Jose de Lima

Jose Miguel de Lima

Senior QA Engineer

AI-driven Development • CS Student • Embedded & Robotics

Current Focus

Book: Master ROS 2 for Robotics Programming

(active)

Working through Master ROS 2 for Robotics Programming to build a solid foundation in ROS 2 concepts and workflows, with the goal of supporting future robotics, simulation, and autonomy projects.

  • - ROS 2 nodes, topics, services, and actions
  • - Gazebo and URDF models
  • - Laying groundwork for embedded controllers and sensors

EDX CS50

(active)

Completing Harvard’s CS50 via edX to reinforce core computer science fundamentals and gain structured exposure to C, supporting future work in embedded systems, robotics, and low-level programming.

  • - Memory, pointers, and low-level program execution
  • - Algorithmic thinking and hands-on labs
  • - Foundation for embedded and systems-level projects

Projects

  • Rebuilding my portfolio website using Next.js with a markdown-driven content system to eliminate manual HTML/CSS updates and redeploy friction.

Experience

Learning

Books

  • Think Like a ProgrammerBy: V. Anton Spraul (planned)
  • Mastering ROS 2 for Robotics Programming, Fourth EditionBy: Lentin Joseph and Jonathan Cacace (reading)
  • Head First Design Patterns, 2nd EditionBy: Eric Freeman and Elisabeth Robson (completed)

Courses

  • Udemy ROS 2 for BeginnersEdouard Renard (planned)
  • EDX CS50Havard (in-progress)
  • Udemy 100 Days of Code: The Complete Python BootcampAngela Yu (paused-day-39)

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Education

  • Southern New Hampshire University
    Bachelors in Computer Science
    Status: in-progress
  • Southern New Hampshire University
    Minor in Mathematics
    Status: in-progress
  • CompTIA
    Security+ CE in N/A
    Status: Current