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 CURRICULUM VITAE
RICARDO VIDAL

Ricardo Vidal

 PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name - Vidal, Ricardo do Céu Silva Araújo
Date of Birth - 09/11/1980, Ovar - Portugal
Marital Status - Single            Gender - Masculine
Address - Ricardo Vidal, Düsternbrooker Weg 29, 24105 Kiel, DEUTSCHLAND
Telephone - +49 151 21736282
E-mail/Skype - ricardo@mundosvirtuais.com

 WORK EXPERIENCE

Product Management (Since April 1st, 2010)
Responsible for the SCADA Product Management
REpower Systems AG – Hamburg / Germany.

International assistant (Education - 2009)
Responsible for the international students (Erasmus)
International Office, University of Applied Sciences – Kiel, Germany.

IT Consulting / Product Management in the renewable energy market (Renewable Energies / Consulting - 2009)
Benchmarketing in SCADA systems and optimization of the software and hardware of a Wind Farm.
University of Applied Sciences - Kiel / REpower - Hamburg, Germany.

Professor of New Opportunities Program (Education / Information Technology - 2008)
Responsible for supporting the modules of Mathematics for Life, Portuguese, English, Information and Communication Technologies.
Internet Space Aveiro-Digital in Ovar, Portugal.

Monitor of Internet Space (Education / Information Technology - 2004-2008)
Responsible for the Internet Aveiro Digital Space and support to its users.
Internet Space Aveiro-Digital in Ovar, Portugal.

Freelancer in the development of content to the Internet (Information Technology - since 2005)
Freelancer in the development of content to the Internet using the most modern technology (HTML, CSS, PHP, ASP, JavaScript, Java, J2ME, MySQL, SQL Server, VB, UML, ITIL, …).


 EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Masters in Information Technology (2008/09) (inc.)
Advanced Application System Development (ITIL, Project management, Testing, ...), Advanced Java Programming (JE22, J2ME, and sockets), Human Computer (HCI), and Ubiquitous Computing. (Marks: 80%)
University of Applied Sciences - Kiel, Germany.

European Project Semester (2009)
with focus on international teamwork skills (final mark: 95%)
University of Applied Sciences – Kiel / Germany.

Diploma in Information and Communication Technologies (2005/2009)
Programming and Algorithms I and II (Java script, Java), Development of databases (SQL), Distributed systems and telematics (ASP, security), Systems analysis and engineering S/W (UML), Technical support to decision I and II, Project management, Information management, Development and international cooperation, Communication systems and information in organizations, Computer architecture and operating systems, Law and economics for organizations, Methods in information sciences, … (Final mark: 75%)
University of Aveiro - Portugal.

Action Training Internet Spaces (2008)
Action co-financed by the European Social Fund, under Project Aveiro Digital 2007, Measure 6.2 of POS_C and has a duration of thirty-six hours.
Aveiro Digital - Portugal.

Degree in Applied Mathematics and Computing (2000/2005) (inc.) Algebra, Linear Algebra, Elements of Topology, Mathematical Analysis I and II, Functional and Logic Programming (Pascal), Probability, Algebraic Structures, Complex Analysis, Statistics (MatLab), …
University of Aveiro - Portugal.

Planetary Exploration Course (2002)
FISUA - Association of Physics of the University of Aveiro - Portugal.

AutoCad Course (2000)
Secondary School c / 3 CEB José Macedo Fragateiro in Ovar - Portugal.

Integrated Course in Windows Environment (1997)
Introduction to Computer Science, MS-DOS, Windows, Word, Excel, Access. (Certificate in Windows - Final mark: 95%)
MICROCENTER - School of professional formation - São João da Madeira, Portugal.


 PERSONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES

Language Skills
Portuguese - Mother tongue.
Chinese - reasonable level of conversation, reading and writing.
German - reasonable level of conversation, reading and writing.
English - good level of conversation, reading and writing.
Spanish - good level of conversation and reading, and reasonable writing.
French - reasonable level of conversation, reading and writing.

