Álvaro García Sánchez has extensive experience in academia and professional practice in industrial engineering. Since 2006, Álvaro has served as a Profesor Titular de Universidad and Profesor contratado doctor at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, focusing on teaching and research in decision-making processes utilizing optimization and simulation techniques. Álvaro has held various leadership roles, including Adjunto a la Dirección for Academic Management and Coordination at ETS Ingenieros Industriales, where responsibilities included developing methodologies for academic activity management. As a Socio fundador of baobab soluciones, Álvaro contributes to projects in routing, production planning, pricing, and stock management. Additionally, Álvaro has taught at various institutions, including EAE Business School and UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS AMÉRICAS ECUADOR, and earned both a PhD and MSc in Industrial Engineering from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.