Hands-on CTO & tech entrepreneur with 15+ years of experience building and scaling digital products. Led engineering teams from 2 to 25 developers, built platforms up to 150K+ users, and drove startups from MVP to acquisition. Product-driven leader combining deep technical expertise with strong execution and team-building skills.

Skills

Frontend

Master
  • Javascript / Typescript
  • Svelte / SvelteKit
  • React / Next
  • HTML / JSX
  • CSS

Backend

Master
  • Node / Bun / Deno
  • PHP
  • Python
  • PostgreSQL / MySQL / SQLite
  • Redis
  • Serverless

Devops

Master
  • AWS / GCP / Scaleway / OVH / DigitalOcean / Vercel
  • Supabase
  • Linux admin
  • CI/CD (Github Actions)
  • Version Control (Git)

Work Experience (12)

Oct 2021 - Current
Co-Founder & CTO | Acquired 2024
ClapClap
 Nantes, France
  • Built MVP and scaled to V1 after seed funding
  • Grew platform to 150,000 users, 2,000 organizers, 100 providers
  • Recruited and led engineering team
  • Designed scalable architecture (Next.js, Supabase, PostgreSQL)
  • Implemented CI/CD and product analytics (Metabase)
May 2021 - Oct 2021
Freelance CTO & Fullstack Developer
Freelance
 Nantes, France
Short-term consulting engagements between roles.
Mar 2016 - May 2021
CTO
Gens de Confiance
 Nantes, France
  • Grew platform to 1M users
  • Scaled engineering team from 2 to 25 members
  • Migrated infrastructure to AWS
  • Modernized stack to support product growth
  • Contributed hands-on to core platform development
Apr 2016 - Jun 2016
Interim CTO
ExoClick
 Barcelona, Spain
Stepped in as interim CTO during leadership transition.
  • Project Management
  • Git
  • SQL
May 2014 - Mar 2016
Technical Project Manager
ExoClick
 Barcelona, Spain
Managed all technical projects for ExoClick's Barcelona office alongside my role at MobileCashout. Recruited and set up dev teams, introduced agile processes, and coordinated external resources.
  • Project Management
  • PHP
  • MySQL / MongoDB
  • Symfony
  • Git
May 2014 - Jun 2016
CTO
MobileCashout
 Barcelona, Spain
Grew the team from 5 to 15 developers, including integrating a remote team of 10 after a merger. Introduced agile methodologies across both offices. Recruited new talent in Barcelona and Valencia.
  • Project Management
  • SQL
  • PHP
  • Git
  • Team Leadership
Apr 2009 - Jun 2014
Consultant
Freelance Web Development Consultant
 Barcelona, Spain
Delivered betting platforms, sports data APIs, sales reporting tools, mobile web apps, CRM solutions, vacation rental platforms, and payment integrations.
  • Betting platforms
  • Sports data API
  • Sales reporting tools
  • Mobile web apps
  • CRM Solutions
  • Vacation rental platform
  • PHP / Python / JavaScript / MySQL / SQLite / MongoDB...
Nov 2010 - Jun 2013
Co-founder
Sportandbar.es
 Barcelona, Spain
Built a search engine helping fans find pubs and bars broadcasting live sports in Spain.
Jan 2011 - Aug 2011
Co-founder and CTO
B2deal SL
 Barcelona, Spain
Agile web development specialised in Symfony.
May 2009 - Aug 2011
External Technical Director
Capamundo Comunicacion SL
 Barcelona, Spain
Led development of a new platform, launched in 5 months. Built the development team and introduced Scrum for project management.
Aug 2006 - Mar 2009
Senior Developer, Team Lead
Local Billing
 Barcelona, Spain
First technical hire, designed and built a multilingual payment processing system for local markets. Led the backoffice team using Scrum.
Apr 2000 - Jul 2006
Developer
Early career
 UK, Germany & Spain
PHP Developer & Analyst Programmer across UK, Germany & Spain. Built high-traffic web applications and enterprise software.

