Jagoba Velasco

Electrical Engineering Manager

Salary / Daily rate

Bilbao, Biscay, Spain

Permanent contract and freelance

Skills

Project Management (PMO)

Languages

English

About me

Intro

Electrical & telecommunications engineer with 10+ years leading multidisciplinary teams in industrial automation. Currently managing electrical operations at ArcelorMittal, specializing in PLC programming, power electronics, and high-impact project delivery. Expert in minimizing downtime and optimizing industrial processes for maximum efficiency.

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Work experience

ArcelorMittalMining

Aug 2017 - Present

8 years 11 months

Sestao

Electrical/electronic manager for the Rolling Mill area

Nov 2021 - Present

4 years 8 months

Sestao

Electrical/Electronics Manager for the Rolling Mill area. Coordination and supervision of electrical work and preventive and corrective maintenance. Daily task planning in collaboration with other departments (mechanics, production, safety). Quality control of interventions and verification of compliance with electrical safety protocols. Real-time incident management to minimize production downtime. Supervision of technical personnel assigned to the area and training of new operators. Monitoring of key performance indicators (KPIs) and preparation of periodic technical reports. Proposal and implementation of technical improvements in electrical and automation processes.

Electrical maintenance (shifts)

Aug 2017 - Oct 2021

4 years 3 months

Sestao

- Installation commissioning and machinery repair - Risk assessment - General low- and high-voltage electrical/electronic maintenance Knowledge of: - AC-DC electrical machines - AC-DC motor drives and starters - Ingeteam PLC programming - Siemens S7 PLC programming - Systems development software - Radioactive installation technician - Hydraulics and electromechanics

Vodafone Campus Lab

VodafoneTelecommunications

Jan 2021 - May 2021

5 months

Represented UOC along with a multidisciplinary team of 7 additional peers with the aim of coming up with a business proposal to solve a specific innovation challenge aligned with the SDGs while also leveraging 5G technologies.

Electrical/electronic maintenance and communications

Sidenor Aceros Especiales S.L.Mining

Jul 2013 - Oct 2017

4 years 4 months

Basauri

Maintenance of cranes, electrical panels, motors, and general lighting in the Rolling Mill and Steelworks at GERDAU-SIDENOR Basauri with HOMSA Bilbao.

Electrical/Electronics Officer

ArcelorMittalMining

Jan 2015 - Mar 2015

3 months

Sestao

Crane maintenance, electrical panel and lighting installation at ARCELOR MITTAL Sestao, with EUSKOIME.

Communications and electronics maintenance

ArcelorMittalMining

Mar 2010 - Oct 2010

8 months

Sestao

Maintaining computer networks and communications, sending entry and exit orders to shipments using SAP software.


Education

EHU

Centro Formación Somorrostro

Grado

Esade

Postgraduate

Universitat Oberta de Catalunya

Degree in Telecommunications Engineering

Centro Formacion Somorrostro

Grado Superior

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