Asier Recondo

CTO & Cofounder @Zizle

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Asier Recondo is a technological innovator and entrepreneur, currently serving as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Co-Founder of Zizle. Zizle is an organization committed to combining the best of web2 and web3 into a decentralized social media. Throughout his career, Recondo has demonstrated a robust understanding of various technological aspects, making him a key player in the growth and success of Zizle. His technical expertise, combined with his strategic vision, has helped the company develop an innovative mobile app. Asier's leadership has been instrumental in creating a dynamic, creative, and productive work environment at Zizle. His commitment to staying ahead of the technology curve ensures Zizle remains at the forefront of the industry.

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ZizleCo-Founder & Chief Technology Officer

Jan. 2022RemoteAs the CTO of ZIZLE, I steer the technological direction of the company, ensuring alignment with our strategic goals and fostering innovation. My purview encompasses not only tech stack decisions but also leadership of a dynamic team of over 20 developers, product functionality design, and partner negotiations. Analyzing user data and keeping abreast of the latest technological trends form a significant part of my mandate, ensuring that SOUNDIT remains at the cutting edge. Key Responsibilities: - Tech Stack Decisions: Guide the selection and integration of technologies, ensuring the company utilizes the best tools for our goals, from AWS and Firebase to Flutter, Node, and Python. - Team Leadership: Directly manage and mentor a team of +20 developers, promoting a culture of excellence, innovation, and collaboration. - Product Development: Define core product functionalities, ensuring they resonate with our user base and market needs. - Data Analysis: Dive deep into user and usage data to drive product improvements and optimize the user experience. - Tech Trend Research: Stay updated with the latest technological advances, identifying opportunities to incorporate them for ZIZLE's advantage. - Partner Negotiations: Engage and negotiate with potential partners, ensuring alignment with ZIZLE's vision and objectives. Technologies Utilized: AWS, Firebase, Flutter, Node, Python, AI, and more.

Self-employedFull Stack Developer

Aug. 2017San Sebastian, SpainAs a Full Stack Developer and Consultant, I specialize in guiding companies through crucial decisions related to technology, architecture, and product development. My expertise is focused on ensuring businesses are equipped with the optimal tech stack, a robust architecture, and a clear product vision, enabling them to achieve their goals efficiently. Key Responsibilities: - Tech Stack Consulting: Assess existing technological infrastructures and recommend suitable technologies and tools that align with the company's objectives. - Architecture Guidance: Advise on the design and structure of software applications, ensuring scalability, security, and maintainability. - Product Definition: Collaborate with product teams to refine and crystallize product visions, ensuring alignment with market needs and business goals. - Requirements Gathering: Assist in the clear definition of product requirements, bridging the gap between technical and non-technical stakeholders to ensure project success. - Development: Utilize a diverse range of technologies to develop solutions, integrating seamlessly into various business environments and addressing unique challenges.

Cognate-AIFounder & CTO

Jan. 2020 - Dec. 2022As the CTO and Co-founder of Cognate-AI, I spearheaded the product development and played an instrumental role in strategic and executive decisions. My leadership was pivotal in defining and realizing our core product: an adaptive language test, which innovatively used NLP for written text analysis and our proprietary AI model, significantly reducing assessment durations. Key Responsibilities: - Product Ownership: Led the conceptualization, design, and development of the adaptive language test, achieving a 50% reduction in test lengths. Used advanced NLP techniques for written text analysis and developed a unique AI model to decrease the number of questions while maintaining result precision. - Strategic Leadership: Actively participated in executive decision-making processes, ensuring alignment with our vision and navigating challenges. - Tech Stack Implementation: Oversaw product development using Node, Python, and React, ensuring flexibility for seamless client platform integration. - Innovation in AI & NLP: Pioneered the use of our own AI models combined with NLP for efficient language assessment, setting us apart in the market. - Investment & Sales: Secured public investment and steered successful sales strategies for our groundbreaking product. Technologies Utilized: Node, Python, React, NLP, AI.

