About Me

Experienced Database Engineer and AWS Solutions Architect with over 6 years in the industry and a passion for entrepreneurship. Skilled in Linux systems and AWS cloud services, with a proven ability to design, implement and manage large-scale systems, ensuring their stability, security and performance.

Personal Information

Full Name
Pol Alzina
Birhthday
12 Oct 1990
address
Barcelona - Spain
e-mail
[email protected]
phone
+34 620 443 905

Languages

Catalan native
Spanish native
English fluent

work experience

January 2023 - Present

Founder & CEO of Meteor Next

PoliusCorp, SL.
  • Conceived, built over the course of 4 years, and launched Meteor Next, a cross-platform web application that fully automates MySQL database workload operations.
  • Built and maintained a scalable, secure and highly available infrastructure on AWS.
  • Developed and maintained the project’s backend services using Python and various AWS services such as IAM, Lambda, EC2, ECS Fargate, S3, Cloudfront, RDS, Api Gateway, WAF, VPC and Route53.
  • Built and maintained a responsive web interface for the project using Vue and Javascript.
  • Implemented automated testing, deployment and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
  • Analyzed and optimized the project’s performance, ensuring fast and seamless user experience.
  • Built and maintained relationships with stakeholders, including clients and partners, to gather feedback and drive growth.
  • Stayed up-to-date with the latest developments in Python and AWS technologies and continuously sought opportunities to improve the project.
March 2017 - Present

Lead Database Engineer

Inbenta Holdings, Inc.
  • Designed, implemented, and managed large-scale databases in AWS cloud environments, ensuring high availability and scalability.
  • Implemented data backup, recovery and disaster recovery solutions to ensure data availability and security.
  • Maintained and updated database security measures, including user management and data encryption.
  • Utilized Python scripting to automate various database administration tasks, resulting in improved efficiency and reduced manual efforts.
  • Optimized database performance using tuning techniques, resulting in significant improvements in response times and reduced downtime.
  • Migrated all the legacy database infrastructure from EC2 instances to Amazon Aurora clusters seamlessly with zero downtime.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams such as developers, system administrators and business stakeholders to gather requirements and design database solutions.
  • Trained and mentored junior team members on database design, development and administration best practices.
  • Participated in code reviews, database design and architecture discussions and provided technical guidance to team members.
  • Stayed up-to-date with the latest developments in database technologies and continuously sought opportunities to improve processes and tools.
2011 - 2017

iOS & Android developer

PoliusCorp
  • Designed, developed and launched multiple iOS and Android mobile applications while studying the IT degree.
  • Utilized native development tools such as Swift, Objective-C and Java to build high-quality, performant and user-friendly apps.
  • Implemented complex features such as push notifications and real-time communication.
  • Debugged and fixed bugs to improve app performance, stability and user experience.
  • Maintained and updated existing apps to ensure compatibility with the latest operating system versions.
  • Stayed up-to-date with the latest mobile development trends and technologies, continuously seeking opportunities to improve the app development process.
2010 - 2011

Back-end developer & IT support

ICL Iberia
  • Responsible for the implementation of quality auditing through designing and developing web-based applications.
  • Repaired and maintained a wide range of hardware components for desktop and laptop computers, including motherboards, hard drives, graphics cards, and memory.
  • Diagnosed hardware-related issues and provided technical support to customers.
  • Installed and configured operating systems, software and drivers on desktop and laptop computers.
  • Documented repair procedures and created technical reports to track and monitor repair statistics.

