Juan M. Romero, PhD

Juan m. romero, phd

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  • Timeline

    Feb 2012 - Mar 2013

    Electrical Engineer

    PAPELERA NACIONAL S.A.
    Mar 2013 - Aug 2014

    Electrical Engineer

    Naval Radio Ecuador
    Sept 2015 - Apr 2016

    Electrical Hardware Engineer & Product Designer

    Self employed
    Apr 2016 - Sept 2018

    Electrical Engineer Researcher & Associate Professor

    ESPOL Polytechnic University
    Oct 2019 - Jun 2023

    Electrical Hardware Engineer | Specializing in Innovative Product Design & Development

    University of California, Davis
    Davis, California, United States
    Jun 2023 - May 2025

    Senior Electrical Hardware Engineer

    TechnipFMC
    Current Company
    Jun 2025 - now

    Electrical Hardware Engineer

    Amazon Fulfillment Technologies & Robotics
  • About me

    Electrical Hardware Engineer | Power • Analog • Digital • PCB Design • Troubleshooting | I Help Teams Deliver Reliable HW — Led 16+ X-Func Projects with Ownership & Speed

  • Education

    • Monterrey institute of technology and higher education

      2007 - 2011
      Bachelor of science (bsc) electronic and computer engineering 96%

      Activities and Societies: Foreign Nationalities Committee: prepared Ecuador's stand during the 1st Intercultural Festival. Swimming Competitive Team: I represented ITESM at regional competitions. Board of Student Council (Student Union): participated in campaigns, election process and activities for the benefit of the student community. Technical Staff: directed an entire group to take a play to stage. Theatre Group. - Obtained an outstanding grade in the CENEVAL, the national engineering test, which qualifies me as a proficient engineer.- Candidate to the Student Merit Award due to my remarkable participation in student societies, social projects and academic life.- Awarded the Social Award in recognition of the project I conducted in a rural Mexican community to introduce the people and children to technology.- Designed an autonomous Computer Vision System that was capable of reading… Show more - Obtained an outstanding grade in the CENEVAL, the national engineering test, which qualifies me as a proficient engineer.- Candidate to the Student Merit Award due to my remarkable participation in student societies, social projects and academic life.- Awarded the Social Award in recognition of the project I conducted in a rural Mexican community to introduce the people and children to technology.- Designed an autonomous Computer Vision System that was capable of reading bar-codes. I entirely made the source code that enabled this function.- Collaborated as a professor's assistant in a Grid-Connected Photovoltaic System Project. We made an important progress in the test phase towards the final phase. - Won a 50% scholarship for Stanford International Program of Excellence.- Selected for the High Academic Performance Program. After a series of examinations and interviews I was granted a 90% tuition fee scholarship to undergone my undergraduate studies in México. Show less

    • The university of manchester

      2014 - 2015
      Master of science - ms telecommunications engineering distinction

      Activities and Societies: Class Representative: Responsible of arranging meetings, lectures and feedback between students and university staff. Improved communication between groups. - Awarded the Keysight Technologies Top Student Prize for the best overall performance in the course.- Best graduate and thesis of the course.- Awarded a full scholarship by the Gov. of Ecuador. Participated in the national contest. After submitting my profile, undergone examinations and interviews I was chosen to join the Excellence program to pursue my postgraduate studies.

    • University of california, davis

      2018 - 2023
      Doctor of philosophy - phd electrical and electronics engineering senior

      Activities and Societies: Digital Learning and Teaching Award: Smita Bakshi

  • Experience

    • Papelera nacional s.a.

      Feb 2012 - Mar 2013
      Electrical engineer

      - Ability to work collaboratively and cross-functionally with the ability to design, code and test autonomous hardware systems, as demonstrated by the development of a temperature scanner that saved +$60,000.- Delegated of PCB Boards repair. I was in charge of finding a solution to burned or malfunctioning PCB boards. I was able to restore critical equipments and thousands of dollars were saved in production time.- Undertook several courses on PLC. I was able to configure, manage and design communication networks for Siemens, OMRON and Allen-Bradley.- Proficient in industrial pneumatics. Experience with real applications and design of pneumatic circuits. applicable to industry. Show less

    • Naval radio ecuador

      Mar 2013 - Aug 2014
      Electrical engineer

      - Time management skills and experience troubleshooting and resolving electrical hardware systems technical issues, resulting in the completion of +20 emergency technical services.- Organization and communication skills with experience managing the electronic hardware training program, resulting in +$10,000 savings in courses.- Managed the company's Training Program. After conversations with brand representatives I was able to select the best course options and obtained low cost certificates renewals that saved the company thousands of dollars in the trips formerly planned.- Pioneered the use of statistics. I designed and constantly updated job statistics that enabled a clear view of the current needs of our customers. Also, plan the required courses and spare parts needed. Resulting in a better use of resources. - Attended to several selling meetings and product presentations. I performed as translator during Kelvin Hughes' representative presentations in the country. Also, I advertised our solutions to potential customers.- Attended several international training courses. Show less

    • Self employed

      Sept 2015 - Apr 2016
      Electrical hardware engineer & product designer

      - Flexible and versatile PCB Hardware Engineer with advanced knowledge and deep understanding of printed circuit board design (PCB) as evidenced by 2 successful international technical experiences: Ecuador, and Mexico.

