Jesús Hernando Villa Espinal

Jesús Hernando Villa Espinal Product Design Engineer (- - I am a product design engineer with a Master of Science in Engineering focused on research, boasting nearly 7 years of applied experience in projects within the academic and design fields. My expertise spans exploration, conceptualization, and implementation, collaborating with national and international research groups. I actively engage in research projects centered around product and service design. My skill set includes multidisciplinary capabilities such as conceptual design, reverse engineering, user research, and academic and technological surveillance. These skills empower me to implement solutions, foster continuous learning, uphold results orientation, and demonstrate adaptability in diverse environments. Possessing excellent interpersonal skills, I easily adapt to work environments and thrive in collaborative group settings. Habilidades Software User Research Microsoft Office User Experience Adobe Illustrator Research and Development Adobe XD Product Design Figma Design Research Inventor CAD Design Promp Engineering for Chat GPT Conceptual Design Educación Educación Complementaria Master’s Degree in Engineering - Research Universidad EAFIT - Medellin 2016 - 2017 Certification on User Experience UX - Google Product Design Engineer Universidad EAFIT - Medellin 2010 - 2015 Languages Spanish - Mother Thongue English - Advanced French - Intermediate Italian - Intermediate Coursera 2023 Scrum : The Basics LinkedIn 2021 Gestion de Proyectos de Desarrollo Edx 2019 Experience Design Engineering Research Universidad EAFIT October 2022 - March 2023 (6 months) Research project with government resources. Research studies for the development of waste classification and separation systems. Analysis of user behavior in companies, generation of insights to translate into product design specifications. Construction of the preliminary demonstrator system (Prototype). Professor of Conceptual Design Universidad EAFIT January 2022 - June 2023 (1year 6 months) Professor of Conceptual Design for the undergraduate program of Product Design Engineering at Universidad EAFIT, Medellin. Professor of 3D CAD Modelling Universidad de Medellin July 2021 - December 2022 (1 year 6 months Professor of 3D CAD Modelling for the undergraduate program of Product Design and Space and Design at Universidad de Medellin, Medellin. Research Engineering Arts et Metiers ParisTech - Institut Image February 2019 - September 2020 (1 year 8 months) Project 1: Simulations in virtual environments to study the behavior of drivers at railroad crossings for the SNFC. -Lead and execute the simulations stage with the participants (training and preparation of these). -Analyze, process, and synthesize the results obtained. Project 2: Synchronization of 2 driving simulators in real time in 2 different cities - LAMIH Laboratory of the Hautes Polytechnic of France University. -Carry out a search on existing communication protocols for the connection of both simulators. -Carry out continuous experimentation in the simulators seeking continuous improvement of the program. Research Assistant Universidad EAFIT January 2016 - December 2017 (2 years) I belonged to the Design Engineering Research Group (GRID) of the EAFIT University from Medellin, Colombia. Where I participated on collaborative projects with universities from other countries. Besides my master thesis project, focused on driving distraction: -Participate in the construction of a driving simulator, as well as in the development and execution of the experimental design on distraction with HUD technology. -Manage academic and technological surveillance, performing analysis and processing data obtained from simulator tests. -Lead group sessions for the HUD interface design methodology.