Background
Quevedo, Carlos Efrain was born on March 14, 1939 in Quito, Ecuador. Son of Carlos Humberto and Maria Elena (Teran) Quevedo.
Quevedo, Carlos Efrain was born on March 14, 1939 in Quito, Ecuador. Son of Carlos Humberto and Maria Elena (Teran) Quevedo.
Engineer, Monterrey (Mexico) Technology, 1962. Master of Science, University Iowa, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, 1969.
Senior engineer, Westinghouse Research and Development Center, Pittsburgh, 1968;
director computing center, University Control, Quito, 1969-1970;
professor, Politecnica Nacional, Quito, since 1970;
department head, Politecnica Nacional, Quito, 1989-1990;
vice president, Politecnica Nacional, Quito, since 1990. Visiting professor CUNY/Hunter College, New York City, 1973. Postdoctoral researcher Norwegian Technology, Trondheim, 1974-1975.
Executive director Instituto Nacional Energia, Quito, 1979-1986. Commission coordinator Science and Technology Council, Quito, 1991-1993;president OIKOS (Ecological N.G.O.), Quito, since 1993.
Board directors chapter Natura (Ecological N.G.O.), Quito, 1988-1990. Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York Academy of Sciences, College of Engineers, Association of Professors (president 1974), Association for Sciences (board directors since 1990), Sigma Xi.
Married Mariana Tobar, April 17, 1971. 1 child, Juan Carlos.