Joaquín Meléndez Molleda

Joaquín Meléndez Molleda has a diverse work experience starting from 2003. Joaquín began their career as a Thermal/Systems Engineer at INMIZE Sistemas, S.L., a Spanish missile company, and worked there until 2010. From 2010 to December 2020, they joined Iberespacio as a Project Manager - Technical Responsible. In this role, they were responsible for project planning, coordination, cost and schedule control, risk assessment, procurement planning, and maintaining project documentation. In 2020, they joined Redwire Space as an ISS IBDM Lead System Engineer. No end date is specified for this role.

Joaquín Meléndez Molleda obtained an MEng degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid from 1996 to 2003. Joaquín also completed a thesis titled "Mathematical Modeling of an Articulated Vehicle" at the Politecnico di Torino from 2002 to 2003 through the Erasmus Exchange Programme. In 2018 to 2020, they pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at EAE Business School. Additionally, they obtained a Project Management Professional certification from the Project Management Institute in June 2016.