Álvaro Herrero Couto

Álvaro Herrero Couto has a diverse work experience spanning several roles and companies. In 2005, they started their career as a Broadcast Technician at Cadena SER, where they worked until 2013. In 2014, they joined Incentro as a Frontend Developer for a brief period. Later that year, they began working at Innovaciones Tecnológicas Congresuales as a Full Stack Developer, involved in mobile app development for congresses and events.

Starting in 2015, Álvaro started freelancing as a FrontEnd / Mobile Developer for various projects, primarily using Angular and Ionic frameworks. Álvaro also took on some backend development projects during this period. Some notable clients they worked with include Santander Global Tech, Ancient Gaming, Avalon Technologies, Sopra Steria, and Lis Solutions.

In 2020, Álvaro joined Ancient Gaming as a Senior Frontend Developer, developing a highly interactive and reactive multi-brand app using Angular, RxJs, NgRx, GraphQL, Jest, Cypress, and SASS. Álvaro was later promoted to the role of Frontend Tech Lead, leading a team of six people. Álvaro'sresponsibilities included promoting good practices, mentoring developers, refactoring legacy code, improving app performance, reducing technical debt, and working on new features.

In 2023, Álvaro joined HeroDevs as a Senior Software Engineer. Further details about this role are not provided. Prior to this, Álvaro also had their own company called Herrero Games, where they worked as the Owner and Game Developer. Álvaro focused on video game development for platforms such as Steam, Nintendo (Switch and WiiU), and mobile. Álvaro published several titles, including "Mercury Race," "Job the Leprechaun," "Reptilian Rebellion," and "Super Blue Fighter," using Unity, Steamworks SDK, Nintendo Switch SDK, LibGdx, Nintendo Web Framework, and FMOD technologies.

Álvaro Herrero Couto completed their education at IES González Linares from 2012 to 2014. Álvaro obtained a CFGS degree in Desarrollo Aplicaciones Web during this period. Prior to that, from 2002 to 2004, they attended Escuela de Imagen y Sonido CES, where they also earned a CFGS degree, but in the field of study of Sonido.