Summary
Luis Chachayma is a Staff Controls and Automation Engineer with nine years of experience designing and deploying industrial automation and equipment development systems, currently leading controls work at Sila Nanotechnologies in the San Francisco Bay Area. Trained in both Electrical & Electronics Engineering (Peru) and Computer Engineering (University of Kansas), he blends low-level power and substation automation expertise with modern equipment controls and PLC-driven industrial automation. His career spans hands-on roles from substation automation at ABB to process automation and equipment development in battery manufacturing, showing a consistent track record of translating complex hardware requirements into reliable, scalable automation solutions. Known for being proactive, organized and adaptable, he moves comfortably between field commissioning, controls firmware/PLC work, and systems-level automation design. A teaching assistant and early GIS intern, he brings a habit of clear documentation and structured problem solving that aids cross-functional collaboration. Luis鈥檚 dual international education and early SCADA/protection system experience give him a pragmatic edge when integrating legacy industrial systems with newer manufacturing technologies.
9 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
University of Kansas
Bachelor's degree Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bachelor's degree Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Pontificia Universidad Cat贸lica del Per煤
PROJECT MANAGEMENT, PROJECT MANAGEMENT at TECSUP
Spanish, English