About Me

A quick intro in 1168 words

Intro

I've been developing video games for more than 14 years, during which time I've involved myself in several environments associated with the industry since the very beginning: started as an indie developer (with more will than knowledge); got a formal education in Game Design; entered the industry and worked as a professional for 4 years; went back to the same university that saw me grow into a professional and taught Game Design for 3 years, while keeping in touch with development teams; then went back to the industry to develop my career further for the last 6 years.

In those last 6 years I poured my efforts into a start-up that gave me the chance to work a double role, both as Producer and Game Designer. During that time I had the chance to create a work environment where people mattered, creativity was at the front and sustainability was paramount, as the industry got hit by the Pandemic and the subsequent economic crisis. During those years I've helped to develop 3 games, several pitches and a creative context that resulted in one of the most stable studios I've known, even as it grew from 6 people in 2020 to 31 in 2025.

Now, in the last few months I've honed my abilities and worked on my wellbeing, and I feel ready now to embark myself on the next stage of professional life.

Shenanigans, games and historical events

  • In 1989 everything changed: one of my uncles got an Amstrad CPC 128k which showed me video games: Bobsleigh, Match Day, Pirates!, Platoon, Saboteur!, and some more that I don't even remember.
  • By 1991 me and my cousins got a Game Boy and started playing Nintendo World Cup, Battletoads, Castlevania: The Adventure, Captain Tsubasa I II and III, Super Mario Land and many more.
  • In 1992 my uncle got an i286. During those session I could tinker a bit with MS-DOS and learn a bit of how a computer worked at the time. Through several tries. We won't talk about that.
  • At the same time, my other uncle had the good idea of letting me visit him nearby and play with his i486, which got me more into deeper simulations: Sim City, A-Train, Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon... as well as some wargames like North & South and combat flight simulators like TFX or Comanche: Maximum Overkill.
  • In 1993 I got a SEGA Mega Drive (or SEGA Genesis Model 2 in Europe) and played my very first RPG: Light Crusade. It took me several magazines and countless evenings to try and finish it. I couldn't. Yet.
  • In 1994 arcades were still alive, so I got into the habit of helping with the groceries and earn some pesetas to spend on Marvel vs Capcom, Altered Beasts or Gals Panic. Yeah, not very kid-friendly.
  • By 1997 I got the best gift a 12 year old could ask for its birthday: a SONY Playstation with Final Fantasy VII. That changed everything. Although I had to cope for a week before getting on with the game, as my mother didn't bought a Memory Card with it.
  • The following years laid the foundation: FF VIII and IX, Vagrant Story, Grandia, Pro Evolution Soccer, Metal Gear Solid, Suikoden 2, Music 2000, V-Rally, Gran Turismo,... money was short, so I really thought about every game that entered my collection (which is still intact).
  • By the turn of the century I did what most 15 year old boys interested in games did at the time: go to the cyber café and play Diablo 2, Counter-strike 1.3, Quake. I've never played more video games than during the 1997-2004 era.
  • At 16 (2001) I started to get into emulation as I realized that some games will never reach Europe. Super Nintendo and PSX classics like Tactics Ogre, Valkyrie Profile, Front Mission 3, Earthbound, Secret of Mana... suddenly became available and expanded my views on RPGs specially.
  • During my early 20's (2005-2010) I focused more on earning a living to pay for my tuition and helping my parents through the 2008 crisis, which was particularly tough in Spain. Didn't stopped completely to play games, but they certainly took a passenger seat on life.
  • After my year abroad on UK I came back completely rewired, looking to finally start a career in video games: In 2011 I put together a team and we nurtured each other so we can make it into the industry, and 4 out of 13 made it.
  • In 2012 I started my Master's Degree in Game Design at U-TAD, and before the year ended my journey in the video game industry began.

Of course, this is just a quick story about my relationship with video games.

Would you like to know more? ;)

Not everything is games, right?

  • I'm an average film enjoyer, both classic and modern.
  • I left behind my otaku days, but that's always there.
  • I'm a massive football fan.
  • Big Sci-Fi nerd, mainly a trekkie.
  • Played basketball at uni for some years.
  • I studied History at UAM.
  • I'm a winter enjoyer. Sorry I just like cozyness.
  • Absolute music lover, so big that got me into DJing.
  • Public transport advocate. I don't drive.
  • Urbanism lover.
  • Amateur chef, but I make a mean tortilla de patatas.

Inspiration is fuel for the soul

  • I discovered a bit late in my 20's that making games was my call. I'm never going to forfeit that feeling, I love entertaining people...
  • ...which got me into DJing. Creating a community around what you love is unbreakable.
  • I miss my long hair :_)
  • I recently lost my gallbladder, so I'm still balancing my diet. I miss eating lebanese kebab.
  • I bicycle at any chance I get.
  • I got a duck for every birthday since I was 21. It doesn't make any sense, yet everyone around identifies me as some sort of Duck King.
  • I love that this template has this page so I can ramble about me here instead of doing it so on my CV.

I get around

  • I am from Madrid, Spain. Like my parents. And their parents. And their parents. A cat through and through.
  • Lived abroad for a year (2010-2011) in Exeter, United Kingdom, thanks to Erasmus.
  • Since then I've went to the perfidious Albion more times than I can count, up to the point of officiating the wedding of one of my best friends.
  • I've gone around Europe (Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin, Lisbon, etc) by train a lot, and I expect to keep doing so: Rome, Vienna, Budapest, Prague... I'm looking at you.
  • A week after my 40 I went to Japan for three weeks. The experience of a lifetime. Just remember that if you go on April like me, you don't need to take your furries with you.