Dr. Franco F. Yanine's CV August 2015

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FRANCO FERNANDO YANINE, Sc.D.
Personal e-mail: francoyanine@yahoo.com UTFSM Email: Fernando.yanine@usm.cl
Office: 56-2- 353 1267 / 2353 1330 (Santiago, Chile). PUC email: fyanine@uc.cl
Depto. de Ingeniería Comercial, UTFSM sede Santiago. Av. Santa María 6400, Vitacura.
Código Postal 7820436, Santiago-Chile
SUMMARY
With 31 years of broad experience in industry, Franco is an energetic, flexible, fully bilingual professional engineer, researcher
and manager, with a strong solution-focused and results-oriented capacity. Works independently and successfully in a variety
of work environments and industrial sectors. A skilled project manager and planner, as well as researcher, with a broad
professional background and expertise across multiple areas and subjects. U.S. Citizen and Chilean citizenship
Waterless WC is a technological innovation project developed in 2014 as an INGENIA UC initiative won in Dec 2013
by Franco F. Yanine. It is a revolutionary WC system that does not utilize water.
Homeostatic Controller for intelligent Microgrids connected to the grid; the technology in its conceptual stage is already
finished and in the process of seeking funding for patenting in the U.S. and Chile. (2013). currently working on Predictive
Homeostasis control for smart microgrids.
Homeostatic Regulator with Energy & Exergy Management system with Exergy index function. (2014-2015)
R&D and Tech. Innovation: 2005-2008: Autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV) for geophysical exploration, FONDEF Project
D04i1084. Project manager/coordinator and chief of R&D. Funding: US$ 540,000.
2005-2008: Robotic Mining Consortium. The project was a development of an entrepreneurial international consortium to
promote effective mining automation solutions. INNOVA Project (Corfo-Chile). First Phase; Seed Funds: US$ 44,000.
2007-2008: Robotic Intelligent Control System SCIA (Intelligent Control for aircraft system) and SCIA II for
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, a H/W and S/W system and method that is integrated into an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV).
Capabilities: to perform complex planned movements, to avoid obstacles and follow terrain, to carry out high level tasks like
exploration and search, to conceive optimum paths and their monitoring. Product of FONDEF Project D04i1084. Patent
pending.
Tech Skills: Reliability engineering, concept-to-product, experience with engineering process and product modeling and
simulation using CASE tools; VISUAL SLAM AWESIM, MATLAB, SPICE, ARIS tools, Sparks and other software; MS
Project, Primavera, Microsoft Visio, Designer, and product life cycle methods and associated documentation. Vast
experience with Economic project evaluation, technical assessment, planning and control. User experience with SAP SD and
PP, JD Edwards, MFG-Pro; Visaer. Excellent written and verbal communication skills− multilingual (English, Spanish,
and some Portuguese).
AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS
 Winner of the INGENIA Fund for Technology Innovation project at Pontificia Univ. Catolica de Chile, Nov. 2013
 Winner of the Canada-Chile Leadership Exchange Scholarship(2012-2013). Scholarship granted by the Foreign Affairs
and InternationalTrade Canada (DFAIT),whereby he worked the entire second semester 2012 as a researcher invited by the
Faculty of engineering of the University of Waterloo, Ontario.
 Winnerof the CONICYT (CHILE) doctoralscholarship awarded on Dec.2010 to date and also won the Pontificia
Universidad Catolica’s Graduate Schoolof Engineering’s scholarship
 Awarded the Good Neighbors Scholarship undergraduate while at Univ. Of Texas at El Paso (1983)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
March 2013 to Present: Professor, Researcher and Entrepreneur at Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria, UTFSM
(campus Santiago), and also graduate researcher at the Industrial & Systems Engineering Dept. at the Pontificia Universidad
Catolica de Chile (www.uc.cl) in Santiago, Chile. Awarded the Canada-Chile Leadership Exchange Scholarship (2012 –

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2013) as a visiting researcher at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Waterloo, Systems Design Engineering
Dept. Franco was also awarded two full scholarships: CONICYT and PUC’s Graduate School to dedicate full-time to R&D.
