Álvaro Leal
Senior Geospatial Full-stack Engineer
Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
Summary
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Top SchoolÁvaro Leal is a Senior Geospatial Full-stack Engineer with 11 years of experience crafting interactive data-visualization products using React, TypeScript, D3 and spatial backends like PostgreSQL. At Vizzuality he has helped translate complex climate and biodiversity datasets into accessible web and mobile platforms such as Climate Watch, Trase and Half-Earth, and now brings that domain focus to MindEarth. He blends a front-end-first mindset with solid Rails and backend experience, shipping production features with tests and maintainable architecture. A passionate educator, he has taught advanced frontend topics and routinely mentors peers while welcoming feedback and new ideas. His background in 3D modelling and filmmaking gives him a visual-design sensibility that informs how he frames data stories and interactions. Based in Madrid, he prioritizes purposeful work that leverages technology to make the world a better place.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Arts Media Studies, Master of Arts Media Studies at Universidad San Pablo CEU de MadridCurso avanzado de modelado de personajes, Curso avanzado de modelado de personajes at ANIMUMMaster's degree Documentary Filmmaking, Master's degree Documentary Filmmaking at Instituto del cine de MadridMaster de Autodesk Maya 3d, Master de Autodesk Maya 3d at CICECurso Dirección de fotografía, Curso Dirección de fotografía at Cinematography in Universidad Complutense de MadridJunior Full-Stack Developer Computer engineering, Junior Full-Stack Developer Computer engineering at Le Wagon
Spanish, English, German
Github Skills (87)
postgresql10
near-real-time10
datasets10
react-native-maps10
api10
rails10
biodiversity10
fishing10
earth10
gis10
react10
near9
user-friendly9
android-development9
redux9
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
aidavioque/aida-vioque-portfolio
Mar 2022 - Sep 2024
Contributions:5 PRs, 61 pushes, 5 branches in 2 years 6 months
Vizzuality/cw-ndc-tracking
Apr 2018 - Aug 2018
Climate Watch NDC Tracking Tool
Contributions:47 PRs, 98 pushes, 50 branches in 3 months
ndcclimatetracking
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