Experience

enerBit

• Utilities
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Feb 2022 - Present



Celsia Energía

• Colombia
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Data Science Leader

  • Jan 2017 - Jan 2022



Celsia Energía

• Colombia
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Energy Markets Specialist

  • Dec 2013 - Aug 2015

  - Forward-planning of strategic upcoming investment decision in the power market. - Valuating electricity projects locally and abroad by assessing market regulation, trading schemes and energy policy of power sector, in the context of M&A processes.- Led the market analysis, regulation assessment, and revenues estimation for Celsia’s acquisition in 2014 of GDF Suez's generation assets in Central America.

• Energy Markets Analyst

  • Dec 2011 - Dec 2013

  -Modeled and performed long-term scenario analysis of power systems in Colombia, Peru, Chile and Panama.- Designed and implemented tailored solutions for Colombian electricity market evaluation and surveillance, such as analytical frameworks, computational tools and forecasting methodologies.- Performed probabilistic and statistical analyses of market data in the Colombian day-ahead wholesale market.



Universidad de Los Andes

• Colombia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Assistant

  • May 2011 - Nov 2011

  - Coordinated two projects in the Colombian natural gas sector: (i) Assessment of upstream supply risks for gas distribution companies; and (ii) Estimation of basket tariffs for three gas distribution companies. - Conducted economic feasibility analysis and GHG emissions reduction estimation of wind and geothermal technologies in Colombia, as part of a larger project funded by the World Bank and the Colombian government. - Coordinated two projects in the Colombian natural gas sector: (i) Assessment of upstream supply risks for gas distribution companies; and (ii) Estimation of basket tariffs for three gas distribution companies. - Conducted economic feasibility analysis and GHG emissions reduction estimation of wind and geothermal technologies in Colombia, as part of a larger project funded by the World Bank and the Colombian government.



Siemens

• Germany
• Automation Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Control Engineer

  • Mar 2010 - Apr 2011

  - Designed and commissioned SCADA systems mainly for power generation and distribution industry. - Performed Factory Acceptance Tests of the SCADA system of the company ENERSUR (Lima, Peru). - Performed Site Acceptance Tests, Point-to-Point tests and commissioned the SCADA system of 660 MW hydroelectric power plant PORCEIII (Antioquia, Colombia). - Designed and commissioned SCADA systems mainly for power generation and distribution industry. - Performed Factory Acceptance Tests of the SCADA system of the company ENERSUR (Lima, Peru). - Performed Site Acceptance Tests, Point-to-Point tests and commissioned the SCADA system of 660 MW hydroelectric power plant PORCEIII (Antioquia, Colombia).



Universidad de Los Andes

• Colombia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Jul 2008 - Feb 2010

  - Developed a heading strategy to reduce price & quantity risks in Colombian spot market through energy derivatives, using quantitative models for portfolio optimization. - Analysed of the Colombian electricity submarkets in terms of economic efficiency and market failures. - Conducted program evaluation of the CREG’s forward contract market proposal (MOR). - Developed a heading strategy to reduce price & quantity risks in Colombian spot market through energy derivatives, using quantitative models for portfolio optimization. - Analysed of the Colombian electricity submarkets in terms of economic efficiency and market failures. - Conducted program evaluation of the CREG’s forward contract market proposal (MOR).