António Oliveira

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• António Oliveira
• Java Senior Developer

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António Oliveira

• He comes from one of the oldest cities in Europe
  and is a completely and utterly dedicated
  freelancer. António Oliveira was born in Évora in
  Portugal which is an UNESCO World Heritage site
  and unlike his well-preserved birthplace there is
  nothing medieval about him. The Maximo Asset
  Management certified analyst, developer and
  programmer is proud to be part of this exciting
  and progressive time where anything is possible.
  Lets change the world and hear what António
  Oliveira has to say

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António Oliveira

• 1) First off, can you tell us a bit about
  yourself?
• My name is António Oliveira. I was born in Évora,
  Portugal in 1973 and currently work as a software
  developer for several different companies. I have
  been working as a freelancer for about 3 years
  now.

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António Oliveira

• 2) If you would search for your profile on
  Google, which are the three keywords you would
  type in the search bar?
• Java, IBM Maximo, SQL

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António Oliveira

• 3) What was your inspiration and when did you
  actually decide to become a freelancer?
• I like new challenges, thus I decided to work as
  a freelancer. I became my own boss and work now
  full time as a freelancer.

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• 4) What kind of services have your clients asked
  you to provide?
• I work as a Software Developer in all kinds of
  companies (energy, metal industry, airports, ...)

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António Oliveira

• 5) Do you use other freelancers or companies to
  provide skills that you dont possess?
• At the moment, I only work alone.

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• 6) Now tell us, how do you find new clients that
  are interested in your services?
• The best way to find new clients is to use the
  quality of your service. I also get new contact
  requests from companies who heard about my good
  work from befriended freelancermap users.

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• 7) What about freelancermap.com? Can you tell us
  a little bit about your experience with our
  IT-network?
• Over the last decades, walls were broken down.
  Today, the world is connected and the market is
  unrestricted. Freelancermap gives you the
  opportunity to find a person whos services you
  need for your company in any place of the world.

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• 8) How do you set yourself apart from your
  competitors? What makes you special? 
• I can offer my clients very high quality
  standards concerning my work. And I always try to
  understand my clients needs and problems and
  then work to give them a satisfying solution.

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• 9) What are the top three books, blogs or
  magazines you read to stay up to date in the
  IT-market?
• theregister.co.uk
• wired.com
• computerworld.com

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• 10) Freestyle! Is there anything you would like
  to tell our readers??
• Your life starts when you are born, but your
  happiness starts when you try to find it. What
  are you waiting for?

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