Summary
Jose Zapico is a seasoned industrial automation and IoT systems engineer with over 30 years of experience designing, deploying and managing SCADA, control and RF telecom solutions for the oil & gas sector and beyond. As a professional freelancer based in Greater Madrid, he builds end-to-end supervisory systems using embedded platforms (Raspberry Pi, ESP8266, Arduino, Texas controllers) and stacks spanning C++, Node-RED/Node.js, Python and MQTT to deliver remote monitoring and telemetry solutions. His background includes leadership roles at Schneider Electric and Telvent and a track record in field-proven projects such as pipeline and custody transfer automation, oil production measurement and Smart Field laboratories. He holds a patent for downhole measurement technology and combines hands-on firmware/hardware design with systems architecture and team management, often bridging legacy industrial protocols (Modbus, TCP/IP) with modern IoT paradigms. Notably, he pairs academic teaching experience with decades of practical field deployments, making him adept at turning research-level ideas into commercially viable automation products.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Master, Electronic, Master, Electronic at Université de Rennes I
Engineer, Electronic, Engineer, Electronic at Institut national des Sciences appliquées de Rennes
Electronic, Electronic at I.U.T. Caracas