FuzeHealth
Jan 2022 – Present
Senior DBA for a home healthcare platform — managing AWS RDS, Aurora, and Redshift fleets, CI/CD automation, and cloud database strategy.
AWS RDS
Aurora
Redshift
SQL Server
DMS
Jenkins
GitHub Actions
Lambda
Projects
A career built across telecom, banking, aviation, AI, and health-tech — each role shaping the DBRE I am today.
DefinedAI
Aug 2019 – Jan 2022
Database Reliability Engineer — SQL Server, Azure SQL, HA/DR architecture, and SRE team member managing incidents and SLOs.
SQL Server
Azure SQL
Azure IaaS/PaaS
AlwaysOn
FCI
CosmosDB
SRE
Altice Group
Dec 2016 – Aug 2019
Database Administrator across SQL Server, Informix, MySQL, and PostgreSQL — HA/DR, migrations, and 24x7 production support for Portugal's largest telecom.
SQL Server
Informix
MySQL
PostgreSQL
AlwaysOn
Clustering
Remedy
ARPILF – Non-Profit
2017 – Present
Migrated a legacy Joomla site to Hugo/Tailwind with DecapCMS, CI/CD pipelines, and full IT management for an IPSS.
Hugo
Tailwind
CI/CD
DecapCMS
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Caixa Geral de Depósitos
Mar 2016 – Dec 2016
Database Administrator at Portugal's largest public bank — SQL Server, Sybase ASE, Informix, and 24x7 production support with DR configuration.
SQL Server
Sybase ASE
Informix
AlwaysOn
Replication
DR
CA Service Desk
TAP Air Portugal
Oct 2014 – Mar 2016
Application support for Portugal's flag carrier — OutSystems, FileNet, TIBCO, IBM Websphere, and cross-platform incident resolution.
OutSystems
FileNet
TIBCO
IBM Websphere
IBM Datastage
XML
SQL
DB2
JIRA
OTRS
Connecta Group
Aug 2013 – Aug 2014
IT Customer Development — process automation, SQL Server administration, and implementing operational platforms for a customer service company.
SQL Server
VB.NET
PHP
GoContact
Inconcert
Automation
Novabase
Aug 2009 – Aug 2013
IT Consultant for WinLib/WeCul products — implementation, integration, software development, and SQL Server administration.
SQL Server
WinLib
WeCul
Software Development
IT Consulting
Teleperformance
May 2007 – Aug 2009
IT Customer Development — internal process automation, Informix to SQL Server migrations, and software development for operational platforms.
SQL Server
Informix
SSIS
VB.NET
PHP
GoContact
Inconcert
The Ultimate Home Server
Ongoing
Self-hosted home automation with Home Assistant and photo management, running on Docker and Linux with PostgreSQL for data persistence.
Docker
Home Assistant
Linux
PostgreSQL