Joao Carreira
CEO at Critical TechWorks
Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
Summary
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Top SchoolJoao Carreira is a veteran technology entrepreneur and CEO who co-founded and helped scale Critical Software from a bootstrapped startup in 1998 into a global leader in digital and safety-critical engineering. With a PhD in Computer Science and an MBA-focused stint at UT Austin, he blends deep technical expertise in distributed, fault-tolerant systems with strategic leadership across a diverse group of companies, joint ventures and a corporate venture fund. He has steered roles from CEO and chairman to board and advisory positions at ventures spanning automotive, manufacturing, education and health, including a long-standing board role in the BMW–CRITICAL joint venture Critical TechWorks. A certified B-Corp steward, Joao is committed to using business as a force for good while mentoring founders and investing in impact-driven startups. Outside the boardroom he’s a hands-on technologist—“software/firmware and microcontrollers addicted”—who also pursues organic olive oil and wine production in Portugal, reflecting a blend of engineering rigor and life-long curiosity.
10 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Visiting PhD student at the Edinburgh Parallel Computing Center, Visiting PhD student at the Edinburgh Parallel Computing Center at The University of EdinburghVisiting PhD Student Computer Science, Visiting PhD Student Computer Science at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)Évora, Évora at Escola Secundária Gabriel PereiraMBA/MSSTC Technology Commercialization, MBA/MSSTC Technology Commercialization at The University of Texas at AustinPhD Computer Science, PhD Computer Science at Universidade de Coimbra
Github Skills (31)
location6
mems6
sensor6
offline-maps5
javascript5
openstreetmap4
map-matching4
iio4
embedded-linux4
osrm4
hal3
connected3
git-repository2
iot-framework2
linux2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
jptcarreira/zephyr
Dec 2020 - Feb 2023
Primary Git Repository for the Zephyr Project. Zephyr is a new generation, scalable, optimized, secure RTOS for multiple hardware architectures.
Contributions:7 pushes in 2 years 2 months
architecturesscalablegit-repositorysecuresoftware-defined-radio
jptcarreira/zephyr-demo-wifi
Dec 2020 - Jan 2021
Contributions:27 commits, 30 pushes, 4 branches in 4 days
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