Sofia Rodriguez

Experience

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  Intel Corporation

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2007

  Test Engineering Intern

  Quality assurance and Total Productive Maintenance implementation for Burn In Module.

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  SOIMSA

  Feb 2007 - Dec 2007

  Reliability student-engineer

  Customer service, technical sales and training workshops for Predictive Maintenance Tools.Data collection for Mechanical Vibrations and Thermography analysis.

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  ANDRITZ HYDRO

  Sept 2008 - Jun 2009

  Resident Engineer for penstock contract

  Project manager assistant: Project progress, QA ensuring and reporting compliance for welding technical inspections in high pressure and steel liner penstocks.

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  Enel Green Power

  Jun 2009 - Jul 2012

  Hydro and Turbomachinery Engineer

  Feasibility, development and implementation for turbomachinery and hydromechanical equipment for Hydroelectric projects (water to wire contracts in Costa Rica, Guatemala and Panama).Manufacturers expediting and on-site quality assurance control (Costa Rica, Brazil, China).Technical support for wind farms Special Projects.

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  EDF

  Apr 2014 - Oct 2014

  R&D Research Engineer

  Project: Study of thermo-hydraulic loads on bearings and water guide for nuclear plant primary pumping group. Calculation using CFD code.Study of different numerical schemes and parameters for convergence.

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  Grupo Bursátil Aldesa

  Jul 2015 - Apr 2019

  Energy Project Engineer

  Technical projects management including feasibility, development and implementation for photovoltaic, small hydro and energy efficiency projects, aimed to reduce carbon emissions and foster green technologies, always leading to energy savings to the end customers. These projects are carried out together with best practices to lower risk towards its financial structuring, through innovative financial instruments such as Special Purpose Vehicles and Leasing.Responsible to explore emerging technologies and its application to the business, focusing on economy decarbonization and energy digitalization, oriented to develop financial instruments that allows the early adoption of these technologies for Costa Rican enterprises. Show less

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  Universidad de Costa Rica

  Aug 2016 - Jan 2020

  Thermofluids Department Lecturer
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  Intel Corporation

  May 2019 - now

  Thermo-mechanical analysis for electronic systems, including design, modeling, CFD simulation and lab metrology.

  • Thermal Engineering Manager

    Mar 2021 - now

  • Thermal Engineer

    May 2019 - Apr 2021
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  CIEMI

  Nov 2024 - now

  Fiscal de Junta Directiva