Hector Perez Arenas

Hector Perez Arenas has a diverse and extensive work experience in the field of software development, particularly specializing in Elixir and Ruby on Rails.

Their most recent role was as an Elixir developer at Doofinder, where they started in 2023. Prior to that, they founded and worked as an Elixir developer at Notesclub, an open-source Phoenix app for Elixir developers to discover Livebook notebooks. Hector started this role in 2022 and is still currently involved in the project.

Hector has also worked as a freelance Elixir Web Developer and Consultant from 2022 to 2023, and as a developer and founder at Fastjot, where they built a social note-taking tool to improve lifelong learning, writing, and creativity. Hector worked on this project from 2021 to 2022.

Before starting their freelance work and Fastjot, Hector worked as a Ruby on Rails contractor and Scrum Master at Calltracks from 2015 to 2021, where they played a key role in defining and coordinating work, leading Kanban meetings, and working on various tasks such as integration with Zapier, Slack, and Google Data Studio.

Prior to Calltracks, they worked as a Ruby on Rails developer for Active in Time, where they developed swimming and fitness applications for smartphones and smartwatches, including machine learning algorithms. Hector was with this company from 2014 to 2015.

Hector also has experience as a Ruby on Rails developer at DMS (Desarrollo de Medios y Sistemas) from 2013 to 2014, and as an advisor at Haystacks from 2011 to 2013, where they provided expertise in lean and agile methodologies, business models, mobile, and crowdsourcing.

Their early career includes founding and working as the CEO at Arpamet from 2007 to 2013, where they developed a real-time marketplace of experts and coded prototypes in Ruby on Rails and Sinatra. Hector also founded the political party Partido de Internet in 2008, which aimed to combine direct and representative democracy through Internet voting.

Overall, Hector Perez Arenas has gained significant experience and skills in Elixir and Ruby on Rails development through their work in various organizations and projects.

Hector Perez Arenas holds a Master's degree in Telecom Engineering (electrical & computer science) from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), which they obtained from 2002 to 2007. In 2012, they earned a Certificate of Proficiency in English (European level C2) from the University of Cambridge. Additionally, Hector has obtained several additional certifications, including Finance for Managers from IESE Business School in June 2020, Accounting: Principles of Financial Accounting from IESE Business School in May 2020, and Management Essentials from Harvard Business School Online in October 2019. Hector also has certifications in various machine learning and deep learning specializations from institutions such as deeplearning.ai and Coursera. In March 2017, Hector became a Certified Scrum Master after completing training from the Scrum Alliance.