Miguel Andrews is a physicist and laboratory manager with experience in renewable energy research, quality systems management, and scientific research. He has a PhD in mathematical modelling of microbial fuel cells from the University of the West Indies. His experience includes implementing ISO standards, designing energy systems, and assessing business plans for a climate innovation center in the Caribbean. He is skilled in programming, modeling, publishing research, and managing teams and laboratories.

1. MIGUEL ANDREWS
PHYSICIST/ LABORATORY MANAGER
Tunapuna,Trinidad and Tobago |868-769-3140 |miguelandrews@gmail.com
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Work History
Sep 2007 -
present
Physicist/ Laboratory Manager
Calibration Laboratory, Caribbean Industrial Research Institute
Idea to Innovation (i2i – Trinidad and Tobago)
Liaise with winners of Trinidad and Tobago’s Idea to Innovation
competition to lend mentoring and technical consultancy services, as well
as to review financial project activities for 2012 and 2013 cohorts
Green Energy Research
Formulate renewable energy and resource management research
initiatives for international collaboration in conjunction with CARIRI’s
Head of Research, Development and Innovation
Designed a solar powered portable power station for use in remote areas
Designed and built a JAVA-based application for predicting the power
producing capabilities of off-grid photovoltaic systems given solar
irradiance, photovoltaic efficiency, battery capacity and energy
consuming equipment
Quality Systems and Management
Successfully implemented ISO/IEC 17025:2005 in the Calibration and
Maintenance Services Department
Produce and monitor operational plans for Calibration Department
Design and implement tools for measuring key performance indicators
Participate in internal and external ISO 9001:2008 and ISO/IEC 17025:2005
audits
Produce ISO/IEC 17025:2005 grade standard operating procedures for
both technical and administrative activities
Designed and created custom software applications to optimize
departmental tasks
Designed and implemented a project management database to manage
ongoing calibration requests
Conduct Performance Appraisals for staff members of the Calibration
Department
Responsible for planning and conducting of meetings within the
Calibration Department
Established responsibilities, objectives, deliverables time-scales for
departmental activities
Monitor and maintain overall performance against CARIRI's strategic plan
Anticipate and resolve group conflicts, struggles and disagreements
Encourage the team toward objectives and aims thereby creating a
collective sense of purpose
Involved in employee selection, career development and succession
planning
Jul 2014 - Sep Climate Innovation Leader
Skills
Publishing and Presenting
LaTeX, Prezi
Microsoft Office Suite
Word, Excel, Access, Powerpoint and
VBA
Adobe Creative Suite
Flash, Illustrator and Photoshop
Programming
JAVA, C, Python and MatLab
Mathematical Modelling
Using COMSOL Multiphysics to model
physical systems
References
Mr. Marco Nunes
Metallurgist/ Laboratory Manager,
Caribbean Industrial Research
Institute
metallurgy@cariri.com
Ir. H.F.C. (Eric) Bogers
Business Development Consultant
ericbogers@hotmail.com
Ms. Golda Lushington
ICT Consultant/ Project Manager
goldalushington@yahoo.co.uk
Dr. Leonette Cox
Research Consulting and Analytical

2. 2014 Caribbean Climate Innovation Center
Reviewed and assessed over ninety (90) green business plans in the
realms of Energy and Resource Efficiency and Solar Energy for technical
feasibility as well as economic sustainability
Created the first version of a quick reference guide for the Incubator Portal
software. This software is recommended by the World Bank for the
management of business incubators
Liaised with regional hubs on issues relating to climate change and green
technologies
Assisting with the planning and management of CCIC-related events
Assisting with the design and implementation of a management system
for running the Caribbean Climate Innovation Centre based on her goals
May 2007 -
Sep 2007
Scientific Research Assistant
Ministry of Agriculture Land and Marine Resources
Performed Kjeldahl analysis on soil, foliar and effluent water samples
Researched and developed analytical techniques for determining the
nutrient content of fruits and vegetables
Performed Phosphate analyses of effluent water and foliar samples using
UV/Vis Spectroscopy
Performed validation exercises on laboratory equipment and test
methods
Performed dissolved oxygen, pH and electrical conductivity analyses on
effluent water samples
Performed chloride and bicarbonate ion analyses on effluent water
samples using Titrimetry
Oct 2006 - Apr
2007
Technical Director
Educational Communications Network
Designed and created interactive educational animations using Adobe
Flash, Illustrator, In Design and Photoshop.
