Thomas Quiroga

Hi, I'm Thomas

Distinctive Freelance Software Engineer

I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious Albert Einstein

I started graphic design when I was kid, I then went on to study computer science. After graduating, I founded a few businesses (most of which failed!). Over time, I learned a lot and developed a particular range of skills. I've been described as the glue between Product, Marketing, Design and Tech teams. Although, deep down, I remain an engineer.



Now, I build and manage bespoke products that are core to businesses.

Current status

Product Manager (ex-CTO) & Co-Founder at Rooser

rooser.eu
  • Based in Edinburgh, Scotland
  • Wish to relocate? No
  • Currently learning Product Management Leadership

Work

Rooser.eu

Rooser.eu

Rooser connects seafood buyers and suppliers, giving them the right tools to trade efficiently, negotiate prices and process deliveries across Europe – all in real-time, 24/7.

  • Laravel React AWS
  • Startup I founded
  • January 2019 - Now
Rooser Factory

Rooser Factory

The slow, manual and error-prone fish trade still uses pen-and-paper for record keeping. We introduced technology that changed the pace.

  • Laravel Bootstrap React React Native
  • Agency project
  • January 2017 - December 2018
CreamFloats

CreamFloats

CreamFloats aims to disrupt the music industry with a platform that will bridge the gap between up and coming artists, recording studios and the listeners — all without the backing of record label companies.

  • Meteor Bootstrap React React Native
  • Agency project
  • September 2017 - September 2018
Y-Pod.uk

Y-Pod.uk

Y-Pod is the youth Providers Online Directory to find services in the North West of Glasgow. A project funded by NHS and Glasgow city council.

  • Laravel Bootstrap Maps API React
  • Agency project
  • March 2018 - April 2018
FindChildcare.net

FindChildcare.net

FindChildcare.net is a platform where child minders can advertise their services and are put in touch with parents looking for childcare. I developed this project in conjunction with a graphic designer.

  • PHP jQuery Laravel Bootstrap Maps API
  • Freelance project
  • November 2015 - April 2016
FastReport

FastReport

FastReport provides your team with a fast and easy way to share activity progress, ideas and moods. It encourages open communication which improves efficiency, trust and confidence within your team. This project was internally developed at Groupmates for our own needs.

  • Ruby on Rails MySQL AngularJS Bootstrap
  • Startup I founded
  • July 2015 - April 2016
Groupmates

Groupmates

Groupmates is a tool to help students work together. Messages, files, calendar, notes - everything is in the same place and available on all devices. Born as my final MSc project, my team and I worked together with Entrepreneurial Spark to further develop the idea. We later made it open source.

  • Ruby on Rails MySQL AngularJS ElasticSearch WebSockets
  • Startup I founded
  • September 2014 - July 2015
Travelmuz.fr

Travelmuz.fr

Travelmuz is a platform to help Muslim couples and families find holiday resorts and accomodation to meet their needs. I was the main developer on this project while working with a graphic designer. I worked on this project in my 4th year of university alongside my honours project

  • PHP5 Symfony2 AngularJS JQuery
  • Freelance project
  • August 2013 - July 2014
ModelDHomes

ModelDHomes

ModelDHomes offers affordable low-Energy rural homes around Pitmachie (Scotland). The client requested a contemporary, simple and accessible website.

  • Wordpress jQuery
  • Freelance project
  • June 2013
Tour d'images

Tour d'images

Tour d'images was a university project made for a real client, working in a team of four we had two months to deliver a functional website. This was one of the first team projects I participated at university, from this experience, I learned how to effectively communicate within teams and the importance of understanding the needs of the client.

  • PHP MySQL XML jQuery Flash
  • University project
  • December 2010 - January 2011
La Genetouse

La Genetouse

Having prviously been used for my family's business, the website was revamped in 2015 to meet the needs of the new owners. It was essential that the website was translated into different languages, I gained valuable experience in making multi-lingual Wordpress websites

  • Wordpress jQuery Bootstrap
  • Freelance project
  • July 2015
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Work experience

Now
January 2019 - Now

Product Manager (ex-CTO) @ Rooser
I started Rooser as a co-founder, built the first product and led the technology with a team of engineers. I put in place good practices and processes and architected the platform to scale. I'm now focusing on Product.
Laravel React Redux AWS Management Leadership

March 2017 - January 2019

Beyondr: Web, Mobile and Superpowers
Running my own digital agency: beyondr.dev
Laravel NodeJS Meteor React Redux React Native Solidity

September 2017 - September 2018

Contract - Web Developement for CreamFloats
Development of a web application to promote small music bands/artists.
In collaboration with CtrlShiftDelete
MeteorJS React Redux

January 2017 - December 2018

Contract - Web and Mobile Developement for Jack Taylor
Development of a web app and a mobile app to automate and optimise internal processes in a fish processing company.
Laravel React React Native Redux

October 2016 - Now

Contract - Web Developement for WritersSpotlight
Development of a platform for aspiring screenwriters
Laravel React Redux

November 2015 - December 2016

Contract - UX / UI Developer at Annotate
Modernisation of the website Annotate.co
Javascript jQuery SCSS

May - November 2015

Contract - Web Developer at xDesign
Frontend and backend development for different clients in Edinburgh, Scotland
PHP Laravel Wordpress jQuery Bootstrap

September 2014 - May 2015

Entrepreneur - Groupmates
Development of professional and personal independant project.
Ruby on Rails MySQL AngularJS jQuery Foundation

January - August 2014

Part time employee - Web Developer at RedEvolution
Frontend and backend developer for different clients in Aberdeen, Scotland
PHP MySQL Joomla Wordpress JQuery

August 2013 - July 2014

Freelance Web Developer
Development of the following websites: Travelmuz.fr and ModelDHomes.com
PHP MySQL AngularJS Bootstrap JQuery Wordpress

September 2011 - July 2013

Web Developer at WeCook.fr
Frontend and backend developer for the startup WeCook.fr. Providing part-time and remote work during my time at university
PHP MySQL Symfony2 JQuery AngularJS Compass

April - August 2011

Internship at WeCook.fr as Web Developer
Intership with a tech startup, in this position I learned a number of transferable skills and developed my entrepreneurial mindset.
PHP MySQL Symfony2 JQuery

About me

About me

Specialities

Javascript ReactJS PHP Laravel NodeJS React Native MySQL HTML5 /CSS3 Web Services AWS/Cloud

Programming and Mobile

React Native Objective C Java for Android

Server Administration

Web Mail DNS VPN Monitoring Deployment

Graphics

Sketch Photoshop Illustrator Balsamiq

My favorite stack

TailwindCSS
React ReactQuery Webpack
Laravel MySQL
Nginx
Ubuntu
EC2 S3 CloudFront

Can be found doing...

Life essentials

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