Currently working on advanced hybrid electric power systems control, smart grid systems; alternative energies for distributed
generation (DG) using grid-connected microgrids and the development of coordination and control strategies for such
systems based on homeostatic control. Franco is also a consultant for Florida International University (FIU) in Miami on
Sustainable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency policies.
1/August/2010 to 20, July/2013: Enters PhD program on August 1, 2010 after coming back from the US and continues on
until approving his comprehensive doctoral exam and becomes a PhD candidate in July 2012.
8/2009–7/2010: Does consulting work in Chile as an engineer and also works part-time as an Assistant Researcher at
Villanova University in the state of Pennsylvania 800 Lancaster Avenue, Villanova. PA 19085-1603 Working under contract
with Prof. Danilo F. Bassi, as his assistant in Unmanned Systems control engineering and industrial automation solutions’
projects.
8/2008 - 8/2009: Project Manager, Wood Group Turbine Control Services, Inc. - Loveland, Colorado. USA. Wood
Group Turbine Control Services, Inc. supports operators in the power generation, petrochemical, pipeline, oil & gas, and
industrial and marine markets by providing innovative services and solutions in Turbine Control Systems, such as turbine
control upgrades and services for gas, steam and hydro turbo machinery, including full turn -key installations and
commissioning.
 As Project Manager for Wood Group, managed both domestic and international energy projects including gas and steam
turbines and control system upgrades. Collected accounts receivables for several projects for over $220,000 and worked
on driving down costs on all projects under my charge. Collaborated actively in the audit, implementation process and
certification of WGTCS in ISO 9001:2000
1/2005 – 7/2008: Operations & Business Manager, the Robotic Mining Consortium (RMC) based at USACH in Santiago,
Chile and Tucson, AZ. RMC is an R&D and technology international initiative, associated to Universidad de Santiago de
Chile, USACH, and the University of Arizona, created and funded by Innova Chile program of Corporacion de Fomento de
la Produccion de Chile (CORFO), developing advanced automation systems, informatics, and robotics technologies to
provide solutions for Mining and other industries.
 As Operations and Business manager for RMC, I was able to secure a strategic alliance between our organization and
Nostromo Defensa S.A. of Argentina to successfully couple our main project on UAV’s for geophysical and nautical
resources exploration and launch the new company Aerobots Chile S.A. in 2008.
 Worked exclusively to expand business to different areas of automation and informatics for mining and other industries,
focusing on short-term cost effective results, creating liaisons with industry and R&D organizations such as Codelco, U
of AZ and other organizations in Latin America, USA, Canada and Australia, to foster R&D through funding and in kind
contributions.
3/2003 – 12/2004: Academic & Senior Consultant; Instructor at the Faculty of Administration & Economics of USACH and
in the MBA program MADE of same university, and Professional Trainer/Consultant for the Santiago Chamber of Commerce -
Education & Training Division, Santiago – Chile.
10/1997 – 2/2003: Plant Manager, also Chief of Plant Engineering & Logistics for Grupo IMSA - Chile, S.A.-Instapanel.
Camino a Lonquen 11011, Maipu, Santiago, Chile. A large size, four-plant, 950 workers steel industrial company.
• Responsible for evaluating and implementing new projects and technologies for manufacturing of steel panels and roof steel
tiles. Managed industrial complex construction and infrastructure expansion and remodeling projects, including new production
lines, storage facilities and new machinery. Led several engineering & process improvement projects as part of the ISO 14001
certification program which culminated successfully in December 2002 with the aforementioned certification. A s Plant
Manager, I led the implementation of ISO 9000:1994; ISO 9001:2000 and finally ISO 14001 in all the above areas as part of the
strategic company goals and objectives set forth in 1997.
