Carlos Mestre Cebrián

Experience

• Associate Professor - School of Engineering @ Nebrija University

  2023-02 –Present
  • Interdisciplinary teaching spanning software (Data Structures, Software Engineering, Advanced Programming) and digital hardware design (VHDL/FPGAs/ESP32). Practical exercises in Python, C++, Java and VHDL. Code evaluation and technical mentorship for engineering undergraduates: continuous practice in explaining complex systems to non-expert audiences.

• Security, Infrastructure & Development Consultant @ Kensington Language Centre S.L.

  2023-09 – 2023-11
  • External contractor for language school: security auditing, IT infrastructure management and web development in PHP/Laravel.

• Programming & Systems Instructor @ Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal SEPE

  2020-03 –Present
  • Professional certification instructor: Computer Systems Programming (IFCT0609), Database Administration (IFCT0310), Building Automation Systems (ELEM0111). Technical training delivered to adult learners without prior engineering background.

• Integration Engineer - Automotive R&D @ FICOSA

  2017-10 – 2020-03
  • Integration and R&D projects in automotive.
  • Office-to-factory / PLM-MES integration (Node.js + Django): Centralized product design flow from multiple departments to factory floor. Achieved ~30% reduction in design-to-production transfer times.
  • V2X Vehicle-to-Everything (C++/NDK to Android): Integrated Autotalks V2X chipset with Android platform via NDK, bridging an undocumented C++ SDK with the mobile application layer.
  • Pilot on the FLAME 5G edge platform (H2020): DASH video transcoding on MEC servers dynamically instantiated following the geopositioned vehicle. Position reported over V2X and a web-stack dashboard. The pilot was the final milestone of the company's participation in a multimillion-euro European H2020 project; public demo in Barcelona in collaboration with the University of Bristol.
  • Technologies: C++ (NDK), Android, Node.js, Django, DASH, MEC, V2X, Docker, Proxmox.

• Integration Engineer @ Inbenta

  2017-01 – 2017-07
  • Integrated Inbenta's SaaS NLP engine with Santander México's banking infrastructure, deployed into the bank's environment under its security constraints. Sole technical counterpart to the bank's team during part of the project: requirements gathering, integration design, adaptation of proprietary APIs and production deployment. Most queries on the channel were resolved without human intervention.
  • Technologies: JavaScript, Node.js, PHP, LAMP.

• Web Developer @ Duplex

  2016-03 – 2016-06
  • Front-end development and e-commerce for enterprise brands (Mattel, Lays, Carrefour). Technologies: HTML/CSS, PHP (CodeIgniter), Node.js, AWS, Magento.

• Integration Engineer - Industrial Software @ apeIT GmbH

  2013-09 – 2016-02
  • Deployed with the client: CABERO Wärmetauscher GmbH & Co. KG, industrial heat exchanger manufacturer (thousands of employees, plants in Germany, Hungary and China). apeIT was eventually absorbed by its client and the software remains in production ~10 years later.
  • Sole development of the WMS (Warehouse Management System) with Linea Pro barcode scanners (item tracking across warehouses and trucks, cross-factory verification) and of the iOS/Android app for the client's installers.
  • Production planning, ERP integration, custom SCADA-style supervision and machine control and industrial machine controllers.
  • Technologies: Node.js, MariaDB, MongoDB, Laravel, Linux, Raspberry Pi, Appcelerator, iOS, Infinite Peripherals, industrial networks.

• Owner - Cybercafé @ Games Valley

  2001-09 – 2002-09
  • Cybercafé owner in Vinaròs. Full business management:
  • LAN setup
  • PC assembly and repair
  • Video game rental
  • Customer service
  • First entrepreneurial experience at age 18, prior to university.