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About Me

Software Engineer with 5+ years building production-grade microservices and distributed systems in Python (Django, FastAPI), always working close to the customer. Recently moved into an even more commercial role to learn the business side of tech first-hand. I improve scalability and API performance through clean-code redesigns and query optimization, and I run client discovery, technical scoping, and demos in four languages. Skilled in AWS, Docker, Python, Kafka, CI/CD, and building with Claude and modern LLM tooling. Co-Founder, focused on systems that ship and sell.

Experience ———————————–

Technical Business Manager — InnoIT Consulting

Jan 2026 – Present · Barcelona, Spain

From software engineering to the commercial side of tech, building a consulting business unit from scratch.

  • Run 100+ cold calls daily to generate around 5 client conversations weekly, qualifying technical needs and converting them into consulting and delivery proposals.
  • Recruit, onboard, and lead a team of consultants to staff and deliver client projects across multiple verticals.
  • Translate business problems into technical scopes and staffing plans for clients spanning public administration, pharma, and fintech.
  • Currently own the relationship between 3 companies in the retail, e-commerce, and insurance sector with 10 consultants.
  • Operate across English, Spanish, and Catalan, owning the relationship from first call to delivery handoff.

Co-Founder & Forward Deployed AI Engineer — StartUpMinded

Sep 2024 – Present · Remote

Helping founders and SMBs turn AI ambition into production software they can actually ship.

  • Own delivery end-to-end — discovery, architecture, build, and deployment — sitting on the customer side throughout the engagement.
  • Design and ship production-grade AI products using Python, FastAPI, AWS, and the Claude API and modern LLM tooling.
  • Translate vague business requirements into concrete technical scope, then build and demo the working solution directly to clients.
  • Own scoping, pricing, and the commercial relationship alongside technical delivery — the full loop from first call to shipped product.

Software Engineer — BaseTIS Consultancy Services

Oct 2021 – Jan 2026 · Barcelona, Spain

Grew from intern to engineer trusted with performance-critical, client-facing systems, designing and deploying distributed systems in Python (and some Golang), PostgreSQL, Docker, and Kafka on a clean-code architecture.

  • Boosted system scalability by 30% (validated via Amazon CloudWatch) by redesigning distributed Python services with Docker and Kafka.
  • Lifted client satisfaction from 75% to 90% by leading requirement-revision sessions and translating business needs into precise technical specs.
  • Cut response and load times by 40% through database indexing and query optimization for critical user-facing features.
  • Built multiple web applications from scratch across diverse teams; established GitFlow, Jira, Scrum, and CI/CD practices that improved delivery speed.

Key projects: SherpaPharma, Nedgia (main gas supplier in Spain), Fundació Catalunya La Pedrera, AOC (Catalan governmental software authority).

Projects ———————————–

@LADA

2024 – Present · Relationships platform

Founded a relationships platform built around traditional values, scaling toward couples coaching and accompaniment, owning product strategy, brand, and technical architecture. Showcased at Mobile World Congress.

Education

Computer Engineering — Double specialization in Software Engineering & Computation

Facultat d’Informàtica de Barcelona (FIB) · Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) Barcelona, Spain

Skills

  • Languages & Frameworks: Python, Django, FastAPI, Flask, Go.
  • AI & LLM: Claude, LLM integration, prompt engineering, agent workflows, Loops.
  • Cloud & DevOps: AWS (EC2, S3, RDS), Docker, Terraform, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Kafka.
  • Architecture: RESTful APIs, microservices, distributed & scalable systems, cloud optimization, CI/CD.
  • Data: PostgreSQL, SQL, query optimization, database indexing.
  • Commercial: Client discovery, technical pre-sales, requirement-gathering, team building.

CERTIFICATIONS, ACTIVITIES & LANGUAGES

  • Advanced English C2.1 — Oxford House
  • Mobile World Congress — Talent Arena (2025 & 2026), Finalist in the MWC Hackathon

Languages: English (C2.1), Spanish (Native), Catalan (Native), Russian (Native)