Allschwil, Basel-Country, Switzerland
Whenever I have to give a summary about my life, I notice I always use the word “accidental”. The reason is far from self-explanatory. Let me elaborate. From a very young age, I was exposed to constant change. Having to adapt to my family’s circumstances, which by the time I was a child already involved moving to a foreign country, I grew up bilingual. I started elementary school in English, went through high-school in English and Spanish and now, my daily activities involve speaking German. I would be lying if I said that constant change is not overwhelming; accidents can be scary. But honestly, it has been the biggest catalyst for growth in my life. Changes and accidents have exposed me to cultures, languages, ways of thinking and ways of living that I couldn’t have learned from a textbook. It also helped me develop resilience and a sense of fearlessness to the unknown. Since I can remember, science has been a passion of mine. Understanding natural interactions and working under logic and systematic methodologies ignited my hunger for knowledge. I love animals and I’ve always felt the need to devote some part of my life to servicing our environment. Because of where I was at certain decisive moments of my life, I had to adapt the choices I made when I started designing my career path. Engineering makes sense because of my desire to understand how things work and how they can be improved. Management interests me because I enjoy organizing projects, leading, working in teams, and understanding what can be done with available resources. Just recently, I dipped my toes into the world of IT (I’m watching you, Salesforce). I cannot express how exciting it feels to create and see your thought-processes come to life on a screen. So much about accidents. I don’t really think it’s a coincidence that I am now in the renewable energy industry trying to put a puzzle together with the pieces I’ve collected along the way. It’s been a winding road, but the seat-belts are buckled and I’m ready to discover what else lies on the road ahead.
Salesforce support and Project Management
Master Thesis Topic: Economic Impact of Failures Related to Quality on Solar Energy Deployment
▪ Created solar module plans and photovoltaic system layouts for regional and international customers ▪ Simulated photovoltaic system interconnection depending on solar module and inverter types ▪ Generated annual output yield forecasts for planned photovoltaic systems ▪ Produced quotes and calculated economic profile for planned photovoltaic systems ▪ Managed supplier relationships and CRM systems ▪ Supported generation and translation of internal documents
GABA is a member-driven non-profit organization that fosters transatlantic knowledge-sharing and networking among German-American and Californian business and tech communities. GABA is dedicated to encouraging German-American business and trade. My interest in connecting with the private sector in the Baja California-California region, having a solid network and my interest in Germany brought me to GABA. My collaboration with the organization included organizing and coordinating networking events and facilitating the creation of strategic alliances.