added commit message

.gitignore

@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 # Ignore all files
+
 *.*
 
 # Whitelist
-
 !.gitignore
 !*.tex
 !*.pdf
+!*.cls
 !*.jpg
-!.vscode
+!*.md
+!.vscode/
 !.vscode/**
 !build/*.*

.vscode/settings.json

@@ -16,5 +16,6 @@
     }
   ],
   "latex-workshop.latex.recipe.default": "Smart LaTeX Build",
-  "latex-workshop.formatting.latex": "latexindent"
+  "latex-workshop.formatting.latex": "latexindent",
+  "latex-workshop.latex.autoBuild.run": "onSave"
 }

CV_Pedro_Cabral.tex

@@ -1,75 +1,84 @@
 
-\documentclass[11pt,a4paper]{article}
-\usepackage[margin=1in]{geometry}
-\usepackage{titlesec}
-\usepackage{enumitem}
-\usepackage{parskip}
-\usepackage{hyperref}
-\usepackage{fontspec}
-\usepackage{graphicx}
+\documentclass[11pt,a4paper,sans]{pedro-moderncv}
+\moderncvstyle{classic} % Style options: 'casual', 'classic', 'oldstyle', 'banking'
+\moderncvcolor{blue}    % Color options: 'blue', 'orange', 'green', 'red', 'purple', 'grey', 'black'
 
-\setmainfont{Helvetica Neue}
+\usepackage[scale=0.75]{geometry}
 
-\titleformat{\section}{\large\bfseries}{}{0em}{}[\titlerule]
-\titleformat{\subsection}{\normalsize\bfseries}{}{0em}{}
+% Personal data
+\name{Pedro Miguel}{Pessoa Cabral}
+\title{Curriculum Vitae}
+\address{Rittmeisterkoppel 14C}{22359 Hamburg}{Germany}
+\phone[mobile]{+49-(0)-17657-909188}
+\email{pmpcabral@posteo.de}
+\homepage{git.sueo.de/pcabral}
+\social[]{} % Optional: GitHub, LinkedIn, etc.
+\photo[3.5cm][0pt]{me_m_8x8_4x.jpg}
 
-\pagestyle{empty}
+\hyphenation{interpersonal}
+
+\linespread{1.05}
 
 \begin{document}
 
-\begin{center}
-    \begin{minipage}{0.75\textwidth}
-        {\LARGE \textbf{Pedro Miguel Pessoa Cabral}}\\
-        \vspace{0.5em}
-        +49-(0)-17657-909188\\
-        \href{mailto:pmpcabral@gmail.com}{pmpcabral@gmail.com}\\
-        Rittmeisterkoppel 14-C, 22359 Hamburg
-    \end{minipage}%
-    \begin{minipage}{0.23\textwidth}
-        \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{me_m_8x8_4x.jpg}
-    \end{minipage}
-\end{center}
+\makecvtitle
 
+\begin{minipage}[t]{0.48\textwidth}
+    \section{Profile}
+    \cvitem{Date of Birth}{January 17\textsuperscript{th}, 1988}
+    \cvitem{Place of Birth}{Setúbal, Portugal}
+    \cvitem{Nationality}{Portuguese}
+\end{minipage}\hfill
+\begin{minipage}[t]{0.48\textwidth}
+    \section{Languages}
+    \cvitemwithcomment{Portuguese}{First Language}{}
+    \cvitemwithcomment{German}{Fluent}{}
+    \cvitemwithcomment{English}{Fluent}{}
+    \cvitemwithcomment{Spanish}{Good}{}
+    \cvitemwithcomment{French}{Basic}{}
+\end{minipage}\hfill
 
