Ivan Peralta Email & Phone Number

Barcelona, Ct, Es

I partner with early-stage startups on a part-time, long-term basis, guiding their transition to tech operational excellence, organizational design, and talent management. I support leadership teams in adopting industry-leading practices for software delivery and implementing comprehensive talent strategies that encompass acquisition, development, and retention.

London, Gb

Talent Management: Crafted foundational talent management processes, which included brand-building, recruitment strategies, onboarding frameworks, as well as the establishment of a comprehensive competency framework and salary bands.Team Growth: Orchestrated a successful transition from an outsourced model to an in-house tech organization, amplifying our team from 12 to 45 full-time professionals within a few quarters.Product-Engineering Culture: Cultivated a profound cultural shift within the team, transitioning from a solution implementation and manual delivery mindset to exploratory problem-solving. Central to this transformation was an automation-first approach and the successful incorporation of OKRs at the company level, reinforcing alignment with the imperative of problem-solving in product-centric organizations.Product-Engineering Structure: Structured a comprehensive product-engineering organization bolstered by four fully-equipped squads. This was enriched by a specialized enablement team with expertise in Data, DevOps, Security, and Senior Frontend/Backend functions.Data-Driven Evolution: Led the company-wide adoption of a data-centric ethos, establishing the foundational data infrastructure for enhancing operational efficiency.Infrastructure Modernization: Championed the evolution from a manual infrastructure to a sophisticated, scalable, and automated setup, leveraging AWS and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) methodologies.Series A & ISO 27001: The company attained its Series A funding and received the ISO 27001 certification.

Barcelona, Catalonia, Es

Engineering Leadership: Successfully scaled the engineering department from 40 to over 150 engineers, leading strategic planning and execution.Brand Strategy: Developed and deployed a brand-building strategy to elevate the company's profile in the competitive tech landscape.Recruitment Enhancement: Optimized the hiring process, significantly improving efficiency and candidate fit, aligning with the company's growth trajectory.Career Development: Designed and implemented a comprehensive career development pathway, fostering professional growth and skill advancement within the engineering team.Retention & Engagement: Instrumental in minimizing turnover rates and boosting the Engineering Department's eNPS, even amidst the challenges posed by COVID-19.Manager Training Program: Created and executed an internal Engineering Manager training program, successfully nurturing the leadership skills of 30+ managers.Mergers & Acquisitions Support: Supported the organization during key M&A activities, including the integrations of Click Travel and NextTravel, ensuring smooth transitions and continued operational excellence.Funding Rounds: Supporting the organization through several funding rounds, contributing to the organization's financial stability and growth potential.

Barcelona, Catalonia, Es

Engineering Onboarding: Conceived and rolled out a comprehensive engineering onboarding process, ensuring seamless integration of new talent and setting them up for success from day one.Car Rental Vertical: Spearheaded the product and engineering teams in architecting the car rental vertical from the ground up, reflecting our commitment to diversifying our offerings and enhancing user experience.Mobile Native Strategy: Laid the foundation for TravelPerk's foray into mobile. This entailed championing a proof of concept, devising a targeted hiring strategy, assembling a core mobile team, and setting the architectural blueprint for our mobile endeavors.

Barcelona, Es

- Secured seed funding from notable angels, including Cabiedes & Partners- Grew the customer base to 10-15k users in Barcelona City- Originated Bida's MVP UX concept and led the development of a scalable MEAN stack API Rest- Oversaw the successful launch of native applications for Android and iOS platforms- Integrated a suite of operational tools to streamline the backend infrastructure

- Empowered open water swimming professionals with tools for awareness, acquisition, loyalty, and referrals- Set up and managed an efficient software development lifecycle- Spearheaded the creation of a robust API and led iOS development initiatives- Incorporated analytical tools for product insights and oversaw product design and usability testing- Conducted extensive customer development and fostered relationships with international swim brands and institutions- Nominated for WOWSA 2015 Best Offering

Barcelona, Catalonia, Es

- Streamlined project management and team collaboration with the Atlassian Suite- Established robust development team dynamics and performance- Initiated human resources policies for mentorship, performance evaluations, and compensation- Rolled out project management methodologies and introduced production management processes- Instituted regular coordination meetings to align product pipelines and roadmaps- Spearheading the adoption of an advanced ALM policy

Barcelona, Barcelona, Es

- Led mobile development projects for native, mobile web, and hybrid applications- Conducted sector research to guide clients in defining mobile and omnichannel strategies based on context-aware solutions- Managed mobile projects for high-profile clients, including GSMA MWC15, GSMA/FIRA, Grupo Godó, Caja de Ingenieros, Grup Bon Preu, and Gas Natural Distribución

Barcelona, Barcelona, Es

- Built and led a product and engineering team from 0 to 15 people, integrating guidelines from UX, QA, Scrumban, TDD, and CD/CI- Deployed agile development dynamics and collaborative tools to support a growing team- Achieved a company MMR evolution from 0 to 40k€

Co-founded Grouxo and led the development of the business plan, competitive research, sales force, and product design and development.

Barcelona, Barcelona, Es

- Led the development of Bliquo, the first leisure aggregator mobile app in Spain (acquired by Skyscanner)- Developed next-generation iOS apps, led Android development, and built back-end infrastructure using Python/Twisted- Devised a content acquisition strategy to scale the company to France, UK, Italy, and Germany- Configured the team and deployed agile development dynamics- Grew the user base to 100k MAU

Sevilla, Sevilla, Es

- Director of Engineering in Catalonia, responsible for staffing 200 engineers, managing a team of 80 government engineers, and running a graduate bootcamp that helped the government team grow from 20 to 80 engineers- Yearly budget of ~8M€- Project manager for projects ranging in size from 300,000€ to 800,000€ with 15 to 40 team members and a duration of 6 to 12 months

Barcelona, Es

- Project manager for projects with 5-8 team members, €50k-€200k budgets, and 2-6 month durations- Responsible for designing project and quality plans, managing risks, teams, and customers

Barcelona, Es

- Designed and developed the PSIS electronic signature platform for CATCert, supporting advanced eSignature formats, electronic signature policy, validation authority, certified authority, and certificate store- Collaborated with other Netfocus members to deliver a PKI authority system

Barcelona, Es

ERP Consultant:- Evaluated ERP and MRP systems- Deployed KAIS software- ACCIO Certified Consultant for Digital Adoption

Barcelona, Es

Lotus Notes Engineer:- Led the Grupo Planeta intranet- Managed IMI (Institut Municipal Informàtica) projectsJ2EE Engineer:- Developed a remote management system for Retevision satellite radio stations