Simón Montoya Bedoya

Simón Montoya Bedoya has four years of work experience. From 2022 to present, they have been working at Verasonics as a Junior Ultrasound Scientist and Ultrasound Scientist Intern. From 2021 to present, they have been a Researcher at Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, working on the assessment of State-of-Health for second-life (Li-ion) batteries through non-destructive ultrasound testing. In 2021, they worked at Colorquimica as a Process Improvement Analyst, leading and supporting improvement projects and identifying improvement opportunities in resins and chemistry auxiliaries plants. From 2019 to 2021, they were a Research Assistant at Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, working on the analysis and development of state of health estimation methods for Li-ion batteries, which will be implemented in battery management systems.

Simón Montoya Bedoya's education history includes a Master of Engineering - MEng from the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana from 2021 to 2023, a Nanotechnology Engineer (Honor degree) from the same university from 2016 to 2020, a Control Engineer from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia from 2016 to 2022, a Leading Digital Transformation online program from MIT Professional Education in 2020, and a Leadership program from Fundación Carolina in 2022. In addition, Simón has obtained certifications in Coding and Programming from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in 2021, a Specialized Program - Algorithms for Battery Management Systems from coursera in 2021, a Programming Digital Abilities - ICT Mission 2022 from Ministerio de Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones in 2020, a LearnEnglish Select Santander - Select Upper-Intermediate (B2) from British Council in 2020, a Training Program for Energy Leaders from world energy counci in 2020, a Nanotechnology: A Maker’s Course. Duke University, North Carolina State University, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from Coursera in 2020, a Nanomateriales from Fundación Argentina de Nanotecnología in 2020, an Objetivos de desarrollo sostenible para América Latina y el Caribe. Universidad de los Andes from Coursera in 2020, and a BMC Bloomberg certificate from Bloomberg LP in 2019.