Understanding

Speaking

Writing

Listening

Reading

Spoken interaction

Spoken production

CHINESE

A1 Basic User

A1 Basic User

A1 Basic User

A1 Basic User

A1 Basic User

GERMAN

A2 Basic User

A1 Basic User

A1 Basic User

A1 Basic User

A1 Basic User

ENGLISH

C2 Proficient user

C2 Proficient user

C2 Proficient user

C2 Proficient user

C1 Proficient user

SPANISH

C1 Proficient user

C1 Proficient user

C1 Proficient user

B1 Independent user

A2 Basic User

FRENCH

B2 Independent user

B2 Independent user

B1 Independent user

B1 Independent user

A2 Basic User

* Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

Computer skills
Excellent level of Internet use (since 1997).
Diploma of Basic Skills in Information Technology - Portugal (2006).
Skills / keywords in the following languages: HTML, CSS, PHP, ASP, JavaScript, Java, J2ME, MySQL, SQL Server, VB, UML, ITIL, SCADA Systems, ...

Driving License
Driving license model B - Portugal (2001).


 SOCIAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES

Intercultural Training seminar on intercultural skills with people of Mexico, Germany, Venezuela, Portugal, Israel, China and India - University of Kiel - Germany (28.29/November/2008)

First Vowel of the executive of the local power of São João - Ovar - Portugal (2005-2009)

First Secretary of the Recreation and Cultural Association of Ponte Nova - Ovar - Portugal (2007-2009).

Member of the Educational Committee of the Course of Information Technologies and Communication of the University of Aveiro - Portugal (2008/09).

Member of the Senate of the University of Aveiro - Portugal (2004/05/06).

Member of the Assembly of the University of Aveiro - Portugal (2004/05/06).

Member of the Assembly of the Department of Mathematics at the University of Aveiro - Portugal (2004/05).

Representative of the third year in the Commission of Course of Applied Mathematics and Computation, University of Aveiro - Portugal (2004/05).

Member of the Pedagogical Commission and representative of the third year in the Commission of Course of Applied Mathematics and Computation of the University of Aveiro - Portugal (2005/06)

President of the Information Sector of the Academic Association of the University of Aveiro - Portugal (2004/05).

Vowel of the Association of Amateur Theater of Marionettes of Ovar - Portugal (2005 - year of the foundation).


 ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES

External Relations of the National Meeting of Students of Computer Science - 2008 at the University of Aveiro - Portugal (2008).

Responsible for press and Member of the Organizing Committee of the Academic Week of the University of Aveiro - Portugal (2005).

Director of the UniverCidade Newspaper of the Academic Association of the University of Aveiro - Portugal (2004/05).

President of the Organizing Committee of the event Ovar Lan Party 2005, Ovar - Portugal (2005).

Responsible for the press of the musical event PunkFest in Ovar, which included names like Fonzie (Portugal) and More Than a Thousand (London - UK), among others - Portugal (2004).


 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Special taste for travel has been in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and Tunisia (2007-2010).

Special taste for music with a focus on piano and guitar (since 1998).

Practice of Canoeing in NADO, Ovarense Nautical Sports - Ovar - Portugal (2000/01).

Practical of Swimming in the Municipal Swimming pool of Ovar - Portugal (since 1998).

Congress HCI Educators 2007, Creativity3: Experiencing to educate and design, Aveiro - Portugal (2007).
http://www.bcs-hci.org.uk/hcied2007/

Lecture Digitopian Visions - Cyborg driving like dust and memories, by Professor Alan Dix (University of Lancaster - United Kingdom) held at the University of Aveiro - Portugal (2007).

Lecture Designing User Interfaces with Physical Phidgets by Professor Greenberg (University of Calgary - Canada) held at the University of Aveiro - Portugal (2007).