About me
I am a Cybersecurity and Cryptography Specialist focused on the protection of critical assets and digital sovereignty. Currently, I work as a Cybersecurity Consultant & Cryptography Team Lead at Kyndryl within the DataSec team, where I help IBEX35 organizations strengthen their security posture through the design of trust systems, PKI infrastructure, HSM integration and Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC).
My professional journey bridges the gap between advanced research and strategic consultancy. Previously, I was a Research Engineer at Gradiant (Security and Privacy Department), where I led and contributed to multiple European R&D projects involving Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI), post-quantum cryptography, and blockchain-based trust mechanisms.
Academic Background & Research
I hold both a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering and a Master’s degree in Cybersecurity from the University of Vigo.
- Master’s Thesis: Focused on the design and implementation of an SSI system for Digital Product Passports (DPP) on EBSI, aligned with emerging European standards.
- Bachelor’s Thesis: Addressed the development of an immutable audit logging system for enterprise-grade certificate management platforms.
Technical Focus
From a technical perspective, my work spans applied cryptography, secure system architectures, and decentralized trust. I have extensive hands-on experience with:
- Identity & Trust: W3C Verifiable Credentials, Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs), and SSI ecosystems.
- Data Security: PKI, Certificate Lifecycle Management (CLM), HSM-backed key management (Thales, Utimaco, Azure Key Vault) and PQC.
- Infrastructure: Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT), secure API design, and regulatory compliance (eIDAS, GDPR).
I primarily develop in Java, Python, and Go, and I am driven by the challenge of building high-assurance, interoperable, and security-critical systems that address real-world industrial and corporate needs.