Hi all! My name is Irene and I’m from Cádiz (Spain). From a very young age I was passionate about design, computers and video games.

In my earliest childhood, I loved creating ‘interactive video games’ with Powerpoint 95, designing magical worlds with Mariopaint on the SNES and playing all kinds of video games, especially Pokémon.

I was one of those girls who at 10 years old, was not able to learn the periodic table, but I knew perfectly the 151 pokémons of the first generation 🙄

My career

After university, I moved to England where I started my career as a Designer. Later on, I worked in several multinationals as a User Experience Specialist and Product Manager. It was on one of those gigs, Ingram Micro, where I met Javi

In the last 10 years, I’ve worked for all kinds of companies. From leading creative teams in the adult industry (…sexy ), to developing applications for children to learn math and computational thinking.

I have designed applications for all types of devices, marketplaces, e-commerces, directed multiple advertising campaigns… I’m a mentor in some programming schools, I help junior profiles to find their first opportunity, and I also love giving talks in schools about women in technology.

But everything wasn’t going to be good… I’m actually very childish and pizza with pineapple seems like a good option for me 🤷‍♀️

Baby & coding

When I became Nora’s mom I started studying programming and later I got my first job as a Front End Developer.

A few years later, after studying several masters and gaining experience as an entrepreneur at Smartwork, I now start my adventure at Appfire with great enthusiasm.

Future

I’ll continue enjoying my family, watching Nora and Lupa (her dog sister ) grow up, becoming a development ninja and an unbeatable Pokémon Master.