Ricardo Mendes
Looking for a new mission !
40 years old
Driving License
Creative
Entrepreneur
Geek
Passionated
Skilled
About Me
My name is Ricardo Mendes, I love all things digital, my passion is to share my knowledge through trainings, coaching and advising.
Since Covid19 I have lost my previous full time job and I'm eager to find a new mission to potentially solve problems and challenges of today and tomorrow.
Since Covid19 I have lost my previous full time job and I'm eager to find a new mission to potentially solve problems and challenges of today and tomorrow.
Experiences
Technical Advisor WomenPreneur-Initiative
WomenPreneur-Initiative
Since 2019
Volunteer Work
- Hosting Infrastructure
- Email / Security
- Wordpress
- Mailchimp
- Mautic
FactChecking/Disinformation Monitoring
Journalistes Solidaires
March 2020
to May 2020
Volunteer Work
- backend cloudron/docker simple Wordpress with custom post type to adapt wordpress for a factchecking workflow putting in place monitoring disinformation and other factchecking initiatives to fight covid19 disinformation
Technical Event Manager
DigitYser
October 2018
to March 2020
Full-time
- the digital flagship of tech communities in Brussels
- Livestreaming
- Sound technician
- Video recording
- Photos
- Event interactions
- Slido Integration
Researcher Data Activist
IntoxVSinfo
Since 2013
Consultant
- Disinformation monitoring
Far-Right monitoring
Mainstream media monitoring per country
UGC monitoring - Conception
- Integration
- Research
- Data Analysis
- Social Media Analytics
- Activism
Senior Webmaster
DigitYser
October 2018
to March 2020
Full-time
- Hosting Infrastructure
- Integrations with digital marketing tools
- Automation
- Communication
- Digital Marketing
- Design & Conception
- Maintenance
- Integrations with third party tools
- Analytics
Senior Webmaster
European Data Innovation Hub
February 2019
to March 2020
Full-time
- Annual event of the Data Science Community of Belgium
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning - Hosting Infrastructure
- Integrations with digital marketing tools
- Communication
- Digital Marketing
- Design & Conception
- Maintenance
Co-Captain at Armada.digital
Armada.digital
Since May 2016
Freelancer
Brussels
Belgium
- Armada.digital consultancy mission is to amplify the visibility of good causes by providing custom communication & collaboration solutions to empower individuals & ethical business.
- Consultant
- Webmaster
- Social Media
- Workshops
- Event Coverage
- IT Maintenance
- Hosting
Social Media Consultant
PolBegov
Since 2014
Freelancer
Brussels
Belgium
- Veille informative sur la politique Belge et tracking partis politiques en Belgique #begov
- Conception
- Editor
- Community Manager
- Webdesign
Social Media Consultant
EUwatch
Since December 2012
Freelancer
Bruxelles
Belgium
- EUwatch - European Citizen Information Hub
European Information Network & Relay of Citizens & Grassroots voices
long description : http://about.euwatch.eu - Research & mapping of existing EU institutions and structure
- Research & Analysis of EU policy impact in different EU countries
- Mapping existing EU media
- Mapping of existing NGO's in Brussels and in Europe along with other Civil Society organisations, associations for the intent of relaying their analysis & voices using EUwatch
- amplifying of citizens voices & opinions using EUwatch
Technical Advisor Promote Ukraine
Promote Ukraine
January 2019
to January 2020
Freelancer
- Hosting Infrastructure
- Wordpress
- Mailchimp
- Monitoring
Technical Advisor BookVillage
BookVillage
May 2019
to December 2019
Volunteer Work
- Bootstrapping
- Hosting/Infrastructure
- Technical adviser
Webmaster
MPE-HVE
July 2014
to August 2015
Volunteer Work
Brussels
Belgium
- Website
- Social-Media
- Information Monitoring
- Conception
- Trainings
Webmaster
Alliance D19-20
July 2014
to September 2015
Volunteer Work
Brussels
Belgium
- Webmaster
- Content manager
