Introduction

I'm a semisenior electronics engineer who:

• • Has experience as 

    • • R&D Embedded Systems Engineer

      • R&D Electronic Engineer

      • Software Engineer

  • Has worked as coordinator of Smart Design and developing critical high-performance systems

  • Has international experience working in an multidisciplinary team

  • Has been awarded 

At BSC-CNS with CAOS Department within Parc UPC (Barcelona), from October 2019 (current job)

My main tasks here are:

• Critical high-performance embedded systems

• European-funded projects for the space, avionics and automotive industries

• Space, avionics and automotive boards

  • • Set up, test and debug the latest boards

    • Develop tools to carry out performance analyses

    • Performance assessment on the boards

    • Port applications from those industries to those boards

• NoCs and accelerators: integration of NoCs and accelerators on multicore processors

• RTL: Verification and validation of RTL developments

• Provide support to other research groups

Technology used (so far):

• MPSoC, VHDL, Verilog, C, Vivado, Verilator, RISC-V, lowRISC, bash scripts, Git, LaTeX

Why I changed job:

• Better work conditions at BSC

• At BSC I work with a team of engineers, while at ESDi I used to work alone

• I am interested in the research area, in which BSC is an international reference

In Escuela Superior de Diseño (ESDi) at Sabadell, from September 2017 to January 2019

My main tasks here were:

• Coordinator of the new department 'Smart Design', whose aim is to promote the organization by means of creating innovative technology

• Design of electronic systems from scratch.  From  a deep market-needs analysis, then an engineering analysis and study - to theoretical design & simulation and real production and assembly

• Strategic and creative team member. Internal team whose aim focuses in decide and define which projects to take, and which institutions or groups to collaborate with.

• Collaboration in internal and UE projects: being participant of many (concurrent or not) projects. I'm always responsible of providing a technological point of view and developing the engineering part.

• Give technological advice to students: everyone is welcome in my department/lab for help. I usually either solve some errors their project of improve it

Technology used:

• Electronic design, simulation & PCB: Proteus, OrCAD, SPICE, EAGLE

• Microcontrollers programming: C, C++, Raspberry Pi, PIC, EEPROM

Why I changed job:

• End of previous contract period

In Endesa (Enel) at Barcelona centre, from October 2016 to September 2017

My main tasks here were:

• Data Mining & Big Data: analyze huge amounts of data from databases to discover patterns and extract statistics, with the aim of improving and simplifying the systems

• Programming of applications: developing of functional applications to automate tasks which were done manually previously. They may have a web-server functionalities, depending on each app requirements.

• Modeling and optimization of the electrical network: the network is in constant change and improvement, then it is needed a continuous update and study of the network itself and its modelling

Technology used:

• Data mining & app programming: C, C++, R, SQL, Visual Basic, windows batch script

• Web developing: HTML, PHP, CSS, JavaScript

Why I changed job:

• This was my first job as engineer and it was a great opportunity to get into my field. Also the location and the company was a plus.

In the Council of Monforte del Cid at Alicante, from June 2016 to August 2016

My main tasks here were:

• Technology adviser:  the official technician  used to come once a month, so I was the person with skills to fix things up. Examples: installing printers, configure their server, modifying system or programs configuration, giving advice about what to change to improve efficiency.

• Edicts report & stamp: edicts are quite important within a Council so they must be treated very carefully.

• Statistics of population & registration: have a strict control of the population, register new people in the census, or modify its data, in the government database.

• Customer service and advice: listen to people's needs and giving an accurate advice of how to proceed.

Technology used:

• Windows 7 Enterprise OS, internal specific-government programs, internal server configuration, server-communicated printers, government-lawful proceedings

See all the Projects I have developed

I'm currently studying this master degree, which is expected to be completed in 2020

Points to remark:

• • It's taught at UPC, in the Telecommunications School, both international recognized and high-ranking, which are located here

  • Fully taught in English, which I prefer both because I get a wider technical vocabulary, and I personally feel more comfortable working in English when in an Engineering environment

  • Master focused on:

    • • • Nano-electronics

        • Integrated systems

        • Radio-frequency

        • Bio-sensors

  • Final year project (TFG) arranged to be developed at the IFAE, research institution in collaboration with the CERN. Although it's not a final decision and I might change it.

