University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Alumni

Albert Graham

France
Managing Director
Food & Beverages

Education
UCLA Anderson School of Management   1990 — 1993
MBA

University of California, Los Angeles   1986 — 1988
MS Chem Eng

University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez   1980 — 1985
BS Mech Eng

Experience
LDBIF - Let's Do Business in France   February 2009 - Present
Groupe AYGG France Holdings   January 2006 - Present
Subway   March 2004 - September 2014
Invensys   October 2000 - February 2003
Aspen Technology   January 1996 - September 2000
Chevron   January 1989 - December 1995

Skills
English, New Business Development, Spanish-speaking, Microsoft Office, Electric Vehicles, Customer Service, Business Analysis, Research, Food & Beverage, French, Technical Training

Ariel Lebron

Ireland
Project Manager at Fluor
Construction

Education
Purdue University   1999 — 2001
Master of Science (MSc), Construction Engineering & Management

University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez   1993 — 1998
Civil Engineering

Experience
Fluor   May 2014 - Present
Fluor   June 2013 - April 2014
Fluor Corporation   March 2006 - June 2013

Skills
Primavera P6, Contract Management, Inspection, Construction Management, EPC, Construction Safety, Subcontracting, Petrochemical, Project Control, Construction, Project Estimation, Contractors

Celso Suárez

Stuttgart Area, Germany
Civil Engineer at BAM Sports GmbH
Civil Engineering

Education
Liverpool John Moores University   2014 — 2015
Master of Business Administration (MBA), MBA Executive Leadership

Fachhochschule Stuttgart - Hochschule für Technik   2013 — 2015
Master of Engineering (MEng), International Project Management

University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez   2005 — 2011
Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering

Experience
BAM Sports GmbH   June 2015 - Present
Hambleton Group Construction Company Inc.   June 2011 - February 2013
Hambleton Group Construction Company Inc.   June 2003 - July 2007
Euro Auto Repair   June 2004 - July 2004

Skills
German, Microsoft Excel, Spanish, Eagle Point, Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Microsoft Project, Customer Service, VBA, AutoCAD, SAP2000, Microsoft Word, Foreign Languages, Spanish-English, Project Management, SketchUp

Cesar Gonzalez

London, United Kingdom
EMEA Head of Operations, Implementation, Service and Card at Bank of America
Banking

Education
Georgia State University - J. Mack Robinson College of Business   1998 — 1999
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration and Management, General

Georgia Institute of Technology   1992 — 1994
Master of Science (M.S.), Mechanical Engineering

University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez   1988 — 1992
Bachelor of Science (BS), Mechanical Engineering

Experience
Bank of America   May 2014 - Present
Bank of America   May 2014 - Present
Bank of America   August 2011 - May 2014
Bank of America   October 2010 - August 2011
Bank of America   June 2007 - October 2010

Skills
Management, Risk Management, Portfolio Management, Credit Cards, Relationship Management, Credit Risk, Commercial Banking, Change Management, Vendor Management, Credit, Loans, Financial Analysis, Retail Banking, Customer Service, Mortgage Lending, Process Improvement, Banking, Project Management, Business Analysis, Credit Analysis

Christian Romero Martis

Breda Area, Netherlands
Abbott Professional Development Program Quality Assurance in Abbott Nutrition at Abbott
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering

Education
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez   2007 — 2013
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Industrial Engineering

Experience
Abbott   January 2015 - Present
Abbott   July 2014 - December 2014
Abbott   January 2014 - June 2014
Eli Lilly and Company   January 2012 - December 2012

Skills
Diabetes, Minitab, Clinical Trials, Project Management, Microsoft Office, Six Sigma, Validation, Pharmaceutical Industry, Lean Manufacturing

Cristina Lopez-Fagundo, Ph.D

Zürich Area, Switzerland
Biomedical Engineer, Biotechnologist and Mentor
Biotechnology

Education
Brown University   2008 — 2013
PhD, Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering

University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez   2003 — 2008
Bachelor’s Degree, Industrial Biotechnology

Experience
University of Zurich   January 2014 - Present
Brown University   August 2008 - August 2013
Abbott   August 2007 - December 2007
UC Berkeley   June 2007 - August 2007
Harvard University   June 2006 - August 2006

Skills
Engineering, Team Leadership, Biotechnology, Biomedical Engineering, Statistics, Cell Biology, PCR, Confocal Microscopy, Life Sciences, Western Blotting, GMP, Biochemistry, Cell Culture, Microscopy, Teamwork, Pharmaceutical Industry, Scanning Electron..., Research, Fluorescence Microscopy, Laboratory

