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Experience & Skills

Professional experience across academia, research, financial analysis, and operations management in the U.S. and Spain.

Professional Experience

Visiting Assistant Professor
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University · Daytona Beach, FL
Jan 2026 – Present
  • Teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in Signals and Systems, Optimization, and Digital Communications
  • Conducting research in resilience engineering, multi-agent reinforcement learning, complex systems analysis, LLM fine-tuning, and decentralized strategies for critical infrastructure optimization
Graduate Research / Teaching Assistant
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University · Daytona Beach, FL
Aug 2021 – Dec 2025
  • Led machine learning and AI data-driven initiatives in the BID4R lab, directing cross-functional research teams
  • Conducted research in resilience engineering, bifurcation analysis, bio-inspired design, aerial robotics, and ML applications
  • Contributed to multiple funded research projects across resilience engineering and autonomous systems
  • Developed and delivered course content for 150+ students in Electrical Engineering and Systems courses
  • Utilized MATLAB, Python, AnyLogic, and cloud services for complex dynamic systems modeling
  • Mentored two undergraduate research projects resulting in poster presentations
Associate Quantitative Analyst
IMAGINE + INVERSION · Madrid, Spain
Feb 2021 – Aug 2021
  • Engineered data mining strategy using SQL and Excel to evaluate 700+ companies, achieving 50% reply rate from decision-makers
  • Delivered data-driven BI presentations to investment committees
  • Built financial models to assess tech startups' growth potential
Project Manager
BALLESOL · Madrid, Spain
Oct 2018 – Jan 2020
  • Led creation of centralized business model, reducing operational costs by 30%
  • Monitored operational efficiency across 45+ residential sites using custom KPIs, reducing delivery timelines by 20%

Awards & Grants

SCEEE Development Grant
Bio-inspired Electrical Grid Design · Investigator & Grant Composer
2024 – 2025
$80,000
Philanthropy Council Grant
UAV Swarm Navigation for SAR · Investigator & Grant Composer
2024
$4,000
SPARK Travel Grants
Research dissemination and conference participation
2023 – 2025
$1,600
Graduate Research Symposium
Poster Competition: Second Place & People's Choice Award
2024
$500
FinDER Summer School
Frontiers in Engineering Design Research · Selected participant
2023

Invited Talks

INCOSE CIPRWG
Critical Infrastructure Protection and Recovery Working Group · Invited Speaker
February 2026

"Resilience Engineering via Bifurcation and Ecological Network Analysis: Demonstrated in an Electric Power Case Study"

Skills

Languages
Spanish (Native)English (Fluent)
Programming
PythonMATLAB & SimulinkSQLC++JavaJavaScriptReactCSS/HTML
ML / AI
PyTorchTensorFlowDeep LearningReinforcement Learning
Data & Analytics
Power BIExcelAnyLogic
Cloud & DevOps
Google Cloud PlatformLinux
Tools & Methods
Unity 3DJiraAgile/ScrumTrello