About

I’m Miguel Côrte, Associate Director of Automation at Maxima Apparel, with nine years in software and a focus on AI-driven automation.

9+Years in software
4+Years leading tech teams
50+AI workflows deployed
80%Manual work reduced

I collaborate with cross-functional teams across product, operations, and engineering to identify and implement high-impact automation opportunities, and to standardize intelligent automation practices and workflows across global teams in multiple countries.

I work directly with executive stakeholders to align scalable solutions with organizational objectives. What motivates me is building reliable, observable, and continuously improving systems, and driving the adoption of AI tools and agent-based workflow orchestration to turn automation into a core operational practice.

Experience

Nine years of shipping systems.

Associate Director of Automation● NOW

Maxima Apparel

Jan 2026 — Now
  • Define and execute the company-wide AI automation strategy, identifying high-impact opportunities and translating them into scalable technical solutions.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams across product, operations, and engineering to standardize intelligent automation practices and workflows across global teams in multiple countries.
  • Work directly with executive stakeholders to align scalable automation solutions with organizational objectives.
  • Oversee adoption of AI tools, LLM integrations, and agent-based workflow orchestration platforms.
  • Drive a culture of continuous improvement, mentoring engineers on AI-driven development.

Technical Lead

Critical Manufacturing

Jan 2023 — Feb 2026
  • Led a cross-functional team of engineers, delivering MES software across automotive, electronics, and semiconductor industries.
  • Reduced deployment cycle time by implementing and designing good CI/CD practices and automated testing frameworks.
  • Define technical architecture for several customers, translating business requirements into scalable, multi-tenant system designs.
  • Mentored mid-level engineers to senior roles through structured 1:1s, code reviews, and architecture workshops.

Software Engineer

Critical Manufacturing

Aug 2021 — Jan 2023
  • Built backend microservices in C#/.NET that processed 500K+ manufacturing events per day, enabling real-time production tracking for well-recognized clients.
  • Integrated MES platform with 100+ industrial IoT devices and external ERP systems (SAP, Oracle), reducing manual data entry by 80% for operations teams.
  • Optimized database queries and API performance, cutting average response time and improving end-user satisfaction.

Graduate Student Researcher

BOSCH

Dec 2020 — Aug 2021
  • Designed real-time building evacuation system using IoT sensors and predictive modeling - achieved route optimization accuracy in simulated emergency scenarios.
  • Published research-backed proof-of-concept that reduced estimated evacuation time by 30% compared to traditional static routes.

Full Stack Engineer

ANO Software

Mar 2018 — Dec 2020
  • Delivered backend services and ERP modules for Portuguese government agencies, supporting 50K+ users processing 2M+ documents annually.
  • Rebuilt legacy document management workflows, reducing average processing time and cutting paper usage.
  • Mentored junior developers from onboarding to production ownership.

Junior Software Engineer (Internship)

Critical Software

Jul 2017 — Sep 2017
  • Contributed to high-reliability backend systems for critical systems.
  • Participated in code reviews and quality assurance processes, improving system stability ahead of production release.

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Scientia FCUP Junior Enterprise

Apr 2017 — Apr 2018
  • Led financial planning for a student consultancy company, managing the annual budget and delivering client projects.
  • Managed a multidisciplinary team developing web and mobile applications for real clients.
  • Supported strategic decision-making and helped scale the enterprise’s impact within the academic and local community.

Junior Consultant

Scientia FCUP Junior Enterprise

Nov 2016 — Apr 2017
  • Collaborated with Agile teams to deliver end-to-end digital solutions, from requirements gathering to deployment.
  • Delivered web and mobile applications for clients across education, retail, and nonprofit sectors.

Production Assistant

Uniformes Goritex

Jun 2014 — Sep 2015
  • Supported daily operations on production line, contributing to on-time delivery.
Full résumé on LinkedIn

Education

Master’s Degree in Network and Information Systems Engineering

University of Porto

2018 — 2020

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

University of Porto

2015 — 2018

Skills & expertise

Team & delivery

Agile / ScrumExecutive Stakeholder AlignmentCross-functional CollaborationGlobal & Remote-first TeamsTeam Coaching & Career DevelopmentHiring & Onboarding

AI & automation

AI Agents & LLM IntegrationAgent-based Workflow OrchestrationPrompt EngineeringAI-driven Development

Observability & DevOps

Monitoring & AlertingLogging & TracingCI/CD PipelinesInfrastructure as CodeSystem ArchitecturePerformance Optimization

Languages

EnglishFluentSpanishNativePortugueseNative