Blas Castro Fernandez

Blas Castro Fernandez has extensive work experience in the technology and transportation industry. Blas is currently the Director of Technology Management - Europe at Verra Mobility, where they lead tolling and debt collection technology initiatives in the European Commercial Services business unit. Blas'sresponsibilities include ensuring teams practice core agile principles, monitoring industry standards, and controlling business requests.

Prior to their current role, Blas worked at Indra as the Head of Software Engineering from 2019 to 2022. Blas provided innovative solutions in public transport fare collection and mentored agile teams during the transition to Agile.

Blas also worked as a Senior Consultant at Rebel from 2018 to 2019, where they participated in the transformation of urban public transport in several cities around the world. Blas promoted transit use through new approaches to fares, products, and pricing, and created strategic value by integrating mobility providers into a single payment scheme.

Blas has a long history at Indra, where they held various roles from 2002 to 2018. Blas served as a Project Manager, Technical Solutions Manager - International Business Development, and Project Coordinator, leading and coordinating the design, supply, and implementation of automated fare collection systems in multiple countries.

Before joining Indra, Blas worked at Dep Solutions as a Project Coordinator, overseeing the planning and implementation of technical activities for software development. Additionally, they worked as a Software Analyst at Netgiro Systems AB and Software Programmer at Indra and UCM.

Overall, Blas Castro Fernandez has a diverse and extensive background in technology management and transportation, with a focus on automated fare collection systems and agile methodologies.

Blas Castro Fernandez obtained an Engineer's Degree in Computer Science Engineering from Facultad de Informática (Universidad Complutense de Madrid) from 1992 to 1999. In addition, they have obtained various certifications including Professional Scrum Product Owner I (PSPO I) from Scrum.org in 2022, AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner from Amazon Web Services (AWS) in 2022, Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute in 2020, and Scrum Master Certified from SCRUMstudy in 2020. Blas has also completed several online courses and certifications related to cloud computing, software development, and agile practices from institutions such as LinkedIn.