User:Jose M Medina

José M. Medina holds the degree of M.Sc. Civil Engineer since 1984 and Ph.D. on Marine Sciences by the Polytechnic University of Catalonia since 2.007. He is commercial diver, able to dive with enriched air (Nitrox), Advanced Scientific Diver (CASD) awarded by the Scientific Committee of the World Confederation of Sub-aquatic activities and M.Sc. Environmental Engineer. He is Professor of Marine and Coastal Engineering at the European University of Madrid. He is also Official Judicial Assistant. He is also Skypper (sailing yachts), awarded by the General Directorate of Merchant Marine. He authored two books: "Hydrodynamics of beach profile" and "Oscillations of the Sea". He speaks English fluently. He also speaks French, and Spanish as mother language. He has worked several years in calculation of structures and also on roads. In January 1985 he joined the team of hydraulic works at COTAS INTERNATIONAL, SA (AGROMAN group), working draft of dams, channels, reclamation works and ports, as well as in quality control of hydraulic works for the Community of Madrid. He joined the Department of Hydraulic Works of INITEC (then U.S. National Engineering and Technolo-gy, the INI) in 1988, working draft waterworks and development of databases. In 1989 he joined the Spanish Corps of Civil Engineers. He worked for the General Sub-Directorate of Coastal and Marine Signals of the Directorate General of Ports and Coasts of the Ministry of Public Works and Transportation, as Head of the Section 2 Management and the Public Domain, then going to the Port of PASAJES as Chief of Projects, Construction and Maintenance of Civil Works. At the end of 1989 he is incorporated to the Ports and Coasts Studies Center of CEDEX (Spanish Minis-try for Public Works), with service in the lab, where he studies in physical model, to go immediately to the Coastal Sector, where he has developed several studies related to engineering costs, as well as physical models of mobile bottom. During his stay (twelve years) at CEDEX, he was involved in several European projects and was elected representative of Spain in the MAST program to the European Commission. He served at the committee of expert evaluators of R & D projects of DG XII of the European Commis-sion. At the end of 2000 he left the Ministry to return to the private sector as Director of the Coastal Department of Alatec, S.A. He created the department, building a multidisciplinary group running field studies and related Coastal Environment. He created and fostered a scientific diving team within the department he leads. He promoted the growth of the field work relating to the environment and coastal hydrography. In November 2002 he joined the Board of Shareholders and the Board of Directors of the firm. At the same time, has been president and managing director of ALAES XXI, company owned by Alatec group that he cooperated to create a mid-2003, resigning in the middle of next year. In December 2005 he resigned all their posts in Alatec, SA and in January 2006 he joined the Spanish branch of the Danish Hydraulic Institute and became director of its Marine Division. At DHI he focused on studies and maritime engineering projects in all its aspects and leaded a multidisciplinary team. He stopped working at DHI by November 2.008. In December 2008 he created NAUTILUS Maritime Engineering, Ltd. and started their activities. He began teaching Marine and Coastal Engineering at the European University of Madrid in the academic year 2008 / 2009. It deals with the units of waves in the Sea and Coastal Engineering, representing 50% of the course. For some time, has conducted several studies related to the field of hydraulic engineering, coasts and free exercise of Ports in the profession. At present he works simultaneously in Nautilus and the European University of Madrid and he is also judicial expert.

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