  • All details about the master degree can be found here

Technology used (so far):

• • Virtuoso Cadence: Analog RF design

  • LabVIEW: Simulation design, data acquisition

  • Montecarlo Simulator

1-year master studied from 2016 to 2017. 

Points to remark:

• • • Included in a grant offered by Endesa (see Experience section) in coordination with Universidad de Alcalá

    • Course for talented recent graduates

    • Online learning combined with international group works

Main contents:

• • • Ingenuity, negotiation, motivation

    • Agile methods, learn to learn, collaborative consumption

    • Personal brand, business, apps

    • Strategic communication, social networks, digital marketing

    • Intercultural diversity, smart cities

I studied this bachelor degree from 2011 to 2015 at the prestigious UPV

Points to remark:

• • It's taught in the Design School, institution recognized in Europe & internationally

  • It's internationally accredited in by the EUR-ACE quality label:

    • • • International label of excellence 

        • Awarded by the European Network for Accreditation of Engineering Education (ENAEE) 

  • Final year project (TFG) developed abroad in the Lodz University of Technology and awarded for the most innovative project of the year

    • • • The project consisted of an electronic bracelet for people with skin disease using smart textiles:

Product Design using Smart Textiles: Ultraviolet Measuring Bracelet pdf

• • I studied the full bachelor degree in a ARA group: a high efficiency group, which is a special program for remarkable students. It consists in: English language and higher level requirements

  • Average grade: 75%

  • All details about the bachelor degree can be found here

  • All contents of every course can be found here

Technology used:

• • Programming: C, C++, VHDL, Assembler language, MATLAB, Simulink, LabVIEW

    • • IDEs: Code Composer, Eclipse, Keil uVision, MPLAB

  • Microcontrollers: ARM Cortex, Texas Inst. DSPs, Arduino, PIC

  • Electronic design & PCB: OrCAD, SPICE, Proteus

  • Automatons & PLCs: TSX Premium, Unity Pro, CANOpen, OPC

  • Robotics & Artificial Vision: RobotStudio, Sherlock

From 2009 to 2011 I attended two remarkable technological High schools in Alicante region

Average grade of 2 last years of High School: 85%

IES  Las Norias (2010 - 2011)

I finished my High School studies in IES Las Norias because:

• • • IES Las Norias is in the raking of top High Schools whose students get the highest grades in the exam to access university

    • I was offered the opportunity to study a wide variety of science subjects at the same time

Among others, the main subjects I studied here were :

• • • Physics & Chemistry: small group with great dynamic and understanding

    • Advanced mathematics: private-like lessons, only the teacher and me

    • Technical drawing: private-like lessons, only the teacher and me

    • Industrial technology: not actually offered but the tech professor offered to teach me, so that I gain that knowledge

    • (Mandatory subjects: Spanish, history, philosophy, etc.)

Besides, I joined extra courses and competitions, because I liked and I have the time:

• • • Astronomy course: small group,  expeditions to the countryside

    • "Olimpiada Matemática": anual mathematics competition, in which I reached to be in 10th position

IES  El Vinalopó (2009 - 2010)

I started my High School studies in IES El Vinalopó because:

• • • It is among the top most-technological High Schools in the region

    • It offers tech-related subjects that other High Schools did not 

Among others, the main subjects I studied here were :

• • • Physics & Chemistry: high level and huge number of lab practices

    • Advanced mathematics: a small group of the best math students was made up to attend the National Mathematics Olympiad, which I joined

    • Industrial technology: small and dynamic group, practices with real industrial machines and tech devices

    • (Mandatory subjects: Spanish, history, philosophy, etc.)