-\vspace{1em}
+\section{Experience}
+\cventry{Apr 2025 -- Present}{Professional Sabbatical}{}{}{}{
+    Dedicated time to personal development and family life following an intensive period in my career. Used this
+    opportunity to recharge, reassess long-term goals, and return with renewed focus and motivation for software
+    engineering.
+}
+\cventry{Jun 2021 -- Apr 2025}{Software Developer}{For Sale Digital Internet-Agentur GmbH}{Hamburg, Germany}{}{
+    PHP (\textit{native, Laravel, WordPress}), JavaScript (\textit{Vanilla, jQuery}), MySQL, Google Cloud Platform, TypeScript, React, Jenkins, ShipIt, Docker, Shopify.
+}
+\cventry{Feb 2017 -- May 2021}{Software Developer}{HR4YOU AG}{Großefehn, Germany}{}{
+    PHP, JavaScript (\textit{Vanilla, jQuery}), MySQL, CSS, LESS.
+}
+\cventry{Sep 2014 -- Apr 2016}{Support \& Operations}{SAFIRA/KPMG}{Carnaxide, Portugal}{}{
+    IBM Business Process Management, Forefront Identity Manager (\textit{FIM}).
+}
+\cventry{Apr 2013 -- Sep 2014}{Software Developer}{SAFIRA}{Carnaxide, Portugal}{}{
+    IBM BPM, IBM WebSphere Message Broker, SQL.
+}
 
-\section*{Profile}
-\begin{tabular}{rl}
-Date and Place of Birth: & January 17\textsuperscript{th}, 1988, Setúbal, Portugal \\
-Nationality: & Portuguese \\
-Languages: & Portuguese (First language), German (Fluent), English (Fluent),\\
-           & Spanish (Good), French (Basic)
-\end{tabular}
+\section{Education}
+\cventry{2013}{Bachelor of Science}{Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa}{Caparica, Portugal}{}{}
 
-\vspace{1em}
+\section{Skills}
+\cvitem{Languages}{PHP, JavaScript (\textit{Vanilla}), TypeScript, MySQL, CSS, SCSS, HTML}
+\cvitem{Frameworks \& Libraries}{Laravel, React, jQuery, Bootstrap}
+\cvitem{Content Management Systems}{WordPress, Shopify}
+\cvitem{Development Tools}{PHPStorm, Visual Studio Code, Git, Composer, npm, Vite}
+\cvitem{DevOps \& Automation Tools}{Jenkins, ShipIt, Docker, Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform}
+\cvitem{Software Development Practices}{Test-Driven Development (TDD), Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), Mobile-First Design}
+\cvitem{Soft Skills}{Effective team player, collaborator, and mentor; strong communication and interpersonal skills; experienced moderator}
 
-\section*{Experience}
-\noindent
-\textbf{Software Developer, HR4YOU AG} \hfill Großefehn, Germany \\
-\textit{Feb 2017 – Present} \\
-Technologies: PHP, JavaScript, SQL
+\section{About me}
 
-\vspace{0.5em}
-\noindent
-\textbf{Support \& Operations, SAFIRA/KPMG} \hfill Carnaxide, Portugal \\
-\textit{Sep 2014 – Apr 2016} \\
-Worked with IBM Business Process Management and Forefront Identity Manager (FIM)
+I believe there are no stupid questions --- only opportunities to learn, improve, and build better things together.
 
-\vspace{0.5em}
-\noindent
-\textbf{Software Developer, SAFIRA} \hfill Carnaxide, Portugal \\
-\textit{Apr 2013 – Sep 2014} \\
-Worked with IBM Business Process Management, IBM WebSphere Message Broker, SQL
+\bigskip % bigger gap before Personal section
 
-\vspace{1em}
+When I'm not coding, you'll usually find me taking care of and entertaining my two lovely kids.
 
-\section*{Education}
-\textbf{Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa} \hfill Caparica, Portugal \\
-Bachelor of Science \hfill 2013
+\medskip % slightly smaller gap within Personal block
 
-\vspace{1em}
-
-\section*{Skills}
-PHP, OOP, JavaScript, jQuery, CSS, SQL, SOAP, REST, PL/SQL, XML
+I also love singing, acting, playing the didgeridoo, and chopping wood. I regularly take cold showers (or ice baths when temperatures drop below zero) in the morning.
 
