Sérgio Dias
Senior Software Engineer at VEED.IO
Stony Stratford, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolSérgio Dias is a senior software engineer with 11 years of experience building reliable, pragmatic systems across startups and established tech teams in the UK. Currently at VEED.IO, he brings a methodical, highly motivated approach to full-stack development and has progressed through roles at Trussle, Privitar, Ocado Technology and Veritas. He holds both a BSc and MSc in Software Engineering from Universidade do Minho and has a track record of shipping production features in fast-paced environments. An active open-source tinkerer, he created a well-considered Windows 10 virtual desktop enhancer—implementing AutoHotkey-driven keyboard shortcuts, multi-wallpaper support and advanced desktop management features like pinning and taskbar scrolling. Colleagues describe him as systematic and focused, preferring to let solid engineering and polished tooling speak for his impact. He is not seeking new roles currently, prioritising depth of contribution over surface visibility.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree (BSc), Software Engineering, Bachelor’s Degree (BSc), Software Engineering at Universidade do Minho
English, Portuguese
Github Skills (9)
autohotkey10
ws-api10
winapi10
keyboard-shortcuts10
wp-api10
shortcuts10
tooltip9
tooltips9
user-interface9
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
sdias/win-10-virtual-desktop-enhancer
Aug 2016 - Dec 2018
An application that enhances the Windows 10 multiple desktops feature by adding additional keyboard shortcuts and support for multiple wallpapers.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:21 releases, 70 commits, 32 PRs in 2 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Sérgio primarily contributed to enhancing the Windows 10 virtual desktop feature by developing an application. Their work included the initial setup of the application, which involved AutoHotkey scripting to add keyboard shortcuts and support for multiple wallpapers. Further contributions involved refactoring the code, adding support for a tenth desktop, and adding features such as custom desktop names, tooltips, and scrolling on the taskbar for desktop switching. Additionally, the user implemented features for pinning and unpinning windows and apps and added the ability to run programs upon desktop switching.
keyboard-shortcutswindows
sdias/Fotobora
Feb 2016 - Feb 2016
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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