Amelia Chaves Moreno
While finishing my Master's degree in Electrical Power Systems, I started working as an intern at Ingebau, a Seville-based company specializing in the electricity market. My role focused on automating processes for an electricity retailer by programming code in Python. At that time, the company was growing and taking on new challenges, which gave me the opportunity to learn a great deal about the sector. After six months as an intern, I moved on to lead a team that handled the daily operations of several electricity retailers and advised clients participating in the electricity market. After two years at Ingebau, I decided it was time to continue my career abroad. I currently work as a consultant for Arcadis, a multinational engineering and consulting firm. My team works for major investors, developing projects related to the investment, development, improvement, acquisition, and divestment of energy and utility assets.
First and foremost, I would highlight everything I learned by participating in activities within the school and university. I was fortunate enough to be a Student Representative, organizing various events such as JEDII and ESIEM, as well as participating in associations like the Committed Engineering Classroom. These activities helped me develop skills that are difficult to acquire in the classroom and that are currently essential in the professional world (assertive communication, teamwork, resilience, etc.). Furthermore, thanks to this, I was able to expand my network by meeting students from other degree programs within the school, from other faculties at the University of Seville, and even from other engineering schools in Spain. It also allowed me to interact with many professors and the Management Team, which made me feel more involved with the school and gave greater meaning to all the time I spent there.
On an academic level, beyond all the knowledge acquired, I would highlight how each and every subject helped me to mature by developing critical thinking and my own reasoning and analysis processes, key elements for what from my point of view is the main characteristic of an engineer, their ability to identify and solve problems of any kind.