Valentín de la Cruz Barquero

WORK EXPERIENCE

Founder
Innopia

• Galactic Cow: Galactic Cow is an infinite runner game. You will have to apply forces to a cow in order to avoid obstacles. Some features developed for this game are power ups, shops, achievements, Facebook integration, IAP, ADS and dynamic difficulty. (C#, JavaScript, Unity)
• Cubes: Cubes is a logic game based on perspective-shifting mechanics. The player will have to change the point of view of the camera to solve different puzzles and reach the goal. (C#, JavaScript, Unity)

Software Engineer
Medical Simulator

• Decision making on IT projects and project management.
• Work on the interface and structure of an e-learning platform. (PHP, HTML5, JavaScript, CSS, MySQL, JQuery)
• Development of an app connected to a smart tourniquet simulator. (C#, JavaScript, Unity)
• Development of AR demos. (C#, JavaScript, Unity + Vuforia)
• Development of Oculus and HTC Vive demos. (C#, JavaScript, Unity)
• Laparoscopic tools tracking using Leap Motion. (C#, JavaScript, Unity)
• Programming of a small Arduino prototype. (C)
• Development of small AR demos for Google Glass and Epson Moverio BT-100. (C#, JavaScript, Unity)

Freelance Software Engineer
Simumak

• Development of a driving motorcycle simulator. (C#, JavaScript, Unity)

Software Engineer
Moribuss

• Personality capture surveys. (HTML5, JavaScript)
• Online card videogame development. (C#, JavaScript, Unity)

Research fellowship as Software Engineer
Carlos III University

• Development of a wheelchair simulator with a moving platform of 3 Degrees of Freedom. (C#, JavaScript, Unity)
• Research about augmented reality and integration on different projects.
• Integration of the Oculus Rift 3D glasses in the wheelchair simulator.
• Integration of biometrics authentication hardware in the wheelchair simulator.
• Work on a multiplayer online mode for connecting wheelchairs controlled by different players in the same environment. (C#, JavaScript, Unity + Photon)
• Statistical parameters calculation: Optimal path vs User path and Optimal interval time vs User interval time.

Trainee as Software Engineer
Simumak

Work as a part of the development team on software and hardware integrations using Unity:

• Head Tracker integration in a car simulator in order to let the user look at the rearview mirrors.
• Biometrics authentication hardware integration in the car simulator.
• 5.1 speakers control for the simulator.
• Participation in the AI of the simulator: windshield and lights of the cars depending on the weather.

EDUCATION

Python for Finance: Investment Fundamentals & Data Analyticsbr/> (SciPy, Python)
Udemy

2020 Complete Python Bootcamp: From Zero to Hero in Python
(Python)
Udemy

Git & GitHub Crash Course
(Git)
Udemy

Advanced C++ Programming Training Course
(C++)
Udemy

Review of inheritance, polymorphism, creating templates, working with exception handling, stream input/output management, associative containers, algorithms, stacks, queues and binary trees, different search and sort methods, namespaces and working with advanced string class methods.

Finish It! Motivation & Processes For Video Game Development
Udemy

Coding in Unity: Mastering Procedural Mesh Generation
(C#, JavaScript, Unity)
Udemy

Game Devs Unleash Artificial Intelligence: Flocking Agents
(C#, JavaScript, Unity)
Udemy

Online Artificial Intelligence MOOC
(Python)
edX: Berkeley, University of California

Study of search and planning algorithms (Depth-First, Breadth-First, Uniform-Cost, A*), constraint satisfaction problems, game trees and decision theory (minimax, expectimax), Markov decision processes and reinforcement learning.

Master’s Degree in Management and Development of Videogames - Playstation
European University of Madrid

Study of the whole process of videogames development: game design, target analysis, pitch document, GDD, preproduction, produc on, art, 3D modeling, Unity 3D, Q.A., marketing and postproduction. Learn from the Spanish Playstation team about the videogame industry, marketing, choosing your videogame target, selling your ideas...
Final Thesis: Development of a third person air combat videogame demo where I was chosen as the lead programmer. The demo contained AI steering behaviors, path follow, power ups, animations, particles, menus and sound effects.

Bachelor’s Degree in Telecommunication Systems Engineering
Carlos III University

Study of many areas in the field of telecommunications: Programming (C, C++, JAVA, MATLAB, CHIPS), Mathematics, Physics, Electronics, Digital Communications, Telematics, Signal Processing, Project Management…

AWARDS

Telecommunication liberalization awards (Fifth Position)

One of the Spanish students who studied the Bachelor’s Degree in Telecommunication Systems Engineering with the best Academic Records and Final Degree Project.

General Mobility Grant from the Ministry of Education and Science of Spain

Academic Excellence Scholarship Grant of the Community of Madrid

One of the best Academic Records Award in the Seventh Edition of Awards for High School Students of the University Carlos III

Honours in Bachelor of Technology at "I.E.S. Quintana de la Serena" High School

XX Spanish Physics Olympiad, National phase 2009 (Honorable Mention)

XX Spanish Physics Olympiad, Regional phase 2009 (Second Position)

Scholarship for school and family living in France

PUBLICATIONS AND MENTIONS

PhyMEL-WS: Physically Experiencing the Virtual World. Insights into Mixed Reality and Flow State on board a wheelchair simulator
Carmen Fernández-Panadero, Valentín De la Cruz Barquero, David Núñez, Morán, Carlos Delgado Kloos.

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PhyMEL - WS Wheelchair Simulator : A Preliminary Study to Increase Awareness about the Problems of Living the City in a Wheelchair
Carmen Fernández-Panadero, Valentín De la Cruz Barquero, David Núñez, Morán, Carlos Delgado Kloos (2013). Pages 210-221. In 3rd European Immersive Education Summit.

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Participation in the IV Day of eMadrid about Moocs
Demonstration of the e-Learning tool.

Demonstration of the simulator developed during the Final Degree Project in the Seminar eMadrid about “Educational Games” as a part of the PhyMEL methodology

Mention of the Final Degree Project in the website of the Madrid Community

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Mention of the Final Degree Project in the official website of the company Simumak.

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Participation in the promotional video of the Degrees of Telecommunications in the Carlos III University.

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