Hèctor Manrique Prades
About Hèctor Manrique Prades
Hèctor Manrique Prades is a Front End Engineer with extensive experience in various roles across multiple companies in Barcelona, Spain. He has worked at Strands since 2023, previously held positions at Zeelo, vpTech, and ForceManager, and has a strong educational background in Computer Science and IT Project Management.
Work at Strands
Hèctor Manrique Prades has been employed at Strands as a Front-End Engineer since 2023. In this role, he has contributed to the development of the Strands Bank Platform by collaborating with the design team to establish a new Design System. He played a significant role in transitioning the platform's user interface from JavaScript to TypeScript. Additionally, he has advocated for Code Reviews and Clean Code principles within the team. Hèctor has also implemented new Ways of Working for the team, promoting an Agile mindset.
Previous Experience in Front-End Development
Before joining Strands, Hèctor worked at Zeelo as a Front-End Engineer from 2021 to 2023, and at vpTech as a Front-End Developer from 2020 to 2021. His earlier experience includes a position as Lead Front-End Developer at ForceManager from 2017 to 2020, where he had previously worked as a Front-End Developer from 2015 to 2017. He also gained experience as a Developer at eBD Soft in 2013 and at Admira Digital Networks from 2013 to 2014.
Education and Expertise
Hèctor holds a degree in Computer Science Engineering from the Facultat d'Informàtica de Barcelona (FIB), which he completed from 2006 to 2012. He furthered his education with a Postgraduate in IT Project Management at Universitat Oberta de Catalunya from 2018 to 2019. Hèctor has also studied various programming languages and concepts, including Basic PHP, Advanced PHP, and Introduction to Informatics Security at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. He achieved an Upper-Intermediate English (B2.2 CEFR) level through his studies at Meritschool from 2012 to 2014.
Advocacy for Clean Code Practices
At Strands, Hèctor has been a strong advocate for the practice of Code Reviews and Clean Code principles. His commitment to these practices aims to enhance code quality and maintainability within the development team. By promoting these principles, he contributes to a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration among team members.