Professional Profile

I am a Chartered Civil Engineer specialised in Transportation (CEng MICE).

Feel free to browse my LinkedIn profile or to get a copy of my Curriculum Vitae and Project Summary (last update: May 2017).

Next, a brief description of my academic background and professional experience.

Academic background:

My academic background includes three degrees in civil engineering:

     »  MEng Civil & Transportation Engineering, Edinburgh Napier University (U.K.)

     »  BSc Technical Engineer in Public Works Spec. Civil Constructions, University of Burgos (Spain)

     »  BSc Technical Engineer in Public Works Spec. Transport & Urban Services, University of Burgos (Spain)

My academic background includes a Summer Internship at Jacobs, where at its end I was offered a scholarship and a contract following my MEng graduation. I was awarded several times as a student, being the following two the main awards I am proud of:

     »  Best Dissertation at University of Burgos (Spain). Awarded by the Professional Institution of Public Works Engineers for the reorganization of public transport provision in the city of Burgos (Spain), including the design of a light rail scheme.

     »  Santander Bank National Road Safety Competition (Spain). Awarded by Bank of Santander for an assessment on Low Cost Measures to Improve Road Safety.

Professional experience:

Note that my updated CV is available to download on the link previously provided (top of the page).

Arup Group Limited (2016 - current)
 - 2016/_ : Transport Engineer (Transport Consultancy, Edinburgh, U.K.)

Jacobs Engineering Group (2009 - 2016)
 - 2013*/16: Transport Planner (Transportation Dep., Edinburgh, U.K.)
 - 2012/13: Transport Management Consultant (LeighFisher, Bologna, Italy)
 - 2011/12: Transport Management Consultant (LeighFisher, Edinburgh, U.K.)
 - 2011/12: Water Engineer (Water and Utilities Dep., Edinburgh, U.K.)
 - 2009/11: Transport Modeller-Consultant (Transportation Dep., Edinburgh, U.K.)

Instituto Tecnológico de Castilla y León (2008)
 - Short term consultant for planning and traffic analyses (Burgos, Spain)

Professionally, I am experienced in:

     »  transport modelling (both macrosimulation and microsimulation using software such as Cube, Vissim, Visum, SATURN or S-Paramics; also junction design using Arcady);

     »  traffic models, impact and analysis, including proficient use of GIS software;

     »  transport policies assessment and their implementation;

     »  appraisal tools for accessibility and social inclusion measurement;

     »  traffic/technical due diligence projects;

     »  transport investments and public–private partnership (PPP) projects;

     »  toll roads and traffic and revenue studies, including managed lanes;

     »  roadside interview surveys and transport assessments;

     »  cost-benefit analyses.

I have gathered this experience working in projects located in:

     »  Africa: South Africa

     »  America: Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, U.S.A.

     »  Europe: Andorra, Bosnia, France, European Commission, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Romania, United Kingdom

     »  Oceania: Australia

I am also particularly interested on the latest transportation industry trends such as Big Data, Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) and Smart Cities.


*There was a transition period between the two jobs/offices, which due to the proximity of the Christmas festivities made me join the Edinburgh team at the beginning of January 2014.