Pedro Alejandro Castillo Castillo

About Pedro Alejandro Castillo Castillo

I am a Product Manager with knowledge and experience in Chemical Engineering, mathematical programming, optimization algorithms, and multivariate statistical methods. I work at Aspen Technology (AspenTech) as the Product Manager of Aspen Fidelis, a discrete-event simulator with flow optimization. This simulator can incorporate operational rules and logistics by coding such in Visual Studio. My experience at AspenTech also includes developing an improved method for pre-processing batch data for Aspen ProMV, and a new algorithm for Aspen Mtell Maestro for detecting asset/process degradation that can lead to a process or mechanical failure. While working at AspenTech, I have contributed to 3 US patents.During my graduate studies, I published eight articles in various peer-reviewed journals and presented my research work at different scientific conferences. My research experience includes formulation of mathematical models for production planning and scheduling, global optimization algorithms, multivariate statistical methods for development of hybrid models and real-time process monitoring, and using machine learning to identify onsets of asset mechanical failures and process disruptions.My interests include product management, process optimization, process simulation, computer programming and data analytics.

Experience

1. Sr Product Manager

   Aspen Technology

   Sep 2023 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Product Manager of Aspen Fidelis. Aspen Fidelis is a system performance and risk quantification solution that is used to support CapEx and OpEx Decision Making. Aspen Fidelis provides a framework to model your system operations and maintenance, identify and quantify the losses in it, and justify the selection of actions/projects to reduce those losses. My job responsibilities include:• Engage with existing and potential new customers, to understand their current needs, challenges, and market opportunities, and receive feedback on new features, enhancements, workflows, and designs.• Lead the definition of the Go-To-Market strategy, user personas, use cases, product benefits and positioning, and the creation of content for presentations, webinars, success stories, in collaboration with Marketing team.• Lead the definition of product requirements, user scenarios, feature designs, and product roadmap, in collaboration with Research & Development team.• Participate in Sales enablement sessions.• Track product usage in collaboration with Customer Success team.• Engage with other AspenTech Product Managers to identify valuable synergies with other products.• Collaborate with Customer Support & Training team when updating training materials and certification exams.• Review ongoing implementation projects with Professional Services group and Implementation Partners.I have collaborated in projects where Fidelis was used, including:a) Techno-economic assessment of a Green Hydrogen facility > I coded the equations to calculate LCOH, LCOA, and NPV.b) Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability (RAM) analysis of a vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) production unit.> I created the initial flowsheet for the Fidelis model based on PFDs provided by the customer, collaborated in the Weibull analysis of work order history.c) RAM analysis of a hydrocarbon delivery chain.> Contributed with some Fidelis-Excel integrations.

Education

• McMaster University

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Chemical Engineering

  2013 — 2017

• The University of Texas at Austin

  Postgraduate Degree, Data Science and Business Analytics

• McMaster University

  Master of Applied Science, Chemical Engineering

  2012 — 2013

• Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi

  Bachelor's degree, Chemical Engineering

  2005 — 2010

Skills

• Matlab
• Engineering
• Gams
• Principal Component Analysis
• Mathematical Programming
• Nonlinear Optimization
• Teamwork
• Integer Programming
• Research
• Supply Chain Optimization
• Python
• Mathematical Modeling
• Chemical Engineering
• Aspen Promv
• Microsoft Word
• Multivariate Statistics
• Linear Programming
• Microsoft Office
• Programming
• Agile Project Management
• Product Management
• Project Management
• Aspen Plus
• Microsoft Excel
• Powerpoint