Juan Espana

Passionate about energy, technology and innovation, and social entrepreneurship. Juan Manuel has proved to be a hard worker who enjoys carrying out plans and involving in challenging experiences. An assertive person that is always looking for ideas to make the world a better place, and that understands and enjoys working under a strong teamwork and fast paced environment. Juan has devoted time to go beyond the basics, he has learnt English, French and is currently learning German.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Project Manager, ME SOLshare - Berlin, Germany
October 2015 – Current

Research Assistant Intern- MicroEnergy International - Berlin, Germany.
May d2015 – September 2015

Founder - Kuikimot
August 2014 – August de 2015 - Colombia
• Created and led a team of marketers, programmers and designers in four different countries to develop an innovative app for the Colombian market
• Established an effective team communication environment by making use of different tech tools such as Asana and Trello.
• Manage the product development, incorporating user requirements and using validation and collaborative tools such as RealTimeBoard and Invisionapp
• Assessed and implemented different strategies and identified future business development opportunities
• Conducted online surveys to validate different approaches to understand customer's needs.

Junior Engineer (2012–2014)
SNC-Lavalin Group Inc., Bogota, Colombia
Leading engineering and construction group in the world: +45.000 employees, +50 countries
• Elaborated technical analysis documents according to client’s requirements, standards, quality plans and performance criteria
• Ensured high quality of technical documents and presentations delivered to clients
• Reached more than 95% in the metrics: delivery within deadlines, high quality, profitability, efficiency, customer satisfaction
• Established efficient interdisciplinary working procedures to reduce the delivery time of projects
• Implemented different technologies and designed tools to solve analytical and engineering problems
• Reduced designing time by 50% and project budget estimate time by 60%
• Diagnosed technical problems within infrastructure of oil and gas facilities
• Prepared and presented design reviews, findings and recommendations reports in internal and external meetings
• Assisted the management office to estimate budget and resources required to prepare offers for potential projects
• Assessed and presented options to improve customer satisfaction levels
Graduate Assistant (Aug 2007– Dec2007)
Andes University, Bogota, Colombia
• Prepared laboratory activities and teaching material for two engineering courses
• Evaluated the performance of students and the effectiveness of teaching methods of laboratory courses
• Assisted faculty in development of new material for laboratory and complementary support courses
EDUCATION
Master in Management (MIM) Graduates Jul. 2016
ESMT European School of Management and Technology, Berlin, Germany
Electrical Engineering (2007-2012) Top 5% of the program
Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia
Electronic Engineering (2007-2012) Top 10% of the program
Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia
PUBLICATIONS
Espana, J.; Ramos, G.; Ovalle, A.; Decision Making Methodology Based on Expert Systems for Minimizing Economic Impact of Voltage Sags in Industrial Power Systems, Power Technology Conference POWERTECH 2013, Grenoble, France. ISBN: 978-1-4673-5667-1
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
London, UK (01.2010-06.2010), English as a foreign language, The English Studio
Raleigh, USA (06.2009-08.2009, 06.2011-08.2011), Exchange program
Strasbourg, France (2006-2007), French as a foreign language, Université March Bloch
LANGUAGES AND TECHNOLOGY
Spanish: Native English: Business proficiency French: Fluent German: Conversational
Computer literacy: MS Office, STATA, SPSS, Hugin Expert, Invision, Trello, Asana, Dreamweaver, Autocad
Programming skills: Java, C++, HTML, VBA
AWARDS AND INTERESTS
Academic scholarships:
- DAAD Scholarship, 2014
- ESMT International Engineers Scholarship, 2014
- COLFUTURO Scholarship, 2014
Interests: Technology and innovation in developing countries, motorcycles (journeys across South America and Colombia), cycling, outdoor activities, long distance runner (active participant in marathons and track running-