Apart from my main background, which is electronics-oriented, I actually do have a wider background, that is presented below:

At the same time that I was studying the bachelor at UPV, I've always liked to improve my knowledge in top technologies:

• Data Science: although it's mainly out of my professional choice (electronics), they share a science core. I find very useful and practical to obtain better ways to work with data. Specifically I've been trained in:

  • • • • Data Mining: professional experience at Endesa, where one of my tasks was analyzing huge amounts of data from databases to discover patterns and extract statistics, with the aim of improving and simplifying the system

        • Big Data: professional experience at Endesa, included in the described task above. Also, studied a university course at bachelor, consisting in a intensive course covering from the basics to medium level

• 3D printing: hands-on course oriented to people with previous skills. Modelling made with SolidWorks and printing done with a small-size 3D printer. Developed small complex pieces

• Renewable energies: course consisting in a set of conferenced by remarkable speakers. Covered topics from technologies to actual world and market state.

• Scientific papers: course consisting in a complete training to develop thorough scientific papers and sharing them in the proper way

I like to be constantly learning languages and improving them. So far, I have done the following language courses:

• English B1 (Nottingham): 80-hours course developed abroad in Nottingham (UK) in 2010, funded with a grant for the best high school students. The course included:

  • • • • 80h devoted to theory lectures in University of Nottingham

        • Group activities in Nottingham and London cities: museums, theaters, countryside

        • Living daily with a native host family, in my case a warm Irish family

• English B2 (Vancouver): intensive 80-hours course developed in Vancouver (Canada) in 2012, funded with grant for the best university students. The course included:

  • • • • 80h devoted to theory lectures and group activities within King George International College

        • English-only rule, any other language was prohibited within the building

        • Living daily with a host family, in my case a nice Philippine family

        • Activities within Vancouver: group visits to most remarkable places

• English C1 (Spain): intensive 60-hours course developed in Universidad de Alicante, aimed at training for the official Certificate in Advanced English by the University of Cambridge (C1 equivalence)

  • • • • Official CAE exam passed successfully, in June 2016

• Polish A1 (Łódź): 45-hours course developed in Łódź (Poland) in 2015, while I was finishing my Bachelor studies in an Erasmus+ program. The course included:

  • • • • Class lectures of basic-level Polish: interactive dynamics based on real life

        • Group visits to remarkable places: interact using Polish

• Polish Tandem (Łódź): language exchange activity, which let me get a higher Polish proficiency. It was developed weekly within Łódź city with a Polish person of my age

See also Languages 

European Project Semester

I developed my thesis of the bachelor in a special project type, named European Project Semester, which consists in:

• • • A European-recognized project, present in the best universities

    • The project shall be developed from scratch by a international (each team member shall be from a different country) and interdisciplinary team (each team member shall be skilled in a different area)

A full description of this type of project can be found here

In my case, my team consisted in:

• • • A Dutch woman, skilled in textile engineering

    • A Polish man, skilled in industrial engineering

    • A French man, skilled in business

    • A Ecuadorian man, skilled in electronics

    • A Spanish man, skilled in electronics (me)

After a first stage of market analysis with design thinking methodology, the chosen projet to develop consisted in a electronic bracelet for people with skin problems, which depending on the skin type of the person, and analysing the sun intensity in real-time, warns the user when there is risk of skin burn.

The whole project was developed at the Lodz University of Technology. At the end, our team received an award for the most innovative project of the year.

Virtual Reality, with NASA & HP

Project developed working at Escuela Superior de Diseño (ESDi), collaborating with NASA and HP. The project aims to find a way to live in Mars, taking into account the planet conditions. 

Specifically, the project consists in a new way to interact and work without the need of physical objects, but only a VR glasses:

• • • The user performs all the tasks and communications only in a virtual reality (VR) environment. The glasses, provided by HP, detects accurately the hands motion

    • The user can move freely in a Segway, modified properly to support the whole system and being independent and standalone.

    • In a following stage, smart fabric will be included in the system.

My task in this big project is to design a power stage (interface) to power all the VR equipment from the Segway battery itself.

