Miguel Alvarez
Nusa Lembongan
Summary
Highly motivated and detail-focused person with great capabilities for teamwork. He switched careers from an engineering background in 2024 to start his career as a dive instructor, following his true passion since becoming an OWD in 2019.
Loves to practice sports and meet people from different cultures.
Always maintain an energetic mindset while keeping safety in mind.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
PADI Dive Instructor
Legend Diving
Nusa Lembongan
11.2024 - Current
- Staff Instructor at Legend Diving. Involved in customer sales and equipment maintenance
Kayaking, Windsurfing & Sailing Summer Instructor
Club Náutico de Miño
A Coruña
06.2011 - 09.2025
- Taught kayaking, windsurfing, and sailing to kids and teenagers during two summer seasons.
PADI Dive Instructor
Freelance
Nusa Lembongan
05.2024 - 10.2024
- Primary freelancer at Blue Corner Dive
- Worked at 8 different dive centers
Mechanical Design Engineer
Northvolt
Vasteras
12.2023 - 02.2024
- R&D Project Leader & Responsible for New Customer Projects Acquisition.
Production Engineer
Northvolt
Vasteras
08.2021 - 12.2023
- Responsible for production optimization and staff training
Kayaking Tours Freelance
Aktivuteliv Bjornogarden
Vasteras
05.2023 - 09.2023
- Arranged kayaking tours at Lake Mälaren with Aktivuteliv Björngården. 2-12 people group tours, introducing my passion for the sport to them. Instagram: @kayakingwithmiguel
Application Engineer
Borgwarner
Vigo
01.2021 - 08.2021
- Served as primary contact for customer technical inquiries.
- Coordinated efforts for successful project industrialization.
Product Engineer
Borgwarner
Vigo
02.2019 - 12.2020
- Technology Transfer Group member - support to local application engineering teams worldwide - Asia focus
Application Engineer Lead
Borgwarner
Manesar
07.2018 - 12.2018
- Main customer contact for new project acquisitions.
- Project leader for a safe launch into serial production.
- Led recruitment and training processes for team members.
Reliability & Testing Engineer
Borgwarner
Vigo
08.2015 - 07.2018
- Responsible for testing and validation plans
Education
PADI OWSI -
PADI IDC
Blue Corner Dive - Nusa Lembongan05-2024
EFR Instructor
Blue Corner Dive -Nusa Lembongan05-2024
Divemaster -
PADI Divemaster
Blue Corner Dive - Nusa Lembongan04-2024
Master of Science - Electronic Components For Electric Vehicle
Universidade De Vigo
Vigo10-2020
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Universidade De Vigo
Vigo07-2015
Some College (No Degree) - Mechanical Engineering
University of Utah
USA09-2013
Skills
- Time management High organization skills
- Leadership
- Good communicator
- Selling skills
- Office skills (powerpoint, excel,)
- Social Media skills
- Mechanics knowledge
- High level athlete (ex-kayaker)
Diving Experience
- +500 dives
- +50 certifications
- Drift diving experience (1 year diving in Nusa Penida)
- Cold and low visibility water experience (diving in Sweden)
- Wreck diving in no visibility experience (Philippines)
- Diving locations: Nusa Penida, Komodo, Bali, Gili, Philippines, Thailand, Egypt, Sweden, Norway, Spain, Madeira
Languages
Spanish
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Galician
Proficient (C2)
C2
Portuguese
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2
Italian
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2
Swedish
Beginner
A1
Chinese (Mandarin)
Beginner
A1
Certification
- PNB (Patron Navegacion Basica - Drive boats up to 9m)
- International Driving License
Timeline
PADI Dive Instructor
Legend Diving
11.2024 - Current
PADI Dive Instructor
Freelance
05.2024 - 10.2024
Mechanical Design Engineer
Northvolt
12.2023 - 02.2024
Kayaking Tours Freelance
Aktivuteliv Bjornogarden
05.2023 - 09.2023
Production Engineer
Northvolt
08.2021 - 12.2023
Application Engineer
Borgwarner
01.2021 - 08.2021
Product Engineer
Borgwarner
02.2019 - 12.2020
Application Engineer Lead
Borgwarner
07.2018 - 12.2018
Reliability & Testing Engineer
Borgwarner
08.2015 - 07.2018
Kayaking, Windsurfing & Sailing Summer Instructor
Club Náutico de Miño
06.2011 - 09.2025
PADI OWSI -
PADI IDC
EFR Instructor
Divemaster -
PADI Divemaster
Master of Science - Electronic Components For Electric Vehicle
Universidade De Vigo
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Universidade De Vigo
Some College (No Degree) - Mechanical Engineering
University of Utah
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