- Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering, specialising in Mechanical Engineering (July 2005). It is equivalent to EQF level 6 *.
- Master's Degree in Law (June 2002). It is equivalent to EQF level 7 *.
- * EQF stands for European Qualifications Framework.
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I also studied for a Master's Degree (4th and 5th years) in Industrial Engineering, specialising in Energy, at the Spanish National Distance University (UNED), but I didn't finish it.
Additionally to its relevant contribution to my practical expertise, my professional activity has also been responsible for multiple improvements of my understanding about a wide range of theoretical topics. Part of my work is precisely to systematically learn new skills, to regularly improve my comprehension of many aspects. I have a knowledge-, learning-prone personality, even in my personal life, as a hobby.
Some years ago, I tried to become a civil servant. I had to study a quite big and demanding syllabus about the Spanish Administration, computer engineering and telecommunications engineering. I failed (I did pass the first and second exams). This eventuality and other issues helped me realise that it wasn't my place. This outcome by itself (investing a lot of time and effort to conclude that it wasn't meant to be) is something not exactly exceptional with me; this together with also having fully enjoyed and maximised the whole process. I did acquire a pretty good theoretical knowledge about various topics closely related to my work, what is very unlikely to have happened in any other scenario.
I also got two online professional certificates from prestigious universities: C Programming with Linux (Dartmouth College and IMT) and Data Science (HarvardX). They were rather practical, although I prefer to include them here because this is the page containing my more formal background. Both were very interesting experiences and my knowledge was surely improved. On the other hand, I already had a pretty good grasp of all that before starting the courses. In some cases, my general approach isn't even too compatible with what was taught there. Although this isn't a problem: having different perspectives can only be helpful.