CTO · Engineering Leader · 20 Years

Marc Llopart

Building AI & search systems

I build AI and search systems — and the engineering teams that ship them.

Lived & worked 41.4°N  Barcelona 53.3°N  Dublin 42.4°N  Boston · Remote
01 — The route so far

Career elevation profile

Altitude = role seniority · x = year · summit = Medullar, CTO

02 — Highlights

Key ascents

  • Elevated to CTO, leading the technological vision and strategy — fostering innovation and guiding Medullar Solutions Inc. through its next phases of growth in AI and software development.
  • Demonstrated hands-on leadership in architecture and software development, overseeing multiple remote engineering teams at Keeeb Inc. and fostering a highly collaborative environment.
  • Established a remote engineering team from scratch — Backend, AI and Frontend — that built a microservices architecture. Recruited and coached 15+ developers worldwide into a team that launched a successful product.
  • Transitioned Keeeb Inc. from a monolithic architecture to a scalable microservices framework, running 12+ services in Kubernetes for on-demand scalability.
  • Collaborated closely with DevOps on Docker and Kubernetes, deployment infrastructure, and automation processes.
  • Managed C-level relationships, founders and investors — driving technological innovation and continuous client engagement.
  • Introduced process improvements across code organization, CI/CD, Jira, Bitbucket workflow and testing environments, lifting efficiency and productivity.
  • Spearheaded technology transformation at Santander Bank US for the AML and Fraud team using BAE (formerly Norkom) technology, overseeing project lifecycles and ensuring successful deployments.
  • Founded and launched three startups — identifying market needs, building the solutions, and bringing them to market.
  • Built global perspective and adaptability by living in Spain, Ireland and the USA, sharpening problem-solving and readiness for the unforeseen.
03 — The climb

Experience

Medullar Solutions Inc.

2022 – Present
Chief Technology Officer Remote

As CTO I drive Medullar's technological direction and innovation, spanning strategic planning and operational management, and keeping the tech strategy in step with business objectives.

Before we raised investment, I built a proof of concept from the ground up, then designed the full infrastructure — DevOps and software architecture — for scalable, efficient product development.

Development Team Lead Remote / Manresa, Spain

Led the Apps team, driving the mobility product toward its goals while promoting the platform's and the team's stability. I:

  • Worked with the CTO to craft the technical roadmap.
  • Steered new features and developments end to end.
  • Championed clean, maintainable, scalable, optimized code.
  • Improved platform performance for speed and scalability.
  • Mentored the team through one-on-ones and hands-on direction.
  • Owned deliverables to guarantee client satisfaction.

BITA GmbH

2022
Interim Lead Data Architect Remote

Six-month consulting engagement helping BITA organize and evolve its cloud architecture on AWS.

Keeeb Inc.

2019 – 2021
Director of Engineering Remote

As Director of Engineering at Keeeb, I:

  • Led agile engineering teams across the product development lifecycle.
  • Acted as chief architect for web technologies and drafted API specifications.
  • Simplified complex technical and business challenges for diverse audiences.
  • Ensured software was robust, elegant, scalable and performant under heavy load.
  • Synchronized roadmaps, resourcing and stakeholder engagement with Product.
  • Cultivated a high-achieving, inclusive and collaborative engineering culture.
  • Influenced strategic decisions across roadmap, architecture and planning.

Keeeb Deutschland GmbH

2018 – 2019
Developer Lead Remote

Led the team building Keeeb's core products and established the software architecture.

Stack: Python, Elasticsearch, RabbitMQ, AI, Docker, Ansible, Vagrant, Big Data, Hadoop, Cloudera, Redis, PostgreSQL · Scrum

Abacus Marketing Solutions

2017 – 2018
Senior PHP Backend Developer Barcelona, Spain

Ran the company's email distribution platform for bulk email campaigns.