 \end{document}

README.md

@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 # Curriculum-Vitae
 
-This project contains my *curriculum vitae* writen in `TeX` using the base
-class `article`.
+This project contains my *curriculum vitae* writen in `TeX` using a slightly
+adapted version of [`moderncv`](https://github.com/moderncv/moderncv), which
+renders a circular profile picture.
+
+> :information_source: This is my official current CV version
 
 ## Install TeX
 
@@ -13,5 +16,11 @@ Go to https://tug.org/texlive/ and install the correct TeX for your operating sy
 
 If you are using VS Code, I highly recommend to install [LaTeX Workshop](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=James-Yu.latex-workshop).
 
+## Other CV variants
+
+- [Article](../article/)
+- [Awesome-CV](../awesome-cv/)
+- [Pedro-CV](../pedro-cv/)
+
 ##
 Developed with ♥ by Pedro Pessoa Cabral

build/build-latex-smart.sh

@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ FILE="$1"
 # append .tex file extension, iff not already passed
 [[ "$FILE" != *.tex ]] && FILE="${FILE}.tex"
 
+# remove the .tex extension from the file name to get the base name
+BASE="${FILE%.tex}"
+
 # Check that the file exists
 if [[ ! -f "$FILE" ]]; then
     echo -e "${BOLD}${RED}Error${RESET}${RED}: File '$FILE' not found.${RESET}"
@@ -28,8 +31,24 @@ fi
 # Detect active \usepackage{fontspec} (ignore commented lines)
 if grep -Eq '^[^%]*\\usepackage\{fontspec\}' "$FILE"; then
     echo -e "${BLUE}Detected fontspec → Using XeLaTeX${RESET}"
-    xelatex -synctex=1 -interaction=nonstopmode -file-line-error "$FILE"
+    LATEX_CMD=(xelatex -synctex=1 -interaction=nonstopmode -file-line-error "$FILE")
 else
     echo -e "${BLUE}No active fontspec → Using pdfLaTeX${RESET}"
-    pdflatex -synctex=1 -interaction=nonstopmode -file-line-error "$FILE"
+    LATEX_CMD=(pdflatex -synctex=1 -interaction=nonstopmode -file-line-error "$FILE")
 fi
+
+"${LATEX_CMD[@]}"
+
+rm -f \
+    "${BASE}.aux" \
+    "${BASE}.bbl" \
+    "${BASE}.bcf" \
+    "${BASE}.blg" \
+    "${BASE}.fdb_latexmk" \
+    "${BASE}.fls" \
+    "${BASE}.log" \
+    "${BASE}.out" \
+    "${BASE}.run.xml" \
+    "${BASE}.synctex.gz" \
+    "${BASE}.toc" \
+    "${BASE}.xdv"

