Tomas Alvarez

Mechanical Engineer | Outcomes from data integration into Heavy machinery 🏭📟📡📈| Contract ready | Cycle tourer 🚴

Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

About

All ideas shared here are my own. I moved from Argentina to NZ to work in Thermodynamics. But I almost burnt out trying to prove myself. I’m Tomas Alvarez, a mechanical engineer turned automation engineer. I help industrial businesses improve production efficiency by using heavy machinery data to pinpoint bottlenecks and speed up decisions. I’ve supported engineering teams with hands-on problem solving across industrial systems — from design and procurement workflows to commissioning. I’ve managed jobs ranging from 200kW to 4MW and built tools that reduce friction in drafting, programming, and hazardous area compliance work. I care about quality and sanity: building systems that run smoother without burning out engineers or operators. II If you’re trying to turn operational data into clear actions, feel free to DM me.

Experience

  • Automation Engineer at Meridian Energy
    Feb 2026 - Present · 5 mos

  • Mechanical Engineer at CoolLogic
    Aug 2021 - Feb 2026 · 4 yrs 7 mos

    Design, procurement & commissioning of industrial refrigeration systems.

  • Mechanical Engineer at Kohu Hemp Limited
    Feb 2021 - Jul 2022 · 1 yr 6 mos

    The team here at Kohu Hemp is working hard on developing a range of products to bring into the New Zealand market. Every product we are designing needs to be non-toxic, waste-free, and sustainable, so nothing is being rushed and everything is extensively tested as we believe in quality over quantity. We are focusing our interests primarily in the Building Industry, starting with the development of our upcoming products; HempKrete™ and ReGen Homes™ Tiny Homes. We launched our Hempcrete 101 Building Workshops in October 2020 which were a huge success, we loved getting to work directly with like-minded people and spreading the word about the revolutionary building material that is hempcrete. https://kohuhemp.nz/

  • Project Engineer at Mustach Technology
    Jul 2015 - Apr 2017 · 1 yr 10 mos

    Mustach Technology es una empresa con mas de 15 años de experiencia en diseño de máquinas especiales para lineas de producción en serie. - Diseño de moldes para termoformado y contencion para inyección de PUR - Diseño de estructuras, maquinas transfer y dispositivos periféricos para maquinas de producción. - Desarrollo de protocolos, nomenclatura y estándares de trabajo. - Supervisión y desarrollo de freelancers. - Impulso e implementación de políticas de imagen empresarial.

  • Simplified robotics workshop at Centro Educativo Latinoamericano
    Jan 2014 - Aug 2015 · 1 yr 8 mos

    Dirección de taller de robótica orientado a la aplicación conceptual del aprendizaje en robótica. Implementado como herramienta didáctica la construcción, animación y programación de robots simples en cursos de escuela primaria. Síntesis de conceptos complejos de robótica en aplicaciones concretas.