# Mariano Alvarez

> Software Developer based in Rincon de la Victoria, Andalucia, Spain.
> 5+ years building web products from UI to infrastructure. Currently at A-SAFE Digital, working across the full stack with AI-integrated workflows. I use AI to accelerate execution — human judgment drives the architecture.

## Contact

- Website: https://marianoalvarez.dev
- GitHub: https://github.com/creativoma
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ma-marianoalvarez/
- X / Twitter: https://x.com/dev_creativoma
- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/~creativoma
- Email: hello@marianoalvarez.dev
- Support: https://buymeacoffee.com/creativoma

## Work Experience

- A-SAFE Digital - Software Developer (2024-present): Working across 12+ product domains in a Rails + React monorepo, contributing end-to-end — from UI components to auth, reporting, and infrastructure. Integrating AI tools into workflow to ship faster without sacrificing quality. Recognized as a technical reference on the team for applied AI adoption.
- CREATIVOMA - Full Stack Developer (2021-2024)
- Cronopios | Comunicacion con proposito - Full Stack Developer / Technology Director (2021-2024)
- Devea Hub - Frontend Developer (2023)
- Isabella Premium Group - Full Stack Developer (2023)
- El Puente Publicidad - Full Stack Developer (2022-2023)

## Open Source Projects

- Reactive Contracts - Bidirectional API contracts that put frontend in control. TypeScript compiler, RPC, validation. https://github.com/creativoma/reactive-contracts
- Formachine - Type-safe, declarative multi-step forms for React. https://github.com/creativoma/formachine
- Virtual Try-On Store - AI-powered virtual try-on platform using Gemini AI. https://github.com/creativoma/virtual-try-on-store
- Create Stack - Interactive CLI to scaffold modern web projects. https://github.com/creativoma/create-stack
- Liquid Glass - React component with liquid frosted glass effect. https://github.com/creativoma/liquid-glass
- Elegant Notes App - Minimalist note-taking app with clean design. https://elegantnotesapp.com / https://github.com/creativoma/elegant-notes-app
- Better Auth with Next.js - Modern auth system with Next.js 15, PostgreSQL, session management and email verification. https://github.com/creativoma/better-auth-nextjs
- Ollama TUI - Terminal interface to browse, chat, download and delete local Ollama models without leaving the terminal. https://github.com/creativoma/ollama-tui
- Freelow - CLI for freelancers to track hours, tasks, and commits from the terminal. https://github.com/creativoma/freelow
- Lab Starter - Starter template for creative coding experiments with Tweakpane. https://github.com/creativoma/lab-starter

## npm Packages

- @creativoma/liquid-glass - React component with liquid frosted glass / glassmorphism effect. https://www.npmjs.com/package/@creativoma/liquid-glass
- @creativoma/ui-kit - Component library built with Tailwind CSS v4 (Button, Card, Form, Input, Tabs, Pagination and more). https://www.npmjs.com/package/@creativoma/ui-kit

## OSS Contributions

- vercel-labs/portless - 1 PR open
- vercel-labs/visual-json - 1 PR open
- FrancisDeea/pocketool - 5 PRs merged
- vercel/next.js - 1 PR merged
- shadcn-ui/ui - 1 PR merged
- pixijs/pixijs - 5 PRs merged
- pixijs/pixijs.com - 2 PRs merged
- pixijs/pixi-react - 1 PR open
- pmndrs/drei - 1 PR closed
- radix-ui/website - 1 PR merged
- Lemoncode/quickmock - 1 PR merged
- lukasbach/react-complex-tree - 1 PR merged
- heedrox/abbreviame - 1 PR merged

## Tech Stack

- Languages: TypeScript, JavaScript, Ruby, HTML5, CSS3, SQL, PHP
- Frameworks: React, Next.js, Astro, Angular, Ruby on Rails, Hotwire
- UI & Motion: TailwindCSS, Framer Motion, GSAP, Three.js, React Three Fiber, PIXI.js, tldraw
- State & Data: Zustand, SWR, TanStack Query, tRPC, Zod, i18next, Inertia.js
- Backend & DB: Node.js, Express, Prisma, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB
- Tooling: Git, Docker, AWS, Vercel, Turborepo, Figma, Jest, Vitest, Playwright
- AI: Claude API, OpenAI, Gemini, Vercel AI SDK, MCPs

## Education

- Universitat Oberta de Catalunya - B.S. Computer Engineering (2025)
- freeCodeCamp - JS Algorithms & Data Structures (2023)
- freeCodeCamp - Responsive Web Design (2023)
- Scrimba - React JS / Modern JavaScript (2023)

## Blog

- https://marianoalvarez.dev/blog
- Topics: web development, UI design, TypeScript, career experiences