build/propagate-commit-to-branches.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Color definitions
+BOLD='\033[1m'
+RED='\033[31m'
+BLUE='\033[34m'
+GREEN='\033[32m'
+YELLOW='\033[33m'
+RESET='\033[0m'
+
+if [[ $# -ne 1 ]]; then
+    echo -e "${BOLD}${RED}Error${RESET}${RED}: No commit hash provided.${RESET}"
+    echo "Usage: $0 <commit-hash>"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+COMMIT="$1"
+START_BRANCH="$(git branch --show-current)"
+
+if [[ -z "$START_BRANCH" ]]; then
+    echo -e "${BOLD}${RED}Error${RESET}${RED}: Detached HEAD is not supported.${RESET}"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! git rev-parse --verify --quiet "${COMMIT}^{commit}" >/dev/null; then
+    echo -e "${BOLD}${RED}Error${RESET}${RED}: Commit '$COMMIT' not found.${RESET}"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+COMMIT="$(git rev-parse --short "$COMMIT")"
+COMMIT_MSG="$(git log -1 --pretty=format:%s "$COMMIT")"
+PARENT_COUNT="$(git rev-list --parents -n 1 "$COMMIT" | wc -w | tr -d ' ')"
+
+if [[ "$PARENT_COUNT" -gt 2 ]]; then
+    echo -e "${BOLD}${RED}Error${RESET}${RED}: Merge commits are not supported.${RESET}"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ -n "$(git status --porcelain)" ]]; then
+    echo -e "${BOLD}${RED}Error${RESET}${RED}: Working tree is not clean.${RESET}"
+    echo "Commit, stash, or discard local changes before replicating a commit."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+restore_branch() {
+    git switch --quiet "$START_BRANCH"
+}
+
+handle_error() {
+    echo -e "${BOLD}${RED}Error${RESET}${RED}: Replication failed on branch '$(git branch --show-current)'.${RESET}"
+
+    if [[ -f "$(git rev-parse --git-path CHERRY_PICK_HEAD 2>/dev/null || true)" ]]; then
+        git cherry-pick --abort >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+    fi
+
+    restore_branch
+    exit 1
+}
+
+trap handle_error ERR
+
+echo -e "${BLUE}Propagating commit ${BOLD}'${COMMIT}: ${COMMIT_MSG}'${RESET}${BLUE} from '${START_BRANCH}' to local branches.${RESET}"
+
+while IFS= read -r BRANCH; do
+    if [[ "$BRANCH" == "$START_BRANCH" ]]; then
+        continue
+    fi
+
+    git switch --quiet "$BRANCH"
+
+    if git merge-base --is-ancestor "$COMMIT" HEAD; then
+        echo -e "${YELLOW}Skipping ${BRANCH}: commit is already present.${RESET}"
+        continue
+    fi
+
+    echo -e "${BLUE}Cherry-picking ${COMMIT} onto ${BRANCH}.${RESET}"
+    if ! git cherry-pick "$COMMIT"; then
+        if git diff --quiet && git diff --cached --quiet; then
+            echo -e "${YELLOW}Skipping ${BRANCH}: commit is already applied as an equivalent patch.${RESET}"
+            git cherry-pick --skip
+            continue
+        fi
+
+        false
+    fi
+
+    echo -e "${GREEN}Commit successfully cherry-picked to ${BRANCH}.${RESET}"
+    git push
+    echo -e "${GREEN}Branch ${BRANCH} successfully pushed.${RESET}"
+
+done < <(git for-each-ref --format='%(refname:short)' refs/heads)
+
+restore_branch
+
+echo -e "${GREEN}Done. Returned to '${START_BRANCH}'.${RESET}"

pedro-moderncv.cls

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
+\ProvidesClass{pedro-moderncv}[2026/02/24 Custom moderncv wrapper]
+
+\LoadClassWithOptions{moderncv}
+
+\RequirePackage{tikz}
+\RequirePackage{etoolbox}
+
+\AtBeginDocument{%
+  \makeatletter
+
+  % Safe scaled length
+  \newlength{\@photowidthscaled}
+
+  \patchcmd{\makecvhead}
+    {\includegraphics[width=\@photowidth]{\@photo}}
+    {%
+      % Copy original width
+      \setlength{\@photowidthscaled}{\@photowidth}
+      % Scale safely (no calc/dimexpr/TikZ parser issues)
+      \setlength{\@photowidthscaled}{1.2\@photowidthscaled}
+
+      \begin{tikzpicture}
+        \clip (0, 0) circle (\@photowidth/2);
+        \node at (-0.2cm, -0.3cm) {
+            \includegraphics[width=\@photowidthscaled]{\@photo}
+        };
+      \end{tikzpicture}
+    }
+    {}{}
+  \makeatother
+}