Image-Line SoftwareFull Stack Developer

Jun. 2020 - Jan. 2022At Image Line, creators of the globally-renowned music production software FL Studio, I was part of the backoffice team tasked with critical responsibilities of enhancing the company's web presence and ensuring a smooth online experience for our vast user base. Key Responsibilities: - Framework Transition Leadership: Pioneered the transition to contemporary frameworks in the user private area, ensuring a modern and efficient interface. - Platform Development: Actively participated in the development of essential components such as the website, online store, anti-piracy systems, the administrative panel, and e-commerce segment. - Admin Panel Development: Developed the admin panel responsible for licensing, online support systems, plugin bundles, and numerous integral platform functionalities. Ensured seamless operations, swift user support, and efficient license management. - Performance Management: Handled and optimized substantial data chunks within our expansive database, ensuring smooth performance for our 100k+ daily users. - Technical Integration: Seamlessly integrated Vue within the Yii framework, boosting front-end operations and system performance. - DevOps Responsibilities: Established Dockerized development platforms, enhancing deployment processes and consistency across diverse environments. Technologies Utilized: Yii (PHP), WordPress, Vue.JS, PostgreSQL, Redis.

Smowltech ProctoringFull Stack Developer

Mar. 2020 - Jul. 2020At Smowltech, an industry-leading proctoring firm, I played a pivotal role in optimizing the platform amidst a surge in user demand during the COVID pandemic. Leveraging my expertise, I successfully enhanced system performance by refining legacy code and resolving database inefficiencies. Key Responsibilities: - Platform Optimization: Spearheaded initiatives to improve the platform's performance to cater to the influx of users. This involved meticulous analysis and modification of system bottlenecks, ensuring smooth user experiences. - Code Refactoring: Undertook extensive audits of existing codebase, identifying areas of redundancy and inefficiencies. Strategically refactored and streamlined the code for better maintainability and performance. - Database Enhancement: Proactively identified slow database queries and meticulously rewrote them, achieving substantial improvements in query execution times and overall system responsiveness. - Tech Stack Management: Worked adeptly across a diverse set of technologies, ensuring seamless integrations and optimal functionality. Technologies Utilized: PHP, Javascript, AWS, SQL Server.

Scribeasy LtdLead Developer

Feb. 2018 - Mar. 2020RemoteAt Scribeasy, a transformative creative writing platform designed to bolster children's writing competencies, imagination, and self-assurance, I assumed overarching responsibility for the evolution of the product. My proactive leadership facilitated a smooth transition from a legacy system to a more robust, modern framework that better resonated with our user-centric goals. Key Responsibilities: - Technology Transition: Spearheaded the shift from a proprietary framework to more efficient and scalable technologies - React for frontend, NodeJS with Express for the backend, and Python for specialized NLP tasks. - Infrastructure Migration: Orchestrated the seamless transition from Firebase to Azure, ensuring enhanced performance, scalability, and security for our growing user base. - User Experience: Led efforts to architect and implement a gamified interface tailored to children, ensuring it remains intuitive, engaging, and fully accessible. This was especially pivotal in ensuring the app's functionality on low-spec devices commonly used in developing nations. - Advanced NLP Implementation: Pioneered the integration of custom-built NLP models for nuanced sentiment analysis of children's stories, a groundbreaking move that substantially enriched our platform's value proposition. - Stakeholder Engagement: Fostered strategic relationships with key stakeholders, potential investors, and other pivotal members of the product team, bridging technical nuances with overarching business goals. Technologies Utilized: React, NodeJS, Express, Python, Firebase, Azure.

