José Fernandes
Founder & CEO at BloomIdea
Braga, Portugal
Summary
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Top SchoolJosé Fernandes is a seasoned founder and CEO based in Braga, Portugal, with 18 years of leadership experience building and scaling tech-driven ventures. He founded BloomIdea in 2009 after co-founding O Nosso Casamento, and today combines executive strategy with hands-on technical and product oversight. His multidisciplinary background spans engineering, bioinformatics, medical informatics, law, and a PhD in Artificial Intelligence—an uncommon blend that informs pragmatic, regulated-product thinking. As a board member at Josefinas Portugal, he brings startup agility to established brands and a track record of launching businesses from concept to market. José’s career began in information systems and operations, giving him deep operational instincts alongside research credentials. He’s comfortable navigating both high-level strategy and technical complexity, especially where AI and healthcare intersect.
18 years of coding experience
25 years of employment as a software developer
Licentiate degree, Law, Licentiate degree, Law at Faculdade de Direito - Católica no PortoDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Artificial Intelligence, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Artificial Intelligence at Universidade do MinhoMaster's degree, Medical Informatics, Master's degree, Medical Informatics at Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto
English, Portuguese
Github Skills (55)
mautic10
marketing-tools10
drupal10
moodle10
marketing-automation10
wordpress10
open-source10
pantheon10
marketing10
email-marketing10
automation10
php10
scripting9
xdebug9
behat9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
introfini/Drupal-Commerce-Ifthenpay
Jan 2019 - Jan 2019
Contributions:1 push, 2 branches, 1 tag in 1 day
introfini/ddev-drupal9-solr
Aug 2023 - Aug 2023
Drupal 9 Apache Solr installation for DDEV
Contributions:1 push in 1 day
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