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Education
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Sylvia Brugués

Sylvia Brugués

Valdemorillo

Summary

Meteorologist with extensive experience in weather forecasting, including data analysis, interpretation of atmospheric conditions, and application of complex meteorological theories. In previous roles, he leveraged these skills to provide accurate forecasts, contribute to public safety measures, and improve predictive tools. Self-motivated individual with business acumen and a willingness to take on challenging roles. Tech-savvy and fast-learner with technical knowledge, social media experience, and sales skills to support and drive substantial growth. Experienced specialist in optimizing operational processes and implementing effective business solutions. Adept at project management, strategic planning, and process improvement, consistently delivering results that drive efficiency and reduce costs. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills contribute to project success and positively impact overall business performance. Professional in training and staff development, known for high productivity and efficient task completion. Excellent use of communication, adaptability, and leadership to foster growth-promoting learning environments.

Overview

31
31
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

SIRU Technician

SENASA
01.2014 - Current
  • Company Overview: Dirección de Seguridad Aeronáutica
  • Resolution of complaints filed by air transport users regarding incidents on flights in compliance with European Regulation 261/2004, in order to ensure the protection of passenger rights
  • These tasks include analysing and validating technical evidence provided by airlines, including relevant meteorological reports
  • Instructor of courses on passenger rights in accordance with current regulations
  • Dirección de Seguridad Aeronáutica
  • Commission to support AESA - Agencia Estatal de Seguridad Aérea (Civil Aviation Authority) in the ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURE FOR AIR TRANSPORT USERS
  • Commission to support AESA in the application of the Regulation (CE) 261/2004 establishing common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights

Meteorology Expert. Chief Auditor

SENASA
06.2011 - 01.2014
  • Company Overview: Dirección de Seguridad Aeronáutica
  • Giving support to the ANS MET (National Supervisory Authority of Aeronautical Meteorological Services) on the Certification of Air Navigation Service Provider on meteorological services process, AEMET (National Institute of Meteorology in Spain)
  • Participation as chief auditor and as auditor in the certification and on-going oversight process of AEMET (Commission European Regulation CE 2096/2005, 1035/2011 and International Regulations ICAO Annex 3,11 and 14)
  • Supporting ANS MET in other tasks of the organization itself such as: development of internal procedures, analysis of operational and management procedures of the supplier, monitoring of the development of the quality management system and the KPIs of the supplier, and representation activities
  • SENASA representation activities: corporate representation and diversification of activities
  • Auditor in the INECO certification process as an AFIS service provider (2010), in compliance with the common requirements on organizational structure and management
  • Dirección de Seguridad Aeronáutica
  • Commission to support the ANS MET
  • Proyect on giving support to the AESA- Agencia Estatal de Seguridad Aérea (Civil Aviation Authority) on the certification of an Air Navigation Service Provider on AFIS

Responsible viability in new meteorological business

Servicios y Proyectos Avanzados S.A.
02.2005 - 02.2006
  • Personal in charge of viability in new meteorological market, generating some documentation and reports, like a Study of the Meteorological Market in Spain
  • A starting point for a possible opening division at Meteorology department of the Company, as a complement to the activity on selling meteorological equipment and solutions on meteorological systems
  • Also studying possible customer needs in the meteorological services subject
  • As technical support on selling meteorological equipment and solutions on meteorological systems
  • Project for new meteorological services
  • Project: “Meteorological equipment for Civil and Military Airports with corrective and preventive maintenance contracts as support to the INM (Spanish Meteorological Institute) Services on those areas”
  • Project : “Meteorological equipment needs for the climatologic and synoptic net of the INM”
  • Other Projects: Meteorological equipment or fungibles, like radiosondes, to Defence, Autonomic Administrations, INM and CESIC

