About

Being creative and making things keeps me happy

Hello! I’m João Santos, a software developer and illustrator from Lisbon, Portugal. I’m specialized in clean, standards compliant websites with a focus on simplicity, usability & accessibility.

I design and build

websites and applications for

I also draw and paint

From realistic portraits to fantasy pictures.
From pencil drawings to vector images.

Knowledge and skills aren't achieved through magic

Work experience
  • Junior software engineer

    iTGrow

  • Project & portfolio management trainee

    Council of the European Union

  • Web project manager

    4Fleet

  • Quality & training supervisor

    FleetData

  • Lawer trainee

    César Pratas & Associados

  • Administrative assistant

    César Pratas & Associados

Education and training
  • Degree in Multimedia Engineering

    Instituto Superior de Tecnologias Avançadas (ISTEC)

  • Workshop of Gamification

    Instituto de Criatividade, Artes e Novas Tecnologias (RESTART)

  • Management of Projects and Teams

    Instituto Adecco

  • Degree in Law

    Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Lisboa (FDUL)

Hard skills

  • Web

    HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, WordPress

  • Development

    AngularJS, PHP, OutSystems

  • IT

    Linux, PowerShell

  • Design

    Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign

  • Business

    Access, Excel, Google AdWords, Google Analytics, PowerPoint, SharePoint

  • 3D + Animation

    After Effects, Blender, CINEMA 4D

Soft skills

Self motivation and patience 90%
Creativity and problem solving 90%
Communication and teamwork 80%
Time management 70%

Random facts

I like to play with Magic The Gathering
I drink 3 cups of black coffee per day
I want to be Iron Man
I want to live on Mars
I love soundtracks and epic music
I use Asus computers

Places lived

Current city: Lisbon, Portugal

Web presence (mainstream)

Linkedin

Connect to my Linkedin account to know more about me.

Facebook

If you like what I’m doing you can follow me. I only share my things.

Instagram

From time-to-time I like to post some cool photos I take with my smartphone. If you like you can follow me.

Twitter

I’ve been known to tweet on occasions. If you like you can follow me.