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Responsible for the electronic R&D department: HW, SW, control and testing development departments.Supervision of HW and SW development, control, testing, budget, purchases, suppliers, continuous improvement, optimizations.Planning of objectives, deadlines, necessary resources, use of OKR's, Trello, agile methodologies.HR coordination, training, performance evaluation, staff recruiting.Supervised projects:• Three-phase power factor corrector: 7kW, 700Vdc, high grid… Show more Responsible for the electronic R&D department: HW, SW, control and testing development departments.Supervision of HW and SW development, control, testing, budget, purchases, suppliers, continuous improvement, optimizations.Planning of objectives, deadlines, necessary resources, use of OKR's, Trello, agile methodologies.HR coordination, training, performance evaluation, staff recruiting.Supervised projects:• Three-phase power factor corrector: 7kW, 700Vdc, high grid frequency (in process).• Three-phase inverter: 220Vrms, 7kW, 98% efficiency, using SiC 1200V technology, 533kW/m3, 2.1kW/kg.• Ultrasound sensor for predictive maintenance and wear detection of mechanical parts: configurable filtering, spectral analysis.• IoT telemetry system for equipment supervision: MQTT protocol, reporting to databases for remote supervision via SCADA system.• High processing CPU: use of dual core microcontrollers and microprocessors with embedded Linux.• High complexity PCBs: 10 layers, high power, high component density, power signals, analog sensing, high speed communication buses.• High voltage igniter for combustion.• Multilevel single-phase inverter: 220Vrms, 7kW, 85% efficiency.• PSFB converter: ZVS, 7kW.• Flyback converter: 400V-24V, 50W.• Assembly of electronic R&D laboratory: infrastructure, equipment, SW, instruments, tools, budget, monitoring and execution. Show less

Assistant Professor of Power Electronics subject, belonging to the fifth year of the Electronic Engineering university course.

Responsible for HW design, simulation, FW programming in embedded systems, testing of electronic and mechanical systems.Electronic - mechanical integration: sensors, reports, fault analysis, monitoring.Projects:• Bidirectional DC-DC converter: 400V-48V, 2kW.• High speed PMSM motor control using FOC control.• Multilevel single-phase inverter: 110Vrms, 3kW, synchronization to the electrical grid, THD < 5%.• FW development for embedded systems: OOC, C, RTOS.

Design of electronic equipment used in the company's production process, for verification and quality control of manufactured products.Realization of manuals, procedures, calibration sheets and maintenance of instruments, etc. Implemented during the company's ISO9001 certification process.Projects:• 12V DC UPS: uninterruptible power system used in 12V DC equipment, design of Li-ion battery charger and switching converter for adapting voltage levels, dimensioning and 3D modeling… Show more Design of electronic equipment used in the company's production process, for verification and quality control of manufactured products.Realization of manuals, procedures, calibration sheets and maintenance of instruments, etc. Implemented during the company's ISO9001 certification process.Projects:• 12V DC UPS: uninterruptible power system used in 12V DC equipment, design of Li-ion battery charger and switching converter for adapting voltage levels, dimensioning and 3D modeling of the cabinet for electronics integration.• Battery and DC power supply tester: variable load (30V 10A) with data storage for validation of batteries and DC power supplies against a pattern.• Protection tester for Li-ion batteries. Show less

Design and integration of solutions implemented in self-service tickets terminals for public transport.Projects:• Self-service tickets terminal: integration of different peripherals (bills and coins reader, thermal printer, NFC card reader, etc.). Development of software libraries (DLL) for hardware management, together with the PC application that commanded them.• DC-DC switching power supply: 12V to 24V 72W: SCH and PCB design, simulation, materials purchasing, testing and… Show more Design and integration of solutions implemented in self-service tickets terminals for public transport.Projects:• Self-service tickets terminal: integration of different peripherals (bills and coins reader, thermal printer, NFC card reader, etc.). Development of software libraries (DLL) for hardware management, together with the PC application that commanded them.• DC-DC switching power supply: 12V to 24V 72W: SCH and PCB design, simulation, materials purchasing, testing and documentation generation. Show less

Testing, validation and repair of equipment, documentation and drawing generations for the SUBE on-board system (bus electronic ticket system).

HW design (schematic and PCB), FW of embedded systems, PC SW for communication with the HW.Generation of documentation, manuals of use, repair and specifications of the equipment developed.Projects:• Data acquisition and monitoring system: electrical signal measurement, configuration, alarm and fault control, communication with PC for data storage.• https://www.energiaconfiable.com.ar/Productos/Descargadores.html

Repair, calibration and commissioning of energy converter systems, power supplies, inverters, UPS, single-phase and three-phase rectifiers of up to 100kW of power.

Wiring and assembly of energy converter systems, power supplies, inverters, UPS, single- phase and three-phase rectifiers of up to 100kW of power.

PCB welding, assembly, repair and calibration of equipment for measuring temperature, gas, noise, vibration, etc. Mainly applied at QHSE area.

Electronic Engineer, Facultad Regional Buenos Aires

https://www.frba.utn.edu.ar/electronica/

Bilingual Electronic And Electromechanical Technician

http://www.philips.edu.ar/