Career
He has a bachelors in computational systems and a masters in computational sciences (1990) from the Tec de Monterrey, Campus Monterrey (1986), a doctorate in mechanics from the Technical University of Budapest (1992) and another in manufacturing systems from the Loughborough University of Technology in England (1995). In addition to teaching and administration duties, his areas of investigation include concurrent engineering, information models for design and manufacturing, technology modeling and integration in manufacturing and technologies for collaborative engineering. He was a guest lecturer and researcher in mechanical engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, sponsored by University of California MEXUS National Council of Science and Technology from 2003-2004.
He participated in the Marco 6 project in Europe with the creation of ECOLEAD – European Collaborative networked Organizations LEADership initiative, and is currently working on the Marco 7 project in Europe related to sustainable mass customization.
He is also involved in the PYME CREATIVA project in Peru to support small and medium-sized enterprises funded by the International Business Machines Corporation Shared University Research (SUR) program and the Information and communications technology -BUS of the Inter-American Development Bank. Molina has worked as a consultant to the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank.
Molina also has been part of the editorial committees of the Annals of Review of Control, Virtual Organisations and the International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing. In 2012, he testified before the Mexican Senate on energy issues.
He has started three technology based businesses IECOSIntegration Engineering and Construction Systems, SMESSoluctions for Manufacturing Enterprise Systems and ALBIOMAR, and is named on twelve patents.
Molina’s work has been recognized with Level II membership in the Sistema Nacional de Investigadores as well as membership in the Academia Mexicana de Ciencias and Engineering Academy of Mexico.
