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Personal information


First name(s) / Surname(s)

D'Herbe Vidigal, Tiago Daniel

Telephone(s)

+351213183389 (9:00-18:00)

Fax(es)

+351213183381

E-mail

tiagodherbe@gmail.com

Nationality

Portuguese

Date of birth

June 20, 1979

Gender

Male


Technical skills and competences


(AOP), Extreme Programming (XP) Parallel and Distributed Systems, Project Management (EVM, CPM, PDM, PERT), Software Engineering
UML, Rational Unified Process (RUP), CASE, Web 2.0 ERP, REFA
 

Areas of interest Security, Performance, Fraud prevention, Strategic Planning Product and Process Quality (ISO 9001)
 

Programming Languages C, C++, CSharp - C# (1.0, 2.0, 3.0), Visual Basic .NET, J# JavaScript, XML, HTML, DHTML
ASP.NET, Active Server Pages (ASP), Visual Basic, VBScript, ActiveX, Silverlight Java, JSP, Servlets, Applets, Beans, Swing
  Delphi, Pascal T-SQL, PL/SQL, Pro C
 

IDEs, Frameworks and Tools .NET Framework (all versions), ASP.NET, Win forms Microsoft I.I.S, MS Visual Studio (6.0, 2003, 2005, 2008),
MS Office (XP, 2000, 2003), MS Project, MS Visio, Google Docs Oracle Enterprise Manager, MS Enterprise Manager, SQL Plus, Toad
Matlab, VST Hosts
 

Databases MS SQL Server (6.5, 7, 2000, 2005), SQL Reporting Services, LINQ Oracle (9i, 10g)
MS Access Postgre SQL, MySql
 

Networking LDAP, HTTP, HTTPS, Active Directory, DHCP, DNS, SMTP, FTP, TFTP, SSH, SNMP CORBA, COM, DCOM, Web Services, RMI
 

Operating Systems MS Windows (95, 98, NT 4.0 Workstation, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista) Linux, Mac O.S X
 




Work experience




Dates

Since January 2004
Occupation or position held Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Name and address of employer/client Ergogeste S.I.
Main activities and responsibilities Business Analyst and General Manager for all projects developed in-house; Global analysis and data modelling for the company’s flagship product/sub-products
Role Description Team Size Technology Client Industry
Project Manager An online training and information system about driving laws for driver's license candidates, with thousands of users and dozens of Driving Schools using the infrastructure. 8 MS Project, MS Visio, C#, ASP.NET, Win Forms, VB.NET Web Services, Java, JSP, Windows, MS SQL, AJAX Zona-S Teaching and Training services
Project Manager, Team Manager Conception, modelling and development of the modular e-Learning platform COGITO, supporting common learning standards (SCORM) and training support modules, like an online examination system, course creation and a teaching environment manager. 5 MS Project, MS Visio, C#, ASP.NET, Win Forms, VB.NET Web Services, JSP, Windows, MS SQL, AJAX, XML Zona-S, Prevenção Rodoviária Portuguesa, Portuguese-German Industry and Commerce Chamber, Lisbon Health Technology Superior College, Promosoft, Caixa Geral de Depósitos (C.G.D) Education, Teaching and Training services, Professional Training, Banking
Team Manager Management, coordination and development in the areas of ASP.NET, .NET Framework, Win Forms, AJAX, Java and reusable web controls following web standards/rules. 5 C#, MS Visual Studio, XML, Win Forms, AJAX,  Web Services, XHTML, OOP Ergogeste S.I, Conplan I.T., Consulting
Team Manager, Analyst Conception of pioneering frameworks using C# and AJAX, XML based data stores and CSS driven Skinning/Templating engines. 3 C#, ASP.NET, sharpNet, XML, OOP Ergogeste S.I I.T.
Team Manager, Senior Programmer Implementation of Casa.NET. Management, organization, publishing, data mining and reporting solution for the real estate market, empowering front-office users with CRM tools integrated with credit institutions in the middle tier. 7 C#, MS SQL, Win Forms, Web Services, Reporting Services, CRM REMAX / FCGM Real Estate, Banking
Analyst, Senior Programmer Development of the company’s mail server and the correspondent Web mail solution to be provided to partners and clients using the sharpNet framework. 2 C#, MS SQL, ASP.NET, Win Forms Ergogeste S.I, Conplan I.T.
Project Manager Development of software modules for the sharpNet framework in the areas of CRM, e-Commerce, CMS, Project Management, Help Desk, Document Management.
MS Project, MS Visio, C#, ASP.NET, Win Forms, MS SQL Server, Oracle. MySQL, Postgre SQL. Ergogeste S.I, Zona-S, Luma, Promosoft I.T.
Consultant Part of the team that composed the documentation for the company Product and Quality certification (ISO 9001). 3 MS Office, ISO 90001 Conplan Consulting
Project Manager Design and development of an online Question Management System; It allows a traceable and secure multi-user system, for creation, management and deliverance of question batches to be implemented in the client’s official examination system. 6 MS Project, MS Visio, C#, T-SQL, Web Services, Java, ASP.NET, XHTML, XML, CSS Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), Caminho Virtual, CONPLAN Government Institute, I.T., Consulting
Type of business or sector Information Technologies
Technical snapshot ASP.NET, .NET Framework, C#, VB.Net, Win forms, Java, Applets, T-SQL, XML, XHTML, AJAX




