Miguel Simón Younes Velosa is a Colombian mechanical engineer, researcher, educator, and university administrator whose work has connected energy markets, sustainable energy, engineering management, and organizational leadership. He has worked with the Universidad Nacional de Colombia and has published research on Scandinavian energy companies and non-technical managerial skills.
Background
Miguel Simón Younes Velosa was born on August 22, 1975, in Bogotá, Colombia. He is Colombian and has developed his professional and academic career in engineering, energy, management, and higher education. His documented work has included activity in Colombia and research related to energy commercialization in Scandinavia.
Education
Younes Velosa completed professional studies in mechanical engineering and later obtained specializations in financial administration and project management. He also completed master's degrees in administration and sustainable energy engineering. At the Universidad Nacional de Colombia, he was identified as a doctoral student in systems engineering and informatics and participated as a postgraduate monitor in the course Structuring and Evaluation of Engineering Projects.
Career
Younes Velosa began his documented professional career as a researcher at PricewaterhouseCoopers in 2001–2002. He subsequently worked as a professor at Manuela Beltrán University and held quality-director positions with Los Acueductos and Conidol. His early professional activity included research into the commercial tendencies of energy-trading companies in Scandinavia. He later developed an academic and administrative career at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia, including service as an administrative or financial director from October 2020 and work as a contractor from November 2021. His responsibilities there have included professional services connected with the technical and administrative management of energy-sector programs, procurement planning, engineering projects, and university research initiatives.
Achievements
Conducted research on the commercial tendencies of energy-trading companies in Scandinavia and their market transactions and market actors.
Co-authored research identifying the non-technical managerial skills associated with effective performance by technically trained business managers, emphasizing team formation, assertive communication, delegation, and self-knowledge.