Resume

MSc. Alan A. Calderon-Velderrain

Electronic engineer, machine learning enthusiast.

Working Experience

Project Manager at Betterez

(2021 - 2022)

Customer Success

Demo, Onboarding, Implementation, Training and Hyper-Care procedures with new SMB leads. 

Coordinate communications with third-party partners for integrations with clients.

Design Documents creation for internal projects in the roadmap.

Data Analyst | Support at Betterez

(2021)

Power BI Reports

Demand and Revenue Forecasts

Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager Reporting and Funnels.

Associate Professor at CETYS University

(2022)

Taught the RF Systems Design for Wireless Applications course in the graduate program: Master of Engineering and Innovation (MII) at CETYS Universidad Campus Ensenada. The course content involved the principles, tools, and techniques for the design and implementation of RF systems for wireless applications.

Data Analyst at Baja Technologies

(2021 - 2021)

Project Engineer at Thumbsat Mexico

(2018 - 2020)

Implemented reading, writing and processing algorithms for satellite sensors. Designed data download schemes using software defined radio (SDR). Also I have performed radiation tolerance mechanisms, as well as electrical and environmental tests to the satellite.

Associate Professor at CETYS University

(2019)

Taught the Microwave Transmission Engineering course in the graduate program: Master of Engineering and Innovation (MII) at CETYS Universidad Campus Tijuana. The course content involved the principles, tools and techniques for the design and implementation of microwave transmission networks in wireless applications for the design and integration of communication systems through case studies and problem solving.

Electronics Technician at Ensenada’s Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education (CICESE)

(2018 - 2020)

Worked with the Fog Collector Design for a CONACYT project between the Department of Conservation Biology and the Department of Electronics and Telecommunications. Designed a temperature control, data acquisition system and a water recollection system for several fog collectors installed inside the CICESE facilities.

Aerospace Technician at Ensenada’s Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education (CICESE)

(2014 - 2016)

Developed space technology in the area of telecommunications within a satellite project. I built an earth station to receive telemetry from satellites in low orbit. Developed software for satellite prediction and tracking, as well as used software defined radio (SDR) and conventional radios for information reception.

Technician at Rapid Manufacturing

(2011)

Performed electrical tests and develop fixtures for the creation of cable frames in the company within the area of Maintenance and Quality Control.

Education

PhD. in Electronics and Telecommunications at Ensenada's Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education (CICESE)

(2019 - 2023)

Thesis: Machine Learning applied to foliar disease identification and classification on grape vines.

MSc. in Electronics and Telecommunications at Ensenada's Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education (CICESE)

(2015 - 2018)

Thesis: Design and construction of a four bands multispectral camera: using image processing to calculate vegetation indexes.

BSc. in Electronic Engineering at Autonomous University of Baja California (UABC)

(2011 – 2015)

Volunteer Experience

Exhibitor at Aerospace Development Center (CDA)

(2018)

Taught a course on the use of AGI’s STK tool for the development of aerospace system simulations as part of the "Space Engineering Teaching Methods 2016" course/workshop. The aspects that were covered in STK were orbital mechanics and orbit design for satellites, as well as access/link calculation for the Mexican territory. 

Teacher at Matematike

(2015 – 2016)

Volunteer teacher of the course Introduction to programming and Prototype development with Python and Arduino Basic programming (with Python) in Windows and Linux were discussed. We also talked about the exchange, storage and display of information acquired between the computer and Arduino. 

Awards and Distinctions

National Assessment Center for Higher Education (CENEVAL)

(2015)

One of the seven students in Mexico that earned the Ceneval Award for Performance of Excellence – EGEL in Electronic Engineering in 2015. 

Autonomous University of Baja California (UABC)

(2015)

Honorable mention of the career of Electrical Engineering.