Waldir Pimenta

Current

• Augmented Reality Developer at CCG - Centro de Computação Gráfica
• Part-time web developer at Ruiiur
• Volunteer editor at Wikimedia Foundation

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Past

• Computer Graphics and Multimedia Engineering graduate student at Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo
• Computer and network administrator (summer job) at Amado & Medina
• Graphic designer at Sal Island City Hall

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Education

• Universidade do Minho
• Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo
• Liceu José Augusto Pinto

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Connections

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Industry

Computer Software

Websites

• my articles@Artiletra magazine
• My Blog
• my twitter feed

Waldir Pimenta’s Summary

After graduating in computer graphics and multimedia, I am now taking a master's degree in computer graphics and intelligent systems.

I am familiar various CG-related fields such as 3D animation, virtual reality, web development, photo editing, vector illustration, audio and video editing, and also general purpose programming.

I am particularly interested in the field of virtual/augmented environments and applications (VR/AR) and interactive 3D websites (3DWeb). I also am quite fond of cartography and Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

I consider myself deeply committed to open content and open software. I recently switched to using Linux in a regular basis, and have been a volunteer for a few years now in several non-profit organizations, most notably the Wikimedia Foundation.

Waldir Pimenta’s Specialties:

• graphics programming: VRML, Virtools, OpenGL, SVG, OpenCV, X11

• web development: HTML, JavaScript / Ajax, CSS, PHP, SQL, Flash / Actionscript

• general purpose programming: C, C++, C#, Java (+J2ME), Python, VB

Waldir Pimenta’s Experience

• Augmented Reality Developer

  CCG - Centro de Computação Gráfica

  (Research industry)

  July 2009 — Present (1 month)

  Development of an Augmented Reality (AR) application under a research scholarship, using Virtools.

• Part-time web developer

  Ruiiur

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  November 2008 — Present (9 months)

  Website development: HTML, CSS, Javascript

• Volunteer editor

  Wikimedia Foundation

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

  February 2005 — Present (4 years 6 months)

  • Volunteer editor in the Portuguese and English Wikipedias since 2005, and later in several other Wikimedia projects;
  • Administrator in the Portuguese Wikipedia since 13 March 2007, and in the Wikimedia Commons (Wikimedia's central media repository) since 5 July 2008;
  • Helped organize and participated in several informal meetups;
  • Won scholarship to attend the Wikimania2007 international conference, Taiwan – 3-5 Aug. 2007;

• Computer Graphics and Multimedia Engineering graduate student

  Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo

  (Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Computer Software industry)

  September 2004 — February 2008 (3 years 6 months)

• Computer and network administrator (summer job)

  Amado & Medina

  (Law Practice industry)

  July 2007 — August 2007 (2 months)

  Network administration and maintenance, helpdesk, computer maintenance, disk cleanup, virus removal, etc.

• Graphic designer

  Sal Island City Hall

  (Government Administration industry)

  July 2006 — August 2006 (2 months)

  Worked for the Communication and Image Department (summer job)
  • Graphic design, page layout and copyediting of the City Hall's magazine, leaflets and other publications
  • Trainer of introductory courses in CorelDRAW and Microsoft Publisher

Waldir Pimenta’s Education

• Universidade do Minho

  MCS , Computer Graphics and Artificial Intelligence , 2008 — 2010 (expected)

• Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo

  BCS , Computer Graphics and Multimedia Engineering , 2004 — 2008

  GPA of 16 out of 20 (A grade)
  
  Main subjects covered:
  
  • C# image processing software to convert raster topographic maps to SVG (final project, grade 18/20)
  • Programming in C, C++, C#, Java, VB
  • Several small/casual games implemented in Flash, SVG, C+X11 (Linux), Java for mobile devices (J2ME)
  • 3D modelling, rigging and animating of objects and characters in Maya
  • 3D modelling and real time algorithmic animation in VRML and OpenGL/C++
  • webdesign and web development (PHP, JavaScript/Ajax, Flash/Actionscript, HTML, Joomla! CMS, SQL)

  Activities and Societies:

  Pedagogical Council, Permanent Commission for the Pedagogical Council, Course's Commission, Cape-Verdean Students Association

• Liceu José Augusto Pinto

Additional Information

Waldir Pimenta’s Websites:

• my articles@Artiletra magazine
• My Blog
• my twitter feed

Waldir Pimenta’s Interests:

computer graphics, virtual/augmented reality, programming, reading, writing, science, music/playing guitar, wikis, open source, internet, philosophy, philately, FOSS, artificial intelligence, neurology, genetics, bioastronomy, science fiction, cartography...

Waldir Pimenta’s Groups:

•    Ubuntu Users ( 9000+ members ) Official Group
•    Fon
•    Open Source
•    Universidade do Minho - UM
•    IPVC
•    Augmented Reality Professionals
•    3D Visualisation and Graphics Programming
•    SETI@Home
•    Web Standards Design + Development
•    Cape Verde
•    Wikimedia Foundation

Waldir Pimenta’s Honors:

• Gold medal (male junior kata category) in the 13th World Koshiki Karate-dō Championship, November 2003, Lisbon, Portugal.
• 2004 Athlete of the Year award by the City Hall of Mindelo, Cape Verde.

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