Waldir Pimenta - Curriculum Vitae

2008 — present

Minho University (www.uminho.pt)
Braga – Portugal
MCS Master of Computer Science in Computer Graphics and Artificial Intelligence
(In progress)

2004 — 2008

Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo (www.ipvc.pt)
Viana do Castelo – Portugal
BCS Bachelor of Computer Science in Computer Graphics and Multimedia
GPA: 16 out of 20 (equivalent to an A grade)

• Main subjects covered:
  • C# image processing software to convert raster topographic maps to SVG
    (final project, grade 18/20)
  • Programming in C, C++, C#, Java, VB
  • Several small/casual games implemented in Flash, SVG, C+X11 (Linux), Java for mobile devices (J2ME)
  • 3D modelling, rigging and animating of objects and characters in Maya
  • 3D modelling and real time algorithmic animation in VRML and OpenGL/C++
  • Webdesign and web development (PHP, JavaScript/Ajax, Flash/Actionscript, HTML, Joomla! CMS)
• Roles and associations:
  • Representative of the course's class of 2004 in the course's commission (2006/07)
  • Representative of the course's students in the school's Pedagogical Council
  • Member of the Permanent Commission of the Pedagogical Council (2006/2008)

Jul/2009 — present

CCG - Computer Graphics Center
Guimarães – Portugal
Augmented Reality Developer
3D modeling/animation in Maya, AR app built over Virtools

Nov/2008 — present

Ruiiur
Porto – Portugal
Web developer (part-time)
Website development: HTML, CSS, Javascript

Jul/2007 — Aug/2007

Amado & Medina law firm
Espargos – Cape Verde
Computer and network administration (summer job)
Network administration and maintenance, helpdesk, computer maintenance, software install, computer cleanup and virus removal, etc.

Jul/2005 — Aug/2005

Sal island's City Hall
Espargos – Cape Verde
Web and graphics design for the Communication and Image Department (summer job)
Web and graphics design, trainer of introductory courses in CorelDRAW and Microsoft Publisher

Native languages

Portuguese and Cape Verdean Creole

English

Fluent reading, writing and speaking
4 years' study at the English Language Institute in Cape Verde. Finished with honors.

French

Basic oral comprehension in speaking and listening. Medium fluency in writing and reading.

Associations

• Member of several students' unions in Cape Verde
• Co-Founder of Cape Verde's national secondary students' union (now defunct)
• Co-Founder of the Cape Verdean students union of Viana do Castelo

Sports

• Karate practitioner for 10 years, black belt in July 2003.
• Gold medal (male junior kata category) in the 13th World Koshiki Karate-dō Championship, November 2003, Lisbon, Portugal.
• 2004 Athlete of the Year award by the City Hall of Mindelo, Cape Verde

Other achievements

• Columnist in the Cape Verdean cultural magazine Artiletra (2002-present) (online archive at artigoswaldir.blog.com)
• Author of the coat of arms of two municipalities in Cape Verde (Sal and Paul, under public contest)
• Wikipedia editor since 2005 (administrator at the Portuguese edition since March 2007, attendant at Wikimania2007, Taiwan – Aug/2007)

Hobbies and interests

• Reading, cinema, drawing, guitar playing