Manuel Martínez-Tafalla López

Manuel Martínez-Tafalla López currently serves as an Industry Sales Leader at Emerson, focusing on business growth and customer relationships in Spain and Portugal, and is also an Assistant Professor at VIU - Universidad Internacional de Valencia, directing Master's projects in Industrial Engineering. Since March 2019, Manuel has been an Associate Professor at UPCT, teaching advanced separation technologies. Previously, Manuel was an Operation Manager at Repsol, leading a team in the Hydrotreatment department and overseeing operations of 17 process units, including Europe's largest hydrogen plant. Other roles included Product Owner in the Heat X Project, Production Engineer in the Fuels and Hydrotreating departments, and a Leonardo da Vinci intern at IVW Kaiserslautern, where an international article was published. Educational background includes a degree in Industrial Engineering from Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena and further specialized training in hydrogen energy.