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marcos@bds.com.py · bds.com.py · Yguazú, Alto Paraná, Paraguay · PDF
Public health
Adopted by the Municipality of Yguazú, working with SENEPA, less than a year after NASA Space Apps 2025
MosquitOFF is a dengue-risk map of Paraguay, scored by district, that shows where the Aedes aegypti mosquito (which carries dengue, Zika, chikungunya and yellow fever) is likely to multiply. In August 2026 my own town began using it, together with SENEPA, the national vector control service.1,2,5
- Districts
- Risk by district
- NASA data layers
- 3
- Local version
- Yguazú
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Third Prize (Bronze Medal), category Digital Health and Healthcare, at the Belt and Road & BRICS Skills Development and Technology Innovation Competition in Guangzhou.6
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My team trains health-post staff, teachers and public employees to use it.
The app scores risk by district from three NASA data layers, GPM IMERG (precipitation), GEOS-FP (temperature) and SMAP (soil moisture), together with population from the 2022 census.7 Its “Futuro” view is a month-by-month climate outlook, not a forecast of cases. Reported dengue cases are shown as a reference layer and do not change the risk score. Yguazú has its own map, with neighbourhood-level risk and case reporting by authorised health staff, built with the municipal Environment Directorate.1,7 Adoption began in August 2026, so there is no season of results yet: whether targeted clean-ups reduce cases is still to be measured. Mayor Mauro Kawano called the platform “revolutionary”.2
Live map: mosquitoff.com.py
Head of Marketing 2022–2025 · Director of Strategic Partnerships & Education 2025–present
I created GDevelop’s education vertical and took it to schools and companies on every inhabited continent.
GDevelop is an open-source game engine. The company is registered in the UK and the team works from France.
- GDevelop for Education users (students and teachers)
- 10,000
- Inhabited continents with schools or companies using it
- All 6
- Participants across game jams and community events, 2022–2023
- 1,000+
- Created GDevelop’s education vertical, covering curriculum and commercial partnerships, and took it to schools and companies on every inhabited continent. GDevelop for Education is used by 10,000 students and teachers (gdevelop.io/education).
- Took the site to its highest-ever weekly and monthly visitors in 2023, by running the SEO strategy.
- Drew more than 1,000 participants to game jams and community events in 2022–2023, by organising them with judges and cash prizes.
- Set up partnerships with Humble Bundle, Fanatical and Global Game Jam 2024 (sponsorship negotiated at no cost).
I also write for the GDevelop blog. The latest post is Why Use GDevelop When You Can Just Use AI?, from 30 June 2026.1 Florian Rival, GDevelop's CEO, has written me a letter of recommendation.2
1Blog post, GDevelop, 30 June 2026. gdevelop.io/blog/why-use-gdevelop-when-you-can-use-ai
2Letter of recommendation, Florian Rival, CEO, GDevelop Ltd. Available on request.
Honours, with the proof attached where I have it.
