Xurxo Mendez Perez

Xurxo Mendez Perez has a strong background in software development and technology leadership. Xurxo began their career in 2009 as a Developer of GIS, Android, and iOS applications at Universidade da Coruña. From 2011 to 2020, Xurxo served as CEO, CTO, and Solutions Architect at Smart GalApps, where they handled marketing, management tasks, and product design. Xurxo then joined Softwhisper in 2016 as the CTO and Solutions Architect, responsible for defining the tech stack and backend architecture for the company's projects. Xurxo then worked at American Express Global Business Travel from 2020 to 2022 as a Senior Ruby on Rails Developer and Solutions Architect, working on building a cloud-based web platform for meeting planners. Following this, Xurxo served as a DevOps Engineer and Solutions Architect at Alphaday, where they designed and implemented a secure infrastructure on AWS ECS Fargate, created a CI/CD pipeline, and documented knowledge transfer. Currently, they are working as a Principal Developer (Ruby on Rails) at Presail.

Xurxo Mendez Perez's educational background includes a Bachelor's degree in Informatics Engineering from Universidade da Coruña, which was completed from 2001 to 2008. Xurxo also pursued an additional degree in Informatics Engineering from the same university, but the specific dates are unknown.

In terms of certifications, Xurxo has obtained several notable certifications. These include "Docker and Kubernetes: The Complete Guide" from Udemy in October 2019, "AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate" from Amazon Web Services (AWS) in June 2019, "AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional" from AWS in March 2021, "AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate" from AWS in December 2020, "AWS Certified Developer – Associate" from AWS in November 2020, and "Google Cloud Certified - Associate Cloud Engineer" from Google Cloud Platform Certified in January 2020.