Patrick Alvarez

Experience

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  TECS

  Jan 2012 - Aug 2023

  TECS is a language company that helps students of all ages improve their English through their academies, residential summer schools, programmes for schools and programmes abroad. Renowned for pioneering the first 100% Total English programmes in Spain.• Built and designed the recruitment website from the ground up while continuing all updates, editing, website maintenance, and marketing all resulting in a 300% increase in applicants in the first year alone. • Led redesign of the entire recruitment process from implementation to execution utilizing a dedicated website and various third party softwares (MS Teams, Zoom, Zoho Recruit ATS, Airtable, etc.) optimizing the workflow and output of the recruitment process, as well as increasing overall velocity to hire for the organization. • Oversee the recruitment, training and management of 150 staff per year, resulting in >50% of staff returning year over year in the European market where turnover is volatile.• 10,000+ highly satisfied students and parents - Average feedback 4.35/5. Show less Recruitment, Staffing, Resource Development, Logistical planning, Training, and quality control of programmes on TECS summer camps.* Training of senior and mid-management on man-management and camp programme management.* Overall Responsible for all camp staff * Quality control of camp activity programmes through observations and feedback of staff and management. * Supporting staff and management on all aspects of summer camp..* Ensuring high quality of language learning taking place by campers. TECS summer camps runs 7 different language camps in Spain with up to 1500 campers. Show less

  • Director of Language Camps

    Feb 2020 - Aug 2023

  • Assistant Director of Language Camps

    Feb 2013 - Jan 2020

  • Camp Recruitment and Resource

    Jan 2012 - Jan 2013
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  Patrick Alvarez Website Design for Coaches

  Sept 2017 - Apr 2025

  Freelance Web Designer & Owner

  Website design, development and maintenance for coaches and other solo entrepreneurs. Helpedcoaches get online by planning, designing & developing sales-optimized websites.• 4x clients and +143% increase in calls within six months of launch - Inge Hol Coaching.• Achieved client satisfaction through all various services and website projects provided resulting in a 4.5/5 stars on Google and 5/5 reviews on Facebook.• Built "Test Your Resilience" that was then sold to Australian Council for Educational Research.• Designed, built, and hosted website, achieving 140% increase in site traffic in under six months - Translation Pros. Show less

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  ROCCO

  Nov 2018 - Jul 2019

  Website Developer

  ROCCO group is a consultancy business for the Telecoms sector, working with some of the largest companies such as Vodafone, O2, T-Mobile and their vendors.• Developed the e-commerce aspect of the website from within the WordPress framework, significantly increasing sales across the entire sector for the consultancy. • Liaised directly with the Chief Executive Officer to expand the ROCCO group with various education and strategy initiatives with the goal of building the organization into what it is today. • Created the websites for the ROCCO U and ROCCO Strategy businesses utilizing Wordpress development by designing and developing WordPress themes and plugins, researched and composed website user guides and documentation all resulting in a dynamic and seamless ease-of-use online presence. Show less

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  Nova

  Mar 2024 - Apr 2025

  Software Engineer

  Nova is the global community of high-level talent with over 20,000 users living in 95 countries around the world.Responsibilities: ✔ Developing new frontend features using React, NextJS, Typescript and Tailwind.✔ Backend tasks using NodeJS, Express, Knex, SES, SQS, and Jest.✔ Management of relational databases (MySQL).✔ Bug management (using an SLA system)

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  Mews

  Mar 2025 - now

  Software Engineer

  Fintech | Multicurrency