1. Curriculum vitae
PERSONAL INFORMATION Luís Filipe Coelho de Carvalho Madeira Tavares
Travessa dos Moinhos, nº 4, 3º Frente, 2610-121 Amadora (Portugal)
(+351) 210932936 (+351) 919660207
luis.f.tavares@gmail.com
Sex Male | Date of birth 31/05/1974 | Nationality Portuguese
WORK EXPERIENCE
28/06/2008–Present Senior Software Engineer
BIT - Brisa Innovation and Technology, Lisbon (Portugal)
Software architecture, requirements specification, analysis and development:
▪ Technical Manager of the following Telematics Management Systems: Vehicle Counting and
Classification Systems, Variable Message Signs and Meteorologic Stations.
▪ Project "Controlauto" - Vehicle Inspections:
▫ Java service for inspections certification based on license plate recognition. Java Swing GUI for
service management and control.
▫ Installation Scrips (bash script).
▪ Project "SCUT Vias" (free-flow EFC):
▫ BD profiling and optimization (pgFouine, MySql). Java Swing GUI.
▪ Foundation of a startup company supported by BIT, dedicated to consulting and IT services
provisioning to this company.
▪ Full development of the Vehicle Counting and Classification System based on inductive loops
(SCCV2), widely adopted at national level.
▫ RSE (Roadside Equipment): C/C++ service (Linux, user-level). Data model design and
implementation (Postgresql). Central Systems integration via Jini agent.
▫ Central Systems: Java Swing GUI for equipment Remote Monitoring and Control. Java service
and GWT/GXT Web interface for RSEs network monitoring. Installation/upgrade scripts (bash
script) for product rollout. System test and assessment.
▪ EFC (Electronic Fee Collection) antenna control:
▫ SPI Linux device driver development (C, kernel-level).
▫ Linux and embedded systems (Motorola Renessas and Freescale TX25) implementation (C,
user-level) of the following DSRC (Dedicated short-range communications) standards: EN
12795, EN 12834, EN 15509 e EN ISO 14906.
▪ Electronics: small digital electronic circuits design and manufacture (test support). Signal analysis
(oscilloscope and logical analyzer).
▪ Technologies: Java, JNI, C/C++, Swing, Jini, bash script, gsoap WS, JAX-WS, SNMP, Tomcat,
HTML, CSS, Javascript, GWT/GXT, XML, Geoserver. BD: hibernate, SQL, JDBC, Postgresql,
MySQL, SQL Server. CVS, SVN, Git. Mantis, Jira. Maven. IDE's: Eclipse, Netbeans, IAR, Micosoft
Visual Studio.
Business or sector Road Telematics
04/11/2004–28/06/2008 Software Engineer
Siemens SA, Lisbon (Portugal)
▪ Development team coordination.
▪ Cooperation in functional and design specifications.
▪ Java Software analysis, development, profiling and test:
▫ "Business Connect 5.1" – Enterprise communications system based on IpCentrex/Voip.
▫ "Consumer Portal Agent" – web portal for enterprise communications server, based on JSP and
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2. Curriculum vitae Luís Filipe Coelho de Carvalho Madeira Tavares
Axis SOAP.
▫ "TransNet" – Optical network planning framework based on Eclipse/SWT.
▪ Training: Cooperation in the preparation of an internal training course on Java programming.
▪ International working experience (Germany).
▪ Technologies: IpCentrex, SIP, VOIP, Java, Eclipse RCP/SWT, Web Services (Axis SOAP, Tomcat),
JSP, HMTL, CSS, Javascript, XML. BD: JDBC, MySQL. Linux and Windows. Version control:
Clearcase.
Business or sector Enterprise and Carrier Telecommunications
15/09/2003–26/10/2004 Software Analyst/Developer
Freelancer, Oporto (Portugal)
▪ CRM application development. Web development.
▪ Technologies: Java, ASP, IIS Web server, HTML, CSS, Javascript. BD: Access, MySQL.
Business or sector Information Technologies
15/09/2000–31/07/2003 Research and Development Scholarship
INESC Porto, Oporto (Portugal)
▪ Multi-platform (C and Java for Linux and Windows) video/audio processing framework, with Java
Swing GUI for system design and implementation.
▪ Support in the integration of new colleagues.
▪ Integration of video processing and analysis applications (Java/C).
▪ Research on digital video (MPEG-1 e MPEG-2) and audio (mp3 and midi).
▪ Technologies: Java, C, pData, SOAP, XML, network programming. Version control: CVS. IDEs:
Eclipse, Forte for Java.
Business or sector Research and Development
01/03/1997–01/05/1999 Technical Operator
TIG and FACIG, Vila Real (Portugal)
▪ Field work: GPS topographical survey.
▪ GIS data post-processing and e and computer resources maintenance.
Business or sector Mapping and Geographic Information
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
11/04/2005–15/04/2005 Professional training (40 hours)
Learning Tree
"OO Analisys and Design with UML"
01/03/2002–01/03/2004 Frequency of Master Degree on Networks and Computer Services
FEUP – Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Oporto (Portugal)
15/09/1993–31/07/2000 Degree in Computer and Electrotechnical Engineering –
Telecommunications, Electronics and Computers
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FEUP – Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Oporto (Portugal)
PERSONAL SKILLS
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3. Curriculum vitae Luís Filipe Coelho de Carvalho Madeira Tavares
Mother tongue(s) Portuguese
Other language(s) UNDERSTANDING SPEAKING WRITING
Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production
Spanish C1 C2 C1 B2 B1
English C2 C2 C1 C2 C1
French B1 B1 A2 A2 A2
Levels: A1 and A2: Basic user - B1 and B2: Independent user - C1 and C2: Proficient user
Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
Communication skills Ease of exposure of ideas and formulation of suggestions. Good argumentation ability and capacity
for understanding the arguments of the parties. Taste for team interaction aiming problem resolution,
enhanced by integration in multicultural teams in Portugal and abroad.
Organisational / managerial skills Autonomy and capacity for self-organization and decision-making, developed by the responsibility
assumed in multiple projects throughout my career.
Experience in team coordination.
Job-related skills Good working capacities proven under pressure conditions.
Ease of integration and taste for teamwork.
Seriousness and responsibility facing professional obligations.
Availability to travel.
Digital competence SELF-ASSESSMENT
Information
processing
Communication
Content
creation
Safety
Problem
solving
Proficient user Proficient user Independent user Proficient user Proficient user
Digital competences - Self-assessment grid
Favorite environment: Linux. Experience as system administrator, programmer and user.
Experimentation on 3D modelling software: "3D Studio Max" e "Blender".
Electronics: PCB design (Orcad e Protel PCB) and manufacture. Simulation software (PSpice).
Microcontroller programming (Assembly).
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Participant in RECPAD2002 – 12th
Portuguese Conference on Pattern Recognition, with a "short
paper" titled "Generic Framework for Video Analysis".
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