Experience & Education
Professional Experience
Electronics Hardware Engineer
Swiss Ocean Tech Ltd. | Spreitenbach, Aargau, Switzerland
March 2023 — Present
- Design, development, and validation of electronic hardware and embedded systems for specialized marine monitoring technology.
- Schematic capture, multi-layer PCB layout, and design for severe maritime and industrial environments.
- Sensor integration, signal conditioning, and firmware development for real-time sensing.
- Development of automated commissioning tools, sensor calibration jigs, and production testing procedures.
- Close collaboration with cross-functional engineering teams spanning software, mechanical engineering, and marine operations.
Scientific Assistant
ETH Zürich | Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences (D-CHAB, FML) · Zürich, Switzerland
December 2020 — February 2023
- Hardware and software development for innovative, ultra-rapid Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) diagnostic devices.
- Design, testing, and validation of real-time temperature control algorithms and precision optical biosensor electronics.
- Electronics and mechanical CAD design spanning rapid iterative prototyping (3D printing, CNC) to certified commercial end-products.
- Component procurement aligned with global supply chain availability and medical regulatory requirements.
- Technical writing of formal work instructions, assembly guidelines, and rigorous Quality Control (QC) procedures.
Assistant studying Master MSE · Research Assistant
University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI) | Ticino, Switzerland
September 2018 — August 2020
- Research Assistant at the Institute for Systems and Applied Electronics (ISEA).
- Scientific focus: Digital Electronics, Microelectronics, and Bioelectronics.
- Audio-domain Digital Signal Processing (DSP) deploying microphone antenna arrays and spatial beamforming algorithms.
- Teaching assistance and laboratory session supervision for undergraduate engineering students.
Lecturer
Universidad de Guayaquil | Guayaquil, Ecuador
May 2018 — September 2018
- Instructor of Physics in the foundational course of leveling for the entrance to the B.Sc. in Engineering programme.
- Designed curriculum activities, problem sets, and practical conceptual demonstrations for aspiring engineering students.
Research Assistant
Automation and Industrial Control Research Group, FIEC — ESPOL | Guayaquil, Ecuador
January 2016 — September 2018
- Modeling and dynamic simulation of biomedical and robotic systems using MATLAB & Simulink.
- Electromyographic (EMG) biopotential data acquisition, pre-processing, and advanced digital signal processing.
- Scientific writing and experimental characterization, resulting in 8+ peer-reviewed conference papers and journal articles.
Research Intern
Vision and Robotics Center, ESPOL | Guayaquil, Ecuador
May 2016 — May 2017
- Embedded systems programming on microcontrollers and DSP targets.
- Digital signal processing for sensor telemetry.
- Custom PCB design, layout, and laboratory bring-up for robotic platforms.
Education
Master of Science - MS, Engineering
University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI) | Switzerland
2018 — 2020
- Degree: Master of Science SUPSI in Engineering
- Specialization: Industrial Technologies
- Core Focus: Embedded systems and microelectronics (Analysis, architectures, design, and implementation of hardware and software modules).
- Advanced Swiss MSE Coursework:
- Ordinary Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems — Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften (ZHAW).
- Stochastic Modelling — Berner Fachhochschule (BFH).
- Advanced Electronic Design — Haute école spécialisée de Suisse occidentale (HES-SO).
- Signal Processing and Transmission — Fachhochschule Ostschweiz (OST).
- Machine Learning & Robotics — Università della Svizzera italiana (USI).
- Integrated Sustainable Management of Production Systems, Quality Management Systems, Innovation and Lean, Applied Statistics and Data Analysis — SUPSI.
Bachelor of Science - BS, Electronics and Communications Engineering
Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL) | Ecuador
2010 — 2017
- Degree: B.Sc. in Electronics and Communications Engineering
- President of the ESPOL Robotics Club (February 2014 – February 2016):
- Directed club operations, team management, and strategic initiatives.
- Successfully raised equipment funding and sponsorships from local private companies.
- Led community engagement projects promoting robotics and technology.
- Participated in national and international robotics competitions.
- Mentored the Polytechnic High School robotics team for the FIRST Robotics Competition in New York, USA.
Certifications & Specializations
- AI for Medicine Specialization — DeepLearning.AI / Coursera
- Principal Component Analysis with NumPy — Coursera
- Classify Radio Signals from Space using Keras — Coursera Project Network
- Classification Trees in Python, From Start To Finish — Coursera
- Linear Regression with NumPy and Python — Coursera
Technical Skills Matrix
- PCB & Schematic Capture: Altium Designer, Autodesk Eagle, OrCAD-PSpice, Proteus.
- FPGA Design: Intel/Altera Quartus II.
- Mechanical Integration: 3D CAD modeling for rapid prototyping, enclosures, and production assembly.
- Microcontrollers: STM32 (ARM Cortex-M), Microchip PIC (MikroC Pro), Arduino.
- Languages: C, C++, Embedded programming, bare-metal architectures, and RTOS concepts.
- Protocols & Busses: SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, sensor telemetry.
- Mathematical Tools: Python (NumPy, Keras, pandas), MATLAB, Simulink, GNU Octave.
- Signal Processing: Audio beamforming with antenna arrays, EMG bio-signal processing, Kalman filtering.
- Machine Learning: Signal classification, regression, PCA, AI in healthcare.
- English: Professional Working Proficiency.
- Spanish: Native / Bilingual.
- Italian: Elementary.