Rodger Benjamín Salazar Loor is a lecturer and researcher in Mechanical Engineering at the Universidad Técnica Estatal de Quevedo (UTEQ), Ecuador. His academic and professional activities focus on mechanical engineering, with experience in teaching, applied research, technological development, and university outreach projects. His research interests include mechanical design, mechanics and strength of materials, additive manufacturing and 3D printing, computational modeling, thermal and fluid systems, and the development and evaluation of engineering solutions using experimental and numerical approaches. He has participated in interdisciplinary research and engineering projects aimed at solving practical problems through design, simulation, manufacturing, and experimental validation. He is also involved in the training of undergraduate and postgraduate students and the development of applied engineering projects that integrate emerging technologies with mechanical engineering.