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POSITION |
Project Manager PMP credential No. 1793373 Company: ISDEFE, Ingeniería de Sistemas para la Defensa de España (Aerospace, Defence) |
WORK EXPERIENCE
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September 2012 - Present |
Project Manager |
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▪ Strategic planning of company R&D programme in antenna arrays for satellite communications, directly reporting to the Head of Ground Segment Communications Department. ▪ Planning and elaboration of competitive tenders for diverse entities, including the European Space Agency (ESA), the European Commission (FP7 and H2020 programmes) and the European Defence Agency. ▪ R&D projects management, including integration activities, scope definition, stakeholder management, schedule and financial control, risk evaluation and commercial feasibility analyses. ▪ Management of a team of up to five people.
Sample projects with ESA: SARAS Design and implementation of an S-band fast and robust acquisition aid system for satellites and launchers with array-based technology. GEODA Design of a geodesic active phased array in S-band with hemispherical coverage for multi-mission, multi-satellite applications and TT&C (Telemetry, Tracking and Command) communications. |
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Company: ISDEFE, Ingeniería de Sistemas para la Defensa de España |
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August 2009 - September 2012 |
System Engineer |
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▪ Technical management of R&D projects related with satellite communications, ground segment stations design, digital signal processing and antenna arrays. ▪ Definition and consolidation of system requirements. ▪ Design and documentation of complex systems and interfaces, including Radio Frequency receivers, FPGA processors, Monitoring and Control and Frequency and Time. ▪ Performance assessment of systems via mathematical analysis and Monte Carlo simulations. ▪ Elaboration of Link Budgets, following CCSDS (Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems) standards. ▪ Implementation and integration of demonstrators and prototypes, following the European Space Agency Ground Station Integration standards. ▪ Planning and execution of laboratory and field test plans. ▪ Patents composition.
Sample projects with ESA: SSAB · Programming and testing of Matlab routines for Indra’s simulator of the SSA (Space Situational Awareness) array RADAR. · Algorithms for beamforming, interferer rejection, spoiled beam generation, tapering and subarray processing. FAST Viability study for the use of deep space communications arrays in future ESA stations. |
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Company: INSA, Ingeniería y Servicios Aeroespaciales Grant student of the company from July 2007 to August 2009, as part of a Master Thesis Project, performed in the Radiation Group of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. |
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
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September 2008 - Present |
Ph. D. in Communications Systems and Technologies |
ISCED 8 |
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Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Telecomunicación, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Spain) |
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▪ Random signal analysis. ▪ Optimisation and simulation. ▪ Radio propagation. ▪ Software Radio. ▪ Electronic warfare. ▪ Digital signal processing. ▪ MIMO systems. |
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September 2013 - Present |
BSc. in Physics |
ISCED 6 |
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Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia |
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September 2008 – June 2013 (completed) |
BBA (Business Administration) |
ISCED 6 |
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Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia |
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▪ Micro- and macroeconomics. ▪ Econometrics. ▪ Accounting. ▪ Strategic planning. ▪ Production and operations management. ▪ Finances. |
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September 2003 – September 2008 (completed) |
MSc. in Telecommunications Engineering Average mark: 7.46/10 |
ISCED 7 |
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Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Telecomunicación, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Spain) |
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Master with Excellence Mention (code MEE2011-0119). ▪ Electronics. ▪ Programming. ▪ Electromagnetic theory, microwaves and antennas. ▪ Computer and networks architectures. ▪ Communication theory. ▪ Wireless / optical / satellite communications. |
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PERSONAL SKILLS
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Mother tongue |
Spanish |
| Other languages | English, French, German (basic), Chinese (basic) |
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Communication skills |
▪ Team work, gained through experience in a project-oriented company. ▪ Assertiveness. |
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Organisational / managerial skills |
▪ Planning and coordination skills in multidisciplinary environments. ▪ Interfacing experience with clients and suppliers. |
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Job-related skills |
Experience in the following fields of knowledge: system engineering, satellite communications, digital signal processing, design and calibration of antennas and radiofrequency systems, array theory, statistical processing, matrix algebra. |
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Computer skills |
▪ Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office, Visio and Project. ▪ IBM Rational DOORS. ▪ Programming languages: Java, C, C++, VHDL. ▪ Other applications: Matlab (advanced user), Simulink, Maple, Agilent Genesys, Xilinx ISE, Gretl |
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Other skills |
▪ Theatre: actor, director and playwright. ▪ Writer. |
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Driving licence |
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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Publications |
“Advanced Array Signal Processing Algorithms for DoA Estimation of Satellites and Launchers”, ASMS/SPSC, 2014. Co-author in: “GEODA: An S-Band Active Electronically Scanned Array for Transmission and Reception of Multiple TT&C Signals from LEO and MEO “, 6th ESA International Workshop on Tracking, Telemetry and Command Systems for Space Applications, 2013. Co-author in: “Distributed Arraying Techniques as a Fast and Robust Acquisition and Tracking Aid of TT&C Ground Station Dishes“, 6th ESA International Workshop on Tracking, Telemetry and Command Systems for Space Applications, 2013. Co-author in the patent: “Método y Sistema de Cancelación de Interferencias y Acoplos en la Señal Recibida por un Array de Antenas con Acoplos Electromagnéticos” (P201031237), 2011. “High Resolution Techniques for Fast Acquisition of Satellite Signals”, IEEE International Symposium on Phased Array Systems & Technology, 2010. “SAGE and Maximum Entropy Algorithmic Comparison for Adaptive Antenna Array Calibration”, IEEE International Symposium on Phased Array Systems & Technology, 2010. “Beamforming and Signal Tracking Issues in Adaptive Antenna Arrays’ Signal Processing”, 27th AIAA International Communications Satellite Systems Conference (ICSSC), 2009. |
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