Victor Fernandes' story begins in Angola Africa, his place of birth. There he lived until war broke out in 1973. He fled with his family by foot and train to the Ivory Coast. Being Portuguese nationals they fled by sea to Portugal where they settled in Lisbon. In 1977 Victor and his family migrated to the United States. Victor's childhood was far from a picnic. But it gave root to a strong "Will". What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger". These aren't just words, it is Victor's life experience. "Self-Taught" is Victor's life story.
He has been an IT Professional for over 26 years and has worked for well know companies such as AEG, 21ST Century Fox, Warner Bros., HBO, Turner Broadcasting. This journey started in 1981 when he and his brother bought a Tandy computer from Radio Shack. All that he knows in this field he has taught himself or surrounded himself with like-minded people and learned from them. Victor has always had a thirst for knowledge, but if you were to ask his Elementary and High School teachers they would disagree. He learned more outside of school than inside. He was often caught by the truancy officers coming out of the New York City Library, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and American Museum of Natural History. Victor has always followed his passions no matter how impossible and ignored those who told him he couldn't do it.
