Alejandro Bernardin is a Vice President and Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Universidad de Chile with a Ph.D. in Structural Engineering and over 25 years of hands-on experience in mechanical design, structural analysis and finite element modelling for large mining equipment. He specializes in the structural and mechanical design of thickeners and clarifiers, consulting for national and international mining and engineering firms while leading lab and academic programs (CAMLAB-UChile). His career blends industry leadership roles—including chief engineer and design head positions—with sustained academic research and teaching in computational solid mechanics and advanced finite element methods. As an active leader in the Sociedad Chilena de Mecánica Computacional and a long-standing ASME member, he connects applied research with practical engineering solutions. Notably, he combines deep domain expertise in heavy equipment design with classroom mentorship, shaping both industry projects and future engineers. Based in Santiago, he maintains an uncommon dual trajectory of senior consulting practice and academic scholarship.
8 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D., Ph.D. at University of California, Davis
UPC Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
B.S., B.S. at Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria
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Alejandro Bernardin - Vice President at Comecsa Ltda.