Ochi 3D
A 3D product configurator, on the Shopify App Store since September 2026. It grew out of a configurator I custom-built for a client.
Hi, I’m
Rita Galante
Shopify developer and web designer in Portugal since 2015. More than 50 stores launched for brands in Portugal, Europe and North America. The person who designs your store is the person who codes it.
I work in Portuguese, English and Spanish
- Experience
- 10+ years
- Stores launched
- 50+
- Languages
- PT · EN · ES
- WorldSkills
- 2015 · Web Design
My story
I started out representing Portugal. Today I work with brands all over the world.
In 2015 I represented Portugal at WorldSkills in São Paulo, competing in Web Design. Since then I’ve worked for agencies and brands in Portugal, Ireland, the US and Canada, almost always behind someone else’s logo.
I’ve been a developer, a CTO and a technical director. In 2026 I founded Galante Labs to work directly with brands, with no middlemen.
“I founded Galante Labs so that the person who knows your store is the same person who answers when you call.”
Career
Ten years, from agencies to global brands.
- 2015
WorldSkills, São Paulo
Web Design · PortugalI represented Portugal at the world championship of vocational skills, competing in Web Design.
- 2015–2018
Bydas
Shopify developerMy first Shopify stores, at an agency in Porto.
- 2018–2020
Steve Madden
Shopify developerStores for several of the group’s brands: Steve Madden (US and South Africa), Dolce Vita and Betsey Johnson. I built the “Shop the Look” app.
- 2020–2022
W-A-D Lab · Sonae Group
CTOStock synced between one marketplace and 7 stores, plus loyalty programmes and subscriptions. Websites for Portuguese digital influencers such as Windoh, Wuant, Ritinha, Jamie Drake, Bons Rapazes, Maluco Beleza and Upload.
- 2022–2025
StudioForty9 · Ireland
Shopify developerStores for leading Irish brands: Rocks.ie, Keanes, Anthony Ryans, Shaws and Elverys. At Keanes, integrations with the Rolex and Patek Philippe IT teams. In 2022 I attended Shopify Unite in London.
- 2025–2026
Agency in Canada
Technical directorI led the whole technical side: stores, Shopify apps, team and architecture. Projects like Restored Timbers, with a store and a custom 3D configurator that Ochi 3D grew out of, and the Believe Media website. See apps & configurators
- 2026
Galante Labs
FounderMy studio: Shopify stores, migrations, custom apps, maintenance and business websites, with direct contact from start to finish.
Brands I’ve worked with Steve Madden Dolce Vita Betsey Johnson Sonae Keanes Rocks.ie Foxford McCabes Pharmacy Shaws Elverys Anthony Ryans
How I work
“Everywhere I’ve worked, I hear the same thing: versatile and fully committed to every project.”
I treat every store as if it were my own. From design to code, from the first call to launch day, you always know who’s on the other side.
Design and code
I’m a web designer and a Shopify developer. The Figma design and the code come from the same hands.
Direct contact
You always talk to me, with no account managers or middlemen. A clear scope and everything in writing.
AI-first
I use agents and automations to deliver faster, without cutting corners on what matters.
My own apps
I also build and publish my own apps.
Dimensly
A made-to-measure price calculator for Shopify stores: the customer types in their measurements and the price follows. Coming soon to the Shopify App Store.
Coming soon