Renato Lima is an experienced ERP specialist and entrepreneur with 16 years in IT and over eight focused on ERP implementations, currently serving as Odoo Localization Representative in Brazil and co-founder/project manager at Akretion. He combines deep industrial-sector knowledge with expert understanding of Brazilian fiscal rules, and is the principal author of Odoo’s official Brazilian localization (OCA/l10n-brazil), where he’s driven key backend tax and invoice adaptations. Technically versatile, he codes in Python, Visual Basic, Java and Ruby, manages PostgreSQL/MS SQL systems, and applies ITIL best practices from prior IT manager roles. Renato’s work spans hands-on development, module refactoring for usability, and cross-border consultancy for clients in Europe, the US and Brazil, reflecting a rare mix of local regulatory expertise and open-source leadership.
Contributions:803 reviews, 8816 commits, 620 PRs in 13 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Renato primarily worked on back-end development tasks, specifically within the context of Odoo's Brazilian localization for the 'l10n-brazil' repository. Their contributions included removing unnecessary code, adding tax-related functionality (tax_include, tax amounts), and refactoring existing methods, as well as adapting invoice-related methods. The user also migrated existing code and adapted the code to the new API.
Akretion addons to improve Odoo Community Edition + OCA usability
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:12 commits, 3 PRs, 3 branches in 1 year 1 month
Contributions summary:Renato primarily contributed to refactoring and organizing the Odoo modules within the `akretion/odoo-usability` repository. Their commits focused on restructuring file directories, separating Python objects and XML views into distinct files, and updating module manifests to reflect these changes. Furthermore, they worked on modifying product and manufacturing modules by including features like 'track_visibility' and new fields.
usabilityodooaddonscommunity-editionsolidworks
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Renato Lima - Odoo Localization Representative In Brazil