Who am I?
I am Diego, a scientist with expertise in innovation project management and in development of workflows for data processing and analysis, holding a PhD in astrophysics and extensive experience in competitive international environments. My main distinguishing traits are:
- Analytical and multidisciplinary vision: Ability to understand, structure, and address complex problems (technical, statistical, logistical, or commercial) and anticipate the resources needed to solve them.
- Proactive creativity: Focus on simplifying complex processes, optimizing algorithms and data workflows, and implementing efficient solutions on the fly.
- Communicative versatility and bridge-building: Ability to act as a fluid liaison between technical staff (developers, engineers, scientists) and management profiles or business users, adapting communication of methods and results to each situation.
These skills, combined with my hybrid competencies in physics, mathematics, and programming, have been developed over 14 years at the intersection of scientific research, Python software development, and R&D project management. Highlights from my career include:
☑ Funding acquisition and project execution: Preparation and award of two competitive grants worth more than €150.000 from regional, European, and non-EU funding sources, which financed my own quantitative research and technology development projects.
☑ Data Science and Engineering: Led the conception and development of the TelCorAl web application and its Python-based pipeline for astronomical data correction, coordinating a multidisciplinary team of scientists and engineers, while also contributing to quality assurance for the official data processing software of the MIRADAS/GTC instrument.
☑ Operational and team management: As project manager at the Condensed Matter Group (UA), coordinated teams and resource procurement, tracked budgets, ensured regulatory compliance, and mediated conflicts between stakeholders.
☑ Logistics and technical coordination: Logistics lead for the Nanolito2025 conference and editor of its book of abstracts.
After deciding to pivot my career into the private sector, I am willing to bring my technical and methodological background to initiatives in data science and engineering, technology project management, and machine learning model evaluation through my analytical rigor, execution capability, and the ability to articulate talent in the involved teams.