Adérito Da Cruz

Founder & Lead Engineer

Praia, CV.

About

Founder and Lead Engineer of Skutam, an AI-powered information intelligence platform focused on delivering curated, contextualized insights about Cape Verde and the diaspora efficiently.

Work

Skutam

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Founder & Lead Engineer

Praia, , Cabo Verde

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Summary

Spearheaded the founding and technical direction of Skutam—an AI-driven platform that aggregates and processes multiple information sources related to Cabo Verde into concise, multiperspective summaries, including audio narration, powered by advanced language models.

Highlights

Launched Skutam in 2025 as an intelligent aggregation and summarization tool for Cape Verde and its diaspora, reducing information consumption time from 30 minutes to 30 seconds through AI-generated insights. ([cv.linkedin.com](https://cv.linkedin.com/company/skutam?utm_source=openai))

Developed 'Modo Áudio' feature, offering natural immersive narration of news content on the platform. ([cv.linkedin.com](https://cv.linkedin.com/company/skutam?utm_source=openai))

Platform selected for the Startup Grants Program by ElevenLabs for its advanced voice AI capability. ([cv.linkedin.com](https://cv.linkedin.com/company/skutam?utm_source=openai))

Architect of 'Karolina AI', a conversational assistant accessing over 117,000 articles from 14 sources, enhancing context and source transparency. ([cv.linkedin.com](https://cv.linkedin.com/company/skutam?utm_source=openai))

Sociedade Interbancária e Sistemas de Pagamentos

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Senior .NET Developer

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Summary

Worked on .NET development projects for interbank systems and payment infrastructure.

Africandev

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Senior .NET Developer

Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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Summary

Led development initiatives implementing .NET solutions tailored to human resources services in Brazil, driving backend architecture and performance improvements.

Africandev

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Technical Team Lead

Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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Summary

Oversaw technical team operations, streamlining project delivery and fostering collaboration across development functions.

TappEngine

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Senior .NET Developer

Boston, Massachusetts, US

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Summary

Developed backend services and new feature enhancements within a financial services platform, contributing to robust .NET architecture and deployment.

Unitel T+

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.NET Developer

Cidade Velha, Ribeira Grande de Santiago, Cabo Verde

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Summary

Created and maintained .NET-based applications and services for telecommunications operations.

Unitel T+

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.NET Developer

Cidade Velha, Ribeira Grande de Santiago, Cabo Verde

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Summary

Supported development of .NET systems within the telecommunications sector.

Education

Universidade de Cabo Verde

Praia, , Cabo Verde
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Bachelor's Degree Computer Engineering

Skills

.NET

C#, .net Core, ASP.NET.

Angular / AngularJS

typescript, frontend.

Azure Functions

serverless, cloud.

Apache Kafka

streaming, event-driven.

Kubernetes

container orchestration.

Robotic Process Automation

RPA.

PostgreSQL / Redis

databases, caching.

Git / GitLab

version control, CI/CD.