    • Espol polytechnic university

      Apr 2016 - Sept 2018
      Electrical engineer researcher & associate professor

      - Experience with cross functional collaboration working with multi-disciplinary teams with a strong ability to analyze, model, and test wireless communication systems, leading to the publication of 5 research papers and 2 grant proposals.- Director of social-technological projects in different vulnerable sectors of the country.- Member of the Academic Committee of the Telecommunications Master and undergraduate and graduate thesis mentor.

    • University of california, davis

      Oct 2019 - Jun 2023

      - Project management expertise and experience in design and development of custom electrical hardware and systems as evidenced by the development of +10 different PCB systems, such as: ASK transceivers, 86 dB gain low noise amplifier, 100V switching amplifier, milliwatt microcontroller system.- Knowledge of currently industry trends and experience in conducting feasibility studies to meet PCB hardware requirements resulting in the design of an embedded low power wireless transceiver with a power consumption < 100µW and size <50x50 mm.- Technical transfer skills and expertise in electrical hardware such as switching mode DC/DC power converters, high-speed interfaces, and PCB design and development, as evidenced by mentoring 3 professionals in PCB hardware schematic, layout, and electrical hardware test and validation.- Fast-paced, dynamic innovator with an ability to design and develop new electrical hardware designs that integrated digital and analog circuits, microcontrollers, ADC/DAC, power converters, serial communication, analog sensors, and RF/wireless, as demonstrated by the innovation of 3 different systems for wireless power and data transfer through metal. Show less

      • Electrical Hardware Engineer | Specializing in Innovative Product Design & Development

        Sept 2018 - Jun 2023
      • Teaching Assistant

        Oct 2019 - Aug 2022
    • Technipfmc

      Jun 2023 - May 2025
      Senior electrical hardware engineer

      - Designed the electrical hardware of a critical processor PCB/PCA, using Altium Designer as PCB circuit design software, to resolve supply chain issues and ensure electrical hardware availability that would enable revenues of $10M.- Improved the design of a 20 W wireless power supply to achieve >15 kV partial discharge. The proposed electrical hardware and mechanical assembly reduced manufacturing costs in at least $2400.- Designed electromechanical hardware to solve a critical supply chain issue from 2018. The new design met production deadlines, improved manufacturability, and reduced assembly cost by at least 20%.- Led cross functional teams to design electrical engineering solutions for supply chain, production, and field related issues, resulting in more than 16 successfully completed electrical hardware projects. Show less

    • Amazon fulfillment technologies & robotics

      Jun 2025 - now
      Electrical hardware engineer
  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Juan M. Romero, PhD
      Smita Bakshi Digital Learning and Teaching Award University of California Davis Jul 2020 In recognition for exceptional innovations in the use of technology to improve learning outcomes of coding/MATLAB course.
    • Awarded to Juan M. Romero, PhD
      Keysight Technologies Prize Keysight Technologies Dec 2015 In recognition of: the best overall performance in the course.
    • Awarded to Juan M. Romero, PhD
      Academic Excellence National Association of Faculties (ANFEI) Jul 2012 In recognition of: Best Engineering Graduate.
    • Awarded to Juan M. Romero, PhD
      Excellence Honor Award Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) Dec 2011 In recognition of: High academic performance
    • Awarded to Juan M. Romero, PhD
      High Academic Performance Program Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) Dec 2011 In recognition of: One of the best undergraduates.
    • Awarded to Juan M. Romero, PhD
      Student Development Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) Dec 2011 In recognition of: Comprehensive education.
    • Awarded to Juan M. Romero, PhD
      Outstanding Project CIDEQ, Querétaro Technical Center Nov 2011 In recognition of: Development of C# Library.
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Secretary

      Issued by IEEE Communications Society on Mar 2017
      IEEE Communications SocietyAssociated with Juan M. Romero, PhD
    • Volunteer

      Issued by TECHO | TETO on Aug 2009
      TECHO | TETOAssociated with Juan M. Romero, PhD