About me

That's me!

Hi, this is Miquel. I am a freelancer living in Mallorca (Spain) and a Software Engineer focused on Backend development with Go (Golang) and Linux automation.

Interests

I enjoy coding, the cosmos, nature and small animals.

I like to use Linux (Ubuntu) on a daily basis but I also have a laptop with Windows.

In order to automate tasks, I use bash scripts and if they are a bit more complex I use Python or Go (Golang) using Goroutines and Channels if necessary.

I find all natural processes of our planet interesting; I like to see the environment clean and enjoy observing the small animals such as insects and spiders. I actually have 2 ant colonies and silkworms.

I also like video games such as Pokemon Go on my smartphone, EVE Online or other games on Steam, but I don't consider myself a gamer. This is just to relax.

Education

  • 2000-2002 - Technological Baccalaureate (Science & Technology track), High school diploma with specialization in technology and science subjects at the IES Can Peu Blanc, Spain.
  • 2002-2008 - Technical Engineering in Information Technology Management at the Universitat de les Illes Balears (UIB).
  • 2008-2017 - Information Technology at the Universitat de les Illes Balears (UIB).

Experience

  • December-2013 – May-2023 → Catalan Research and Data Entry Specialist as a freelancer using Upwork (formerly Odesk). Working remotely, the communication with all the team was entirely in English.
  • June-2013 – December-2013 → Software developer at Soft Line Informática SLU: Web programming with PHP, Javascript and MySQL databases. Also sending emails in English and skype negotiations with another company in California.
  • June-2012 – September-2012 → Help Desk at Institut Municipal d’Innovació: Guided users at a first level in software, hardware and communications incident resolutions.
  • June-2005 – September-2007 (summer seasons) → Computer technician at Alcúdia Marítima S.A.: PLC programming, web programming with PHP and most of the time programming and maintaining the staff database (with Firebird PL/SQL).

Certificates

  • 2002 - Summer course: Web pages, Photoshop and Flash
  • 2003 - First Certificate in English by Cambridge English (B2 First FCE, Cambridge Assessment English, B2 CEFR level (Ref. 033ES0330016))
  • Jul 21, 2023 - Go Certification by CodinGame (check)
  • Dec 1, 2023 - Programming with Google Go Specialization by University of California, Irvine (check)
    • Oct 11, 2023 - Getting Started with Go by University of California, Irvine (check)
    • Nov 9, 2023 - Functions, Methods, and Interfaces in Go by University of California, Irvine (check)
    • Dec 1, 2023 - Concurrency in Go by University of California, Irvine (check)
  • Nov 2024 - Curso Online Introducción a la IA y Prompt Engineering by Founderz (check)
  • Mar 2025 - Iniciación a la programación : Python by Bejob (check)

Others


Languages

  • Catalan: Mother language and level C according to the “Junta evaluadora”.
  • Spanish: Perfectly spoken and written.
  • English: Written and spoken, I hold the First Certificate in English (see certificates), 3 summers in the UK with a host/native family, comunicate with a team in EN at work (see experience).
  • German: Basic skills (studied at school and have been to Munich once).