Víctor De Alba
CTO at kitconcept GmbH
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Summary
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Top SchoolVíctor De Alba is a seasoned technology leader and CTO with over two decades in IT and 17 years focused on web technologies, currently leading kitconcept GmbH and the Plone Volto project. He combines hands-on full‑stack development in React and Python with systems architecture and agile delivery for enterprise, research, and government clients across Europe. A long-time academic insider, he spent 15+ years embedded in university IT, giving him deep empathy for institutional needs and large-scale content deployments. An active open-source maintainer and former Plone Foundation board member, he spearheads the React-based Volto frontend and improves accessibility and usability across the ecosystem. Author of a practical Plone book and organizer of major community events, Víctor is known for turning complex CMS challenges into pragmatic, widely used solutions.
17 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Graduate, BUP i COU, Graduate, BUP i COU at Maristes la Inmaculada (Barcelona)Secondary, Secondary at Fray Luis de León (Madrid)UPC Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
English, Spanish, Catalan
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Github Skills (23)
javascript10
plone10
testing10
css10
ui-design10
volta10
uid10
front-end-development10
robotframework10
lessc10
react10
python9
html9
backend8
accessibility8
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
plone/volto
Feb 2018 - Jan 2023
React-based frontend for the Plone Content Management System
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:802 releases, 1647 reviews, 3180 commits in 5 years
Contributions summary:Víctor's contributions primarily involve front-end development for the Plone CMS Volto project. They focused on enhancing the UI and functionality of various blocks, including image and text blocks. Key tasks included implementing styling improvements, adding new features, and improving usability, all within the context of React and Less. They also worked on improving the accessibility of the components.
management-systemreactvoltoplonefrontend
plone/Products.CMFPlone
Feb 2013 - Mar 2021
The core of the Plone content management system
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:4 reviews, 76 commits, 4 PRs in 8 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Víctor contributed extensively to the Plone content management system, focusing on both frontend and backend aspects. They added robot tests for overlays and fixed existing tests. They also worked on merging upstream changes, fixing CSS, and improving the toolbar functionality. Additionally, they updated the control panel layout and styling, including the addition of new font icons.
cmsmanagement-systemphpcfmlplone
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