Stack: PHP (Symfony 2 & 3), MongoDB, MySQL, RESTful APIs, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Postfix, Unix

Santander Bank US

2013 – 2017
Software Engineer · Project Manager Boston, MA, USA

Delivered anti-money-laundering (AML), fraud and Currency Transaction Reporting (CTR) initiatives — designing, documenting and building technical solutions that surpassed banking and regulatory standards.

Stack: Java, Unix, Oracle, ETL, SAS, DB2, Mainframe, Norkom (BAE NetReveal)

luodaint

2010 – 2013
Founder & Lead Developer Barcelona, Spain

Freelance web and iOS development for a range of clients. Founded and established two companies — FentPais and 4PeopleMedia — both still active in the Spanish market.

Stack: Python, PHP (Symfony), Objective-C, Java, MySQL, SQLite, Titanium, Node.js, HTML5/CSS3, jQuery, Bootstrap, MongoDB, PostgreSQL

Customer Support Engineer · Java Analyst Dublin, Ireland

Diagnosed systemic shortcomings, devised solutions, and validated software against client requirements and global financial-services standards.

Stack: Java, JSP, Ajax, WebSphere 6.1, JBoss, Velocity · Canoo testing, JMeter performance

Everis (NTT Data)

2003 – 2008
Java Analyst · Project Manager Barcelona, Spain

Honed my craft as developer, analyst and project leader across a diverse client base — including Deutsche Bank, the Catalonian Department of Education and AUNA Telecomunicaciones.

Stack: Java, Oracle, Mainframe, Oracle Forms, PHP, JSP

04 — Basecamp

Education & certifications

Bachelor's in Computer Engineering

UOC — Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
2015 – Present

Desarrollo de juegos con Unreal Engine 4, de 0 a profesional

Udemy
2021

Programar Blueprints en Unreal Engine, de 0 a profesional

Udemy
2021

Elasticsearch 6 and the Elastic Stack — In Depth & Hands On

Udemy
2018

Create Your First Profitable Online Business

Udemy
2017

Unity: From Master to Pro by Building 6 Games

Udemy
2017

The Complete iOS Game Course with SpriteKit & Swift

Udemy
2017

iOS 10 & Swift 3: From Beginner to Paid Professional

Udemy
2017

Build a Twitter-like App with Django 1.10

Udemy
2016

Business Analysis Foundation

Isban — Santander US
2016

PMP Course

Isban — Santander US
2016

Manage Agile Projects Using Scrum

Isban — Santander US
2016

Developing Computer Applications

Universitat Abat Oliba
2001 – 2003
05 — On the record

Testimonials

His strong technical knowledge and ability were core to the success of one of Norkom's largest projects. A great team player who adapts quickly to new challenges — I'd have no hesitation recommending Marc.
Paul O'Regan
Business leader at MasterCard
Very professional, with great attention to detail, hard-working and a real team player. He showed technical leadership on a number of complex deliverables. I'd have no hesitation recommending him.
Fintan Maher
Product Manager at IBM
Over two years on a long-term project, Marc showed strong leadership while creating a positive environment for his team. A self-starter who goes above and beyond — I highly recommend him with no reservations.
Jacquelyn Perrotti
T&O Analyst II at Santander Bank, N.A.
An exceptional person, always leading by example. His vast knowledge across frontend and backend drives well-reasoned architecture decisions, and his problem-solving extends to the soft-skill level that keeps teams effective.
Alexander Noack
IT Manager & DevOps Specialist
A great team player, solution-oriented even with complex challenges, and always with the goal in mind. Beyond that, he's just super nice to work — and talk — with.
Dan Nommensen
Director, Keeeb Innovation Lab
The best experience I've had with any company. Marc successfully managed a large, distributed remote team — even before the pandemic. The positive culture he built let us truly enjoy scaling an awesome product. I'd gladly work with him again.
Massimo Scamarcia
Senior DevOps Engineer
An effective manager and a natural leader. Marc has the technical know-how, empathy and ability to organize work so team members show the full extent of their skills. A great experience to work alongside.
Banki Louis
Frontend Developer