Member Foundational and Manager Director

Meteotemp España S.L.
01.1997 - 03.2004
  • Direction of the Department of Meteorological Forecast, development of the internal production and final forecasts products to customers
  • Technical and Commercial Activities: Design of projects, election of technical solutions and presentation of all the information / documentation
  • Human Resources: Supervision and support for Personal Selection and Meteorological Training
  • Coordination of the meteorological production team
  • Planning and coordination in each phase, of the human resources, for each project
  • Management Activities: Management of the contracts Customers/Suppliers
  • Elaboration, control and support for the economic aspects related to projects
  • Negotiation with Customers/ Suppliers
  • Executive and financial reports for the Meeting of Shareholders and Board of Directors, with international members Meteotest (Swiss) and Meteo Consult (Holland)
  • Project about meteorological services provider in the main nacional press head (El Mundo, Cinco Días, 20 minutos, etc...), Website meteo contents (Euskaltel (Canal 21), Vodafone (Navegalia), Recol, Jumpy, Atlas, etc...), Television (Tele 5 (Teletexto), Antena 3 TV (Teletexto), Televisión Ideal Granada, etc.), in addition to professionalized products sale more directly to sectors like Films Production Companies, Agriculture, Navigation, Construction Companies, and Organizations of Events

Meteorological Forecaster

Meteotest
06.1996 - 12.1996
  • Company Overview: Bern, Switzerland
  • Weather and Maritime forecast in a European Level
  • Update page maker with meteorological information to Press, YV, and Internet
  • Elaboration of small weather reports
  • Bern, Switzerland
  • Weather Forecast, European level, for different Media Companies, like “SDF” - Swiss TV, Schafhausen TV, Berner Zeitung, etc
  • Maritime Forecast for a Ship Company of Transports at the Mediterranean Sea
  • Update of Weather Maps and elaboration of weather reports to Media Customers

Network Operator

GESTIRED S.A.
12.1995 - 06.1996
  • Company Overview: Telefónica & IBM
  • As Network Operator, at the Help Desk of IBM, giving support to customers and also IBM users in Spain, with problems to connecting to the national and international network
  • Realizing supervision work of the net, and also the state of the outsourcing customers resources
  • All that in continuous telephone contact with IBM- Operation of England, Holland and Germany and other world countries with incidences problems
  • Telefónica & IBM
  • Network Services Help in first bases to IBM customers with net problems / incidences

Scholarship University - Company

Junta DÁigüas de Catalunya. Generalitat de Catalunya.
05.1994 - 10.1994
  • Knowledge of the pluvigrafic and hydrographical net, and also the hydrometeorology support of the Project SAIH (Automatic System of Hydrological Information) in the Oriental Pyrenees basin
  • Elaboration of a statement about the spooling, the sadistic processing and presentation of the pluviometric data base, on real time and historic base, to obtain the answer's basin
  • Project SAIH (Automatic System of Hydrological Information)

Education

University Degree - Physics, Atmospheric Physics

Universidad Complutense
Madrid
01.1994

MASTER - Business Management

Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Madrid, España

Skills

  • Aeronautical Meteorology
  • Meteorological forecasting
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Team collaboration
  • Customer interaction
  • Design, Implementation and operative application of Meteorological Services
  • Weather Forecast
  • Meteorological Consultancy
  • Project Design and Management
  • Tenders/Offers Management
  • Diversification and New Markets
  • Customers, Providers, Group Negotiations
  • Meteorological Audits
  • Technical analysis
  • Project management

Specific Professional Knowledge

  • Aeronautical Meteorology
  • Design, Implementation and operative application of Meteorological Services
  • Weather Forecast
  • Meteorological Consultancy
  • Project Design and Management
  • Tenders/Offers Management
  • Diversification and New Markets
  • Customers, Providers, Group Negotiations
  • Meteorological Audits