Projects (5)

RegaData
Nov 2012 - Current
The main goal of the project is to "open the regatta data" and present them in a more accessible way than the official spreadsheet files provided by the race organizers.
  • Converted official rankings (Excel) to JSON and GeoJSON
  • Built accessible rankings interface
  • Integrated race tracks with Windy, Google Maps, Google Earth
  • Created statistical comparison tools for skipper progress
  • Covered: Vendée Globe 2012/2016/2020/2024, Transat Bretagne Martinique 2013, Transat Jacques Vabre 2013, Mini Transat 2013
Vendée Globe 2024 & 2020 tracker Windy plugin
Nov 2020 - Feb 2025
A Windy plugin to track the Vendée Globe fleet on windy.com. Used for live video coverage and by racing teams. Received strong feedback from professional sailors, with race organizers proposing future collaborations.
  • TypeScript
  • Svelte
  • Leaflet
  • Web Services API
PHP Redmine API
Sep 2012 - Sep 2021
A simple PHP wrapper for Redmine's API. The project is exclusively maintained by Artur Weigandt since 2021 who has been actively contributing to the project since 2013.
  • PHP
  • Open Source
  • Git
PHP GSM API
Dec 2013 - Apr 2014
A simple PHP5 Object Oriented wrapper for GlobalSportsMedia (GSM) XML API.
  • PHP
  • Git
  • REST API
  • Open Source
Open Gasolineras
Oct 2013 - Dec 2013
A project to improve accessibility of official gas prices data published by Spain's "Ministerio de Industria, Energía y Turismo".
  • Python script to convert official data to structured format
  • Publicly available structured data on GitHub
  • Responsive web page to dynamically load and display data
  • Open Data
  • Open Source

Volunteer

9/1/2016 - 5/1/2021
Meetup & conference co-organizer
AFUP Nantes
 https://afup.org
Co-organized local meetups and national PHP conferences.
  • AFUP Day 2020
  • AFUP Day 2019
  • PHP Tour 2017
6/1/2014 - 6/1/2016
PHP Barcelona conferences co-organizer
AFUP Nantes
 https://www.php-barcelona.es
Organized international PHP conferences and local meetups.
  • PHP Day Spain 2015
  • PHP Barcelona Conference 2015
  • PHP Meetup Barcelona (http://www.meetup.com/php-377/)

Education (4)

2001 - 2002
MSc Multimedia technologies for e-commerce
 Software Engineering
Sheffield Hallam University
2000 - 2001
DESTU Langues étrangères
 English as a foreign language
Université de Bretagne Sud
2000 - 2001
BSc Networks & Communications
 Networks & Communications
Sheffield Hallam University
1998 - 2000
DUT Génie logiciel
 Software Engineering
IUT de Vannes

Certificates

2013-09-01
Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM)
Scrum Alliance

Languages

French

Native speaker

English

Fluent

Spanish

Fluent

Catalan

Fluent

German

Intermediate

Breton

Intermediate

Interests

Sports

  • Cycling
  • Yoga
  • Badminton
  • Running
  • Sailing

Open Source

  • All of it

References

“Kevin developped a company intranet with specific tools and was able, from very few details from customer, to define a good user oriented intranet, using php framework as symfony. Kevin worked in a structured manner, allowing detailed tracking of the performed work.”
Jocelyn Moreau - Entrepreneur & Co-Founder | AI & Aerospace Visionary
“Having worked as an engineer in both hardware and software disciplines, I realize how difficult it can be to excel as both an engineer and team lead. Kevin's case is refreshingly different. As well as someone who excels in the business of large-scale software development, his administration and personal skills provide a potent combination for any professional group looking for 'the right one' and I certainly hope to work with Kevin again in the near future.”
Lloyd Moore - CTO at Frame
“Kevin did a great job working on our project. Great advice, good to work with, and helped us improve our system greatly in a short time.”
Alex Hosking - CEO at SpainActiveOperations