1/1994 – 9/1997: Project Manager & Sr. Management Consultant for Langton Clarke-Coopers & Lybrand in Santiago,
Chile.
Managed several large consulting projects in Chile for industrial manufacturing companies in Steel, Plastics, Energy, Rubber-
Chemical, Logistics and Services. Provided expertise, as an engineering and industrial management senior consultant, for loca l
companies with large industrial operations re-structuring and strategic alignment projects. As project manager and consultant

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for the Consulting Division for Mining and Industry at Langton Clarke-Coopers & Lybrand in Santiago, Chile I contributed to
numerous projects for clients like Hoëscht, INDUBAL, CTI, CEM, Bayer, Good Year, BASF, El Volcan and others involving
technology transfer, product & process upgrade, business process evaluation and technical feasibility of clients requirements.
5/1988 – 12/1993: Contract Engineer for Rapid Design Service, Inc. 6090 Surety Dr., suite 410, El Paso, Texas 79925
Worked as an engineering contractor in process and product engineering upgrade and product development and the transfer of
industrial operations and product technology to Delco Remy, Inc. in Chihuahua Mexico.
• Upgraded the entire operations plan, working as a product & process engineer, helped product management in the transferring
of product technology to the Mexican plant, and assessed the company’s entire quality assurance program, helping Marketing &
Sales to redefine product cost and process cycle.
6/1986 – 5/1988: Engineering and Operations Technical Assistant: Worked part-time while a student at UTEP for Precision
Micro Electronics, Inc., in Juarez, Mexico and offices at El Paso, Texas, USA were I was responsible for leading the selection
and introduction of new production technologies and improvement of key manufacturing processes. Also important were my
contributions in quality engineering and on-line process control using SPC, DOE and other mathematical tools to upgrade and
assure quality and manufacturability of key operations.
EDUCATIONAL CREDENTIALS
Doctor of Science in Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (March 2014). GPA: 4.0 final or 100%
Master of Science in Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (March 2014). GPA: 4.0 final or 100%
Master of Science in Industrial Engineering, Universidad de Santiago de Chile www.usach.cl USACH with GPA: 3.6
graduated top 1% of his class, with 100 % or 4.0 score on thesis defense exam. (Jan.1998).
Postgraduate Diploma (1 year program) in Economic Project Evaluation & Management — graduated with distinction
(3.0 GPA) among the top 10% of the program --Department of Industrial Engineering, Universidad de Chile,
www.udechile.cl Santiago, Chile. (1994)
University of Texas at El Paso, Texas, UTEP, College of Engineering, EE.UU. (Graduated in May 1988). Bachelor of Science
in Electrical Engineering, BSEE with minor in Mathematics, Statistics and Economics; College of Engineering, University
of Texas at El Paso, UTEP, Texas, USA. (May 1988). Also received Good Neighbors scholarshipof the state of Texas.
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management & Professional Civil-Industrial Engineer (Chile),
College of Engineering, Universidad Arturo Prat, UNAP at Iquique, Chile. www.unap.cl Graduated first of his class, with
highest distinction, 3.3 overall GPA and 96% or A+ in the professional degree examination. (December 2006)
PUBLICATIONS
Building sustainable energy systems: Homeostatic control of grid-connected microgrids, as a means to reconcile power
supply and energy demand response management; Franco Fernando Yanine , Federico I. Caballero, Enzo E. Sauma, Felisa
M. Córdova, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews; Volume 40, December 2014, Pages 1168–1191
Homeostatic control, smart metering and efficient energy supply and consumption criteria: A means to building more
sustainable hybrid micro-generation systems. Yanine, Franco Fernando, Federico I. Caballero, Enzo E. Sauma, and Felisa M.
Córdova. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 38 (2014): 235-258.