Daniel Mateos Molina

Murcia, Murcia, Spain
Marie Curie Fellow, PhD Candidate
Higher Education

Education
Universidad de Murcia   2013 — 2016
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Marine Sciences

University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez   2007 — 2011
M.S. Marine Sciences, Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography, GPA 3.8

University of Murcia, Spain   1998 — 2006
Licentiate degree, Biology, General

Experience
UBICA s.r.l   September 2013 - Present
Universidad de Murcia   January 2014 - Present
NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration   January 2015 - Present
University of Puerto Rico   2011 - 2013
HJR Reefscaping   February 2011 - July 2012

Skills
Quantum GIS, Spatial Analysis, Research, English, Marxan, Data Analysis, Spanish, Microsoft Office, Teaching, GIS systems, Science, ArcGIS, R

Eduardo Sastre Armijo

Madrid Area, Spain
Estudiante en Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering

Education
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez   2013 — 2014
Grado en Ingeniería Mecánica, Ingeniería mecánica

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid   2009 — 2014
Grado en Ingeniería Mecánica, Ingeniería mecánica

Vilnius Gediminas Technical University   2011 — 2012
Grado en Ingeniería Mecánica, Ingeniería mecánica

Franck Eudaric Molina

Grenoble Area, France
Design Engineer chez THALES ALENIA SPACE
Aviation & Aerospace

Education
Recinto Universitario de Mayaguez
Master of Science (MS), Electrical and Electronics Engineering, MSEE & BSEE

University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
Bachelor of Science (BS), Electrical Engineering, Mention Honorifique

Lycée Schoelcher
Baccalauréat, Scientifique, Mention

Experience
THALES ALENIA SPACE   March 2015 - Present
Arturia   September 2014 - February 2015
Schneider Electric   January 2013 - February 2014
Rolls-Royce   January 2012 - December 2012
Meggitt PLC   June 2010 - December 2011
SHAKTIWARE   August 2008 - December 2009
Schneider Automation   September 2005 - July 2008
THALES COMPUTERS   August 2004 - August 2005
CERN   January 1989 - December 2000

Skills
Program Management, Project Management, Integration, Digital Circuit Design, Électronique, Engineering, PCB design, Electrical Engineering, Ingénierie des systèmes, Six Sigma, Technical Leadership, Avionics, Gestion de projet, Testing, Nuclear Engineering, System Design, Technical Writing, Systèmes embarqués, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Logiciel embarqué, Manufacturing, Board Development, Analog Circuit Design, Board Layout, Embedded Systems, Aérospatiale, Aerospace, Hardware Architecture, Génie électrique, Simulations, Electronics, Leadership, FPGA, Conception circuit..., Ingénierie, Embedded Software

Gabriela M. Rodriguez-Lopez EIT

Gothenburg, Sweden
Master student at Chalmers University
Research

Education
Univeristy of Puerto Rico Mayaguez Campus   2008 — 2014
Bachelor's degree, Chemical Engineering

University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez   2008 — 2014
Bachelor's Degree, Chemical Engineering

Experience
Dhandho-Holdings Corp   February 2015 - July 2015
Höganäs AB   June 2014 - August 2014
University of Wisconsin-Madison   June 2013 - July 2013
Eastman Chemical Company   June 2011 - December 2011
University of Massachusetts Amherst   June 2010 - July 2010

Skills
Matlab, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Chemical Engineering, Customer Service, PowerPoint, Minitab, Engineering, Aspen Plus, Microsoft Word, Research

Gibrán Cruz-Martínez

London, United Kingdom
Associate Researcher at Instituto Chileno de Estudios Municipales (ICHEM)
Research

Education
Universidad Complutense de Madrid   2010 — 2015
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Political Science, Summa Cum Laude

Universidad Complutense de Madrid   2008 — 2009
Master's degree, Government And Public Administration

University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez   2004 — 2008
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science, Magna Cum Laude

Experience
Institute of Latin American Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London   September 2015 - Present
Instituto Chileno de Estudios Municipales (ICHEM)   May 2015 - Present
Comparative Research Programme on Poverty (CROP), University of Bergen   November 2014 - December 2014
Universidad Complutense de Madrid   November 2010 - November 2014
University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras   February 2013 - May 2013
Lund University   February 2012 - February 2012

Skills
Qualitative Research, Research, R, Capabilities Development, Social Policy, Social Research, Lecturing, Academic Writing, Welfare State, Poverty Reduction, Millennium Development..., Social Inequality, Political Economy, Latin American Studies, Latin America, Policy Analysis, Quantitative Research, Political Science, Poverty, Comparative Politics, University Teaching, Social Sciences

