timeline. — Career in cybersecurity engineering and R&D

7+ years across cybersecurity engineering, full-stack delivery, R&D and teaching. Operator log below, most recent first.

1. R.05

   Jun 2024 → present

   2y · Lisboa, PT

   active
   Technical Lead · CyberInspect

   NOS SGPS · CyberInspect

   • Lead CyberInspect: a multi-vendor security testing platform built for SMEs.
   • Own the architecture, delivery, and the operator-facing product surface from one end to the other.
   • Push for clean integrations across very different vendor stacks, while keeping the operator UX simple and trustworthy.
   • Drive the monitoring and analytics layer so we can actually tell how the platform is performing and where it's exposed.
   • Keep evaluating new tools and approaches so the platform stays useful as the threat landscape moves.
2. R.04

   Aug 2020 → Jun 2024

   3y 11m · Lisbon, PT
   R&D and Technical Manager

   KCS iT

   • Spearheaded innovation strategy implementation, streamlining processes and integrating technology.
   • Secured vital funding and recognition by successfully submitting projects to innovation support funds.
   • Ensured timely delivery and adherence to quality standards across multiple projects.
   • Managed a remote team of 11 developers; mentorship, hiring, and engagement.
3. R.03

   Sep 2018 → Jul 2020

   1y 11m · Lisbon, PT
   Software Engineer

   KCS iT

   • Designed and implemented high-performance web applications.
   • Built a React + Node.js application that automated processes and increased efficiency.
   • Proficient in C#, ArcGIS, Oracle DB, and React front-end development.
4. R.02

   Sep 2018 → Aug 2021

   3y · Setúbal, PT
   Assistant Professor

   Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal

   • Delivered courses in Web Development, Object-Oriented Programming, and Software Engineering.
   • Mentored dozens of students through academic and project work.

Selected work applying ML, LLMs, and AI tooling to real delivery contexts. Click to expand.

• AI.01

  Security Testing Aggregation Engine

  CyberInspect·2024 → present

  shipping

  Designing an LLM-assisted layer that aggregates findings across multiple security testing vendors, normalises them into a single model, and turns noisy technical output into clear, prioritised guidance for SME operators.

  LLMsRAGPrompt EngineeringNode.jsReact
• AI.02

  NER for Financial Document Processing

  Applied R&D · KCS iT·2021 → 2023

  delivered

  Machine learning pipeline that extracts named entities and structured fields from unstructured financial documents, cutting manual review time and feeding downstream automation.

  NERNLPPythonML Ops
• AI.03

  AI-Assisted Marine Life Protection

  Applied R&D·2022 → 2023

  delivered

  Vision and signal models supporting detection and monitoring of marine species, built as part of a cross-disciplinary research effort with funded delivery milestones.

  Computer VisionMLEdge
• AI.04

  Digital Twins for Industrial Simulation

  Applied R&D · KCS iT·2021 → 2022

  delivered

  Simulation models mirroring industrial processes in near real time, used to test operational changes and AI-driven optimisations before touching production systems.

  Digital TwinsSimulationData Pipelines
• AI.05

  AI Vulnerability Triage & Briefing

  CyberInspect · R&D·2025 → present

  in r&d

  AI-assisted assessment of customer websites that ranks vulnerabilities by likely attacker impact, illustrates each finding with concrete exploit examples, and packages everything into a service-provider-ready briefing so remediation work starts with the highest-leverage items first.

  LLMsRisk ScoringSecurity AutomationReporting