
Product & Innovation leader | Venture builder | Technical & commercial due diligence | Horizon Europe & Deep-Tech funding | AI, IoT, energy systems and photonics
I turn deep tech into products that are adopted by the market. As a former General Manager and CTO across energy, AI, IoT, healthtech, photonics and advanced materials, I have a proven track record of integrating scientific and engineering expertise with product ownership, team leadership and go-to-market strategy. I have led units of 50 people with €3M budgets and delivered large European R&D projects end-to-end. Shipped products include a fluorescence-lifetime add-on for microscopes, an advanced forensic identification software, wearable contactless payments with mobile apps, an indoor high-precision real-time location solution, a cloud-based energy management system for buildings, and innovative thin radiant panels. Areas of expertise: a) Product management and venture leadership: Product lifecycle • discovery and validation • roadmaps • PRDs • Agile/Scrum/Kanban • telemetry and KPIs • corporate venture builder • stage-gate • MVP to pilot to scale • GTM and pricing • partnerships • playbooks and handover b) Project, portfolio and operations management: PMO • governance • OKRs • cross-functional and multi-partner programs • dashboards and reporting • budgeting and forecasting • people operations and hiring • vendor and contract management • risk and compliance c) Funding, investor readiness and due diligence: Horizon Europe/EIC grants • proposals and exploitation • investor materials and data room • technical due diligence • commercial due diligence • TAM/SAM/SOM • unit economics (LTV/CAC, churn) • investment memo • 100-day plan • red/yellow flags d) Science, engineering and IP: Photonics • nanomaterials • electronics and embedded/IoT • mobile apps (iOS/Android) • cloud (AWS) • Python and SQL • applied AI/ML • building-energy systems • MQTT/KNX/Modbus • IP strategy and FTO • patenting • publications
Gijón, Principality of Asturias, Spain
Strategy Consultant
Solmuz
• www.linkedin.com/company/solmuz
Jul 2025 - Present
Gijón, Principado de Asturias, España
Evaluator and coach
Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe & Eurostars/Eureka Network
Oct 2019 - Present
Chief Technology & Product Officer
Sunthalpy Engineering, S.L.
• www.linkedin.com/company/sunthalpy-engineering
Jul 2020 - Jun 2025
Oviedo, Principado de Asturias, España
Conector de Empresas Tractoras y Ecosistemas - Comunidad Milla del Conocimiento Margarita Salas
IMPULSA (Centro Municipal de Empresas de Gijón S.A.)
• www.linkedin.com/company/gijon-impulsa
Feb 2020 - Feb 2021
Gijón, Principado de Asturias, España
Strategy Consultant
Solmuz
• www.linkedin.com/company/solmuz
Jan 2020 - Jan 2021
Gijón, Principado de Asturias, España