Dr. Alejandro Giraldo Soto

Dr.  Alejandro Giraldo Soto

Dr. Alejandro Giraldo Soto

Staff of Professorship for Structural Engineering

ETH Zürich

Professur f. Baustatik u. Konstr.

HIL E 41.2

Stefano-Franscini-Platz 5

8093 Zürich

Switzerland

Additional information

Research area

Position:

Professional and academic experience:

  • Since 2018 – Senior Assistant (2022). Chair for Concrete Structures and Bridge Design, Institute of Structural Engineering, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich (Switzerland)
  • 2018/2021 – Project manager. dsp Ingenieure & Planer AG, Uster, engineering company (Switzerland)
  • 2014/2018 – Structural engineer. Meichtry & Widmer AG, engineering company (Switzerland)
  • 2012/2013 – Temporary lecturer. Chair for Airport Concrete Structures at the Technical School of Aeronautics of the Polytechnic University of Madrid (Spain)
  • 2010/2018 – Technical adviser. Fontis GS Group S.L., engineering company (Spain)
  • 2010/2017 – Researcher. The Structural Concrete Group of the Polytechnic University of Madrid (Spain)
  • 2010/2013 – Structural engineer (external). Fhecor Ingenieros Consultores S.L., engineering company (Spain)
  • 2008/2009 – Construction site supervisor. Apia XXI S.A., engineering company (Spain)
  • 2006/2008 – Production manager. Conavinsa S.A. – Prainsa Group, construction company (Spain)
  • 2005/2006 – Assistant Construction Manager. Ferrovial Agroman S.A., construction company (Spain)
  • 2004/2005 – Structural engineer. Sertec Ingeniería S.L., engineering company (Spain)

Education:

  • 2017 – Doctoral degree in Engineering of Structures, Foundations and Materials. Polytechnic University of Madrid
  • 2011 – Master's degree in Engineering of Structures, Foundations and Materials. Polytechnic University of Madrid
  • 2009 – "Ingeniero de Caminos, Canales y Puertos" with specialization in structures and foundations. Polytechnic University of Madrid

 

Membership

Since Membership
2024 ACHE Task Group 5: Structures and structural elements
2024 ACHE Task Group 6: Steel and composite structures
2024 IABSE (International Association for Bridges and Structural Engineering)
2023 Fachgruppe für Brückenbau und Hochbau (FBH)
2019 fib Task Group 2.6: Composite steel-concrete construction
2018 International Federation of Structural Concrete (fib)
2018 Scientific and Technical Association of Structural Concrete (ACHE), Spain
2011 Spanish Mirror Group of the CEN/TC 250 Horizontal Group Bridges (HG-B), depending on AEN/CTN-140 "Structural Eurocodes"

Publications