Manuel Vila
Full-Stack Engineer With an Eye for UX/UI
Founder at 1Place
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Career: 6
Founder
1Place
Apr 2023 - Present
Founder
1Place
Founded 1Place SASU, a (currently solo) France-based company, to work on my own projects while offering my services to local or remote customers: • Currently building “1Place” (https://1place.app), an open platform for a new generation of SaaS apps to enhance user experience and developer productivity.
Founder
1Place Inc.
Jul 2016 - Jun 2023
Founder
1Place Inc.
Founded 1Place Inc., a Japan-based company, to work on my own projects while offering my services to local or remote customers: • Assumed the role of CTO at Medmain (https://en.medmain.com) for 18 months. • Created the software (embedded app + web app) of Dalbin Table (https://www.dalbin.com). • Created an iOS/Android app for a coworking space managed by SEREAL (https://sereal.jp). • Created “Run” (https://run.tools), an ambitious open-source project to enable a new generation of development tools. • Created “Layr” (https://layrjs.com), a set of JS/TS libraries to dramatically simplify the development of full-stack web, mobile, and desktop applications. • Created “CodebaseShow” (https://codebase.show), a website enabling developers to publish codebase examples using various languages, libraries, and frameworks. • Created an internal web app supporting AI R&D at Medmain (https://en.medmain.com).
Independent IT Consultant
Self-Employed
2009 - 2016
Independent IT Consultant
Self-Employed
Modernized the whole software infrastructure of Alpha Visa Congrès (France), and designed and implemented the following applications: • An event management web app coupled with legacy software. • A check-in system running on iOS. • A lead retrieval app for iOS and Android (https://goo.gl/r9Fo2w). • An email system.
Independent Software Author
Self-Employed
2001 - 2014
Independent Software Author
Self-Employed
Designed and implemented “e-bat", an invoicing desktop software (macOS and Windows) for the construction industry. The software was sold to more than 3,000 customers by the publisher "Office des Prix des Bâtiment".
Founder
grenouille.com
1999 - 2007
Founder
grenouille.com
Founded "grenouille.com", a non-profit organization that played an essential role in the development of broadband internet in France. By measuring and publishing the quality of service, the organization has stimulated competition among internet service providers.
Software Engineer
Alpha Visa Congrès
1992 - 1998
Software Engineer
Alpha Visa Congrès
Designed and implemented an event management app for Alpha Visa Congrès. The software included modules to manage all activities of the company: invoicing, hotel bookings, participant registration, badges, etc.
Education: 1
Self-taught
Education
Self-taught
Education
I fell in love with programming at 12 years old and sold my first app when I was 16. After high school, I went to college, but as I was already making a living with programming, I dropped out after a year. Since then, my passion for creating software and my hunger to learn naturally led me to deepen my knowledge in many fields: product design, UX/UI, software engineering, cloud hosting, and entrepreneurship.