Samuel Santos
Chief Technology Officer at Porto Tech Hub
Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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Top SchoolSamuel Santos is a seasoned technology leader and Chief Technology Officer with 18 years of experience driving Java and web-based engineering at Present Technologies. He combines hands-on software craftsmanship—ranging from Java EE systems for financial and government clients to mobile platform contributions—with strategic technical direction and team-building. An active open-source advocate, Samuel has contributed to JBoss/WildFly community projects, participated as an invited expert in W3C working groups, and tweaked cross-platform tooling like a Cordova splash generator to support new OS targets. He co-founded the JNation conference, serves as Vice President of Porto Tech Hub, and co-organizes JavaScript meetups, reflecting a rare blend of community leadership and product delivery. Known for promoting continuous learning, iteration and knowledge sharing, he pairs research-oriented experience (EU FP7 projects) with pragmatic production deployments. Based in Coimbra, Portugal, Samuel occasionally writes technical posts and stays engaged in the developer community beyond his executive role.
18 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science at Instituto Superior de Engenharia de CoimbraJBoss for Advanced J2EE Developers, JBoss for Advanced J2EE Developers at Business Systems Group
Portuguese, English, French
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (14)
ios10
mobile-development10
cordova10
android10
windows9
caching6
maven-plugin6
maven6
google-chrome6
webkit6
google-app-engine6
overwrite6
minify6
javascript5
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
AlexDisler/cordova-splash
Feb 2016 - Apr 2016
Automatic splash screen generator for Cordova
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer
Mobile DeveloperContributions:6 commits, 6 PRs, 2 comments in 2 months
Contributions summary:Samuel primarily contributed to the `cordova-splash` repository by adding and updating splash screen configurations for various mobile platforms. Their work focused on supporting new platforms like Windows 10 and iOS, and correcting image locations to align with changes in Cordova CLI versions. These contributions involved modifying image sizes and locations, ensuring proper display on different devices and screen resolutions.
cordovasplash-screensplashscreeniossplash
samaxes/ddr-compare
Sep 2012 - Jan 2014
Contributions:5 commits in 1 year 3 months
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