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Mario Fernando López Patino

MSc Chemical Engineer
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Summary

A Chemical engineer committed with sustainable development, supported on a wide range of experience in the engineering field that involves: technical, sales, academic, research jobs, that helps to a better understanding of the chemical process industry.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience
3
3
Languages

Work History

English teacher

University of Antioquia
- Current
  • Taks: To teach English to engineering university students, this is a program called English for engineers and it has 6 levels. The courses’ content focuses on sustainability and engineering subjects. I have mainly taught virtual courses and since 2019 I started with face to face classes as well

Assistant Researcher

Universidad de Cauca
12.2016 - Current
  • Tasks: Research the feasibility of taking advantage of tilapia byproducts to convert into biofuel

Technical Sales Engineer

Industria y Tecnologia Symtek S.A
05.2012 - 01.2014
  • Tasks: Supply technical support selling laboratory and online chemical analyzers and physical meters such as: X-Ray fluorescence and diffraction equipment for the cement, metallurgy, mining and petroleum fields, and other meters and laboratory equipment for plastic, environment control, food and pharmaceuticals laboratories.

Technical Sales Engineer

Ademinsa S.A
10.2011 - 04.2012
  • Tasks: Supply technical support selling predictive and preventive maintenance focused on heavy machinery and industrial equipment particularly for petroleum and food sectors.

Quality Control laboratory

Sumicolor S.A
06.2007 - 12.2009
  • Tasks: Coordination of activities in the quality control laboratory to finished product, intermediate and raw materials, designing strategies for online quality control within production process and support the department's research and development.

Technical support and salesman of chemical products

Alba de Colombia S.A
03.2004 - 02.2006
  • Tasks: Supply technical support in the application of chemical products: Titanium dioxide, resins, and others products mainly used in coat applications.

Teaching instructor in general chemistry and thermodynamics

Universidad Nacional de Colombia
01.2003 - 07.2005
  • Work developed: Those courses cover the basic principles in chemical and thermodynamics for both mechanical and chemical engineering
  • University Program for young professors

Education

MSc - Process Industry Business Management

University of Warwick
09.2015

MSc - Chemical Engineering

Universidad Nacional de Colombia
03.2007

Chemical Engineering - undefined

Universidad Nacional de Colombia
06.2002

Skills

Lesson planning

Student support

Team teaching

English and Portuguese fluency

Team management

Integral leadership

Interests

In spare time I play tennis and do climbing and play chess I also like to watch a lot of science documentaries, Backpacking: I was traveling South America and living in Brazil between January 2010 and august 2011, I learnt to speak fluently, to read and to write in Brazilian Portuguese I took some Portuguese courses in the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina-SC-Brazil

Training

  • Information technologies for teaching English, University of Antioquia, Medellin June-August 2019
  • Trade and Environment Seminar, Organization de los Estados Americanos y American University, Washington D.C 26-30 June 2017.
  • Clean Tech. Environmental Technology, Innovation and Management Systems As a Means For Regional and Local Economic Development, MASHAV and WEITZ CENTER, Rehovot, Israel August 27 till September 30, 2017
  • Bioenergy Training Courses: The fundamentals of bioenergy, Bioenergy North West Europe (BIOenNW) and European Bioenergy Research Institute – EBRI, Aston University, Birmingham UK 13-15 April 2015.
  • Bioenergy Training Courses: Bioenergy applications, Bioenergy North West Europe (BIOenNW) and European Bioenergy Research Institute – EBRI, Aston University, Birmingham UK 11-13 Mayo 2015.
  • Bioenergy Training Courses: Introduction to Biomass, Bioenergy North West Europe (BIOenNW) and European Bioenergy Research Institute ( EBRI), Aston University, Birmingham UK 1-3 Junio 2015.
  • Attendee in NPE-2009 International plastics showcase, Chicago IL

Timeline

Assistant Researcher

Universidad de Cauca
12.2016 - Current

Technical Sales Engineer

Industria y Tecnologia Symtek S.A
05.2012 - 01.2014

Technical Sales Engineer

Ademinsa S.A
10.2011 - 04.2012

Quality Control laboratory

Sumicolor S.A
06.2007 - 12.2009

Technical support and salesman of chemical products

Alba de Colombia S.A
03.2004 - 02.2006

Teaching instructor in general chemistry and thermodynamics

Universidad Nacional de Colombia
01.2003 - 07.2005

English teacher

University of Antioquia
- Current

MSc - Chemical Engineering

Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Chemical Engineering - undefined

Universidad Nacional de Colombia

MSc - Process Industry Business Management

University of Warwick
Mario Fernando López PatinoMSc Chemical Engineer