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Pedro M Pestana

Geospatial Systems Architect  |  Data Engineer  |  GIS Automation Specialist
Torres Vedras, Portugal
https://dot.cards/ppestana
39°05'40.9" N / 09°15'40.0" W · TORRES VEDRAS, PORTUGAL

— Professional Timeline —

1983198619901994 2000200820132020Hoje

Analyst Programmer

American Int'l Group (AIG)
1986 – 1988

Analyst Programmer & QA

MYER & GRACE BROS.
1988 – 1992

IT Consultant

Self-employed
2008 – 2012

Founder & GIS Architect

Terra Digital
2020 – Present

COBOL Programmer

IBM S34/S36 · Sperry/Univac
1983 – 1986

Director

Pestana & Coucelo Informática, Lda.
1994 – 2008

Director

Seasoft Informática, Lda.
2013 – 2020

— Recent Experience & Skills —

72020 – Presente

Founder & Geospatial Systems Architect — Terra Digital

Design and development of applied geospatial platforms. Anchor project: Portal Ecoturismo Portugal — A national WebGIS platform to support sustainable tourism, with asset mapping, integration of protected areas, and territorial analytics.

PostGISGeoServerQGIS PythonLinuxNginx
62013 – 2020

Director — Seasoft Informática, Lda.

Founder and technical manager of an enterprise software company. Database architecture, system migration and modernization, GIS workflow integration, and analytics.

SQL ServerHFSQLWinDevGIS
52008 – 2012

IT Consultant — Self-employed

Consulting and custom software development for enterprise clients. Systems architecture, application integration, and technology project management.

ConsultingCustom SoftwareSystems Integration

Highlight Projects — 2024–2026

NaturalMed Clinic Manager — Full-featured clinic management system for a TCM practice in Wales: Django 5.1 · PostgreSQL · Redis · Celery · Docker · Nginx · Hetzner VPS · Let's Encrypt SSL · 2FA. Covers patient intake, SOAP treatment notes, herbal prescriptions, invoicing and stock control.

NaturalMed Website — Bilingual static site (EN/PT): HTML/CSS/JS vanilla · Sveltia CMS · GitHub Pages · Cloudflare Workers OAuth · GitHub Actions CI/CD · zero hosting cost.

Portal Ecoturismo Portugal — National WebGIS platform: PostgreSQL/PostGIS · GeoServer · Python spatial pipelines · GeoDjango · Leaflet.js.

Portuguese
Native
English
Fluent
Spanish
Fluent
French
Reasonable
Expert
Advanced
Intermediate
Learning
Secondary
Accent
Programs & Tools
GIS & Geospatial
QGIS
Expert
PostGIS
Expert
Spatial Analysis
Expert
Remote Sensing
Advanced
GDAL/OGR
Advanced
GeoServer
Advanced
Google EE
Advanced
GeoPandas
Advanced
Programming Languages
Python
Expert
SQL / Spatial SQL
Expert
JavaScript/TS
Advanced
R / RStudio
Advanced
Infrastructure & Systems
PostgreSQL
Expert
Git
Expert
Linux/Unix
Advanced
REST APIs
Advanced
Docker + Compose
Advanced
Application Development
Django + GeoDjango
Advanced
FastAPI
Intermediate
Redis / Celery
Intermediate
Nginx + Gunicorn
Intermediate
Web Development
HTML/CSS/JS
Advanced
Sveltia CMS
Advanced
Cloudflare Workers
Intermediate
GitHub Actions
Advanced
HTMX
Learning
GIS Architecture Spatial Data Eng. GIS Automation DB Design WebGIS Infra Remote Sensing Systems Integration Static Web Dev. Django Apps Docker DevOps Project Leadership App Development

Master of Business in Information Technology

RMIT University
Thesis: "The Management of End-User Computing"

Graduate Diploma in Systems Management

Swinburne University of Technology