About me¶
Hi! I’m Antonio from Mexico, currently studying the FabAcademy program in France. My goal is to become a product developer specializing in agriculture.
I chose to study in France due to AgriLab, a FabLab focused on agriculture. Luc Hanneuse, the FabManager of AgriLab, assisted me throughout the FabAcademy admission process. Additionally, I received a scholarship from the Fab Foundation and ran a fundraising campaign to support my expenses.
My involvement in agriculture and education projects in Mexico, particularly in challenging or isolated areas, has given me a deep understanding of the needs in these regions. AgriLab provides three key resources that help reduce development costs for my interests: an experimental farm, a FabLab, and an agriculture-focused institute. In Mexico, I would normally need to travel for several days to access similar resources, and finding an adviser with expertise in agri-tech and product development is challenging.
You can find my portfolio here.
My background¶
I began my professional career in 2007 as a CAD/CAM technician in the plastics manufacturing industry while studying aeronautical engineering. In 2014, I transitioned to developing control systems for greenhouses in southern Mexico as a freelancer and was accepted into my first MIT program, the Global Startup Labs Bootcamp, in 2015. There, I learned human-centered design and have since explored technology transfer for agriculture.
I have acquired skills in rapid prototyping through Product Design Innovation programs and collaborations with MIT initiatives in Mexico. I’ve also taught for Jacaranda Education and the Access Education program of the U.S. Embassy in Mexico.
I’ve volunteered as a mentor for technology-based social initiatives, government institutions, universities, and foreign organizations in Mexico, promoting education and gender equality for indigenous populations. I’ve been a Linux user and advocate since 2006, working with Ubuntu, Debian, and Fedora distributions.
In 2020, I was part of the Hackaday Prize 2020 Dream teams, where I helped Field Ready, an international nonprofit organization, develop a remote quality control system for humanitarian aid products made in FabLabs in disaster-affected areas.
So, when asked what I do for a living, I describe myself as a product developer at the intersection of hacking, design, and society.
Work on Open Quality Control Standard Document¶
The goal of this project is to establish a quick and reliable traceability system for products made in FabLabs, considering risks, supply chain, and tracking human-machine-material data for each product.
