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Hire María A.

United Kingdom

Scientist| R&D Project Manager| Expertise in design of Advanced Materials, Green Chemistry & Bioprocess Engineering

Profile Summary

• Graduate member of the University of Leicester’s Space Industries Accelerator, trained in all aspects of business formation, operation, finance, management and sustainable technologies development • IT Skills – Sybyl (Tripos), Microsoft Office, Adobe Illustrator, Hysys, Inventor and Matlab I develop innovative technologies from the research concept at the laboratory stage, pilot plants as intermediary stages in the scaling-up of processes to industrial size. I have improved the performance and viability of novel polymeric materials with a creative problem-solving approach. Drawing on my multidisciplinary experience, I have developed KPI dashboards for Renewable Energy, Biorefinery, Agriculture and Food Manufacturing research projects; especially focus on the exploitation of the waste and alternative biomass as a source for innovative products development. I bring intellectual curiosity to identify emerging technologies with Environmental, Social and Economic potential influencing on the technical and research sides of the Business Management.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Chemistry
• ☆ Nanotechnology
• ☆ Biology/Life Sciences
• ☆ Microbiology
• ☆ Biotechnology & Bioengineering
• ☆ Biomass & Bioenergy
• ☆ Agriculture
• ☆ Chemical Engineering
• ☆ Bioinformatics
• ☆ Environmental Chemistry
• ☆ Food Science
• ☆ Renewable Energy

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Work Experience

Materials Scientist and Bioprocess Engineering

Independent Consultant

October 2019 - Present

Scientific Manager

Ecuaport UK Kiandes

January 2018 - Present

Sustainable Agribusiness & Bioprocessing Consultant

Freelance

October 2016 - Present

Research Scientist Manager

Kiandes Coffee - Ecuaport UK Ltd

June 2018 - June 2020

Postgraduate Teaching Assistant

University of Leicester

January 2019 - May 2019

Postgraduate Teaching Assistant

University of Leicester

January 2016 - January 2017

Researcher and Technical Analyst

ECUADORIAN GOVERNMENT INSTITUTE OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY & RENEWABLE ENERGY (INER)

March 2013 - June 2015

Research Scientist

Ecuadorian Government Institute for Renewable Energy (INER-IIGE Ecuador)

January 2013 - May 2015

Junior Researcher

CORPORATION FOR ENERGY RESEARCH CIE & QUITO CITY ELECTRICAL COMPANY

January 2011 - January 2013

Education

Master of Philosophy in Chemistry

University of Leicester

June 2015 - January 2017

BSc- Major in Biotechnology Engineering

Army Polytechnic School ESPE Ecuador

January 2005 - December 2010

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Sandoval R., M.A., Flores E., M.F., Narváez C., R.A., Sandoval R., M.A., Flores E., M.F., Narváez C., R.A., López-Villada, J.(2015). Phototrophic culture of Chlorella sp. using charcoal ash as an inorganic nutrient source . Algal Research. 11. p. 368-374.