Clara Serrano Email & Phone Number

Spain

Puertollano, Spain

Aston University, Birmingham, UK

• I worked as Senior Engineer and Plant Manager of a 1 MW power plant at Aston University, in the Energy and Bioproducts Research Institute (EBRI). The plant is to provide heat, electricity and cooling to three buildings.
• Developed functionality tests and sampling plans to solve a range of design and operating problems, liaising between control, electrical and mechanical engineers.
• Ensured robust design, process safety and compliance with regulatory requirements to improve the plant performance by 40 percent.
• Reported to the Board of Directors on annual costs and plant performance.
• Organised health and safety audits to assess the compliance of the plant design with industrial regulations.
• Created a comprehensive digital folder collating all the plant manuals, diagrams, audit documents, procurement documents, maintenance sheets and training records. Show less

Las Palmas, España

I volunteered to be part of the Lean Management Team in the aircraft maintenance centre of BinterTechnic. I implemented 5S in the Structural Workshop of the Hanger, where a reduction of the lead time was required.I organised components, completed an inventory of the aeronautic tools and suggestedimprovement opportunities through observation of the work.

Instituto De Investigacion En Energias Renovables, Albacete, Spain

• Created and implemented the Quality Management System for a biofuels plant, participating in the external audit that resulted in the process and the product being certified.
• Studied and followed European standards for the design of the laboratories and their operation.
• Implemented SOPs for document control, laboratory and pilot plant testing.
• Through systematic investigation of commissioning problems, I implemented a range of corrective and preventive actions.
• Managed… Show more
• Managed testing programs, supervising engineers, technical and laboratory staff.

Escuela De Ingenieria Minera E Industrial De Almadén, Ciudad Real, Spain

- Part-time lecturer of Fluid Mechanics at the School of Mining and Engineering of Almaden. Responsibilities included the preparation of materials for lectures, laboratory demonstrations, designing and grading of exams for 100 undergraduate students (2011-2012).- Co-coordinated the two years Masters Course in Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency..

Leeds, UK

- Modified and tested a research gas engine to study the autoignition and knock when fuelled with syngas. - Delivered a report on the effect that operating conditions (ignition time, compression ratio, gas composition and fuel/air ratio) have on the engine performance.- Research on flame fluid dynamics and knock occurrence of the gas coming from biomass.

Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain

Hired on a number of R&D projects in the Fuels and Engines Group while I was doing my PhD.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Cum Laude

Combustion behaviour of the syngas. The thesis presents results on key combustion properties when predicting the performance of gas.

Máster-Diploma De Estudios Avanzados, Técnicas De Modelado Y Análisis En Ingeniería

Meng Chemical Engineering

Five academic years plus one extra year for the Final Project, with tittle "Design of a constructed wetland for wastewater treatment"