Glenny López-Rodríguez

Madrid Area, Spain
Doctoranda en Universidad Politécnica de Madrid/ Investigadora Asistente en IDIAF
Farming

Education
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid   2011 — 2015
Estudiante de Doctorado, Tecnología Agro-ambiental para una Agricultura Sostenible

University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez   2006 — 2009
Maestro en Ciencias, Suelos

Universidad Católica Tecnológica del Cibao   2000 — 2003
Ingeniera Agrónomo, Ingeniería agronómica y producción vegetal

Experience
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid   October 2011 - Present
IDIAF   October 2003 - Present
University of Puerto Rico   January 2006 - December 2008
Ministerio de Agricultura, Rep. Dom.   June 2002 - October 2003

Skills
Liderazgo, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Trabajo en equipo, Research, Administración y..., Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Español, Investigación y...

Ivelisse Jiménez Serrano

Madrid Area, Spain
PhD student

Education
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid   2011 — 2014
Master en Estructuras de la Edificación (Master in Building Structures)

University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez   2004 — 2010
Civil Engineering, GPA: 3.11 (Major GPA: 3.20)

Experience
Instituto Ciencias de la Construcción "Eduardo Torroja"   October 2011 - Present
University of the West of Scotland   August 2014 - October 2014

Skills
Teaching, Research, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel

José Bernardo Negrón Torres

Madrid Area, Spain
Health Psychologist
Research

Education
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid   2013 — 2015
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Health Psychology

University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez   2007 — 2013
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Psychology

Experience
Sanatorio Esquerdo   October 2014 - March 2015
ATLAS.ti   September 2014 - January 2015
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid   May 2014 - September 2014
Programa de Adiestramiento en Investigación Subgraduada (P.A.I.S.)   January 2011 - May 2013
Centro Interdisciplinario de Salud Mental   August 2012 - February 2013
Centro Interdisciplinario de Salud Mental   June 2012 - July 2012

Skills
ATLAS.ti, Oratory, Bilingual, SPSS, Qualtrics, Edublogs, Solution Oriented, Proactive, Prezi

Juan Carlos Jimenez Arocho MEM, PE, CEM

Italy
Supervisory Management Analyst at Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC)
Facilities Services

Education
North Carolina State University   2009 — 2011
Diploma Program, Facilities Engineering Management

Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-Orlando Campus   2004 — 2009
Master's degree, Engineering Management

University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez   1997 — 2003
Bachelor of Science (BS), Mechanical Engineering

Experience
Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC)   March 2015 - Present
Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC)   September 2011 - March 2015
Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC)   February 2009 - September 2011
Serco   November 2006 - February 2009

Skills
Human Resources, MS Project, Facilities Management, Analysis, Management, Operations Management, Budgets, Navy, Energy Management, Mechanical Engineering, Customer Service, Construction, Construction Management, Inspection, Contract Management, Program Management, Procurement, Process Improvement, Project Planning, Maintenance Management, Engineering, Business Process

Luis B Gonzalez Suarez

Mannheim Area, Germany
Software Engineer at IBM Deutschland GmbH
Information Technology and Services

Education
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez   1996 — 1999
Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Computer Software Engineering

University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon   1994 — 1996
Computer Software Engineering

Experience
IBM Deutschland GmbH   September 2005 - Present

Skills
Agile Methodologies, Linux, Software Development, iSeries development, Solution Architecture, Database Development, SAP Implementation, DB2, Unix, Java, Enterprise Architecture, Shell Scripting, JavaScript, Java Enterprise Edition, IBM AS/400, Cloud Computing, SAP Netweaver, C++

Manuel Estévez Palencia

Sevilla Area, Spain
Telecommunications

Education
Universidad de Sevilla   2005 — 2013
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.)

University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez   2010 — 2012
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.)

Experience
AICIA   March 2014 - Present
ITGEA   July 2013 - December 2013

Skills
Matlab, Redes informáticas, English, Ruby on Rails, Networking, CSS, Linux, MySQL, Documentación técnica, Microsoft Office, Spanish, PHP, Python, Labview, HTML, C, JavaScript

Maria Catalina Sevillano Rivera, EIT

Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Student at The University of Glasgow
Civil Engineering

Education
The University of Glasgow   2014 — 2017
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Civil and Environmental Engineering

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid   2012 — 2014
Master's Degree, Environmental Engineering

University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez   2007 — 2012
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Civil Engineering

Colegio Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro   2005 — 2007
High School Diploma

Experience
University of Puerto Rico   January 2010 - May 2012
MIT   June 2011 - August 2011
University of Michigan   June 2010 - August 2010
Combe Incorporated   June 2009 - July 2009
Combe Incorporated   June 2008 - July 2008

Skills
SimaPro, Energetic Self-Starter, Energetic team player, CAMx, Energetic Leader, Microsoft Office, AERMOD, Highly Organized &...

