Mikel Lizarralde
Founder at SAALDA
Eibar, Autonomous Community of the Basque Country, Spain
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Top SchoolMikel Lizarralde is a founder and digital marketing consultant with 14+ years of experience in digital strategy, product and project management, and a 13-year tenure at the technology firm CodeSyntax. Based in Eibar, he blends hands-on marketing (SEO/SEM, analytics, email and content) with empathy-driven client partnerships, acting as an embedded team member to help organizations sell more. He also contributes to open-source Plone projects as a full-stack developer, touching both Python backend and React Volto frontend work—an uncommon technical complement to his marketing leadership. After a life-changing multiple sclerosis diagnosis, Mikel channeled resilience into endurance fundraising and community advocacy, raising thousands for research while using sport to promote mental and physical health. He holds executive MBAs and brings an entrepreneurial, iterative mindset focused on the journey rather than a fixed destination.
14 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Marketing, Master de especialidad en Marketing, Master's degree, Marketing, Master de especialidad en Marketing at Universidad de DeustoMaster of Business Administration - MBA executive, Business Administration and Management, General, Master of Business Administration - MBA executive, Business Administration and Management, General at Mondragon UnibertsitateaBusiness, Exchange, Erasmus programme, Business, Exchange, Erasmus programme at University of StrathclydeUOC (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya)
English, Basque, Spanish
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Github Skills (18)
javascript10
plone10
python10
volta10
react10
internationalization9
localization9
url-routing8
cypress7
network-interface7
archetype6
html6
facebook6
testing6
api-rest4
Programming languages (17)
Github contributions (5)
plone/Products.CMFPlone
Jul 2012 - Dec 2022
The core of the Plone content management system
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:7 reviews, 67 commits, 32 PRs in 10 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Mikel primarily contributed to the Plone content management system, a Python-based framework. Their work included adding docstrings, updating JavaScript libraries (TinyMCE), and fixing issues related to email handling and control panel settings. They also made changes to various core files and configurations, demonstrating a familiarity with the system's architecture and codebase.
cmsmanagement-systemphpcfmlplone
plone/volto
Sep 2020 - Jan 2023
React-based frontend for the Plone Content Management System
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:92 reviews, 108 commits, 90 PRs in 2 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Mikel contributed to the Plone Volto frontend, demonstrating a focus on front-end development with React. Their commits include adding translations, modifying UI components like the ListingBlock and AddonsControlpanel, and implementing a slugify function for field IDs. The user also made changes to the search page and password reset routes, indicating familiarity with routing and overall application structure. These contributions showcase a strong understanding of the Volto framework and its integration with Plone.
management-systemreactvoltoplonefrontend
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