Jorge Andrés Barrera                                         barrera@alum.mit.edu

                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

 

EXPERIENCE    

Current                  i2 Technologies                                                                                                                                     Cambridge MA

                                Product Engineer /QA development

 ·         Responsible for developing automation testing for AI and heuristics driven transportation optimization software.

 

                                ASP Fellow MIT                                                                                                                                   Cambridge MA

                                Fellow at the Advance Study Program focused on Sustainable development. Current courses include:

 ·         Leading Profound Innovation for a More Sustainable World 15.975

 ·         Sustainability, Trade and the Environment  15.687J

 ·         Developmental Entrepreneurship 15.971

 

2006                       CONSULTANT -                                                                                                                                          Atlanta, GA

                               Developed futures BOM software spec for MfgQuote largest online manufacturing collaboration and outsourcing site.                                                                                                                                                            

 

 

2005-2006            FORMULATRIX INC.                                                                                                                              Waltham, MA

                                Manager Hardware Systems

 ·         Led engineering team in the development of crystallography automation hardware.

 ·         Consolidate production and R&D groups to improve lead time and cost. (reduce lead time from 11 to 3 months in volume production)

 ·         Hired and staffed engineering group from 1 to 8 engineers

 ·         Managed PLM production scheduling, technical staffing and vendors

 

2002 -2005           HEWLETT PACKARD CO.                                                                                                                     Corvallis, OR

R&D New Business Developer and Project Engineer

 ·         Developed technology and business plan for web converting applications

 ·         Led the development of metrology systems for application in pharmaceutical processes aimed at providing a closed loop feed back system on active ingredients and drug morphology per dose

 ·         Led development of research tools for printed electronics designed to characterize jetted materials applied in low cost electronics and displays

 ·         Supported business development activities by providing technical expertise, customer interfacing and technology scouting in the areas of life sciences, wellness and digital memories

 

2001 -2002           SOLECTRIA CORPORATION                                                                                                               Woburn, MA

Project Manager & Lead Engineer

 ·         Project engineer in charge of numerical simulations of hybrid power train designs that included subsystems such as: gas and diesel engines, gas turbines, batteries, ultra capacitor, electrical generators, fuel cells and sterling engines (Matlab/Simulink)

 ·         Project Manager in charge of design and development of hydrogen fuel cell vans for UPS in partnership with United Technologies and Proton Energy

 ·         Architected embedded software for CP104 platform in vehicle controller application

 

2000 – 2001         LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES – BELL LABS SPG                                                                            Cambridge, MA

Systems Engineer

 ·         Developed improved user interface for Lucent’s flagship telecom billing and provision application ArborBP

 ·         Documented customer feedback, gathered use cases and modeled them using UML language

 ·         Established UML modeling as the standard for interface documentation and interface software development

 

1999-2000          DIGITAS                                                                                                                                                          Boston, MA

                                Senior Software Programmer

 ·         Developed code for websites for AMEX, GM, Graft foods and Johnson & Johnson as well as for other online marketing material

 

1999 -Spring           MIT Sloan E-lab                                                                                                                                  Cambridge, MA

                                Intern Neuron Therapeutics

 ·         Develop pricing strategy for new stroke treatment medical device

                         

1997 - 1999          MIT IMPACT AND CRASHWORTHIESS LABORATORY                                                        Cambridge, MA

Researcher for Automotive consortium

 ·         Interned for Hexcel Corporation, researched energy absorbing materials for automotive applications

 ·         First author on two publish reports, honeycomb testing and ultra light aluminum structures

 

EDUCATION    MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY                                                                     Cambridge, MA

 1995-1999                  Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, June 1999.

Thesis “Novel 3D pressure integration devices for Aerodynamic Drag Measurement” Aerospace Dept.

 

HONORS & AWARDS

                           Speaker “Sustainable Living” Conference Honolulu Hawaii 1998, on transportation sustainability.

                           Solar Car Racing:

                                    World Solar Challenge Australia 1999 (1st Place lead-acid battery class.)                                            

                                     Sunraye'97 USA (2nd Place.)

                                     Akita and Suzuka, Japan 1998 (3rd & 5th place.)

                           Colombia National  Physic Problem Solving Champion 1993, 1994

                    Colombia National Physic Olimpiads 1993 9th place, 1994 6th place

                    Honor Scholarship (full tuition) Eafit University Medellin Colombia

                            - Winner of High School Math and Science Day 1994

                           Universidad deAntioquia best entrence exam honor scholarship (full tuition) 1994

                    New England USABDA Junior Jive Champion 1998

 

PERSONALL 

                          Fluent in Spanish. Enjoy running, cycling, playing soccer tennis, scuba diving and ballroom dancing.

                          Completed first marathon Toronto 2003, Boston Marathon 2006, Training to complete an  IronMan 2008

                          US Citizen