An Exergy and Homeostatic Control Approach to Sustainable Grid-Connected Microgrids without Energy Storage. Yanine,
Franco Fernando, Enzo E. Sauma, and Felisa Margarita Cordova. Applied Mechanics and Materials 472 (2014): 1027-1031.
A Conceptual Model For An Emulator Of An Underground Mine, Felisa Cordova*, Fernando Yanine, Lucio Raúl Cañete,
Luis Quezada, Samuel Muñoz; Conference: 17th IFAC World 2008 Congress Submission number: 1240 Conference: 17th
IFAC World 2008 Congress May 2008

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Sustainable Hybrid Energy Systems: An Energy And Exergy Management Approach With Homeostatic Control Of
Microgrids. (2015) Franco F. Yanine, Felisa Cordova & Lionel Valenzuela, Information Technology and Quantitative
Management (ITQM2015). Procedia Computer Science, Elsevier
A Simulation Model Linked To A Knowledge Based System For Evaluating Policies In The Operation Of An Underground
Mine, Felisa Cordova*, Fernando Yanine, Lucio Raúl Cañete, Luis Quezada, Samuel Muñoz; International Conference on
Computers, Communications and Control, ICCCC 2008. June 2008
Linking Exergy and Homeostatic Control to develop Sustainable Grid-connected Microgrids. Chilecon 2013 (IEEE
Conference in Santiago, Chile) & International Microgrid Symposium 2013 (Santiago, Chile) Fernando Yanine & Enzo E.
Sauma (9 – 12 September 2013). http://der.lbl.gov/microgrid-symposiums/santiago-2013
Linking enterprise flexibility to strategic options: a control problem approach, Seprosul 2013 XIII Semana de Engenharia de
Produção Sul-americana – XIII SEPROSUL. June 9, 2013; 2 authors: Franco Fernando Yanine & Felisa Margarita Cordova
http://www.ufrgs.br/seprosul2013
Córdova, F. M., & Yanine, F. F. (2013). Linking enterprise flexibility to strategic options: a control problem approach.
Iberoamerican Journal of Industrial Engineering, 5(9), 239-260.
Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems (HRES) and Intelligent Monitoring and Control of Distributed Energy Resources (DER)
applied in natural disasters; Felisa M. Cordova & F.F. Yanine; International Conference on Computers, Communications and
Control. Copyright 2008-2012 by IJCCC Publications - Agora University Editing House, June 29, 2012
Cordova, Felisa M., and Franco F. Yanine. "Homeostatic control of sustainable energy grid applied to natural disasters."
International Journal of Computers Communications & Control 8.1 (2012): 50-60.
Yanine, F. F., & Sauma, E. E. (2013). Review of grid-tie micro-generation systems without energy storage: Towards a new
approach to sustainable hybrid energy systems linked to energy efficiency. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 26,
60-95.
Homeostatic control in grid-connected micro-generation power systems: A means to adapt to changing scenarios while
preserving energy sustainability; Franco Fernando Yanine & Felisa M. Cordova; IEEE Xplore; June 1, 2013. 978-1-4673-
6374-7/13/$31.00 ©2013 IEEE
Business optimal design of a grid-connected hybrid PV(photovoltaic)-wind energy system without energy storage for an
Easter Island's block. Caballero, F. Sauma, E., & Yanine, F. (2013). Energy, Volume 61, 1 November 2013, Pages 248–261
Linking Exergy and Homeostatic Controlto develop Sustainable Grid-connected Microgrids. Chilecon 2013 (IEEE Conference in
Santiago, Chile) & International Microgrid Symposium 2013 (Santiago, Chile) Fernando Yanine & Enzo E. Sauma (9 – 12
Septiembre 2013). http://der.lbl.gov/microgrid-symposiums/santiago-2013
An exergy and homeostatic control approach to sustainable Grid-connected microgrids without energy storage, Franco F.
Yanine, Felisa M. Cordova 2013; Paper: ES10434.International Conference on Energy and Sustainability (ICES 2013);
Beijing, China.