About Starter.pt
Starter.pt exists for teams that need experienced technical ownership without adding another agency layer. The work stays close to code, security, infrastructure and production support.
Teams and organisations with approved public references.
European Union Drugs Agency EU public health and drug policy agency 
ATM Total Maintenance and technical services organisation 
The Inventors Children's education and activity provider 
Brandkey Brand and digital communication studio 
Astara Retail Retail and automotive commerce operation 
EasyGest Real-estate mediation platform 
OhMyDigital Digital agency and online marketing team 
This City Property-sector advisory website 
ONMI Partners Business and technology advisory team People
Starter.pt keeps senior technical ownership direct. Mónica and Hugo support active work when extra operational or technical capacity is needed.
Founder & Technical Lead
Leads technical decisions, delivery direction, security review and production ownership for Starter.pt work.
Client & Operations Support
Supports client management, customer care, accounting follow-up, digital marketing coordination and day-to-day client support.
Social & QA Support
Supports social media management and QA checks, bringing practical attention to detail while building further delivery experience.
Founder background
Starter.pt is led by Bruno Mesquita, a technical consultant with 16+ years of professional experience, web work going back more than two decades and independent delivery through Starter.pt since 2015. The model is intentionally small: senior technical ownership, direct communication and less distance between the decision and the code.
The work started in application development, with PHP as the core area of expertise. Over time that widened into WordPress, WooCommerce, MySQL, JavaScript, infrastructure, security review and production support for agencies, startups and digital teams.
As a Zend Certified PHP Engineer, that background carries through to a consistent focus on best practices, code quality and long-term maintainability. Current CET Level 5 specialist training in Cybersecurity strengthens the security side of the work across systems, data and infrastructure.
The independent model exists because many projects do not need a large delivery structure. They need someone senior enough to understand the technical risk, stabilise the path forward and stay accountable after production changes. Experience includes internal projects within groups such as Media Capital and long-term freelance collaborations.
Certified and field-tested
Perforce Zend
Backend credibility for PHP, legacy systems, integrations and production web platforms.
Cisco
A security foundation that complements OWASP-driven reviews and infrastructure hardening.
Anthropic
Useful for modern AI tooling, agent integrations and secure context-aware automations.
Training in progress
Ongoing specialist training that supports practical security review, hardening and infrastructure work.
Working style
Technical decisions stay close to the person doing the work, which keeps scope, risk and delivery trade-offs visible.
Important changes, assumptions and handover details are written down so teams are not left guessing after delivery.
Code, security, hosting and support are treated together when a system needs to remain stable in real use.
Work together
Send the current context, constraints and deadline. The reply will come from someone technical, with a practical next step.
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