Education

2011 -2017

Bachelor Degree in Computer Engineering

Polytecnic University of Catalonia (FIB). Barcelona
  • Acquired a solid foundation in computer science, including programming languages, algorithms, data structures and database systems.
  • Developed skills in software engineering, including software design, testing and project management.
  • Studied network and system administration, including topics such as network security, virtualization and cloud computing.
  • Gained knowledge in database design, administration and management, including SQL and NoSQL databases.
  • Participated in team projects, which developed skills in collaboration, communication and problem-solving.
  • Stayed up-to-date with the latest developments in the IT industry through coursework and extracurricular activities.
2009 - 2011

Advanced Technician in EDP applications development

Joviat, Manresa (Spain)
2007 - 2009

Upper Secondary Education

Joviat, Manresa (Spain)

Trainings

2016

Cambridge First Certificate – B2 (FCE)

Barcelona (Spain)
2015

English Course – C1 (CAE)

Delfin English School, Dublin (Ireland)
2012

English Course – C1 (CAE)

Hansa Language Centre, Toronto (Canada)

My Personal Projects

VegetaCAT

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VegetaCAT

Web /

VEGETA.cat és una pàgina web sense ànim de lucre que té com a objectiu recopilar totes aquelles sèries en català que es van emetre entre els anys 1990, 2000 i 2010 i que van marcar a tota una generació.

For more information: http://www.vegeta.cat

Colors Saga

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Colors Saga

iOS /

Colors Saga is a game in which your speed and accuracy will lead you to success. There is only one rule: Click the designated color, although it is not as easy as it seems.

Try the three game modes available:

– Classic: Hold all you can
– Change: Don’t let it fool you
– Chrono: Do it as quickly as possible
– Challenger: An exciting challenge

For more information: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/colors-saga/id977118549

Numbers Saga

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Numbers Saga

iOS /

Do you remember to add, subtract and multiply?
Numbers Saga will test your reaction, your calculation speed and your intuition.
How far can you get?

Content:

– Three modes: Easy, Hard, God
– Each mode has 100 levels
– Game Center integrated. Test your level with other players
– Minimalist design and ease of use

For more information: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/numbers-saga/id978783559

LoLNexus

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LoLNexus

iOS /

LoLNexus is your go-to source to lookup ongoing League of Legends matches. It provides you with detailed information about every player in the game, giving you a chance to familiarize yourself with them and size them up.

LoLNexus uses the data of OP.GG to ensure a complete integration.

How does it work?
Once a game has started, simply enter the name of one of the players in the match, and LoLNexus will take care of the rest.

For more information: https://sensortower.com/ios/us/pol-alzina/app/lolnexus-match-scouter-for-league-of-legends/765059876/overview

Molten WoW iOS

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Molten WoW iOS

iOS /

The Unofficial Molten-WoW app for iPhone and iPod Touch is a portable tool that gives you powerful features such as accessing the armory, buying items in the marketplace, voting with just 1 click, seeing the latest news and checking the status of all realms.

For more information: https://mw.alzina.dev

TDT España

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TDT España

iOS /

Programación TDT en España (Televisión Digital Terrestre)

· Soporta todos los canales de España. +133 canales!
· Muestra la programación diaria de todos los canales.
· Función “What is it doing now” implementada, que permite saber que programa están emitiendo actualmente.

For more information: https://itunes.apple.com/qa/app/tdt-espana/id682665351

Match Search for LoL

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Match Search for LoL

Android /

Search League of Legends games in real time.

Detailed information of each player:

· Summoner Name
· Magic
· Champions
· KDA
· Won games
· Rankeds
· Series
· Runes
· and much more!

Supported regions: NA, EUW, EUNE, BR, TR, RU, LAN, LAS, OCE

Match Search is available in the following languages:

· English
· Spanish
· German
· Français
· Italian
· ελληνικά
· Türkçe
· Русский
· Melayu
· 中文
· 일본 의
· 한국 의

For more information: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.poliuscorp.matchsearch

YouWaiter

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YouWaiter

Android /

Your Waiter is the perfect and easy application to take restaurant orders.

What functions does your waiter integrate?

  • Products. Complete management of restaurant products. The current stock, the price of each product, and an image and small description are shown.
  • Orders. Complete management of restaurant orders. Orders can be ordered according to their price, units and also allows you to search for orders between two datas and see at all times the price gained from all orders placed.
  • Help. Section where is detailed how each section of the application works.
  • Configuration. Allows you to change the language of the application among three available (Spanish, English, Catalan).

For more information: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.poliuscorp.youwaiter

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Hey! I did not expect you to get that far down the page!

Well, I can not keep hiding this. It was a matter of coming to light.

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