Mikel Rodríguez Villar

Mikel Rodríguez Villar is a Software Development Engineer 1 at Aiera since July 2025, previously holding positions as a Software Engineer and Jr. Software Engineer at Extensiv, focusing on the CartRover product. Mikel's experience in software development is complemented by a robust background in education, having served as a Spanish Professor at Westmont College and as an Online Spanish Lecturer at UC Santa Barbara, where responsibilities included curriculum design and assessment. Mikel's academic credentials include a Master's degree in Iberian Linguistics from UC Santa Barbara and a Bachelor's degree in Modern Languages from the University of Deusto, along with participation in an Erasmus Mundus program at the University of St Andrews. Additionally, Mikel completed a Coding Bootcamp in Full-Stack Development at UCLA Extension in 2020.