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Mexico City, Cdmx, Mx

Mexico City, Mexico

Backed by MIT, the Government of Mexico City and the Green Climate Fund, we have designed a lightweight and modular EV which reduces fleet operation costs by 60% whilst increasing daily utilization rates by 30%.Our low-cost EV subscription service will offer gig drivers worldwide the opportunity to increase net income per trip whilst benefiting from an array of complementary services designed to improve and dignify current labour conditions for mobility workers in the Service Economy… Show more Backed by MIT, the Government of Mexico City and the Green Climate Fund, we have designed a lightweight and modular EV which reduces fleet operation costs by 60% whilst increasing daily utilization rates by 30%.Our low-cost EV subscription service will offer gig drivers worldwide the opportunity to increase net income per trip whilst benefiting from an array of complementary services designed to improve and dignify current labour conditions for mobility workers in the Service Economy. We are currently developing our MVP and are planning a 2026 pilot launch in Mexico City. Show less

MITdesignX is an academic program in the MIT School of Architecture and Planning (SA+P) and part of the MIT Morningside Academy for Design (MIT MAD). We are dedicated to design innovation and entrepreneurship and empower students, faculty and researchers to build new business ventures and forward-thinking solutions designed to address critical challenges facing the future of cities and the human environment.

Valencian Community, Spain

The reach of Automotive Design is broader than it has been understood. Cars have simply transformed humanity in ways the discipline is not yet involved with. Now is the time to expand the discipline and broaden its scope. The new generation of car designers must look beyond the current automobile and diversify their knowledge and interests towards a set of topics essential to the process of rethinking mobility and the products and services that make it possible. Automotive Design will cease to… Show more The reach of Automotive Design is broader than it has been understood. Cars have simply transformed humanity in ways the discipline is not yet involved with. Now is the time to expand the discipline and broaden its scope. The new generation of car designers must look beyond the current automobile and diversify their knowledge and interests towards a set of topics essential to the process of rethinking mobility and the products and services that make it possible. Automotive Design will cease to be a discipline focused entirely on aesthetics and become a profession from which cities, and in turn societies, will be transformed. I co-wrote the Transportation Design & Future Mobility Masters program to provide students with the tools required to develop a deep understanding of the historic evolution of the industry, global knowledge on the cultural, environmental and technological shifts predicted to have an impact on the market and, perhaps most importantly, the individual creative skills needed to help the discipline deal with the fact that car design, after all, is not only about designing cars, but about envisioning ways in which the automobile can regain its historic relevance. Show less

Stockholm, Mexico City, Umeå & Rotterdam

- Strategy and business development for a Vehicle-To-Grid startup. Development of a technology that will help electric vehicles transform wind resistance into battery power and a strategy to regulate the integration of such power into the Smart Grid. Delivering a business case for the alignment of the patent and production of this device with the R&D interests of world leading vehicle suppliers. - Mentoring the Masters Degree program in Architecture at Oslo’s AHO University. - Mentoring… Show more - Strategy and business development for a Vehicle-To-Grid startup. Development of a technology that will help electric vehicles transform wind resistance into battery power and a strategy to regulate the integration of such power into the Smart Grid. Delivering a business case for the alignment of the patent and production of this device with the R&D interests of world leading vehicle suppliers. - Mentoring the Masters Degree program in Architecture at Oslo’s AHO University. - Mentoring the Masters Degree program in Urban Studies at Stockholm’s KTH University.- Guest lecturer for the Vehicle Design MA at the Umeå Institute of Design, in Sweden.- Writing for Terra Firma Magazine (UK), Super Paper (Germany), Nexos Magazine (Mexico) and Animal (Mexico). Show less

Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

AMO, the research arm of Rem Koolhaas’ architecture practice, asked me to research and analyze the evolution of the auto dealership for a collaboration with Genesis, the luxury brand within the Hyundai Group. I did Strategic research and concept development for the design of the South Korean flagship store, which opened in Seoul in 2018.

Gothenburg, Sweden

I oversaw Concept, Strategy and Development services for a range of automotive clients and led a team working across Design, UX, Engineering and Visualisation. I also co-directed the development of Semcon’s Research & Innovation Lab, a space for Engineering and Design collaborations from which Sonic Movement, our explorative work on the future sounds of electric cars, was born.

Munich Area, Germany

As Design Director of THINK, I first led a team exploring the opportunities our company had to distinguish itself amongst imminent and more powerful electric car brand competitors. Then, my drive changed towards researching the context of electric mobility in the digital age, evaluating market, technology and business implications of the shift from product manufacturing to service providing and developing a strategy to set the Norwegian electric car brand as a benchmark in the car-sharing… Show more As Design Director of THINK, I first led a team exploring the opportunities our company had to distinguish itself amongst imminent and more powerful electric car brand competitors. Then, my drive changed towards researching the context of electric mobility in the digital age, evaluating market, technology and business implications of the shift from product manufacturing to service providing and developing a strategy to set the Norwegian electric car brand as a benchmark in the car-sharing segment. The research resulted in the proposal of a five-year-long strategy through which our company would avoid bankruptcy and step out of the business of making cars, to instead become a leader in the business of moving people. Show less

Oslo Area, Norway

Assisting development of 2013 Think City replacement. Development of cargo and leisure vehicles. Brand management towards consulting design and marketing agencies.

Woking, Uk

Assisting design development of 2011 MP4-12C and 2012 P1.

Gothenburg, Sweden

Trollhättan, Sweden

Development of interior & exterior accessories for 2010 Saab 9-5 and 2010 Opel Meriva.

Gothenburg, Sweden

Development of interior accessories for Volvo FH16.

Ma, Vehicle Design

Strategic Business Development

B.Design, Transportation Design