Daniela Fernanda Yela

Freelance (Engineer)
Upwork - New York, NY
01/2017 – Present
• Built class libraries/modules in C++ and Python for a Computer Game.
• Firmware and middleware development using ESP32 and Raspberry Pi.
• Modeling physical systems in Simulink to improve efficiency.
• Develop models in MATLAB of large databases.
• Collecting and analyzing data in MATLAB from sensors connected to Arduino.
• Face detection projects.
• PCB schematics and layouts.

Sales Engineer
Sustainable Solar & Storage - New York, NY
02/2024 – 12/2024
• Analyze Data obtained from Salesforce (CRM software) targeting high-potential Hispanic clients, resulting in a 40% of increase.
• Cleaning data from Salesforce using libraries from Python and SQL.
• Customer service with clients, providing them with information on the process to go solar and the documents required.
• Photovoltaic designs.
• Creating marketing ideas based on the data from CRM and working along with the marketing team to expand the business to non-English-Speakers.

Data Analyst/Project Coordinator/Engineering Assistant
Alcaldía municipal – Pasto, Colombia
11/2020 – 10/2021
• Guiding a team of 5 engineers and delivering precise technical specifications about installations and the project requirements, with a result of 100% success.
• Supervising installations of routers, switches, antennas, and solar panels to provide microwave internet to schools in remote locations.
• Coordinate the project with the client and guide the team to achieve the contract successfully.
• Clean and organize data gathered from the installations in different locations using Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, Python, and SQL.

Parquesoft Colombia – Cali, Colombia
06/2019 – 12/2019
• Being part of a team of 3 engineers who trained groups of 30 people about the fundamentals of IOT (Internet of Things) and data analytics.
• Creating user interfaces on web dashboards, embedded LCD screens, and Azure IOT.
• Designing schematics diagrams and PCB layouts on Autodesk, KiCad, and Siemens.
• Working with microcontrollers, wireless, modules, sensors, and batteries.
• Analyzing Data gathered from control systems (PLC, SCADA), code repositories, or tracking databases using SQL or Python libraries.
• Organized and promoted the movement that supports the participation of women in engineering with conferences in different schools and companies. Growing the group by 50% with women who worked in engineering and/or were interested in learning about it.

Bachelor of Science in Electronic Engineering | CESMAG University 

Master’s degree in Renewable Energies | Universidad de Valencia | Expected 2026