I am an impact-driven engineer who bridges the gap between promising lab formulations and products that perform at scale.
Over the past 10+ years, I have helped develop bio-based and circular products and taken them into production. I have led product launches from post-industrial and agricultural feedstocks, managed material and process development for bio-based acoustic and thermal insulation panels, and built roadmaps to take materials startups from R&D to commercial readiness. I have led teams of engineers and scientists, coordinated external manufacturers and trial partners, and found ways to move faster for less. I have worked with industry and government partners on circular economy programmes in the UK, Canada and Europe.
I have a Ph.D. in Materials Engineering from the University of Alberta, in Canada, while working with the Elias Research Group, and an M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the same university, under the supervision of André McDonald, Ph.D., B.S. Law, P. Eng. I joined this program in 2013, soon after receiving my undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from the National University of Colombia in 2012.
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