Talk to sales Try for Free
Fidel Esquivel

Fidel Esquivel

Fundraiser Adviser

Followers of Fidel Esquivel2000 followers
location of Fidel EsquivelZurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Connect with Fidel Esquivel to Send Message

Connect

Connect with Fidel Esquivel to Send Message

Connect

  • Timeline

  • About me

    Co-founder UpCircle & ARC | BRIDGE Fellow 24' | Digital Shaper 22' | Robotics @ETH Zurich

  • Education

    • Hasso Plattner Institute

      2021 - 2022
      Design Thinking Basic Track

    • Colorado State University

      2017 - 2017
      Semester at Sea Study Abroad Economics and International Studies 4.0/4.0

      Activities and Societies: Sustainability Club, Language Exchange Club, Effective Communication Team Study Abroad program that focuses on gaining international understanding through first hand experience by travelling to 10 countries, including Japan, China, Vietnam, Myanmar, India, Ghana, Morocco, South Africa, Germany, among others.

    • Beijing Sport University

      2013 - 2014
      Advanced Chinese Language Learning Program Chinese Language and Literature

      Intensive six-month Chinese language learning program at Beijing Sport Univeristy

    • ETH Zürich

      2019 - 2021
      Master of Science - MS Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering

      Activities and Societies: - 1st Place in the Hatchery: student led initiative to develop sustainable mobility. Developed a containerized hydrogen storage container to be used by shipping companies. - Master Thesis: Development and Implementation of an Autonomous Waste Sorting Robotic Stage

    • UWC Red Cross Nordic

      2011 - 2013
      High School International Baccalaureate

      Activities and Societies: SaFuGe Humanitarian aid NGO 2-year program that focused on gaining international understanding by interacting with students of over 93 countries while completing the International Baccalaureate diploma.

    • University of Florida

      2014 - 2018
      Bachelor's Degree Aerospace Engineering, Summa Cum Laude

      Activities and Societies: Undergraduate Researcher at Nonlinear Controls and Robotics Laboratory Undergraduate Research Assistant at the Fluid Mechanics Laboratory Tau Beta Pi - Engineering Honor Society AIAA Design Build and Fly UF Team University of Florida Honor's Program Four-year Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering. Summa Cum Laude. Thesis Title: Cadence And Position Tracking for Switched FES-Cycling Combined with Motor Assistance for Cycle with Split-Crank. Found here: http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00063130Description: Used Lyapunov theory to develop and implement a sliding-mode nonlinear controller for a switched FES-Cycling system to achieve cadence and position tracking on a person pedalling on a stationary bike.

  • Experience

    • SaFuGe Nordic NGO

      Aug 2011 - May 2013
      Fundraiser Adviser

      Worked in a team to raise funds to support international projects in Sierra Leone, Nicaragua, and Peru among other countries. Raised over USD 10,000 annually, and distributed the funds for student-led projects in each country. Projects included the building of a well in a local Nicaraguan community and toilets in a Sierra Leone school.

    • University

      Apr 2015 - May 2016
      Undergraduate Research Assistant

      Assisted in the Fluid Mechanics Research Laboratory working in the development of micro-air vehicles (MAV).• Developed software to optimize modeling of MAVs and performed aerodynamic testing• Designed, manufactured, and tested over 20 carbon fiber MAVs to research low aspect ratio vehicle aerodynamics • Assembled and tested several circuit boards that enabled autonomous flying capabilities of MAVs

    • University

      Sept 2017 - May 2018
      Undergraduate Research Assistant

      Undergraduate research assistant at the Nonlinear Controls and Robotics Lab researching applications of non-linear control for muscle rehabilitation.• Developed a nonlinear controller for Functional Electrical Stimmulation assisted cycling enhancing rehabilitation techniques for people with neurological conditions. • Published research to the American Control Conference (2019) • Used Matlab and Simulink to implement controller and achieved global exponential tracking of error signals Show less

    • Cummins Inc.

      Jun 2018 - Aug 2019
      Design Engineer

      Design engineer working in product testing, improvement and validation for power generation solutions

    • Autonomous River Cleanup Project

      Oct 2019 - now
      Co-Founder

      Plastic pollution is one of the biggest challenges today and increasing every year. We founded the “Autonomous River Cleanup” (ARC) project in Autumn 2019 at ETH Zurich at the Robotic Systems Lab with the goal of using technology, robotics, and automation, to develop a solution that is able to autonomously collect and remove plastic waste, in the form of macro-plastics, from rivers worldwide. I am managing a team of 20+ students, together we develop autonomous solutions to concentrate, remove and sort out plastic debris from river streams. Additionally, I developed the robotic sorting stage to autonomously separate man-made waste from the natural riverine bio-matter. Show less

    • STARTUP CAMPUS Switzerland

      Feb 2020 - May 2020
      Business Concept Course - ZeroShip

      Semester-long course on business plan creation. I led a team of five people to develop a modular hydrogen-powered, zero-carbon alternative for powering the ships of the future.

    • ETH Zürich

      Sept 2020 - Apr 2021
      Teaching Assistant in Robotics

      Research assistant for the course "Autonomous Mobility on Demand: from car to fleet" (a.k.a. Duckietown) and "Introduction to ROS: programming for robotics".

    • ETH Zürich

      Oct 2021 - now
      ARC Project Lead at Robotic Systems Lab

      The mission of the Autonomous River Cleanup (ARC) project is to use technology, robotics, and automation, to quantify and eradicate ocean-bound plastic waste. We provide river waste analysis, waste sorting, and waste extraction solutions to put an end to the plastic pollution epidemic.

    • UpCircle

      Apr 2022 - now
      Co-Founder

      Fighting plastic pollution at a global scale using artificial intelligence (AI).

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified Solidworks Associate (Mechanical Design)

      Dassault Systèmes
      Oct 2014

    • Cryptocurrency Foundations

      LinkedIn
      May 2021
      View certificate certificate

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Fidel Esquivel
      Knox T. Millsaps Memorial Scholarship Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Florida Mar 2017 Recipient of the Knox T. Millsaps Memorial Scholarship awarded to outstanding students in the Aerospace and Mechanical engineering field by the department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Florida.
    • Awarded to Fidel Esquivel
      College of Engineering Dean's list College of Engineering at the University of Florida Dec 2016 Recognition for outstanding performance within the college of engineering at UF.
    • Awarded to Fidel Esquivel
      President's Honor Roll University of Florida Dec 2016 Recognition by the president of the university for achieving a 4.0 GPA
    • Awarded to Fidel Esquivel
      Sylvia T. McKenney Scholarship Recipient Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Florida May 2016 Recipient of the Sylvia T. McKenney Scholarship Fund. Merit-based scholarship given to Aerospace/Mechanical engineering students by the department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Florida
    • Awarded to Fidel Esquivel
      Davis United World College Scholar Shelby Davis Foundation Sep 2014 Academic scholarship for United World College students pursuing a four year degree.