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I grew up and lived in Portugal for 15 years before moving to the United States.

After finishing high school I moved to Florida to pursue my dream of becoming a video game developer.

I now have a Bachelors degree in Game Development from Full Sail University, and am constantly striving to improve my game development skills.

My long term career goal is to become an experienced senior programmer and help my team develop innovative and engaging games.

I’m an experienced user interface programmer with an interest in developing tools and a love for solving complex problems.

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