Alex Barcelo
University Lecturer at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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Top SchoolAlex Barcelo is a University Lecturer and researcher with 11 years of experience bridging applied electronics, computer architecture and high-performance computing from Barcelona. With a PhD in Computer Science and a decade at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center progressing from junior engineer to researcher, he combines hands-on systems engineering with academic rigor. He contributes to open-source backend projects such as django-helpdesk, focusing on data-model fixes, permission refactors and admin usability—evidence of pragmatic, maintainable code improvements. Comfortable in both research and production environments, Alex brings deep expertise in electronics, telecoms and mathematics, and a knack for turning complex architecture issues into robust, deployable solutions.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
with Honors, with Honors at Highschool Ernest LluchUPC Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
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Github Skills (19)
database-migrations10
python10
django10
permission10
database-migration10
access-management10
rights-management10
save10
matplotlib9
bug-tracker9
bugzilla9
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filehandler6
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Programming languages (19)
Github contributions (5)
django-helpdesk/django-helpdesk
Dec 2015 - Nov 2016
A Django application to manage tickets for an internal helpdesk. Formerly known as Jutda Helpdesk.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:42 commits, 13 PRs, 42 comments in 10 months
Contributions summary:Alex primarily contributed to the back-end functionality of the Django helpdesk application. Their commits involved bug fixes related to data models and migrations, specifically addressing string-to-integer conversion issues. They also refactored permission-related code and removed an older queue membership system, indicating a focus on improving the application's architecture and access control. Further modifications included adjustments to admin views, suggesting a role in enhancing the usability and management of the helpdesk system.
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Telecogresca/sydres
Aug 2016 - Nov 2021
Contributions:21 pushes, 1 branch, 1 tag in 5 years 4 months
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