Virtual Assistant

Project developed working at Escuela Superior de Diseño (ESDi). It consisted of an actual Virtual Assistant powered by a:

• • • Raspberry Pi: the core of the system, where all was connected and programmed with a Raspberry script

    • Projector: the device that actually makes the Virtual Assistant visible, projecting it in a custom crystal, made by ESDi design team

    • Movement / presence detector: a simple device that awakes the whole system and starts up the Virtual Assistant

A first prototype can be found here

Smart bench with wireless charge

Project developed working at Escuela Superior de Diseño (ESDi). It consisted, as the name indicates, of a smart bench which has to main features:

• • • Smart light: the bench contains several light bulbs, where each bulb turns on when a person sits in the place corresponding to its light focus. Besides, the light only works when it has to: does not work when the is too much light in the environment, and does not work when there is no light at all (school is closed)

    • Wireless charger: furthermore the bench has a charge point in the middle place of each branch, which has the capability of wireless charging any device that has this feature

The whole electronic-electrical system was designed by me, and was integrated in a PCB assembled by me in my lab office.

Smart light

Project in its first stage, pending director approval. In development working at Escuela Superior de Diseño (ESDi). It consists of a bulb with self-regulating light, such that:

• • • The light intensity adapts automatically with the light intensity of the environment

    • The light type changes automatically depending on the light type of the environment. When the environment light is more blue, the bulb gives red light, and vice versa

    • The bulb has 2 small sensors to continuously analyze the light intensity and type

The core aims to consist of a  programmed IC assembled in a small PCBA, where all shall be connected.

Vision 360º

Project in its first stage, pending director approval. In development working at Escuela Superior de Diseño (ESDi). It consists of a standalone 360º camera. The aim of the project is to cast by streaming in 360º any event or conference, even lessons. The device is standalone powered by either a solar cell (or AC current when there is no sun).

In a next step, artificial intelligence (AI) is intended to be applied.

Oscilloscope mini

Project developed as final project for the course Advanced Digital Systems of the master in Electronic Engineering. It consists in an oscilloscope designed totally at low-level. The oscilloscope design consists in:

• • The overall system is programmed in the system-on-chip (SoC) Zynq 7000

  • The system is implemented in the microcontroller with the RTOS μC/OS-III

  • The oscilloscope main blocks are:

    • • An ADC designed at low-level (VHDL) in an IP of the FPGA

      • RAM memory designed at low-level in an IP of the FPGA

      • A VGA screen included in the SoC and controlled by a VGA controller designed at low-level (VHDL) in an IP of the FPGA

      • A trigger controller designed at low-level (VHDL) in an IP of the FPGA

Microelectronic ASIC design of a sensor

Project developed as final project for the course Micro and nano Electronic Design of the master in Electronic Engineering. It consists in the design of a capacitive sensor at nano-electronic level by means of an ASIC (VLSI). The full design was made with Cadence tools: Virtuoso, Genus, Innovus. The following blocks were developed and implemented:

• • Electrical scheme: digital + analog

  • Digital design:

    • • Standard cells

      • Layout of each block (physical level)

      • Simulation and verification

  • Analog design:

    • • Layout of each block (physical level)

      • Simulation and verification

Online technicians control

Project developed working at Endesa. Some context: previously there was no control at all of the technicians work at the Control Center, and I was responsible to develop it. The project was divided into:

• • • First, an offline version was made. The technologies used where:

      • • R, with the IDE RStudio, was used for a first script and fast statistical analysis

        • C++ for a fast computation of big databases

        • Windows batch script for a communication between the app and the OS

        • SQLite for the communication with the databases

    • Finally, an online version was developed, for to ease the access. The technologies used where:

      • • HTML for the layout of the page. A functional design was chosen, to prioritize simplicity

        • CSS to easily manage the format of the page

        • PHP and MySQL for the communication with databases

Remote control optimization

Project developed working at Endesa. Some context: the remote control calls were managed manually almost randomly, and my task was to make a deep study to optimize it. The technologies used were:

• • • Data Science: Big Data & Data Mining techniques were applied to find the best solutions. Many variables were taking into account: call types, duration, group calls, etc.

