Vladimir Díaz C.

• Define solution architectures and integration scope for complex maritime and industrial systems, working with customers and suppliers to shape competitive technical solutions. • Lead bid activities for international projects, including concept development, cost estimation, and engineering scope definition aligned with customer requirements and business objectives. • Manage full automation projects lifecycle from proposal through contract execution and delivery.

• Conducted structured evaluations of underwater acoustic technologies assessing technical performance, vendor capabilities, lifecycle costs, and build-versus-buy strategies, to produce actionable recommendations supporting strategic investment, procurement, and client commercial planning.

• Led technical project management for an acoustic signature classification system (Colombian Navy), covering requirements definition, system architecture, engineering estimation, cost analysis, and stakeholder management across the full development lifecycle. • Delivered a Tactical Data Link system integrating real-time multi-sensor data across surface vessels, submarines, and aircraft, from requirements and architecture through integration, testing, and commissioning.

• Applied Multi-Objective Optimization and OMOE-based trade-off analysis to evaluate naval platform design alternatives, and support acquisition decision-making for the Colombian Navy. • Developed and implemented discrete-event simulation models (ExtendSim) to assess alternative ship designs across warfare scenarios, informing platform selection and capability trade-off decisions. • Designed and deployed an acoustic buoy system for boat detection and classification in maritime surveillance applications.

• Contributed to R&D of unmanned systems including UAV, USV, and drifting buoy development for ocean current measurement. • Designed electronics for underwater vehicles, including microcontroller programming for sensor data acquisition and control algorithm implementation.