- Information Monitoring
- Social-Media Officer
Campaign Coordinator / Webmaster
Freelance
Since July 2014
Volunteer Work
Brussels
Belgium
- Multi-Lingual Website
- Event map for 11th October
- Social Aggregator about FTA's
- Webmaster
- Community Manager
Community Manager / Social Media
BlueSkyR
April 2012
to May 2014
Full-time
Bruxelles
Belgium
- Utiliser les ressources économiques Autrement Faire du business différemment
Redistribuer CA & bénéfices
Un enjeu pour la société et l'avenir de notre planète - Communicating BlueSkyR alternative redistribution of wealth model on social networks & on the web
- connecting with like minded business or entrepreneurs
- Webmaster
Mapping Grassroots Struggles in Europe
Indignez-vous.be
May 2011
to December 2012
Volunteer Work
Bruxelles
Belgium
- Umbrella Media collective relaying grassroots struggles in Belgium, Europe, World
- Webmaster
- Concept
Vegetarian Chief Cook
le Dolma
February 2003
to August 2005
Freelancer
Brussels
Belgium
- Vegetarian Restaurant-Buffet
- Cook
- Webmaster
Warehouse manager
Vajra sprl
September 2005
to October 2010
Full-time
Overijse
Belgium
- Organic Food wholesaler
- Warehouse storage
- merchandise stocking
- moving to barcode system
- Concept Website (B2evolution)
- Online Shop (VirtueMart)
- SEO
Vegetarian Cook
Os Tibetanos
January 1998
to February 2003
Full-time
Loulé
Portugal
- Cook
- Barman
Founder / Music Producer / Manager
BuzzWorkers
2000
to 2011
Tavira
Portugal
- BuzzWorkers is a music production crew, sharing the same passion for the Roland TB303 Acid House, Acid Techno, Experimental Electronic Music
- Music Production
- Webmaster
- Project Manager
Skills
Information Monitoring
-
Veille New Media
Expert
-
Aggregation
Expert
-
Brand monitoring
Advanced
-
Mentions
Expert
-
RSS
Expert
Social Media
-
New Media strategy
Advanced
-
Social Media Community Manager
Advanced
-
Social media for Political targeting & citizen lobbying
Expert
-
Buffer Evangelist
Expert
-
Social Media Analytics
Intermediate
-
Livestreaming of events, conferences
Expert
-
Social Media for Online Campaigns
Expert
-
Social Networking
Advanced
-
Social media marketing
Good
Social Media Analytics
-
Twitter
Good
-
Reddit
Good
-
Reporting
Good
-
Mastodon
Intermediate
-
Data analysis
Advanced
-
Monitoring
Expert
Internet Consultant Webmaster
-
Wordpress
Expert
-
Drupal
Good
-
Prestashop
Advanced
-
Wordpress
Expert
-
AMP-FIB
Intermediate
-
Facebook Ads
Good
-
Joomla
Advanced
-
B2Evolution
Advanced
-
VirtueMart
Advanced
-
SEO
Advanced
-
Adwords
Intermediate
-
Cloudron
Intermediate
IT
-
Linux Administration
Good
-
Security
Good
-
System Administration
Good
-
Encryption
Good
Communication
-
Facilitation
Good
-
Spokesperson
Good
-
Prototyping
Good
-
Mediation
Advanced
-
Brainstorming
Advanced
-
Advising
Advanced
Languages
-
French
Advanced
-
Portuguese
Advanced
-
English
Good
-
Spanish
Notions
Livestream
- MimoLive
- Bambuser
- Facebook Live
- Restream.io
- Open Broadcaster Studio
- Periscope
- YouTube
Interests
Tech
- IndieWeb
- Security
- BlockChain
- DAO
- Ethereum
- DevOps
- Docker
- Self-Hosting
- Sys-Admin
Politics
- Participatory Democracy
- Technology + Democracy
- Citizen initiatives
- Climate Change
- Rise of global Far-Rights
- Civic Tech
- Degrowth
- Disinformation
- Information warfare
Travel
- Spain
- Portugal
- France
- Nederlands
- United-Kingdom
- Ukraine
- more to come...
Literature
- 1984
- Stranger in a strange land
- Brave New World
Music
- World Music
- Electronic Music
- Traditional Music
Going out
- Music
- Live Concerts
- Dance
- Sports
- Hiking
- Camping
Education
Self-Educated
The Internet
Since 1997
From 1997 to present time I never stopped to learn, often based on needs or strong interests or challenging myself to grok a new set of skills, the Internet has been an amazing teacher and I have grown so much thanks to this wonderful education tool.
BEPC
CNED
1985
to 1996
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