Myrna Malave

Netherlands
Global Director Human Resources
Food & Beverages

Education
Universidad Sagrado Corazon   2008 — 2010
MA, Literature

University of Phoenix
MBA, Human Resources

University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez   1993 — 1998
Bachelor's Degree, Industrial Management and Organizational Development

Experience
Heineken   May 2013 - August 2015
Cerveceria Cuauhtemoc Moctezuma   August 2010 - April 2013
Cuauhtémoc-Moctezuma   March 2010 - August 2010
HEINEKEN AMERICAS   2008 - 2010
Heineken   January 2005 - June 2008
Caribbean Project Management   August 1997 - January 2005

Skills
FMCG, Organizational..., Strategic Planning, Personnel Management, Human Resources, Organizational Design, Management, Deferred Compensation, Beer, Labor Relations, Performance Management, Succession Planning, HR Consulting, Talent Management, HR Policies, Change Management, Strategy, Negotiation

Noel Rivera, CISSP, CEH, CCNP, CCDP, VCP5

Germany
Network Manager at CACI
Defense & Space

Education
The Johns Hopkins University   2005 — 2010
Master's degree, Computer Science

The Johns Hopkins University   2003 — 2005
Master's degree, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering

University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez   1996 — 2002
Bachelor's degree, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Experience
CACI International Inc   September 2014 - Present
CACI International Inc   January 2013 - September 2014
Lockheed Martin   September 2008 - December 2012
United States Department of Defense   August 2002 - 2008

Skills
Data Center Design, Intrusion Detection, Java, C++, Python,..., Apache, Object Oriented Design, Network and..., APT Signature Analysis, Cryptography, SQL and NoSQL Databases, Network Security, Penetration Testing, jQuery, Linux Kernel, Java, Virtualization..., Network Protocols, BGP,..., Shell Scripting, Traffic Engineering, Data Center Archtecture, MapReduce, QoS Design, VHDL, Nmap, Routing Protocols, Metasploit, Linux, Custom Linux..., Embedded Software, COMSEC, Cisco Technologies, Python, OS, Network and..., TCP/IP, PostgreSQL, High Availability..., Rootkits, Ruby, Web Dev Frameworks Ruby..., Cluster Development, Firewalls, MySQL, MongoDB,..., Web 2.0, CSS3, HTML5,..., VMWare ESXi, Malware Analysis, PuppetLabs Puppet, Network Vendors ,..., Switches, MySQL

Raquel Weinhart-Mejia

Enschede, Provincie Overijssel, Netherlands
Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Twente
Nanotechnology

Education
University of Twente   2011 — 2015
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Nanotechnology

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   2006 — 2010
Master of Science (M.S.), Macromolecular Science and Engineering, 3.57/4.00

University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez   2000 — 2006
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Chemical Engineering, 3.66/4.00

Experience
University of Twente   January 2011 - January 2015
Virginia Tech   August 2006 - December 2010
University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez Campus, Chemistry Department   January 2006 - May 2006
Princeton University   June 2005 - August 2005
University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez Campus, Chemical Engineering Department   January 2005 - May 2005
Pfizer   August 2004 - December 2004
US Army Engineer Research & Development Center   June 2004 - August 2004

Skills
Materials Science, Laboratory, Microbiology, Nanomaterials, HPLC, R&D, Science, Nanoparticles, Data Analysis, Polymers, Research, Chemistry, Characterization, Molecular Biology, Spectroscopy, Public Speaking, Teaching, Nanotechnology

Riku Vuorinen

Finland
Associate, Audit and Advisory at Grant Thornton
Accounting

Education
Turku School of Economics   2008 — 2013

Essec Business School Paris / ESSEC   2012 — 2012

University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez   2011 — 2011


Skills
Mergers & Acquisitions, Auditing, Accounting, Internal Audit, Corporate Finance, Financial Analysis, Tax, Enterprise Risk..., Financial Accounting, Financial Reporting, Internal Controls, Management Accounting

