Hi, I’m José.

• P-01

  BUILD

  Applications and databases built to last, not just to demo.

• P-02

  SOLVE

  Troubleshooting, integrations and performance, especially when nobody’s sure where to start.

• P-03

  DELIVER

  Coordinating teams and talking to clients, so what ships is what they actually needed.

Professional

04

01

ROLEDesign, build, launch

Imóveis Ana Morgado

Ana’s website. She’s an independent estate agent, and clients can browse her listings, search by area and price and contact her directly.

• WordPress
• Houzez
• MySQL
• Docker

RESULTLive since November 2026

02

ROLETechnical lead, delivery

McGill University — Oracle Forms to Java

A large-scale move of McGill’s legacy Oracle Forms systems to a modern Java architecture. I set the migration strategy, lead the team and am the client’s main point of contact.

• Oracle Forms
• Java
• PL/SQL
• Agile

RESULTOngoing since 2025

Client work · no public demo

Personal

03

01

ROLEDesign, build, run

Évora Serviços

In Évora, finding a good plumber still meant asking the neighbours. I built a platform where residents find local services and businesses get found without a website of their own.

• Web
• Database
• Hosting

RESULTLive and growing

02

ROLEDesign, build

Personal page

This site. Bilingual, drawn like a blueprint, built with Next.js.

• Next.js
• TypeScript
• GSAP

RESULTYou’re reading it

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1. 01

   2025 — PRESENT

   Technical Lead / Delivery Coordinator / Scrum Master

   Morphis Tech · Évora, remote

   I lead a large Oracle Forms-to-Java modernisation programme end to end: planning, technical strategy and Agile delivery. I’m the client’s main point of contact, and I run sprint planning and release scheduling for a cross-functional team.

2. 02

   2018 — PRESENT

   Database Administrator

   Morphis Tech · Lisbon

   Oracle and PostgreSQL for enterprise clients: installing, configuring and keeping production and test environments reliable. When something breaks under pressure, I find the cause and fix it before it hits the client’s SLA.

3. 03

   2018 — PRESENT

   DevOps / Release & Delivery Management

   Morphis Tech · Lisbon

   I coordinate release and delivery cycles for several client projects at once, from getting environments ready to deployment, working with development, QA and support so every release goes out as planned.

4. 04

   2016 — 2017

   Application Support Developer

   Morphis Tech · Lisbon

   Support for projects already delivered: tracking down issues and keeping systems stable and clients happy.

5. 05

   2015 — 2016

   Java Application Developer – Migration

   Aubay / Morphis Tech · Lisbon

   Where it all started: migrating legacy Oracle Forms applications to Java for international clients’ modernisation projects.

• 150+

  DEVELOPERS TRAINED

  Technical trainer, global

  2016 — 2019

  Three-to-five-day programmes on Java best practices and Agile modernisation for client and internal teams in Bangalore, Sydney, Boston and remotely.

• 50+

  NEW HIRES ONBOARDED

  Internal technical trainer

  2016 — 2020

  Week-long onboarding for new hires and interns: the company’s technologies, development standards and engineering practices.

• GDG

  ÉVORA

  Community co-organiser

  2026 — PRESENT

  I help run Google Developer Group Évora, planning talks, workshops and meetups so local developers can share what they know.

• 06.1

  Most problems are simpler than they look.

• 06.2

  “Quick fixes” tend to get expensive.

• 06.3

  A good log saves hours of guessing.

• 06.4

  “It works on my machine.” …which is why Docker exists.