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         <title>My background</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>I first sat down in front of a computer when I was twelve. I discovered a huge and endless world that completely got my attention. I met a handful of guys who shared this passion with me. We got to come together every once in a while and “set up a company” called <strong>Novatech</strong>. Well, actually we pretended we were setting up a company (we were in our teens). We started loads of videogames and only finished two of them: <strong>Tekos</strong> and <strong>Mortaria</strong>. Bearing in mind that we had to program them in a <strong>MS-DOS</strong> environment and <strong>C language</strong>, without the help of those amazing tools such as <a href="http://unity3d.com/">Unity</a> or <a href="https://www.scirra.com/construct2">Construct 2</a>, the outcome was amazing by then.<br><br></div><div>After studying a <a href="http://www.marxadella.com/">VET Course in Image</a> I got to work as a <strong>Computer Graphics Technician</strong>. I finished hundreds of projects for<strong> architectural visualization</strong> for almost seven years. Those seven years, between 2001 and 2008, when tons of new buildings seemed to appear in no time here in Spain. Then, the recession hit and I was forced to turn to something else.<br><br></div><div>I set up a company with Rafael Laudo by the name of <a href="http://www.tamakuminteractive.com/">Tamakum Interactive</a>. We developed an amazing social networking site for casual gamers, <a href="http://www.tamakum.com/">Tamakum</a>. We also developed a software called <a href="http://www.simplewebtv.com/es_index.html">Simple WebTV</a> that allows you to get a<strong> WebTV</strong> done with no effort.<br><br></div><div>After resigning that company I joined a huge special center of employment called <a href="http://www.espurna.org/">Espurna</a>. It’s a kind of a nonprofit organization that deals with <strong>disabled people</strong>. I programmed there from scratch a software called <a href="http://www.integradis.org/">IntegraDis</a> that helps deal with such organizations. It was the <strong>biggest project</strong> I’d ever made and it took me four years to finish while I was studying my <a href="http://www.unir.net/">Bachelor’s Degree in Teaching</a> at once.<br><br></div><div>In 2013 both my wife <strong>Ana Martí</strong> and I set up a company called <a href="http://www.labolu.com/">Labolú</a>. It’s an <strong>innovative center of out-of-school activities</strong> for primary pupils. We strongly believe that teachers’ best bet in order to help pupils learn something significant is through <strong>motivating activities</strong>. Therefore, we teach them how to develope <strong>videogames</strong>, build <strong>robots</strong>, become a <strong>journalist</strong>or a <strong>serious writer</strong> or even how to <strong>deal with their emotions</strong>. While they are carrying out these activities, they’re improving their skills such as<strong> logical thinking</strong>, <strong>communicative abilities</strong>, learning how to work with a <strong>group</strong>, <strong>solving problems</strong> and so on.<br><br></div><div>Recently I joined a school called “<a href="http://colegioesclavasbenirredra.es/">Esclavas del S.C.J.</a>” as a <strong>Primary Teacher</strong>. I teach <strong>arts and crafts</strong> in English, <strong>music</strong>,<strong> reinforcement</strong> as well as I hold the position as an <strong>ICT responsible</strong> due to my technical background.</div>]]></description>
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