Marcelo Leiva is an experienced electrical engineer and entrepreneur who blends academic rigor with commercial leadership as CEO and co-founder of Sun and Play and Electroveja Labs. With a D.Sc. and postdoctoral work in power electronics, he has spent over a decade researching and teaching multilevel converters, control of power converters, electromobility, Smart Grids and HVDC systems at Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María. He has held research roles at CERN and Supelec, earned an IEEE Industry Applications Magazine Best Paper award, and serves in leadership roles within IEEE-IES Latin America and Chile. Marcelo’s profile reflects a rare combination of hands-on lab experience (EMC testing and converter prototypes), sustained academic output, and startup execution in renewable and electric mobility domains. Based in Chile, he leverages deep technical expertise to drive productization of power-electronics innovations for grid and transport applications.
12 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor en Ciencias de la Ingeniería, Ingenieria eléctrica, Doctor en Ciencias de la Ingeniería, Ingenieria eléctrica at Universidad de Concepción
Postdoctorado, Ingeniería electrónica, Postdoctorado, Ingeniería electrónica at Technische Universität Dresden
Postdoctorado, Ingeniería electrónica, Postdoctorado, Ingeniería electrónica at Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María
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