ Naval Group - former DCNS/THALES Group)
• Development of Combat System (Equipment and Interfaces) Simulators and Stimulators belonging to the Combat Systems Network (i.e., Simulator of Electronic Warfare Measurement Equipment).

• System and Software Development and Documentation using V-Model SDLC in compliance with MIL-STD-498 standard:
  • System Engineering (Requirements Analysis, Functional Analysis/Allocation Specification, and Traceability, System Tests Procedures, Tests Campaign, and Reports);
  • System Design (Architecture, Components, and System Interfaces);
  • Software Engineering (Software Requirements Specification, Software Tests Procedures, Test Campaign Design and Running Reports at Unit, Integration, System and Acceptance levels);
  • Software Architecture Design (Software Components, Software Modeling and Software Interfaces);
  • Software Development and Frameworks Analysis, Detecting, Reproducing, Debugging and Solving of functional problems related to the system architecture.
• System & Software Architect, Full Stack DevOps, Integrator, and IVVQ Tester of Mines and Obstacles Avoidance Sonar System (MOAS) for evolutionary maintenance for the SBR Scorpene Submarine Combat System:
  • Requirement specification, modeling, coding, testing, integration, verification and validation activities
  • Provided evolutive maintenance for the SUBTICS® Combat System adding a new sensor from scratch using the V-model development Process.
• Techstack: IBM Rational: Dynamic Object Oriented Requirements System (DOORS), Software Modeler (RSM), Clearcase; HP Quality Center (QC), Eclipse IDE, JavaEE and Frameworks (e.g GEMO (DCNS Framework), Java RMI, Spring), CORBA, DDS-DLRL pattern, Wireshark, Wireshark Dissector.

Electronics Systems Engineer @ Engineering Department @ Superintendence of Systems @ Navy Weapon Systems Directorship @ Brazilian Navy
Jan/2011 - Jul/2012 - Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

• Writing and Analysis of Technical Notes, Reports, and Specification Documents for the acquisition, modernization, replacement, and installation of Electronic and Weapon Systems equipment for Military Organizations and naval assets of the Brazilian Navy;
• Writing, Running, Analysis, and Reports about the Set-to-Work, Harbor Acceptance Trials, and Sea Acceptance Trials of equipment and systems.
• Integrated Logistic Support: Analysis regarding the built-in configuration, allocation, maintenance sheets, and replacement interchangeability feasibility of parts, their component items, and suppliers.

• Modernization for the Class Tupi Submarines’ Combat System (MODSUB):
  • Replacement of the Ferranti KAFS A10 Shooting and Tactical Data Detection System and the CSU83 Sonar by Lockheed Martin 'AN/BYG 501 MOD 1D' Combat System) (2011)
  • Elaboration of Technical Specification for the Installation of the Attack Simulator at CIAMA (Submarinists Instruction Center) (Based on Autodesk AutoCAD®)
  • Analysis of the User and Equipment Technical Manuals and of the Protocols for Sea Acceptance Trials for the Modernized Combat System.
  • Running the Sea Acceptance Trials for the new Combat System installed in Submarine Tapajó (S-33) (10 days on the sea / 86 hours of immersion).
  • Writing Technical Requirements Specification and Interface Agreement between the 'AN/BYG-501 Mod 1D' Combat Management System and 'AR-900(V)1' Electronic Support Measures, aiming to the Combat Management System to Electronic Support Measures integration, onboard on Brazilian Navy Tupi and Tikuna Classes Submarines.
• CercaSys: Integration of a legacy Navy ́s alarms system for fences monitoring of restricted areas into a PC:
  • Developed prototyped a Signal Integration Card for PC via DB25 parallel interface.
  • Techstack: C++, Cadence OrCAD PCB Designer and OrCAD Pspice Designer (2010)