Additional Professional Education

  • 2020, Introduction to Data Analysis with R, AEC and CSIC, 40 hours
  • 2006, Technical in modern methods of Management, Universidad Politécnica y Comunidad de Madrid, 133 hours
  • 2004, METHODS and TECHNIQUES OF CLIMATIC RISKS ANALYSIS, CEAM, 35 hours
  • 2001, DIRECTIV HABILITYS and LEADERSHIP, MOTIVATION AND WORK TEAM DIRECTION, Escuela Joven de Iniciativas Empresariales de la Dirección General de la Juventud, 11 hours
  • 1999, ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL STATES, Escuela Joven de Iniciativas Empresariales de la Dirección General de la Juventud, 20 hours
  • 1998, INITIATION TO THE PREVENTION OF LABOR RISKS, Servicio de Seguridad e Higiene de Asepeyo, 32 hours
  • 1993, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, Comunidad de Madrid, 325 hours
  • 1993, TECNIC INFORMATIC on AS/400, ALCATEL STANDARD, 400 hours

Training Conducted At Senasa

  • 2024, Introduction to ECCAIRS, 24 hours
  • 2024, Teams Training Procedure ADR, 19 hours
  • 2023, Power BI, 18 hours
  • 2020, Passenger rights: claims, 6 hours
  • 2020, REFRESHMENT OF PASSENGER RIGHTS PROFILES, 12 hours
  • 2019, Trainer of trainers and Communication Enhancement, 18 hours
  • 2017, Passenger rights, 15 hours
  • 2012, Reporting occurrences in civil aviation - Aviation Event Notification System, 10 hours
  • 2011, Quality Systems, specific for the Air Navigation manager's office, 4 hours
  • 2011, Measuring equipment calibration, 21 hours
  • 2009, Effective Communication, 15 hours
  • 2008, Maintenance as company strategy, 14.5 hours
  • 2007, Formation as Auditors of Quality Management Systems applied to Air Navigation Services Organizations, 40 hours

Job Title

Experto Meteorólogo

Start Date In Senasa

01/11/06

Other Relevant Information

  • ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization), Within the ICAO Technical Cooperation Bureau, for the post of PRO/15/016 Aeronautical Meteorology Expert, at home (Madrid, Spain), under project PER13808 for a total duration of two (2) working days (19/02/2015 and 20/02/2015).
  • Representative Meeting 2005 Vaisala, Helsinki (Finlandia) Theme: Presentations for all different solutions Vaisala for the meteorological market at Aviation, Hydro Met, Military and Measurement Systems.
  • Meetings at Meteo Consult Group, Various themes related to Meteorological Services and presentations in different countries.
  • Publications, During 97 – 2004, in newspapers, on internet, reports requested by customer about meteorological adverse episodes.

Personal Information

  • Place of Birth: Barcelona
  • Date of Birth: 07/10/67

Languages

Spanish
First Language
English
Advanced (C1)
C1
German
Intermediate (B1)
B1
Catalan
Elementary (A2)
A2

Accomplishments

  • Founding a meteorology company in Spain when meteorology was still a monopoly of the State Meteorological Agency. First, I moved to another country (Switzerland) to learn the know-how and then I built it with the help of partners, first Swiss and then Dutch. I created clients for the private meteorological sector from scratch and built a team of professionals in weather forecasting.

Certification

  • Published the weather page and weather news in various print media in Spain (Marca, El Mundo, Madrid y Más, Las Provincias, etc.)
  • Accreditation to act as lead auditor for certification by the National Meteorological Agency in Spain to provide aeronautical meteorological services.

Timeline

SIRU Technician

SENASA
01.2014 - Current

Meteorology Expert. Chief Auditor

SENASA
06.2011 - 01.2014

Responsible viability in new meteorological business

Servicios y Proyectos Avanzados S.A.
02.2005 - 02.2006

Member Foundational and Manager Director

Meteotemp España S.L.
01.1997 - 03.2004

Meteorological Forecaster

Meteotest
06.1996 - 12.1996

Network Operator

GESTIRED S.A.
12.1995 - 06.1996

Scholarship University - Company

Junta DÁigüas de Catalunya. Generalitat de Catalunya.
05.1994 - 10.1994

University Degree - Physics, Atmospheric Physics

Universidad Complutense

MASTER - Business Management

Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Sylvia Brugués