Spain
Many innovation and product-development concepts struggle because material performance and processing behavior do not match application requirements. I help start-ups, SMEs, and established manufacturers close that gap. I am a chemical engineer (PhD) with 20 years of international industrial and applied R&D experience in polymer materials development. My work focuses on thermoplastics and sustainability-driven innovation, from concept to industrialization. Working from application requirements, I define development strategy, structure experimental programs, select materials, design formulations, and optimize processing and scale-up under real manufacturing conditions. By integrating performance and sustainability within the same development logic, I enable clear, data-driven decisions and reduce the risk of late-stage failure. My work combines deep polymer science with a structured, decision-driven approach to reduce development uncertainty, ensure industrial feasibility, and accelerate time-to-market. As an independent consultant, I collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders to deliver focused, high-impact results where complexity is highest. Typical challenges I solve 🔸Unclear technical feasibility and development risk 🔸Lack of structured development strategy, roadmap, and experimental planning 🔸Limited internal certainty requiring independent technical validation 🔸Difficulty selecting the right material or defining the formulation 🔸Reformulation trade-offs and limits in targeted performance 🔸Compatibility constraints in polymer blends, compounds, and recyclates 🔸Limits in multi-property optimization under conflicting requirements 🔸Process instability and manufacturing variability 🔸Lack of a robust PCF/LCA methodology for complex, multi-material products 🔸Uncertainty in the PCF/LCA approach for recycled, bio-based, or mass-balance systems 🔸Non-auditable product emissions and commercial risk from unreliable Scope 3 supplier data How I work My work follows a decision-driven approach focused on progress and clear outcomes: 1️⃣ Clarify the problem: Define requirements, constraints, failure modes, and success criteria 2️⃣ Build the roadmap: Define milestones and experiments, align formulation, processing, and tests 3️⃣ Execute development: Lead material and process development, coordinate labs and partners 4️⃣ Convert results into decisions: Interpret results, define trade-offs, and next steps Selected examples are available in the Projects section.
Partner with start-ups, SMEs, manufacturers, and public stakeholders to translate polymer science into industrially viable, competitive materials. Starting from application requirements, define structured development strategies, execute material and process development, and quantify environmental impacts using life cycle–based methodologies. Combine scientific expertise with pragmatic, industrial execution to deliver scalable solutions and enable clear, data-driven decisions. 🔹 Technical Direction & Decisions – Starting from application requirements, define material property targets, development strategy, and structure execution through clear roadmapping and experimental program design. Assess feasibility and technical risks, interpret results, and translate findings into clear, actionable outcomes. Provide independent technical review and validation to ensure robust decisions and reliable development progress. 🔹 Material Development – Building on defined requirements, execute material and process development. This includes material selection, formulation development, compatibility engineering for blends, compounds, and recycled systems, as well as process optimization and scale-up to achieve targeted multi-property performance. Deliver stable, scalable solutions under real manufacturing conditions, ensuring technical robustness and alignment with sustainability requirements. 🔹 Environmental Profiling & Impact Optimization – Apply LCA/PCF analysis to quantify environmental impacts and support data-driven decision-making, strengthening both sustainability and competitiveness. Define methodologies and ensure framework alignment, including system boundaries, allocation, and end-of-life modeling. Integrate Scope 3 supplier data to ensure consistency and auditability. Enable comparative environmental performance analysis to identify key hotspots and support sustainable product design.
Developed innovative TPU formulations with a focus on sustainability, integrating ISO-compliant LCA analysis to guide material design and validate environmental benefits. Led and motivated the synthesis lab team, fostering collaborative innovation and ensuring effective process development and scale-up. Managed CAPEX projects to enhance laboratory capabilities and improve efficiency, safety, and compliance. Coordinated with cross-functional teams and external partners to bring new technologies to market, aligning technical solutions with business goals. Delivered technical reports, presentations, and recommendations to stakeholders, sponsors, and customers, ensuring clear communication and informed decision-making. Some achievements: ⭐Implemented SimaPro for ISO-compliant LCA, completing 120+ analyses since 2020 to quantify environmental impacts, identify hotspots and support sustainable product design and supply chain optimization — achieving measurable reductions in greenhouse gas emissions ⭐Developed a TPU-based compound for hand grips in electrical equipment with enhanced hydrolytic stability, lotion resistance and strong adhesion to PC/ABS — successfully commercialized and adopted in the market ⭐Led the Self-Driving Lab open innovation project, delivering proof-of-concept. Reduced project time by 25% while improving safety, reliability and efficiency, accelerating time-to-market for new products ⭐Designed and implemented procedures for effective R&D lab operations, ensuring safety compliance, streamlined workflows and high team productivity ⭐Directed 16 CAPEX projects since 2018, improving lab safety, increasing operational efficiency, reducing costs through equipment upgrades, and enhancing research quality — enabling faster, more reliable project delivery
Collaborated with universities, research centers and industry partners to develop advanced thermoplastic materials, managing the full project lifecycle — from raw material scouting and selection, formulation development and process optimization to material characterization, data interpretation and publication. Delivered tailored solutions that met client requirements, achieving both technical performance and business objectives. Some achievements: ⭐Delivered up to 50% of annual departmental profit (2011–2017) through direct industry consulting projects with industry customers such as Merck, Lanxess, Bayer, Oxea and Kautex, focusing on PVC, biopolymers and specialty polymers. Managed the full project cycle: problem diagnosis, solution roadmapping, resource planning, material production and testing, data interpretation, and delivery of technical reports and recommendations. ⭐Developed bio-based alternatives to soft PVC, achieving excellent processability, a 50 °C lower molding temperature, reduced energy use, and comparable mechanical properties to PVC. The material was scaled up and used in sustainable toy production (Project No. 11NR240, funded by the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture). ⭐Investigated factors influencing the hydrolytic degradation of PLA during long-term storage. Identified strategies to significantly reduce degradation, extending shelf-life and ensuring more reliable performance (Project No. 22017911, funded by the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture). ⭐Developed PLA compounds for profile extrusion, significantly increasing viscosity and melt strength to overcome the limitations of commercial PLA grades. Enabled reliable processing of complex profile geometries while maintaining mechanical and thermal properties, opening new applications for bio-based plastics (Project No. 22017911, funded by the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture).
Developed polyester and epoxy-polyester powder coatings, leading technical staff and collaborating closely with production, marketing, and sales teams to ensure product alignment with performance and market requirements. Provided technical support to customers, delivering tailored recommendations and solutions to meet specific application needs. Key achievement: ⭐Reformulated out-of-specification powder coating, integrating scrap materials into new production batches. This initiative reduced waste by several metric tons while maintaining product quality, lowering material cost and improving overall environmental impact.