As Head of Public Funding, I am responsible for increasing our network of partners; lead the team of senior innovation consultants and assess any new leads. I work in close collaboration with start-ups, research centers, and tech leading companies to build winning proposals. We make sure our partners can compete and win in any of the ~$3B/year federally funded R&D programs.Funding Programs: National Science Foundation (NSF); Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); Department of Energy (DOE); Department of Defense (DoD); National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Department of Agriculture (USDA); Department of Commerce (DOC); Department of Homeland Security (DHS); Department of Education (ED); Department of Transportation(DOT)

Innovating requires a series of special skills; it is a balance between creativity and strategy. I help find new products, services and business models that drive the growth of my clients.The unpredictable nature of the innovation process, the risk of sharing creative ideas, and the ups and downs that occur when you put your ideas into action are a unique opportunity to create powerful bonds between people and teams.

Consulting in the field of innovation and public funding opportunities in the U.S. and Europe. I work in close collaboration with companies to write and review highly competitive funding proposals for public funding programs, targeting multiple sectors, from ICT and digitilization, defense, space, electronics, aeronautics and transport, to energy, environment, chemistry, biotech and health. Funding Programs-National Science Foundation (NSF), Department of Defense (DoD), NASA, AFWERX, SPACEWERX, Horizon Europe, LIFE.

Shapeme3D is a Start-Up dedicated to the development of innovation projects in the field of artificial intelligence. Belonging to the business ecosystem of the UPV, we currently collaborate with different departments and research institutes to create a virtual fitting solution for the retail industry that could have a major impact minimizing return rates and maximizing profit. As CEO I am responsible for operations, strategy, finances, creating a company culture, managing talent, marketing and sales. To highlight: Strategic vision of the company. Innovation Management. Conflict resolution and decision making. Product development. Talent management.

Bidding process management, market analysis and support to international sales teams in technical and commercial aspects. The management of the bidding process carries out the writing, editing and presentation of the final document, the coordination of internal relations with the technical, legal and sales departments, as well as the definition of the pricing strategy. I contributed to the development of the market strategy, renegotiation of contracts, analysis of the competition, identification of possible risks and opportunities, pricing strategy. Achievements: Record of contracts won in one year. Systematization in the price strategy giving greater coherence and solidity to our proposals. Internal cost analysis that led to a substantial improvement in cost reduction and increased profit margins.

Responsible for the planning, management and technical advice for key clients in the oil and gas industry. Managing projects from their inception, installation to after-sales. Managing customer expectations, ensuring that their needs are understood and met. Communicate and coordinate tasks throughout the value chain. Management of incidents and technical or commercial clarifications. Key account of the assigned clients. Supervisor leader of the technical service during the offshore/onshore installation. Monitoring of project costs.Achievements:100% of projects delivered and installed on time.Improvement of internal project management procedures.My interest in finding new solutions led me to modify and relaunch a product considered obsolete, increasing sales by 2 million euros.The good relationship with my clients allowed the company not only to maintain current contracts but also to obtain new and important contracts.