Santiago Mari SMG

Lübeck Area, Germany
SMG Consulting, Development & Design
Sporting Goods

Education
Fachhochschule Lübeck   2010 — 2013
Masters in Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical/Medical Engineering

University of Central Florida   2001 — 2004
BSME, Bachelors in Science of Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical and Material Engineer

University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez   1998 — 2001
Chemical Engineering

San Benito

Experience
SMG Golf Conslting, Design and Manufaturing   June 2009 - Present
Advance Short Game Systems   January 2010 - Present
Titleist North Germany   January 2008 - Present
The GolfTech Lab   January 2009 - 2011
Stulz Golf   2007 - 2010
David Leadbetter Golf Academy   2003 - 2007
Lake Nona Golf and Country Club   2000 - 2003

Skills
Club, Sourcing, Engineering, Materials, Leadership, Golf Course Management, Manufacturing..., Merchandising, Team Leadership, Biomedical Engineering, Business Development, Marketing, Chemical Engineering, Marketing Strategy, Mechanical Engineering, Golf, Golf Courses, Sports, Product Marketing, Golf Instruction, Management, Product Development, Sports Marketing, Innovation, New Business Development, Product Innovation, Manufacturing, Production, Materials Science, Product Design

Simon Bengtsson

Stockholm, Sweden
Recruitment Specialist at Accenture
Human Resources

Education
Linnaeus University   2006 — 2011
Master's degree, Human Resources & Industrial Management

University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez   2008 — 2009
Exchange student, Human Resources Management

Hong Kong Baptist University   2010 — 2011
Exchange student, Human Resources Management

Experience
Accenture   December 2014 - Present
Accenture   November 2014 - Present
Bombardier Transportation   April 2012 - November 2014
EF Education First   June 2011 - April 2012
Holmér & Partners AB   January 2010 - April 2010
DB Schenker   June 2004 - August 2006
Swedish Armed Forces   March 2003 - January 2004
Ericsson   June 2002 - January 2003

Skills
Leadership, Norwegian, Technical Recruiting, Talent Acquisition, Graduate Recruitment, Career Development, Employer Branding, International..., Strategic Sourcing, Sourcing, Competency Based..., Interviews, Training, Recruitment Advertising, Talent Management, Taleo, HR Consulting, Romanian, English, Management, Interviewing Skills, Executive Search, Recruiting

William Suarez II

Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
PhD researcher, Bradford Centre for the International Development, UK
Food & Beverages

Education
University of Bradford   2013 — 2014
Master of Philosophy (MPhil), UK, Development Economics and International Development

University of Leeds   2012 — 2013
Academic Language Centre

Instituto de Educación Superior   2010 — 2011
Certification, Client Service Strategies and Management - Río Piedras PR

Universidad Metropolitana   2010 — 2011
Postgraduate Studies, Cupey Campus, School Management and Supervision

Cambridge College   2009 — 2010
Postgraduate Studies, Hato Rey Campus, School administration and leadership

University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras   2003 — 2004
Postgraduate Studies, Environmental Management, Certification

University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez   1997 — 2001
Master's Degree, Animal Physiology, Major: Non-Ruminant Nutrition., MSc.

Universidad Central   1998 — 2000
CEDOC-PR, Postgraduate Studies, M.Div., Theology/Theological Studies

University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez   1992 — 1997
BSA, Animal Husbandry Science/ Ingeniería Agropecuaria/

Miguel Meléndez Muñoz, Cayey   1989 — 1992
High School

Experience
University of Bradford, UK   2013 - Present
Colegio de Agrónomos de Puerto Rico   1997 - Present
Our Lady of Mercy Private School. (Colegio Nuestra Señora de la Merced) San Juan, PR   January 2008 - June 2012
Our Lady of Mercy Private School (Colegio Nstr Sra de la Merced, San Juan)   January 2008 - June 2012
Agricultural Scientist Board of Puerto Rico   February 2008 - June 2009
Colegio de Agrónomos de Puerto Rico   January 2007 - January 2008
of the Agricultural Scientist Board of Puerto Rico (Colegio de Agrónomos de Puerto Rico)   August 2001 - January 2008
Colegio de Agronomos/ Special Assignment CAFTA-DR Delegation/ US Trade Representative   January 2003 - October 2004
College of Engineering - UPRM   August 2000 - July 2001
Mercedarios Farm   September 1998 - November 1999

Skills
Research, Training, Leadership Development, Teaching, Educational Leadership, Public Relations, Staff Development, Coaching, Leadership, Public Speaking, Strategic Planning, Project Planning, Management, Analysis, Nonprofits, Agriculture