Hi 👋, I'm Jorge! While I work as an Full Stack Engineer at Rundown Studio, my passion lies in the community and empowering others. I serve as the President of GPUL, an open-source foundation affiliated with the University of A Coruña. Based in Galicia, Spain, a large part of my life involves sharing knowledge through workshops, presentations, and hands-on sessions on various topics.
💼 Career Experience
Full Stack Engineer at Rundown Studio 🎥
2024 - Present [Remote, Freelance]Helping John Barker and Lukas Hermann with their bootstrapped product for live productions.
Key contributions:
- Built features for live show management using React, Node, and Firebase.
- Implemented advanced time and timezone handling, ensuring precise synchronization across regions.
- Collaborated with founders to refine UX and meet production workflow needs.
- Development of the revamped timing system, optimizing cue synchronization and scheduling accuracy. Read more.
President at GPUL
2023 - Present [A Coruña]GPUL, a university association born in 1998, dedicated to the pursuit and promotion of open source software.
Key contributions:
- Coordinating HackUDC, a hackathon created for budding student innovators.
- Curating and orchestrating talks and discussions within the academic environment.
- Tackling association administrative work and documentation.
Platform Engineer at BizAway 🛫
2021 - 2024 [Vigo & Remote]Contributing to the future of travel, leveraging modern technologies to build and maintain resilient systems.
Key achievements:
- Contributed to the shift of the backend to a Kubernetes-based system on AWS, reinforcing our containerization efforts.
- Constructed and maintained robust CI/CD pipelines, streamlining development workflows.
- Instrumental in the implementation of IaC, leveraging Terraform across all platforms.
- Managed observability transition to ELK Stack, enhancing our system monitoring capabilities.
IT Support Intern at BD Electronics
2018 [Qormi, Malta 🇲🇹]As an 🇪🇺 Erasmus+ intern at BD Electronics, my role was integral to ensuring seamless operations for the different departments of the company.
Key responsibilities:
- Handled internal ticket system, providing valuable feedback to users.
- Tackled a variety of software and hardware issues.
- Enabled expansion to a new floor by installing network infrastructure and setting up workstations.
🎓 Studies
Computer Engineering at University of A Coruña
2020 - 2024 [A Coruña]Higher Technician in Multi-platform Applications Development at IES Teis
2018 - 2020 [Vigo]Technician in Microcomputer Systems and Networks at IES Teis
2016 - 2018 [Vigo]📚 Projects & Achievements
🔗 Pexegueiro
2024A digital companion to a printed book on Galician mills culture and the generations shaped by the mills of the Pexegueiro River. The web platform enhances the reader's experience with interactive maps, exclusive interviews, and high-resolution imagery. QR codes in the book link to the digital content. Built with Astro for a static yet highly dynamic experience, styled with Tailwind CSS.
🔗 HackUDC 2024 Management
2024Developed a web app for managing participant check-ins, meal tracking, and event logistics at HackUDC. The system streamlines event operations using QR code-based verification. Built with Next.js and Supabase, ensuring real-time updates.
🔗 Next Level CXT
2022For a university subject, I undertook the challenge of completing all labs solely using Terraform and Ansible instead of manual AWS console and terminal operations. This repository serves as a demonstration of my expertise in both technologies, showcasing the ability to provision and manage cloud resources through infrastructure-as-code practices.
🔗 Binance Alerts Telegram Bot
2021A handy bot I developed that sends real-time Telegram messages for price changes in selected cryptocurrencies at defined intervals.
🔗 Milleiro
2020Developed a full-stack web and native Android application with a Node.js backend and Angular frontend. This application, designed to monitor the journey of bread and other bakery products, utilizes QR codes for scanning and provides real-time updates on the product's location and status.
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