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Torres De Elorz

- Led the Research and Development (R&D) team through the entire product lifecycle, from conceptualization to commercialization.- Managed project lifecycles, defining customer requirements and actively seeking new products and ideas. - Maintained ongoing collaboration with sales and after-sales departments for continuous product and service improvement.- Formulated and supervised research plans and budgets for R&D projects, ensuring timely and cost-effective completion.- Coordinated scientific, research, and technical aspects of projects to achieve comprehensive project success.- Identified and pursued grants specifically geared towards supporting the company's R&D activities.- Established procurement policies, conducted supplier identification, and led negotiation efforts.- Contributed to the development and formulation of both long and short-range planning, policies, programs, and objectives.- Devised manufacturing plans and implemented procedures to ensure products adhere to established customer and company quality standards.- Identified, recommended, and implemented changes to enhance productivity and reduce costs.

Gmvending S.A.

- Proficient in project management, including defining customer requirements, exploring new products/ideas, and continually enhancing products/services through close collaboration with sales and after-sales departments. Ensured adherence to ISO 9001 standards.- Spearheaded the definition and development of a transactional platform for managing mobile phone top-ups. Orchestrated the connection between platform design, vending machines, POS terminals (Ingenico, Verifone), websites, hosts, and top-up providers.- Led the definition and design of a vending machine range tailored for mobile phone top-ups.- Established and managed private M2M networks with major mobile operators. Designed a web management tool for vending machines and SIM cards.- Implemented the virtualization of corporate servers and transactional servers using Microsoft Hyper-V technology, failover clustering, and iSCSI storage.- Proactively sought grants to support the company's R&D activities.- Prepared dossiers, reports, and justifications for securing financial support from national public institutions (CDTI - Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico e Industrial) and the regional government of Navarre (Gobierno de Navarra).

Electronics Product Design Lead:- Spearheaded the design of electronic products, including defining new electronic designs and software requirements specifically for vending machines.- Conducted comprehensive searches for cutting-edge technologies and components, integrating various elements such as banknote readers, recyclers, coin selectors, changers, hoppers, card dispensers, readers (magnetic stripe, chip, RFID, Mifare), credit cards, ID and passport scanners, biometrics, RF modem modules (GPRS/EDGE, UMTS/HSDPA), barcode scanners, Bluetooth, Ethernet, and WiFi.Technology Head:- Developed security procedures and managed servers, including backups, firewall rules, and VPNs, utilizing Checkpoint and Cisco equipment.- Led server migration, virtualization and oversaw Navision implementation.

- Led the design of electronic boards, overseeing the search for components and suppliers to ensure optimal performance.- Conducted software development for microcontrollers using the C language and PC-based applications using VisualBasic.- Pioneered the development of a specific vending communication protocol, including MDB and CCTalk.Managed M2M communication across multipoint IP-based networks through GPRS, as well as point-to-point communication with GSM, SMS, and USSD.- Automated the liquid concentrate coffee production plant for GMQuickafe, covering electric design, Visual Basic programming, and data acquisition card I/O management.- Played a crucial role as a computer technician, handling the management, procurement, and maintenance of internal networks, computers, servers, and domains.

Engaged in hands-on experience during university studies as a student in the R&D department of GMVending. Successfully completed the final project, which involved designing an advanced electronic control board for vending machines. Integrated cutting-edge technologies available at the time, such as flash memory, the fastest microcontroller, GPRS modem for IP-based communications, and Ethernet, while ensuring compatibility with older machines. Gained valuable insights and practical experience by contributing to a real company's research and development initiatives.

Senior Industrial Electronic Engineer, Electrical And Electronics Engineering

Bachelor’S Degree In Sciences