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    Hello! Victor here!
    I'm a Berlin-based developer and interaction designer. PHONK is one of my side projects.

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    I enjoy working on projects that have (or may have) a positive impact on the society.

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    My favorite tools are
    Vue.js, Figma, Python, Blender, Node-red, Arduino, pen&paper.

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    I make lots of references to these books The Cyberiad and Make It so

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    Let's talk!
    victormdb@gmail.com

Work Experience

  • Lead UX Developer
    Field Inc, Berlin
    (2020Present)
    I conceptualized and implemented multiple operational workflows and visualization dashboards with React and D3.
    I helped improve the UX for customers located in Africa with poor internet connectivity and old devices.
    Additionally, I migrated and mantained a design system using Figma.
  • Lead Interaction Designer
    Metadrop, Spain
    (20172019)
    Consultancy on multiple e-health and NGO projects.
    I was in charge of translating customer requirements to the rest of the team via low and hi-fi prototypes using Figma and Vue.js.
  • CIRCOLAB Director
    BQ, Spain
    (20152016)
    Directed a non-profit teaching initiative on a mobile maker-space across Spain. I led a team of six and co-created original content for more than 40 workshops.
    • R&D Engineer
      BQ, Spain
      (20142015)
      Developed prototypes for STEAM educational robotics products. I was involved in the prototypes of the firmware and mobile applications that interact with the robots.
      • Software and Hardware prototyping
        Motorola ATAP - Google ATAP
        (2013)
        A 6-month long design research tour and power-user pilot for Project Ara (modular phone) by Google. I was in charge of assisting design thinking and prototyping sessions that involved digital manufacturing and coding.
        • Researcher
          The Patching Zone, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
          (20122013)
          A European project aiming to introduce new ways of educating young people through media literacy. My role was to design a co-teach a year-long curriculum based on STEAM principles.
          • Mobile developer consultant
            Reactable, Unicef.es, etc
            (20112012)
            During this period I was working on multiple short-term projects as a consultant. I mainly developed Android applications and modules for webapps.
            • R&D engineer
              Deimos Space, Madrid, Spain
              (20082009)
              Wireless Sensor Network R&D (FP7 Program) for detecting and preventing natural disasters. My work involved analyzing and implementing state-of-the-art sensor networks.

              Education

              • MSc in Cognitive Systems and Interactive Media, CSIM
                Pompeu Fabra Univ, Barcelona
                (20092010)
                Thesis title: Physiology-based control of affective audio-visual database
              • Exchange at the University of Sciences of Tokyo
                Univ of Sciences of Tokyo, Japan
                (20082008)
                Study of overlay networks in sensor networks aiming to reduce energy consumption.
              • Erasmus Mobility Program
                Univ of Bern, Switzerland
                (20062007)
                Specialization in Wireless Sensor Networks, Multimedia Communication and, Overlay Networks
              • Telecommunication Engineering (BSc + MSc)
                Univ of Jaen, Spain
                (20012007)
                Final work project: Tracking and monitoring fleets of vehicles with delay detection and prevention

              Languages

              • Spanish
              • English
              • French
              • Japanese
              • Chinese
              • German

              My Favorite tools

              • Markers/sharpies/paper
              • Figma
              • Blender 3d
              • Inkscape
              • Python
              • Nodejs
              • HTML
              • CSS
              • Vuejs
              • Arduino
              • Node-red
              • MQTT
              • Docker
              • Linux

              Research & Art Residencies

              • Espacio Open, Bilbao, Spain 2019
                Robotic installation to make visible the problem with microplastics
              • University of Linz, Austria 2015
                Mobile prototyping with Protocoder.org
              • De Liceiras 18, Porto, Portugal 2014
                Research around imprecise objects using digital manufacturing tools
              • Trasformatorio. Sicily, Italy 2014
                Mobile prototyping with Protocoder.org
              • LCD Guimares Residency within the European Capital of Culture 2012. Portugal 2011
                Research and installation on the concept of physical hyperlinks
              • Hasso Plattner Institute, Berlin, Germany 2011
                Initiated a Ph.D program
              • Kitchen Budapest Innovation Lab, Budapest, Hungary 2011
                Research on different interactions and tools using mobile technologies

              Volunteering

              • Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction (TEI) Congress
                Barcelona, Spain
                2013
              • Co-Organizing Bakarobo robot contest (Budapest - European edition)
                Budapest, Hungary
                2011
              • Co-Organizer of the Open Source sessions
                University of Jaen, Spain
                2005
              • Volunteer in civil work restoration
                Puylaurens, France
                2004

              Workshops and Teaching

              • Design Academy Eindhoven
                Eindhoven, Netherlands
                2017Present
                Co-teaching a series of physical computing workshops for designers
              • CIRCOLAB
                Spain
                2015
                More than 60 workshops across Spain on a mobile maker space
              • School program, teaching computational thinking
                Hillhacks, India
                20152015
                Teaching computational thinking to kids through drawing
              • Crazy Robotics Workshops Series
                Warsaw (Poland), Polytechnic University Madrid
                2014
                Using robotic principles to create exotic objects
              • Protocoder Workshops Series
                Spain, Netherlands, Germany
                20142018
                Teaching the Protocoder Framework
              • The Patching Zone
                Rotterdam, Netherlands
                20122013
                Removing boundaries between art, design and, technology with vocational education students
              • Physical interfaces
                Zoetomeer, Netherlands
                2013
                Workshop on physical interfaces creation using Makey Makey
              • BigGames
                Medialab-Prado Madrid, Spain
                0303
                Co-organized and teacher during the BigGames workshop in Medialab Prado, Madrid
              • Reshape your Phone Workshops Series
                20112012
                Electropixel - Nantes, WeLoveCode - Barcelona