About me

A builder,
among other things.

Born in Madrid, raised between Spain and Germany, and usually balancing school, software, a volleyball gym, and one more idea than I have time for.

01 · Background

Madrid → Düsseldorf

Two places shaped what feels normal.

I was born in Madrid and spent part of my early childhood in Spain. I have lived in Germany for most of my school years and now live in the Düsseldorf area, where I attend Kopernikus-Gymnasium Lintorf. I expect to complete the German Abitur in June 2027.

Spanish and German contexts both feel familiar, while English has become the language in which much of my technical work happens.

02 · Building

Started around eleven

I learned the next tool because the next idea needed it.

I did not begin with a plan to collect programming languages. I wanted to make small programs, then websites, then games. The projects grew into databases, web apps, mobile apps, SaaS systems, and eventually Arduino hardware.

That progression is still how I learn. A concrete thing I want to make gives a technology a purpose—and makes the parts I do not understand impossible to ignore.

01Small programs02Websites & games03Apps & databases04Products & hardware
03 · Volleyball

The gym

Coaching changed how I think about systems.

Volleyball has been part of my weekly life for years. I play, coach youth volleyball, and serve as Jugendwart—youth coordinator—at TV Angermund. I previously founded the club’s first boys’ volleyball team in more than 30 years and served as its player-coach and captain.

The title matters less than the work: designing practices, understanding different players, coordinating with coaches and parents, and taking responsibility when a plan meets reality. Coaching taught me that a system can be logically perfect and still fail if people cannot use it, trust it, or see themselves in it.

TeamSet grew from being inside that reality long enough to notice the same organizational friction every week.

04 · First aid

Schulsanitätsdienst

Responsibility is often quiet and operational.

I have been part of my school’s student first-aid service for several years and now help lead and coordinate it. The service includes roughly 29 active student first-aiders.

There are visible moments when someone needs help. Behind them is a quieter layer: duty schedules, availability, absences, announcements, roles, and making sure the right people know what changed. SSD Manager came from working inside that layer.

05 · Curiosity

Academics

I like subjects that let one rule create many consequences.

Computer science, mathematics, physics, and complex systems are the subjects I return to most. I enjoy analytical problems, especially where a clean model meets messy behavior.

Through the Victor Rolff / Open Minds STEM scholarship at Science College Overbach, I can attend STEM symposia, expert workshops, and academic events. In summer 2026, I joined Columbia University Pre-College for Arduino Fundamentals: Programming and Hardware Essentials. The final project became A.R.C.

06 · Selected experience

Shiftbase

I wanted to see how software becomes a company process.

During my internship at Shiftbase, I spent time around Sales, Customer Support, Onboarding, product discussions, sprint and roadmap processes, and meetings about features and direction.

The most useful part was seeing how a customer problem moves: from a conversation, into a pattern, through product judgment, and eventually—sometimes—into software. That perspective changed how I think about the products I build through MinutMate.

07 · Other threads

The rest of the week

The categories overlap more than the navigation suggests.

I tutor mathematics and Spanish, helped create and run the Brain Fuel student learning initiative, and worked on ideas, scripting, acting, production, and content through the school’s Film and Social Media AG. I also enjoy school long-distance running, creating content, and turning design or product ideas into something tangible.

Some commitments have stayed for years; others belonged to a particular chapter. Together they explain why my projects often combine organization, teaching, creative work, and technology.

2023–now

Youth volleyball coach and Jugendwart at TV Angermund.

2021–now

School student first-aid service, including leadership and coordination.

2025–now

Abi-Merch committee work and organization.

2022–2025

Film and Social Media AG.

08 · Recognition

Selected recognition

Programs and competitions that have accompanied my interests.

Recognition is not the organizing principle of this site, but several programs and competitions have given me useful challenges, communities, and opportunities.

STEM

Victor Rolff / Open Minds STEM Scholarship through Science College Overbach.

Mathematics & CS

International Youth Math Challenge, Mathematics Olympiad, Kangaroo Mathematics, and Biber Informatik.

Other

Mensa Spain membership after a supervised qualifying result, alongside Changes Awards and film or cultural competition recognition.

09 · Random

Less formal

Random things about me.

What does real happiness mean to you?

When the most unlikely case occurs and has a positive effect for you.

What makes you feel restless?

When I do not understand the purpose or logic behind something.

Where do you feel at home?

In the volleyball gym.

Which school subjects do you especially enjoy?

Mathematics, computer science, and philosophy.

What do you most enjoy doing when you have absolutely nothing to do?

Starting a new project.

How do you want to look back on your life?

With the feeling that I built a lot, experienced a lot, and truly used my possibilities.