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01 // Web developer · Product builder
Turning complex engineering into clear, dependable web products.
I’m Ricardo Pires, a technologist and entrepreneur based near Annecy, France. My path runs from IT infrastructure in 2009 to full-stack product work today, including more than five years building custom platforms at Web Expert Business.
- Trajectory
- Technology since 2009
- Current role
- Web Expert Business
- Focus
- Full-stack products
- Languages
- PT · EN · FR
02 // Selected systems
Products built to be used.
Live applications spanning collaboration, operations, procurement, editorial systems, and developer tooling.
Ola ASL
A shared, secure workspace for French homeowner associations: members, documents, meetings, votes, incidents, and contributions.
TailSpendPRO
Spend analytics and procurement intelligence for SMEs, turning fragmented purchasing data into supplier consolidation opportunities and clear savings actions.
Linha 11
A Portuguese football publication where evidence becomes structured stories, specialist agents support the newsroom, and every article ends with a human editorial decision.
Visit linha-11.siteGraham AI
A home for focused business experiments: publish an offer, collect attributed interest, compare real signals, and decide whether to continue, pivot, or stop.
Visit grahamai.online03 // Build log
More shipped work.
A compact record of developer tools, product experiments, operational software, and client work that remains online.
QuietFork
A local macOS process guard that maps background processes to AI coding sessions and makes cleanup deliberate.
Human Polish
A designer-reviewed landing-page teardown covering hierarchy, trust, mobile readability, CTA clarity, and the highest-impact fixes.
IndexProof
A human-reviewed discovery preflight with crawler-visible evidence, metadata checks, an indexability risk map, and repair instructions.
Justifia
An expense-file workspace for importing bank statements, matching invoices and receipts, and preparing monthly records for an accountant.
InspectNote
A focused field tool for annotating inspection photos and producing report-ready defect images.
Midnight Auth
A TypeScript library for React apps to connect wallets, manage sessions, and sign zero-knowledge transactions on Midnight Network.
FootBoost
An early football product prototype, kept online as part of the build archive.
Saidi Plomberie
A local-service website for a plumber and heating specialist serving Annemasse and the wider Genevois area.
Related Vercel deployments for the Ola ASL and TailSpendPRO applications are consolidated into their product entries above; design prototypes and private infrastructure builds are omitted.
04 // Trajectory
From infrastructure to products, with the system in view.
A career across technical support, service operations, company building, and full-stack engineering.
- Feb 2021 — present
Web Developer
Web Expert Business ↗Part of a 22-person agile team building custom web solutions for complex business needs, from product framing and interface work through APIs and hosting.
- May 2026 — present
Technical Consultant
TailSpendPRO ↗Product and web development for a procurement intelligence platform that helps SMEs understand indirect spend and reduce supplier fragmentation.
- Oct 2025 — Jun 2026
Founder & Maintainer
Midnight Auth ↗Built and maintained authentication and wallet-connection tooling for React applications on the privacy-focused Midnight Network.
- Jan 2022 — Sep 2025
Founder
Servizoo.ptLed a digital services marketplace in Portugal, combining product development with business operations and customer insight.
- Jan 2020 — Sep 2021
Web Developer
Leman ConnectBuilt client web applications while also handling strategy, finance, partnerships, and business development across the Franco-Swiss region.
- Mar 2009 — Mar 2011
IT Technician
infohorta · PortugalThe technical foundation: computer systems, diagnostics, maintenance, and direct support.
Earlier service and operations experience
Starling Hotel and Conference Center
Food & beverage collaborator · Geneva · Aug 2016 — Oct 2019
Accor
Food & beverage collaborator · Switzerland · Mar 2012 — Mar 2016
05 // Disciplines
Curious across the stack. Grounded in products.
I’m a lifelong learner drawn to software, machine learning, blockchain, and the hard work of turning an idea into something people can actually use.
Product engineering
End-to-end web products with clear information architecture, reliable data flows, and interfaces shaped around real work.
- React & Next.js
- Vue.js
- TypeScript
- GraphQL & REST
Systems & data
Practical architecture that connects application code, databases, real-time state, deployment, and operational safeguards.
- Node.js
- PostgreSQL & Supabase
- Docker
- Real-time collaboration
Applied emerging tech
Focused experiments with AI agents, product analytics, authentication, blockchain interfaces, and zero-knowledge workflows.
- Agent workflows
- Machine learning
- Midnight Network
- Rapid validation
Education
Java programming
ifage · 2015—2016
Education
IT & business management technician
EPH · 2005—2008
Languages
Portuguese · English · French
Native · Fluent · Advanced
Volunteering
Food bank collaborator
Vétraz-Monthoux
06 // Start a conversation
Let’s build something durable.
If you need someone who can understand the product, work through the architecture, and stay close to the interface, I’d be glad to hear what you’re building.
Connect on LinkedIn ↗Public GitHub ↗
- Base
- Near Annecy, France
- Mode
- Hybrid · Remote
- Time zone
- Central European Time