Dates From January 2000 to December 2003
Occupation or position held Senior Consultant
Name and address of employer/client Conplan, Consultores de Planeamento, Lda
Main activities and responsibilities Technology solutions analyst, team manager (in the most recent projects) and Senior Programmer.
Role Description Team Size Technology Client Industry
Team Manager Complete 3-tier solution to create, manage and provide online exams and case studies for official driving evaluation. 10 MS Project, MS Visio, C#, ASP.NET, WinForms, VB.NET, Web Services, Java, JSP, Windows, MS SQL, AJAX, XML, XHTML, CSS Department for Transport (DfT) Government Institute
Team Manager, Senior Programmer Upgrade, development and maintenance of the official examination system (DVLA) in order to provide several updates according to new laws and legislation. 8 MS Project, MS Visio, C#, ASP.NET, Win Forms, VB.NET, Web Services,  Windows, T-SQL, AJAX, ASP, T-SQL, JavaScript, VBScript, HTML, DHTML Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) Teaching and Training services, Government Institute
Senior Consultant Development of software / hardware interfaces to be deployed in every bank’s offices to automate procedures related to financial checks and credit cards, in a project for the largest Portuguese bank 4 Visual Basic, COM, C++, ActiveX, C# Caixa Geral de Depósitos (C.G.D), PRISMA Banking, Consulting
Type of business or sector Consulting, Internet Service Provider
Technical snapshot MS Project, MS Visio, ASP.NET, .NET Framework, C#, Win forms, Java, MS SQL, T-SQL




Dates From January 1999 to December 1999
Occupation or position held Analyst, Senior Programmer
Name and address of employer/client Bento de Jesus Caraça Institute
Main activities and responsibilities Responsible for analysis of all information technology projects.
Role Description Team Size Technology Client Industry
Trainer, Programmer Development of a communication platform between Tech staff, Trainers and Trainees using the e-learning First Class application. 3 First Class, C, C++, T-SQL, HTML, XML, XTML, CSS C.G.T.P, Bento de Jesus Caraça Institute Worker’s Union Federation, Government Institute
Team Manager, Programmer Development of Company’s intranet and extranet services to provide end-users with user information management and accounting services. 3 XHTML, XML or  CSS, Active Server Pages (ASP), VBScript, JavaScript, ActiveX C.G.T.P, Bento de Jesus Caraça Institute Worker’s Union Federation, Government Institute
Analyst Part of the team who modelled the information system support database for online training. 2 MS Project, MS Visio, MS SQL Server, ASP C.G.T.P-IN Worker’s Union Federation
Senior Programmer Module development to integrate the multimedia Computer Aided Training platform, with documental support about Hygiene and Workplace Safety. 3 Flash, Director, Action Script, LINGO C.G.T.P-IN Worker’s Union Federation
Project Manager, Team Manager Implementation of the software module “Bond Control”, managed by CGTP-IN, for (national reach) fund raising (per region) totally and independently supported by the entity’s associates. 6 First Class, C++, JavaScript, ASP, MS SQL C.G.T.P-IN Worker’s Union Federation
Type of business or sector Professional Training
Technical snapshot MS Project, MS Visio, C#, ASP.NET, Win Forms, Web Services, T-SQL, C++, XHTML, XML, CSS, ASP




Dates From March 1997 to January 1999
Occupation or position held Senior Programmer (free-lance)
Name and address of employer/client ACCURATE SYSTEMS, Portugal
Main activities and responsibilities Conception and development of real time digital signal processing (DSP) applications, for PC platform (MS Visual C++), and Macintosh (CodeWarrior). Fourier Transformation (Implementation of FFT in C++/Delphi) FIR Filters, IIR Digital Synthesis / Sampling / Emulation
Type of business or sector Audio Industry
Technical snapshot MS Visual C++, CodeWarrior, FFT, FIR, IIR, Matlab, Delphi




Dates From September 1997 to December 1998
Occupation or position held Analyst, Programmer
Name and address of employer/client CONPLAN, Consultores de Planeamento, Lda
Main activities and responsibilities Solution analyst and responsible for development.
Role Description Personnel Technology Client Industry
Team Leader, Senior Programmer Development of the Multimedia System for online Driving Exams for the Portuguese Direction of Driving Affairs. (This project has national reach, supporting about 1000 daily exams through the country) 8 JavaScript, VBScript, Win Forms, Java, Windows, MS SQL, RMI Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) Teaching and Training services, Government Institute
Team Manager, Senior Programmer The project aims to offer a set of libraries, APIs and modules in the areas of Project Management, Digital Signal Processing, Compression/Decompression and Encryption/Decryption algorithms to be used by the Helpdesk team and DVLA middle/front services 6 MS Project, MS Visio, C++, ActiveX, MS SQL, MatLab, TCP/IP, UDP, COM, DCOM, Java, RMI Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) Government Institute
Type of business or sector Consulting
Technical snapshot MS Project, MS Visio, MS Office, JavaScript, Win Forms, MS SQL, Java