    • R language scripts (by RStudio) were developed for the first analysis, and then C++ was used for a complete computation with the big databases

Elevator

University project with real implementation. It consisted in the real-time control of an elevator. The technology used was:

• • • A Texas Instruments DSP (C2000 Piccolo) to code the system behaviour. The Code Composer IDE was chosen, in the C++ programming language

    • RS232 for the communication between the DSP and the motor of the elevator

It was made in two main stages:

• • • In the first stage, a simulator model of the elevator (provided by the professor) was used for testing and debugging purposes

    • In the final stage, the code was transferred to a real elevator, which was successfully launched

Water tank

University project with real implementation and prototyped. It consisted in the real-time control of a water tank. The variables to control where:

• • • Water level

    • Water temperature

The technology used was:

• • • ARM Cortex-M4 (STM32F405xx) to code the system behaviour. The Keil uVision IDE was chosen, in the C++ programming language

    • Two discrete PIDs where design, one for each control variable: water level and temperature

    • A SCADA control panel was designed to easily control and change any control variable

A real water tank prototype was built to confirm the simulated system behaviour, which was run successfully.

Modelling & simulation of tanks with SCADA

Universitary project with final implementation in LabVIEW through a SCADA. It consisted in the modelling and non-lineal physical control of two water tanks.

The parameters taken into account for the non-lineal physical modelling were:

• • Height of the water tank

  • Area and flow rate of the in/out pipes

  • Water temperature

The used technologies were:

• • LabVIEW:  where it was developed the simulator/SCADA with the final implementation

  • MATLAB:  employed to make the analysis and initial modelling of the system

  • TCP/IP, ModBus, CANOpen y OPC:  used to communicate the LabVIEW SCADA with an automaton

  • TSX Premium y Unity Pro: Automaton and IDE where it was programmed. Through the automaton it was also possible to act over the simulation in LabVIEW

  • Tarjeta de adquisición de datos: Used to physically communicate the LabVIEW SCADA with the automaton

  • Ingeniería de control:  techniques used to design the controllers for the tanks

  • Diseño digital: techniques employed to design the different interfaces, the PLC programming and the effective communication design

Lego punching machine controlled by SCADA

Universitary project with final implementation with Lego bricks, and control in a SCADA through LabVIEW. It consisted in the modelling and later construction of a real punching machine implemented by a DC motor and Lego bricks.

The used technologies were:

• •  LabVIEW: where it was developed a real-time simulator of the punching machine, and a manual control for it was designed

  •  TSX Premium y Unity Pro: Automaton and IDE where it was programmed. The automatic control of the punching machine was developed with GRAFCET

  • CANOpen,  OPC, ModBus y  TCP/IP:  used to communicate the SCADA LabVIEW with the automaton

  •  Ingeniería de control: techniques used to design the controllers of the system

  • Electrónica de potencia: techniques employed for the analysis and identification of the DC motor

  •  Diseño digital: techniques with which the different phases where designed and implemented: LabVIEW, automaton, communications

Precision stepper motor

Initially it was an university project, and it ended as a personal project challenge. It can be divided into two stages:

• • • At first, as university project, a precision stepper motor controller was designed. The technology used was a PIC, which was programmed in the assembler language

    • Later, in my free time, I gave the project a real implementation: a precision control of a 3D printer, making a prototype of a simple 3D printer

Automate Office docs

Not actually one project, but my methodology of working. Whenever possible, I automate my docs tasks, so that I save time and give more accuracy than doing the whole task manually. The technology normally used is:

• • • Visual Basic, VBA: together with (obviously) any Microsoft Office doc, most commonly Excel and Word

    • Windows batch script: when the OS can provide information, or the doc can provide the OS with information, Windows batch scripts are used.

Automated apps for daily life

Not a professional project, but a personal one. I organize and automate all my life data on the Cloud with Google Apps scripts, which I learned on my own . Many aspects of my daily life were controlled: expenses, reminders, warnings, tasks, etc. It has been done with a Design Thinking methodology: the scripts set were improved day after day with the real experience.

