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PhD in Engineering from University of Cambridge. Currently participating in an Entrepreneurship & Innovation Program at MIT Sloan School of Management.
Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup
Schools:
Columbia University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Cambridge
WORK EXPERIENCE
Employer:
Microsoft Corporate Strategy, Seattle, WA
Position:
Corporate Strategy Manager
Time period:
May 2008 - August 2008
Description:
- Overall Microsoft cloud computing strategy (project for Ray Ozzie and Steve Ballmer)
Employer:
McKinsey & Company, Madrid, Spain
Position:
Management consultant (Associate) – some projects include
Time period:
January 2005 - December 2007
Description:
- Worldwide reorganization of a leading mobile handset manufacturer. Developed the business plan of the reorganization: synergies, headcount allocation, etc. with weekly reports to the CEO/CFO (Helsinki, NY, London).
- Continuous collaboration with the CEO of one of the top five mobile operators in the world (Madrid).
- Expansion strategy of one of the top five retail banks in Spain (Madrid).
- Business Plan development for the deployment of a new technology for one of the world largest fixed operators.
- Growth strategy in Asia and Central America for a leading textile manufacturer (Sao Paulo).
Employer:
Intel Corp, New York, NY
Position:
Algorithms Engineer (intern)
Time period:
June 2004 - August 2004
Description:
- Research work in the Pentium group on image rescaling algorithms for video processors. The algorithms I developed will be included in all Pentium processors sold after 2008. Work led to 1 patent application.
Employer:
NEC Laboratories America, Princeton, NJ
Position:
Research Fellow
Time period:
January 2004 - December 2005
Description:
- Research work on projects related to 4th Generation wireless networks (Broadband and Mobile Networking group). Work led to 2 journal publications, 2 conference papers, 1 patent and a proposal for a wireless standard.
Employer:
Stmicroelectronics, San Diego, CA
Position:
System Engineer (Wireless Division)
Time period:
January 2001 - December 2001
Description:
- Contribution to the development of a 3G W-CDMA chipset. Work led to 1 publication.
Employer:
Hewlett Packard, Brussels, Belgium
Position:
Mission Critical Engineer
Time period:
January 1999 - December 2001
Description:
- Work in the European headquarters in the recently created High Availability Observatory. Responsible of new process definition and implementation to ensure compliance against ISO 9002 (first six months as an internship).
Research output: 10 peer reviewed journal publications, 16 peer reviewed conference publications, and 3 patents
INFORMATION
Hobbies:
Volunteer work at Envirocare, Tanzania, 2004; Deep engagement with Care.com, Tooio.com, & Asesorseguros.com
Awards:
- 2007 - Rafael del Pino Foundation fellowship for business studies in the US (years 07-08 and 08-09) ($150K)
- 2002 - Two-year Fulbright fellowship for graduate studies in the US (only awarded to one engineer in Spain) ($95K)
- 2004 - Cambridge-MIT Institute scholarship (2 years) ($25K/year)
- 2001 - British Council/La Caixa scholarship for graduate studies in the UK (year 01-02) (£10K + full tuition)
- 1999 - Leonardo Da Vinci fellowship for Industrial Activity in Europe (6 months)
- Winner of the 2008 MIT 100K BPlan Competition (Mobile); and 2005 Cambridge University 50K BPlan competition
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