{"id":21,"date":"2024-10-24T10:30:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T10:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antonio-ferreira.com\/index.php\/about\/"},"modified":"2025-01-12T22:58:21","modified_gmt":"2025-01-12T22:58:21","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/antonio-ferreira.com\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"21\" class=\"elementor elementor-21\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1317c08f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1317c08f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bf3945e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6bf3945e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-258f778 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"258f778\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1555\" height=\"1555\" src=\"https:\/\/antonio-ferreira.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ME_driver_BW.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-68\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antonio-ferreira.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ME_driver_BW.jpg 1555w, https:\/\/antonio-ferreira.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ME_driver_BW-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/antonio-ferreira.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ME_driver_BW-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/antonio-ferreira.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ME_driver_BW-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/antonio-ferreira.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ME_driver_BW-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/antonio-ferreira.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ME_driver_BW-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1555px) 100vw, 1555px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03deaa6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"03deaa6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d1ceeb7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d1ceeb7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5441cb66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5441cb66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6321f01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6321f01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sometimes I wonder: what if I had chosen agriculture?<\/p><p>Would this decision have led me down different paths?\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var( --e-global-color-c696dce ); color: var(--theme-text-color); letter-spacing: var(--theme-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--theme-text-transform);\">Would dedicating my life to grapes, oranges, or apples have gotten me where I am no matter what?<\/span><\/p><p>I worked as a carpenter, electrician and teacher.\u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-c696dce ); color: var(--theme-text-color); font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: var(--theme-letter-spacing); text-align: var(--text-align); text-transform: var(--theme-text-transform);\">Being a teacher almost defined me, but then I finished my degree in\u00a0electrical engineering and computers and\u00a0followed another path. I chose to create\u00a0my own business dedicated to solutions for smart buildings.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var( --e-global-color-c696dce ); color: var(--theme-text-color); letter-spacing: var(--theme-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--theme-text-transform);\">Apparently I chose electrical engineering and computer science above all else, although that doesn&#8217;t define me.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var( --e-global-color-c696dce ); color: var(--theme-text-color); letter-spacing: var(--theme-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--theme-text-transform);\">Other apples and lately also some penguins, I believe it is what I do with my knowledge that will define me.<\/span><\/p><p>I will always remember that one day I was a carpenter and electrician,&#8230;<\/p><p>Sharing my knowledge is my true destiny and passion. 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