Dates From January 1997 to December 1997
Occupation or position held Analyst, Programmer (free-lance)
Main activities and responsibilities Support software development for the group’s companies
Name and address of employer/client "Rota do Guadiana" Euro Community Program
Type of business or sector Training
Technical snapshot MS Project, MS Office, VBA




Dates From January 1997 to December 1997
Occupation or position held Business Analyst, Programmer
Main activities and responsibilities Analysis and implementation of an infrastructure for Public Parking Space Resident Management System, including software tools for client registration, management and tracking, as well including the creation of respective public web services provided to the entity’s end-users/clients.
Name and address of employer/client EMEL, EPM
Type of business or sector Government Institute
Technical snapshot MS Project, MS Visio, MS Office, Visual Basic, Web Services, Win Forms, T-SQL, MS SQL, MS Access




Dates From January 1997 to December 1997
Occupation or position held Analyst, Programmer (free-lance)
Main activities and responsibilities Conception of the Cash flow Program adjusted for city hall needs (analysis of software and hardware, technical analysis, programming, configuration and network management)
Name and address of employer/client City hall of Loures, Lisbon district
Type of business or sector City hall of Loures, Lisbon district
Technical snapshot MS Project, MS Visio, Visual Basic, VBA , Win forms, MS Access


Education and training


Dates From September 2003 to the current date
Title of qualification awarded Finalist – Master in Computer Science Engineering
Principal subjects/occupational skills covered General Domain: Mathematics, Physics, Management Fundamentals Professional Domains:Object Oriented Programming, Modeling and Database Management, Digital Systems, Project Management, e-Business, Computer Security, Software Engineering
Name and type of organisation providing education and training Autónoma de Lisboa University





Dates August 2004 (40h)
Title of qualification awarded Training in “Training of Trainers”, with a final mark of Excellent and as a certified trainer
Name and type of organisation providing education and training Bento de Jesus Caraça Institute




Dates April 2004 (25h)
Title of qualification awarded Training in “Linux Administration Fast Track”, with a final mark of Excellent
Name and type of organisation providing education and training Linux Competence Center at Autónoma de Lisboa University


Dates September 2003 (16h)
Title of qualification awarded Training in “Advanced Networking (Cabling and infrastructure)”, with a final mark of Excellent
Name and type of organisation providing education and training NHK, Portugal




Dates October 2003 (20h)
Title of qualification awarded Training in “Hardware Technician”, with a final mark of Excellent
Name and type of organisation providing education and training NHK, Portugal




Dates January 1998 (19h)
Title of qualification awarded Training in “Fundamentals of Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0”, with a final mark of Excellent
Name and type of organisation providing education and training RUMOS, SA


Personal skills and competences


Mother language(s) Portuguese


Other language(s)
Self-assessment
Understanding Speaking Writing
European level (*)
Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production
English
C2 Advanced User C2 Advanced User C2 Advanced User C2 Advanced User C2 Advanced User
Spanish
B1 Independent User C1 Advanced User B1 Independent User B1 Independent User A1 Basic User

(*) Common European Framework of Reference for Languages


Social skills and competences Team spirit Good adaptation to multicultural environments Good communication capability acquired through documentation and presentation of multiple projects and papers Certified Trainer
 
Organizational skills and competences Leadership capabilities (actually I’m responsible for and manage a permanent 7 person team) Team and project management skills using the proper methodologies Capability to foresee in a long range and conceive technological solutions and resources for future problem application; Strong analytical and reporting skills; Proactive / self starter; Creative thinker; Entrepreneurial with a strong commercial focus and "business savvy" Assertive / Multi-tasked.
 
Technical skills and competences Conception and implementation of integrated information systems (I was responsible for the creation of my actual company’s flagship product)
 
 
Artistic skills and competences Music composer with various published albums and soundtracks in the theatre and television areas.
 
Other skills and competences Trekking practice particularly in the several holiday travels I have done to foreign and distant countries.
 
Driving licence Passenger car driver’s license ID: F-16569559


Additional information Publication of articles/papers/tech books:
«JSBalloon: non modal feedback mechanism for DHTML applications» in CodeProject(co-author) «Programming with C# Generics» for Autónoma de Lisboa University (Analysis and Data Structure discipline)
«euDock - JScript Emulation of Dock style MAC OS X bar» in CodeProject(extended-author)
«Creating reusable Web Controls using ASP.NET and AJAX» for Autónoma de Lisboa University
«Event Programming with Cubase» in Future Music «ASP.NET Best Practices for High Performance Applications» for Autónoma de Lisboa University

gridUAL Member of the Grid Computing department at Autónoma de Lisboa University.

Member of the Linux Competence Center at Autónoma de Lisboa University. Trainer for “Introduction to Linux Operating System” at Autónoma de Lisboa University.

Member of the e-U (http://www.e-u.pt) initiative encompassing all major universities of Portugal, representing Autónoma de Lisboa University in the areas of development e-U access interfaces.