About me - Davidson Sousa

Senior Software Developer using .NET to make things happen

My professional side

I am a Certified Software Developer with over 20 years of experience building global web solutions and mentoring the next generation of professionals.

My experience

I worked with a diverse range of organizations, from small businesses to large corporations, collaborating with local and global teams. These companies allowed me to grow into various roles, including developer, team leader, mentor, and trainer. Regardless of my title, I am always trying to keep my hands in the code as much as possible.

As a Developer, I contributed to a wide variety of web and backend projects. My coding career spans from lightweight marketing registration websites to complex, real-time data-handling services for live tennis matches. As a dedicated .NET developer (C# is my language and Visual Studio is my home), the vast majority of my work is done using the Microsoft stack.

As a Team Leader, I led a cross-functional and culturally diverse team responsible for the full software development life cycle (SDLC) for international clients such as Novartis, Nestlè, Microsoft, and Dell.

As a Trainer, I worked both as a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) delivering Microsoft Official Courses and tailored training sessions per request. But, since I am not renewing my MCT anymore, I was moved to the MCT Alumni category. You can view my Microsoft Transcript here.

I am always trying something new to keep my knowledge fresh. My current "pet project" is the entire rebuild of my website, which you can see in my GitHub repository: https://github.com/davidsonsousa/CmsEngine.

My personal side

I am just a guy who decided to leave his home in Brazil and move to Europe to try something new. What a journey!

I have been living in Prague (Czech Republic) for quite some time. And I like it here, I made it my home, although I don't really speak Czech (A1 level, good enough to ask for a beer). My hobbies are video games, movies, and photography. I keep a relatively ok presence on social media (check the footer of this page), which I use mostly for reading rather than actually posting anything often.

My name

My name became an inconvenience from the moment I started living abroad. I get that. So, allow me to explain.

My given name is "Davidson". "Sousa" is the last part of my surname. Hence, "Davidson Sousa" on this website. This is how I identify myself in my online and professional profiles, e-mails, and so on. So, if you want to add me to your contact list, please do it as Davidson Sousa (name surname) or Sousa, Davidson (surname, name).

However, the full version of my name is "Davidson da Silva Sousa". In Brazil, we follow the Portuguese naming convention, which is: Given name (Davidson), Mother's surname (da Silva), and Father's surname (Sousa). Sometimes we may have a second given name too, but that's not my case. I only use this version of my name for government-issued documents and anything that requires me to show an ID card. So, if you want to buy me flight tickets, please use the full version.

Spelling: My mother's surname (da Silva) is 2 words. The "da" is always in small caps unless you put my full surname in front of my name.

Pronunciation: "Sousa" is pronounced like this.

Alphabetization: In listings, my name may appear in either "D" or "S", depending on which convention you follow.

Got it? 😉