Ikasplay S.L.Lead Developer

May. 2015 - Aug. 2017San SebastianAt Ikasplay, a consultancy firm specializing in crafting gamified experiences for education and training, I led the development of several transformative projects while mentoring emerging talent. My contributions spanned the entire project lifecycle, from client engagement and requirements gathering to the design of scalable architectures and hands-on coding. Key Projects & Responsibilities: 1. Mobile App for Public Health Institute: - Led the development of an Ionic mobile app complemented by a NodeJS backend for the Public Health Institute of the Basque Country. 2. Strategy Game for EU's H2020 Project: - Spearheaded the frontend development of a resource-efficient and responsive strategy game using vanilla JavaScript. - Collaborated with diverse European entities, including universities and businesses, to deliver a cohesive product for a significant EU initiative. 3. Digital Whiteboard Exercises: - Transformed traditional paper book exercises into interactive digital whiteboard exercises, enhancing the learning experience for primary and secondary school students. 4. Team Leadership & Mentoring: - Guided and mentored interns, fostering their professional growth and ensuring a smooth transition into the industry. 5. Client Engagement & Architecture Design: - Regularly interfaced with clients, translating their needs into clear requirements. - Determined and designed the most suitable technological architecture for each project, ensuring alignment with client objectives and project goals. Achievements: - Successfully delivered key projects, reinforcing Ikasplay's reputation as a leading consultancy in gamified educational experiences. - Cultivated a supportive learning environment, enhancing the professional trajectory of several interns. Technical & Leadership Proficiencies: - Technologies: Ionic, NodeJS, Vanilla JavaScript - Requirements Gathering & Client Liaison - Architectural Decision-making & Design - Team Leadership & Mentoring

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HispavistaSenior Web Developer

Feb. 2011 - May. 2015EspañaAt Hispavista, a product-centric company, I played a pivotal role in spearheading the development and optimization of key product features, including a job listing page, a video content page, and a blog creation platform. As a Senior Web Developer, my work was deeply rooted in utilizing cutting-edge technologies, optimizing application performance, and collaborating within an agile environment using SCRUM and JIRA. Key Responsibilities: 1. Feature Development: Developed and maintained key product features, ensuring they met both functional and aesthetic standards. 2. API Development: Designed and implemented several RESTful APIs, facilitating seamless data exchange and integration across platforms and services. 3. Performance Optimization: Identified, diagnosed, and rectified slow database queries, enhancing the overall responsiveness and user experience of the platform. 4. Caching Systems: Spearheaded the design and implementation of caching mechanisms using Memcached, leading to reduced server load and faster page load times. 5. Agile Collaboration: Engaged actively in SCRUM ceremonies and collaborated with cross-functional teams to drive product development using JIRA for task management and tracking. 6. Technology Stack Management: Mastered and applied a suite of technologies including PHP, Symphony, JavaScript, JQuery, MySQL, MongoDB, and Memcached to deliver scalable and efficient solutions. Achievements: - Successfully optimized numerous slow-performing queries, resulting in a [X%] increase in page responsiveness. - Developed multiple RESTful APIs, streamlining internal processes and enhancing external integrations. - Played a significant role in enhancing user engagement on the job listing, video content, and blog creation pages through continuous feature improvements and optimizations. Technical Proficiencies: Backend: PHP, Symphony Frontend: JavaScript, JQuery Databases: MySQL, MongoDB Performance & Caching: Memcached

Globrider InternacionalDeveloper

Mar. 2010 - Feb. 2011As a Junior Web Developer, I played an integral role in developing websites for a diverse range of clients, including businesses and online stores. My responsibilities spanned the entire development lifecycle, from initial client consultation to project completion. I closely collaborated with UI designers and worked diligently to ensure the end product was aligned with client specifications and business objectives. Key Responsibilities: 1. Client Consultation: - Acted as a liaison between clients and the development team, facilitating discussions to determine project scope, requirements, and objectives. - Addressed client queries and provided regular project updates to ensure transparency and maintain strong relationships. 2. Full-Cycle Development: - Took ownership of the complete development process (excluding UI design), ensuring timely project delivery. - Collaborated with UI designers to integrate the visual design elements with the backend functionality, ensuring seamless user experience. 3. Code Development and Testing: - Wrote clean, maintainable, and efficient code using industry best practices. - Conducted rigorous testing and debugging to guarantee optimized website performance and eliminate potential errors or bugs. 4. Project Management: - Prioritized tasks and managed timelines to meet project deadlines. - Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams, coordinating efforts to ensure project success. 5. Continuous Learning: - Kept abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends to ensure the delivery of up-to-date and competitive web solutions for clients. Achievements: Successfully delivered +30 projects, achieving positive feedback from clients for efficient and functional solutions. Technical Proficiencies: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, ASP.NET SQL, MYSQL