Paulo Esteves
Robot Process Automation Developer
Portugal
Summary
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Senior🎓
Top SchoolPaulo Esteves is a Robot Process Automation Developer with nine years of hands-on experience building RPA and predictive accounting systems that reduce manual effort and improve decision-making. He blends automation toolsets (WinAutomation, Power Automate, Python, SQL, Excel/VBA, Power BI) with strategic project development across agribusiness, hospitality, mining, transport and renewables, having led multi-country initiatives in Portugal, Brazil, Angola and Mozambique. A former CEO and CFO, he pairs technical delivery with strong financial and project-structuring expertise, including biofuels feasibility and regulatory framework work. Paulo is also an active back-end contributor to the CodeIgniter4 open-source framework, focusing on robustness in HTTP, DB and validation layers. His background in management and information systems enables him to translate complex business processes into reliable, auditable automation solutions.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Licenciantura, Gestão de Empresas, Licenciantura, Gestão de Empresas at Faculdade de Economia da Universidade de CoimbraLicenciatura, Gestão, Licenciatura, Gestão at FEUC
English
Github Skills (9)
databases10
php-framework10
php10
codeigniter10
database10
validation9
validations9
http9
mysqli8
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4
Aug 2019 - Jun 2022
Open Source PHP Framework (originally from EllisLab)
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:9 reviews, 25 commits, 24 PRs in 2 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Paulo primarily contributed to bug fixes and code improvements within the CodeIgniter4 framework. Their work involved addressing issues related to cookie handling, database query construction, and file upload validation. They also updated and corrected several files, focusing on parameter types and function calls, indicating a focus on maintaining the framework's integrity and functionality. These changes highlight a focus on the core aspects of the PHP framework, specifically related to HTTP responses, database interaction, and validation processes.
codeigniterphpframeworkcodeigniter4php7
pjsde/codeigniter-shield
May 2022 - Jan 2024
Authentication and Authorization for CodeIgniter 4
Contributions:24 pushes, 4 branches in 1 year 8 months
codeigniterauthenticationauthorizationjwt
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