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-**Generalist developer** with a strong focus on **API development**, past experience with front-ends, management and a little devops. Increasingly involved in the **transformation** of teams and architectures. 
+I see myself as a **generalist** with a strong focus on **web API development**, and experience with front-ends, team management, devops, and product. Increasingly I'm involved in the **transformation** of teams and architectures. 
 
-I've worked with mobility (**rail**, mostly), finance, ecommerce and content management systems.
+Main domains I have worked in: mobility (**rail**, mostly), finance, ecommerce and content management systems.
 
-Some clients worth of note: **Apple**, **Trainline**, **JPMorgan** and **Bluecode**.
+Some clients worth of note: **Apple**, **Trainline**, **Bluecode** and **JPMorgan**.
 
-A couple of consultancies: [Mainmatter](https://mainmatter.com/) and [Dockyard](https://dockyard.com/).
+Consultancies: [Mainmatter](https://mainmatter.com/) and [Dockyard](https://dockyard.com/).
 
-Got many years with **Ruby**, worked on several projects with long-lived Rails monoliths, good and bad. Lately doing some **performance tuning**.
+I have been coding in **Ruby** for a over a decade, on several projects with long-lived Rails monoliths, good and bad. Lately doing a lot of **performance tuning** of these.
 
-I've dabbled with **Elm** and Java, done a few years of Php. Now slowly learning me some Rust.
+Also delivered a couple of commercial projects in **Elixir**, dabbled with **Elm** and Java, did a few years of PHP and Javascript. I am currently learning me some **Rust**.
 
 **What else...**
 
-I really **dislike** the whole passionate ninja rockstar maker bullshit, and hiring hazing practices.
-
 In a past life I was a **History** major and a **photographer**.
 
-I'm **Brazilian/American**, and I'm currently based in Lisbon.
+I am Brazilian/American, and I'm currently based in **Lisbon**.
 
-Besides Portuguese and English, I speak (not so good) Catalan, Spanish, and some broken French.
+Besides Portuguese and English, I speak (passable) Catalan, Spanish, and some broken French. Starting on Italian now :) Duolingo addict.
 
-If you're wondering about the **liquidvoting.io** web domain: 
+For a couple of years I worked on an [open source Liquid Democracy API](https://github.com/liquidvotingio/api) for democratic decision-making platforms like [Decidim](https://decidim.org/) with a few friends. The project didn't quite take off, but I learned a bit about this ecosystem that shows some promise amidst the current distopia of social-networks-driven rage politics and surveillance. Also learned a bunch about open source in general.
 
-For a couple of years I worked on an [open source Liquid Democracy API](https://github.com/liquidvotingio/api) for democratic decision-making platforms like [Decidim](https://decidim.org/). The project didn't take off, but I learned a bit about this ecosystem that shows some hope amidst the current distopia of social-networks-driven rage politics and surveillance. Also learned a bunch about open source in general. And from managing a small voluntary team during the pandemic.
+If you'd like to contact me about a potential project, please send me a private message on [Linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliverbarnes/).
 
-[Medium](https://medium.com/@oliver_azevedo_barnes) - [Github](https://github.com/oliverbarnes) - [Linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliverbarnes/) - [Twitter](https://twitter.com/oliverbarnes)
+[Medium](https://medium.com/@oliver_azevedo_barnes) - [Github](https://github.com/oliverbarnes) - [Twitter](https://twitter.com/oliverbarnes)