| Year | Recognition | For | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Third Prize (Bronze Medal), category Digital Health and Healthcare, Belt and Road & BRICS Skills Development and Technology Innovation Competition (Guangzhou International Competition), 21–23 Aug 2026, Guangzhou. Entry I-2026BR002-CNGZ-027. | MosquitOFF | Official results, page 12 |
| 2026 | 2nd place, Hackatón GuaranIA 2026 (August 2026), team ÑandutIA (Marcos Codas, Samira Ríos, Marcelo Pesalaccia). Organised by Universidad Católica (Campus Alto Paraná), Universidad de la República (Uruguay), BID Lab and CIDIT. | Synthetic Guaraní datasets for AI tools, designed for blind users working with screen readers | CIDIT Paraguay, Instagram, 13 Aug 2026 |
| 2025 | NASA International Space Apps Challenge: local winner, Ciudad del Este, and Global Nominee | MosquitOFF | Asunción Times, Paraguay.com |
| 2022–2023 | University of the People: Dean's List (T2 2023) and Honor's List (T5 2022, T5 2023) | Associate's degree in Business Administration, on a full scholarship | University of the People |
| 2016– | Kurusu Serapio: Official Selection at international film festivals. Declared of cultural interest by departmental and municipal governments. | Short film I wrote and directed | Black Door Studios |
Where I have worked and studied
| Years | Role | Organisation | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025– | Director of Strategic Partnerships & Education | GDevelop | UK / France, remote |
| 2022–2025 | Head of Marketing | GDevelop | UK / France, remote |
| 2025– | Creator | MosquitOFF | Paraguay |
| 2006– | Owner, producer | Black Door Studios | Canada 2006–2015, Paraguay 2015– |
| 2015– | Deputy head of web publications | Infinite Frontiers / Vita Player | Wales |
| 2018–2021 | Staff writer, then assistant editor, then business development consultant | Epic Pictures Group / Dread Central | USA |
| 2015–2021 | Built and ran the website and e-learning platform; trained faculty | Universidad Nacional de Itapúa, Faculty of Medicine | Paraguay |
| 2016–2017 | English teacher | CCPA (Centro Cultural Paraguayo Americano) | Paraguay |
| Years | Qualification | Institution | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class of 2025 | Associate degree in Business Administration Full scholarship. Dean's List T2-2023. Honor's List T5-2022 and T5-2023. | University of the People | USA, online |
14 short courses (Illinois, Michigan, Berklee, CalArts, UPenn …)
- University of Illinois
- 3D Printing, three courses
- University of Michigan
- Introduction to HTML5; Python Programming
- UC Davis
- Introduction to Google SEO
- Berklee
- Ableton Live; Music Production
- CalArts
- Programming for Digital Artists
- Emory University
- Digital Sound Design
- Georgia Tech
- Survey of Music Technology
- UPenn
- Introduction to Marketing; Design: Creation of Artifacts in Society
- University of Maryland
- Developing Innovative Ideas for New Companies
Also
- Kurusu Serapio, 2016: I wrote and directed the short film and wrote the comic that made it Paraguay's first transmedia franchise. Festivals are under Recognition.
- Dread Central, 2018–2021: I wrote the SEO protocol and tutored the writers in it; grew the SMS list 7% week over week on average in 2021; brought in US$5,000+ with a Sony Pictures partnership for The Unholy.3
- Infinite Frontiers and Vita Player, Wales, since 2015: content, team management and partner relations.
- CCPA, 2016–2017: I taught English at levels A2 and C2.
Languages and places
Spanish (native), English, Guaraní, Portuguese. I am fluent in all four, spoken and written. I lived 12 years in Canada, and I live now in Yguazú, Alto Paraná.
3Letter of recommendation, Patrick Ewald, CEO, Epic Pictures Group. Available on request.
Coverage
Coverage of MosquitOFF and of the Hackatón GuaranIA result, in Spanish and English, from Paraguay and Brazil.
| Date | Outlet | Headline |
|---|---|---|
| CIDIT Paraguay (Instagram) | Hackatón GuaranIA 2026: equipos destacados | |
| La Clave | Yguazú incorpora plataforma predictiva para fortalecer la prevención del dengue | |
| Asunción Times | MosquitOFF App Brings NASA-Backed Dengue Prediction To Paraguay's Yguazú | |
| Extra | Con satélite controlarán a los mosquitos en Alto Paraná | |
| Paraguay.com | MosquitOFF: la app paraguaya premiada por la NASA que combate al mosquito del dengue | |
| Ponta Porã Informa (Brazil) | MosquitOFF: la app paraguaya premiada por la NASA que combate al mosquito del dengue |
Who can speak to the work
Letters of recommendation available on request.
| Name | Title | Organisation | Written letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florian Rival | CEO | GDevelop Ltd | Yes |
| Dr. Carolina Scott | Academic Director, Faculty of Medicine | Universidad Nacional de Itapúa | Yes |
| Patrick Ewald | CEO | Epic Pictures Group | Yes |