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The journey

From Castelo Branco to Lisbon.
From Law to Code.

Every step, every decision, every calculated risk. This is the timeline of a career change.

Apr 2020 — Jun 2020Castelo Branco

Law Firm

Solicitor (Internship)

Support to legal and administrative processes. First contact with professional legal practice.

LawDocument Analysis
May 2021 — Jul 2021Castelo Branco

Aptiv

Factory Operator

Participation in operational processes at a multinational automotive components company. Teamwork in industrial environment.

TeamworkIndustrial Processes
May 2022 — Jul 2022Castelo Branco

Fidelidade

Commercial Assistant (Internship)

Support to commercial activities and customer-related processes. Assistance to sales and commercial operations.

CommunicationProblem Solving
Mar 2023 — May 2023Castelo Branco

Ana Filipa Gonçalves

Solicitor Intern OSAE

Support to legal and administrative processes. Document analysis and support to enforcement procedures.

Microsoft OfficeCommunication
Jun 2020 — 2026Castelo Branco

Martins & Catarino, Forestry Lda.

Administrative Assistant

Collaboration in operational and digital processes. Analysis and improvement of internal processes. Exploration and application of AI for task and workflow optimisation. Awarded at SME EnterPRIZE (National Sustainability Award for SMEs, 3rd edition).

AIAutomationSustainability
Oct 2023 — Oct 2024Lisbon

Generali Tranquilidade

T-Xpert Program: Commercial Direction

Internship program with rotation in customer service and commercial support. Corporate business coordination for enterprise portfolio operations.

Microsoft OfficeCommunicationCommercial Support
Oct 2024 — Feb 2026Lisbon

Generali Tranquilidade

Assistant to Corporate Business Coordinator

Management and operational support of the "Valor Vida T" life insurance product portfolio in Lisbon. Corporate business coordination and enterprise portfolio operations.

Sales ManagementBusiness CoordinationPortfolio Ops
Feb 2026 — PresentLisbon

Ecost.ai

Developer

Web development focused on usability, performance and scalability. Interface implementation with React/Next.js. Integration of AI tools for development support. Collaboration on UX improvement and design-to-development transition.

ReactTypeScriptNext.jsTailwindStorybookSupabase

Lessons

What I learned along the way.

5 lessons from someone who left a stable career to start from scratch.

01

Age is an excuse, not a limit.

I started coding after 25. If I'd known then what I know now, I'd have started sooner. But what matters is that I started.

02

Learn by doing, not watching.

Tutorials are comfortable. Building is uncomfortable. But you only learn to solve real problems by building.

03

Your past is a competitive advantage.

Insurance, law, management... all of it gave me product vision, user empathy, and the ability to negotiate.

04

Perfection kills. Speed builds.

I shipped fast, iterated constantly. Imperfect code that solves problems is worth more than perfect code that never ships.

05

What drives you defines what you build.

I like solving real problems with technology. Every project is a chance to do better, to simplify complexity, and to create something with impact.