The integration of Google Apps scripts is with:

• • • Docs and Sheets documents

    • Drive and Calendar events

    • Keep and Tasks

I'm proficient and fluid in English. I've got an official certification: 

• • CAE (Cambridge Advanced English)

  • C1 correspondence in the  CEFR (Common European Framework)

  • The test results can be seen here

Also, I have studied a whole university degree fully in English

• • Electronics and Automation degree in high efficiency group, which is a special program for remarkable students. It consists in: English language and higher level requirements

  • Wide technical vocabulary in English

  • Last course completed abroad with an Erasmus+ program, where I developed the final project of the bachelor (through EPS), for which I was awarded for the most innovative project (more info)

Besides, I've been abroad in English summer programs:

• • Nottingham (England): 1-month 80-hours program, funded with a government grant for the best high school students. The course certificate can be seen here

    • • London: big part of the course was developed in London, including trips and activities

  • Vancouver (Canada): intensive 3-weeks 81-hours program, funded with a government grant for the best university students. The course certificate can be seen here

I'm native Spanish. I have lived in Spain for the last 25 years, apart from intermittent abroad courses or trips. 

I have lived for a long period within Spain in: 

• • Alicante (Home town)

  • Valencia (University studies town)

  • Barcelona (Work town, currently)

I'm native Spanish and native Catalan. I have lived for a long period in:

• • Valencia, where the official language is Valencian, which is a variety of Catalan. I used to communicate in this language with the university stuff and with friends

  • Barcelona, where the official language is Catalan. I usually communicate in Catalan at work and with friends

I'm medium level in Polish. I studied Polish on my Erasmus time in Poland, where I developed my final year project. The course I attended was an intense 45-hours Polish-language course, whose certificate can be seen here.

Although the usual communication language was English:

• • I used Polish in my daily life, since Polish is the official and only language in Poland, so it shall be used for buying, going out, and so on.

  • I used Polish in a language exchange with a Polish person (of my age). I improved my Polish when we talked in Polish half the time, and she improved her Spanish talking in Spanish the other half.

See also the Background  (Language courses section)

I both offer and require flexibility:

• • • Offer: 

When it may be needed, I am ready for whatever long, short, shifted or split working hours. Although I'm mostly used to steady and fixed hours, I actually like variations to leave the routine. 

• • • Require: 

On the other hand, I not only like but require to have flexible hours. I work and I love my job, but I also like to be always studying and gaining knowledge, growing as a professional. That's the reason of my required flexibility - to be able to shift hours in order to manage both studying and working. 

• • • • • • It's also important to say that my schedule is set at the beginning of each course, and along the course is meant to be fixed.

I'm beneficiary of the European Youth Guarantee until 2013. This allows companies that hire  young professionals as me to benefit from many advantages.

The European Youth Guarantee is an European initiative that aims to ease the youth access to the job market. As a summary, the advantages that it offers to companies are:

• • Support in the contracting

  • Support in training programs

  • Fiscal bonuses

The fact of owning a car strengthen my high flexibility and mobility. I am used to go everyday to work by car, and also to do long trips by car.

In Spain I got the license type B1, which corresponds to be allowed to drive a standard car and moto. It is valid to drive within the European Union.

I am used to work in an international team, both in Spain and abroad, and I really enjoy it. It all started in the university - studying and interacting in English, and I have been into different international environments since then. Thus, my international taste together with my passion for travelling, results in a successful international mobility.

In my daily life I combine my profession (electronics, innovation) with my hobbies (music and sports). I explain a bit further:

• • Sportsman: I both enjoy practising sports and keeping a healthy life. What I most do is individual sports: running, fitness, crossfit and weightlifting, along with long walks when I want to discover new places in the city.

  • Musician: I've been into the 'music world' since I was a child, when I joined the music colleague from my village. Since then I've belonged to many orchestras and bands in Spain. Unfortunately right now I don't have the required time to play music, only in some trips I take to my village.

More info at Interests