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Date Submitted:	29-07-2010
Last Modified:	06-12-2010 (03:24)

Job information

Current job:	Research Engineer
Employment Term:	Temp/Contract
Job location:	Own country
Date available:	within 2 months
Industry:	Civil Agencies/International Organizations, Satellite Manufacturers and Subcontractors, , , Consulting/Engineering Services
Keywords	Microwave Radiometry, Remote Sensing, Oceanic Applications

Work experience

• Dates (from – to)		Dec. 2010 – present day
• Name and address of employer		Institut de Ciències del Mar – Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC), Passeig Maritim de la Barceloneta, 37-49, 08003 Barcelona (Spain). www.icm.csic.es / www.smos-bec.icm.csic.es
• Type of business or sector		Research Centre.
• Occupation or position held		Research Engineer in the Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) project.
• Main activities and responsibilities		Validation of the SMOS Level 1 (Brightness Temperatures), Level 2 (Sea Surface Salinity), and Level 3 (Global Sea Surface Salinity maps) products. Improvement of the current retrieval algorithm for SMOS Level 2 (Sea Surface Salinity) and Level 3 (Global Sea Surface Salinity maps) products.

• Dates (from – to)		Nov. 2008 – Nov. 2010
• Name and address of employer		Univesitat Politècnica de Catalunya, C/Jordi Girona, 31, 08034 Barcelona (Spain). www.tsc.upc.edu/prs
• Type of business or sector		University.
• Occupation or position held		Research Engineer in the Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) project.
• Main activities and responsibilities		Definition of the SMOS Level 2 Ocean Salinity retrieval algorithm. Verification of the SMOS Level 2 Ocean Salinity Processor. Validation of the Sea Surface Salinity retrieval algorithm through simulations and field experiments. Improvement of the retrieval algorithm for SMOS Level 2 (Sea Surface Salinity) and Level 3 (Global Sea Surface Salinity maps) products.

• Dates (from – to)		Nov. 2006 – Nov. 2008
• Name and address of employer		Ministerio de Educacion y Ciencia, C/Alcalá, 36 28071, Madrid (Spain).
• Type of business or sector		Public Organization.
• Occupation or position held		Research Grant holder for the Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) project.
• Main activities and responsibilities		Definition of the SMOS Level 2 Ocean Salinity retrieval algorithm. Verification of the SMOS Level 2 Ocean Salinity Processor. Validation of the Sea Surface Salinity retrieval algorithm through simulations and field experiments. Improvement of the retrieval algorithm for SMOS Level 2 (Sea Surface Salinity) and Level 3 (Global Sea Surface Salinity maps) products.

• Dates (from – to)		Feb. 2006 – Oct. 2006
• Name and address of employer		Centro Mediterraneo de Investigaciones Maritimas y Ambientales (CMIMA), Passeig Maritim de la Barceloneta, 37-49, 08003 Barcelona (Spain). www.cmima.csic.es
• Type of business or sector		Public Organization.
• Occupation or position held		Research Engineer in the Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) project.
• Main activities and responsibilities		Definition of the SMOS Level 2 Ocean Salinity retrieval algorithm. Verification of the SMOS Level 2 Ocean Salinity Processor. Validation of the Sea Surface Salinity retrieval algorithm through simulations and field experiments. Improvement of the retrieval algorithm for SMOS Level 2 (Sea Surface Salinity) and Level 3 (Global Sea Surface Salinity maps) products.

Education and training

• Dates (from – to)		Feb. 2006 – Nov. 2010
• Name and type of organisation providing education and training		Univesitat Politècnica de Catalunya, C/Jordi Girona, 31, 08034 Barcelona (Spain).
• Principal subjects/occupational skills covered		Remote Sensing, Microwave Radiometry.
• Title of qualification awarded		Ph.D. (thesis entitled: Contribution to the Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission: Improvement of the Sea Surface Salinity Retrieval Algorithms.)

• Dates (from – to)		May 2009 – Jul. 2009
• Name and type of organisation providing education and training		Laboratoire d’Océanographie et du Climat: Expérimentation et Approches Numériques (LOCEAN), Paris (France).
• Principal subjects/occupational skills covered		Remote Sensing, Microwave Radiometry.
• Title of qualification awarded		Visiting Student

• Dates (from – to)		Nov. 2003 – Jan. 2006
• Name and type of organisation providing education and training		Università degli Studi di Roma “Tor Vergata” Via Orazio Raimondo,18 - 00173 Roma (Italy).
• Principal subjects/occupational skills covered		Remote Sensing, Antenna and Propagation.
• Title of qualification awarded		M. Eng. In Telecommunications Engineering (thesis entitled: Mixed Pixels and Topography Effects on the L-band Emission, Simulated through the SMOS Mission Tool SEPS.)

• Dates (from – to)		Sep. 1999 – Nov. 2003
• Name and type of organisation providing education and training		Università degli Studi di Roma “Tor Vergata” Via Orazio Raimondo,18 - 00173 Roma (Italy).
• Principal subjects/occupational skills covered		Signal Theory and Processing.
• Title of qualification awarded		B. Eng. In Telecommunications Engineering (thesis entitled: Scheduling Algorithm for SDMA/TDMA Systems.)

Personal skills and competences

Mother tongue

Italian

Other languages	Spanish	English	Catalan	French
• Reading skills	excellent	excellent	good	basic
• Writing skills	excellent	good	good	basic
• Verbal skills	excellent	good	good	basic

Social skills and competences

I’m used to live and work with people from other countries, experienced in teamwork.

Organisational skills and competences

Experienced in team working, and management by objectives.

I participated in two field campaigns:

ALBATROSS (Advanced L-band Transmission and Reflection Observation of the Sea Surface) held in Aldea de san Nicolas, Gran Canaria Island, during May and June, 2008, as responsible for the LAURA (L-band Automatic Radiometer) radiometer and the TRYAXIS wind spectrum moored buoy acquisitions and maintenance.

MOC2-ECUATORIAL (Meridional Overturning Circulation - Memoria Oceánica del Clima) oceanographic cruise (Spanish ref. code CTM2008-06438-C02-01/MAR) held from April, 4th, 2010 to May 20th, 2010, as the person in charge of the satellite and XBT (eXpendable BathyThermograph) data processing.

where I gained good coordination and administration skills.

Technical skills and competences

Proficiency in programming with Matlab, using ODV (Ocean Data View) software as well as the principal MS Windows applications.

Knowledge of Linux as a common user.

Basic knowledge of C/C++ and BASH programming.

Skilled in use and processing of remote sensing data (SMOS, MODIS, ASCAT, …).

Knowledge of the most used satellite data processing tools as BEAM, SeaDAS, etc.

Experienced in operating and maintenance of radiometers and buoys.

Experienced in the usage of oceanographic equipments (CDT, XBT, …).

Driving licence(s)

Additional information

Excellent references available upon request.

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