Carlos Gómez Palacín received the B.Sc. in Computer Science and then M.Sc. in Electronic Engineering, both by Universidad de Valladolid (Spain). Then, he worked in the automation department in a food-industry (Nestlé) and later became the head of the electronic and after-sales departments in a SME (Celiber) in Illescas (Toledo). After that, he returned to the academic environment and received the Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering in 2020, focusing his studies mainly in optimal operation, system coordination and decision support for the process industry, i.e. handling large-scale problems. Now he is a project engineering in the department of Industrial Digital Transformation in Sonae Arauco SA, managing the development and deployment of new technologies and systems that will carry the factories of the company to the desired Industry 4.0 aim.

The Pop in your Job:

The industrial fabric has a very high inertia that is starting to be beaten boosted by high competitivity, is a very exciting moment to be in a department that will help the factories to deploy new technologies that will change not only the production scheme but the world.

Sonae Arauco is a wood-based alliance between two strong brands: Sonae Indústria and Arauco. This partnership was born to create inspirational wood solutions for a better world and brighter future, and encompasses wood-based panelling, chemical and impregnated paper plants in Europe and South Africa. With 20 industrial and commercial units in 9 countries and 2 continents, and with circa 2600 employees, Sonae Arauco is one of the largest wood-based panel producers in the world. Our products can be found in over 76 countries, taking our inspiration everywhere. Sonae Arauco, taking wood further.