Designed and created print media (CD case covers, CD graphics, booklets
and fliers) for products
Sep 2004 -
Sep 2006
Grade III Teacher Chemistry and Physics
Bishop Anstey High School
Taught advanced and ordinary level Physics and Chemistry
Organized and planned laboratory activities
Established policies for effective classroom management
Sep 2002 -
Feb 2004
Customer Service Representative
Republic Bank Limited Credit Card Centre
Resolved customer queries
Monitored and generated fraud reports on credit card transactions
Aug 2001 - Oct
2001
Quality Management Assistant
Caribbean Bottlers (T & T) Limited
Aided in the implementation of Phase 2 of the Coca Cola Quality System
Jun 1999 - Jul
1999
Petroleum Laboratory Technician
National Petroleum Marketing Company Limited
Services, UWI
leonette.cox@sta.uwi.edu
Dr. Joscelyn Knight
Senior Lecturer, Physics Department,
UWI
joscelyn.knight@sta.uwi.edu
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3. Performed Atomic Absorption Spectroscopic analyses on oil blends and
used oil samples
Performed Mass Spectroscopic analyses on used oil samples
Performed Colorimetric analyses on oil blends
Flash point determination performed on oil blends, gas and aviation fuels
Freezing point determinations performed on fuels and oil blends
Education
Sep 2011 -
Jun 2016
Doctor of Philosophy
University of the West Indies
Mathematical Modelling, Design and Building of Microbial Fuel Cell Systems
May 2010 -
May 2010
Professional Certificate Sustainable Energy Conversion and
Storage
Stanford University Center for Professional Development
Modules included: Photovoltaics (1st, 2nd and 3rd generation technologies),
Fuel Cells and Energy Storage and the Hydrogen Economy
Sep 1999 - Jul
2003
Bachelor of Science (Hons) Physics w/ Analytical Chemistry
University of the West Indies
Double major in Physics and Analytical Chemistry
Certifications
Mar 2015 Commercializing Ideas, Inventor Advising and Licensing
Danish Technical Institute
Jul 2014 Project Management
Institute of Physics, UK
May 2013 Global Business Incubation Management
infoDev, World Bank
Monitoring, Evaluation and Benchmarking (Module 7)
Mentoring as a Business Incubator Service (Module 8)
Jun 2012 ISO/IEC 17025:2005 Auditing
International Accreditation Service
Nov 2011 Uncertainty in Chemical Metrology
Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards
Jun 2010 Occupational Safety and Health, Incident Reporting,
Investigation and Analysis
The Safety Council of Trinidad and Tobago
Nov 2009 ISO 9001:2008 Internal Auditor
Moody International Associates
Jul 2009 Root Cause Analysis
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4. Delphi Consultants Limited
Awards
PCS Nitrogen Prize (2003), Physics Department, University of the West Indies
Awarded scholarship to pursue M.Phil. in Computer Science (2007), University of the West Indies
Publications
Uncertainty Budget Analysis and its role in Microbial Fuel Cell Parameter
Characterization Renewable Energy and Power Quality Journal, No.10, 25th April 2012, ISSN
2172-038X (view paper)
Modeling Proton Transport in Hydrophobic Polymeric Electrolytes COMSOL Boston Conference
Proceedings (view paper)
Mathematical Modeling of Technical Vocational Education Demands in Developing
Industrialized Nations, Ferguson, D., Mason, Z.A., Andrews, M.C.J., IVETA TT, Trinidad
Conference Proceedings (view paper)
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