Summary
Fran Simó is a founder and seasoned IT architect with over 30 years in technology, blending deep hands-on skills in Python, Airflow, CI/CD and data platforms with leadership roles across enterprise architecture and MLOps. He has driven large-scale data architectures using Kafka, Snowflake, DBT and OpenMetadata and has led cross-functional teams to productionize ML and streaming pipelines. Equally at home in QA, release engineering and configuration management, he built test automation, CI/CD and deployment practices for global teams at Hotelbeds and earlier systems integrators. A lifelong coder and entrepreneur who sold software as a teen, Fran pairs technical rigor with a rare talent for “speaking multiple languages” to glue teams and processes together. Beyond engineering he is an exhibited photographer and curator exploring the intersection of art and technology, and he actively investigates AI, open-source hardware/data and the social implications of shared information. Now based in Barcelona, he combines entrepreneurial drive with practical delivery experience to help organizations become more data-driven.
14 years of coding experience
26 years of employment as a software developer
UPC Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Information System Engineer business administration information technology, Information System Engineer business administration information technology at Universidad Tecnológica Nacional
English, Spanish