Alejandro Otálora

Alejandro Otálora has a diverse work experience, starting with their role as Design Director at Kiwibot, a leading robot delivery service company, where they spearheaded the product design strategy and managed design teams. Alejandro also worked as the Head of Product Design at Berkeley SkyDeck, a startup that builds autonomous robots and multimodal transport systems. During their time there, they developed and launched robots for the Berkeley operation area and worked on the development of the latest Kiwibot Robot 4.0. Additionally, Alejandro co-founded and served as CEO of mileBook, a role they held for one year. Prior to that, they worked as an Industrial Designer at INTUIT S.A.S and as a Designer at the Museo de arquitectura Leopoldo Rother. Alejandro also had a role as an Industrial Designer, modeler, and 3D renderer for Higer S.A & Siemens, where they worked on the planning, design, and creation of the image and graphic application for a new line of buses.

Alejandro Otálora has an education history in industrial and product design. Alejandro started their education at Universidad Nacional de Colombia in 2010 and completed their degree in Industrial Design in 2016. In 2014, they also pursued a degree in Product Design at Universitat de Barcelona, which they finished in 2016. During their time at Universitat de Barcelona, they also pursued a Grado en Diseño, specializing in industrial and product design, which they completed in 2015. In 2017, Alejandro participated in the Skydeck accelerator program at the University of California, Berkeley, focusing on industrial and product design. Apart from these formal degrees and programs, there is also a mention of Alejandro being associated with Universidad Nacional de Colombia for an additional period of time, but no specific start or end years are provided.