Jose Mariano Lopez-Urdiales
Entrepreneur in near-spaceflight, MIT graduate and father of 2.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Employed Full-Time |
| Website: | http://www.inbloon.com |
| Skills: | Business, Engineering, English, French, Languages, Russian, Spanish |
| Location: | Barcelona, Spain |
| Groups: | Growth Companies 2010 - HiT bizBarcelona |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Tags: | aerospace, clean tech, europe, experiential, high-end, Travel |
| Schools: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | zero2infinity |
| Position: | CEO |
| Time period: | March 2009 - Present |
| Description: | Founded the first environmentally friendly near-space company. |
| Employer: | Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña |
| Position: | Lecturer |
| Time period: | January 2007 - Present |
| Description: | Responsible of preparing teaching materials, exams and lecturing the Space Vehicles course (4th year)
Co‐responsible, with Prof. Martínez‐Sánchez from MIT, of the Space Propulsion course (5th year) |
| Employer: | Barcelona Aeronautics and Space Association |
| Position: | General Manager |
| Time period: | March 2006 - March 2009 |
| Description: | Developed a new strategic plan for the Catalan aerospace cluster for the 2008‐2012 period
Led a winning bid for the International Space University's Space Studies Program 2008 in Barcelona Co‐organized the ASD Annual Convention in 2007 in Barcelona Coordinated and presented to the European Commission the Spanish candidacy to host the Galileo Supervisory Authority in Barcelona |
| Employer: | The Boeing Company Phantom Works |
| Position: | Air Traffic Management Systems Engineer |
| Time period: | January 2005 - December 2006 |
| Description: | Derived highly accurate aircraft performance models from trajectory data, for Eurocontrol
This piece of research will allow future air traffic management systems to operate more efficiently |
| Employer: | Cryospace |
| Position: | Consultant |
| Time period: | January 2001 - December 2002 |
| Description: | Upgraded the design of the main cryogenic tank of the Ariane 5 launcher
Reduced cost and mass by substituting mechanical unions by adhesives |
| Employer: | European Space Agency |
| Position: | Young Graduate Trainee |
| Time period: | January 2000 - December 2001 |
| Description: | Designed, built, operated in parabolic flights, and post‐processed an original experiment of fluid mechanics in microgravity
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| Employer: | The Boston Consulting Group |
| Position: | Senior Associate |
| Time period: | December 2005 |
| Description: | Contributed to the growth of the credit and currency derivatives business of a major savings bank
Collaborated in the strategic plan of a major Spanish airline |
EDUCATION
| University: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Time period: | 2002 - 2004 |
| Degree: | Aeronautics and Astronautics , MSc |
| University: | Universidad Politécnica de Madrid |
| Time period: | 1995 - 2000 |
| Degree: | Space Vehicles , BEng |
PUBLICATIONS
| Articles: | Spaceports: The Necessary Infrastructure for Private Spaceflight, 59th International Astronautical Congress, October 2008, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Progress on Colloid Propulsion, Master of Science Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, September 2004 Externally Wetted Ionic Liquid Thruster, European Space Agency, SPACE PROPULSION 2004, 2‐9 June 2004, Sardinia, Italy Electrospray emission from nonwetting flat dielectric surfaces, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 276, 2, pp. 392‐399, August 2004 The role of balloons in the future development of space tourism, 53rd International Astronautical Congress, Houston, TX, USA, October 10‐19, 2002 The Orbital Liquid Experiment (OLE), European Space Agency Bulletin, 109, February 2002 Dreams and realities: the challenges facing the development of space tourism, Space Policy, 17, Elsevier Science Ltd. 2001 White paper on the creation of a Chilean Space Agency, International Space University, 2000 Space Tourism: From Dream to Reality, International Space University Design Project, 2000 |
INFORMATION
| Sports: | soccer, badminton, and alpine skiing. |
| Hobbies: | Travel, diving and cooking. |
| Memberships: | Association of Spanish Aeronautical Engineers in Catalonia.
La Caixa. |
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zero2infinity
Ever wanted to see the Earth, shining blue against the blackness of Space, on the eyes of the person you love?
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Conor Neill
Bilingual Master of Business Administration from IESE Business school (2004), BSc in Artificial Intelligence and Psychology from University of Nottingham (1994), Consejero Delegado, socio at Taxijet since 2006.
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Arístides Senra
Spanish, Industrial Engineer, MBA & Entrepreneur. Experience as a Consultant, Sales Engineer and now Lead manager at Technology-based SMEs UPM (Technical University Madrid)
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