Dr. Alejandro Giraldo Soto

Position:

• Senior Assistant, Chair for Structural Concrete and Bridge Design, Institute of Structural Engineering, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich
• Senior Researcher of the Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Digital Fabrication

Professional and academic experience:

• Since 2018 – Senior Assistant (2022). Chair for Concrete Structures and Bridge Design, Institute of Structural Engineering, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich (Switzerland)
• 2018/2021 – Project manager. dsp Ingenieure & Planer AG, Uster, engineering company (Switzerland)
• 2014/2018 – Structural engineer. Meichtry & Widmer AG, engineering company (Switzerland)
• 2012/2013 – Temporary lecturer. Chair for Airport Concrete Structures at the Technical School of Aeronautics of the Polytechnic University of Madrid (Spain)
• 2010/2018 – Technical adviser. Fontis GS Group S.L., engineering company (Spain)
• 2010/2017 – Researcher. The Structural Concrete Group of the Polytechnic University of Madrid (Spain)
• 2010/2013 – Structural engineer (external). Fhecor Ingenieros Consultores S.L., engineering company (Spain)
• 2008/2009 – Construction site supervisor. Apia XXI S.A., engineering company (Spain)
• 2006/2008 – Production manager. Conavinsa S.A. – Prainsa Group, construction company (Spain)
• 2005/2006 – Assistant Construction Manager. Ferrovial Agroman S.A., construction company (Spain)
• 2004/2005 – Structural engineer. Sertec Ingeniería S.L., engineering company (Spain)

Education:

• 2017 – Doctoral degree in Engineering of Structures, Foundations and Materials. Polytechnic University of Madrid
• 2011 – Master's degree in Engineering of Structures, Foundations and Materials. Polytechnic University of Madrid
• 2009 – "Ingeniero de Caminos, Canales y Puertos" with specialization in structures and foundations. Polytechnic University of Madrid