Carlos Andrade

Experience

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  Boeing

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2013

  Electronic Engineer

  Six-months internship in the Avionics departmento Design and testing of laser-guided landing systemo Telecommunication maintenance, construction and design

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  NBC maschinenbau

  Jan 2013 - now

  Founder

  Small-size company (3 to 50 people) created at the end of my studies, to provide innovative engineering solutions for Ecuadorian industries.o In 2019, launch of the new section “Innovative Farming” to develop IoT sensors and systems for intelligent farming.o Implementation of intelligent fire system for the Superintendency of Banks and Insurances of the Ecuadorian government.o Consulting for the Ministry of Defense of Ecuador for drone technologies. o Automation of one of the biggest food processing plant of Ecuador. Show less

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  Universidad San Francisco de Quito

  Sept 2015 - Jan 2020

  Researcher and Instructor

  Researcher in the Robotics and Autonomous Vehicles Laboratory, and teacher in the mechanics and electronics departments.o Investigation of autonomous vehicles, research in drones, research and innovation in industrial automation, on the following projects :- Telecommunications for unmanned underwater ground and aerial vehicles.- Sensor development and implementation for both biomechanical and concrete studies.- Solar electrical/electronical SAE car and boat design, construction and implementation.- Indoor navigation system without gps for military multirotor vehicles.- Early-stage forest fire detection using thermal imaging for drones used by Ecuadorian firefighters.o Lectures of Robotics, Industrial automation, SCADA and HMI, Fluid Mechanics and Technical Drawing.o Magisterial conferencist about « drones » in the 11th Congress of Science and Technology of the University of the Armed Forces. Show less

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  Technical University of Munich

  Jan 2017 - Jan 2019

  Researcher

  Partnership between the USFQ and the TUM and financed by BMW to deepen our research.Research based on artificial vision applied with artificial intelligence, with design construction and implementation on the following projects :o UAVs for monitoring marine life in the Galapagos Islands.o On board processing images for UAVs and Multirotor in order to modify the mission.o Hybrid power pack to improve the autonomy of the operation time of the drone.

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  EMPRESA ELECTRICA QUITO

  May 2021 - Mar 2023

  Electrical Electronic Engineer

  Part of the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energies department, my main missions are : electrical and electronic design, quantification of quantities and their annexes, preparation of plans, specifications and technical reports for the different requirements of Quito Electric Company, in compliance with current technical regulations.o Preparation of reference budgets, terms of reference, preparatory phases.o Total review of public procurement processeso Audits and contract administration.o Previous technical visits to assess the needs of the different projects.o Resolve on site any doubts regarding the interpretation of drawings, technical specifications and construction details generated in the designs related to the electrical and electronic area. Show less

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  Emelnorte

  Nov 2022 - Nov 2023

  Generation Director
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  Ministerio de Energía y Minas

  Sept 2023 - now

  Subsecretario de Generación y Transmisión