Mechanical Engineer of the Faculty of Mines of the National University of Colombia, Campus Medellín (2011); and Master (2014) and Doctor (with honors, 2018) in Mechanical Engineering with emphasis on Energy and Fluids from the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo, Brazil. Currently working as Senior Researcher at the Federal Polytechnic School of Lausanne, Switzerland. More than thirteen years of experience in teaching, research and consulting in universities and in partnership with multinational enterprises willing to improve their energy conversion processes in a sustainable way. Author of 100+ technical contributions to white papers, reports, international journals, books and conferences. Currently working in the area of ​​Synthesis and Optimization of Industrial, Chemical and Power Generation Processes. Other areas of expertise include: Exergy and Energy Integration of Chemical and Industrial Processes; Cogeneration; Refrigeration and Heat Pumping; Technical, Economic and Environmental Analyses; Refineries and Biorefineries; Fertilizer Complexes; Hydrogen and Synthetic Fuels (SNG, DME, MeOH, FT, H2, Power-to-X); Second law of Thermodynamics; Combustion; Heat Transfer; CFD; Reaction design; Modeling and Optimization of Energy Conversion Systems. Recognitions: ABCM Embraer Award 2019 Best PhD Mech. Eng. Thesis & Outstanding PhD Thesis USP Award 2020; Best articles of int'l ECOS 2016 & 2024 Conf; Best posters of int'l ESCAPE - PSE 2024 & int'l EUBCE 2024 Conf.