Germán D. Pérez Pichel is an experienced engineering professional specialized in assembly and analysis within the magnet section at the ITER Organization since April 2016. Previously, Germán held the position of Senior Engineering Analyst at the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy from September 2014 to April 2016 and served as a Monaco Post-Doctoral Researcher in the Blanket Section at ITER from September 2012 to September 2014. Germán's earlier roles include working as a mechanical engineer at EA-GHESA and as an associate professor and doctoral researcher at ICAI-Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Germán also contributed as a mechanical engineer for fusion machines at the Laboratorio Nacional de Fusión - CIEMAT from 2005 to 2009. Germán holds a PhD in Industrial-Mechanical Engineering from ICAI - Escuela de Ingenieros Industriales.