---
title: "About Ricardo Mendes"
url: https://rmendes.net/about/
type: profile
content_signal: ai-train=yes, search=yes, ai-input=yes
---

# Ricardo Mendes

Middleware Engineer & DevOps Specialist

Brussels, Belgium

Building infrastructure, automating workflows, and connecting ethical technology with real-world impact. Passionate about the IndieWeb, open source intelligence, and digital rights.

## Elsewhere
- [ActivityPub](https://rmendes.net/activitypub/users/rick)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/rmdes)
- [Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/rmendes.net)
- [Mastodon](https://indieweb.social/@rmdes)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mendesr/)

## About this site
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Full machine-readable index: https://rmendes.net/llms.txt