José Luis Monsó De Prat

Dr. Monsó has a PhD. in Civil Engineering with a specialization in Port and Coastal Engineering. He was founder, CEO and Technical Director of the company INHA (Applied Hydrodynamics Institute), a renowned private hydraulic laboratory for numerical and physical model tests for ports, specialized in providing consultancy and technical services in port and coastal engineering. He is also currently part time Professor of Port Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) in Barcelona, since 1981.

Over his more than 40 years of professional career, Dr. Monso has gained extensive experience as an executive manager in consulting engineering firms. He has also participated in a great number of important projects related to maritime and port infrastructures and has an extensive background in research at a national and international level. It is important to note his link with several National and International Port Authorities, Civil Engineering Companies, Construction Companies and Energy Companies.

 Education and University Degrees:

Master in Civil Engineering, Polytechnical University of Catalonia, 1980

PhD in Civil Engineering, Polytechnical University of Catalonia, 1986, specializing in Computational Hydrodynamics for Design and Analysis in Maritime Engineering

Professor of Port Engineering at the Polytechnical University of Catalonia (UPC), 1981

“Creating and Managing Innovative Companies” BBA Programme, ESADE, Barcelona, 1989

BBA Programme (Strategic Management of Technology-based Companies), IESE and Stanford University, Barcelona, 1999

 Professional Titles and Positions:

2015-present                Senior Advisor of Ports at SENER.

SENER is the leading engineering company in Spain specializing in the areas of aerospace, naval, energy and civil engineering.

 1991-2015                 Partner, Director and CEO of Institute of Applied Hydrodynamics, INHA.

INHA was the most important private hydraulic laboratory in Spain with its own facilities for physical model tests for ports and maritime structures, located in Barcelona, Spain. The company was devoted to research, studies and hydraulic model tests in port engineering.

1995-2011                 Partner, Director and CEO of Europrincipia, S.L.

Europrincipia was a consulting civil engineering firm, leader in Spain in port design, planning and construction supervision.

1989-1990                             Technical Director at McDonnell Douglas Sistemas Tecnológicos in Spain.

McDonnell Douglas Sistemas Tecnológicos, was the Spanish subsidiary of the American Aerospace Company McDonnell Douglas (Boeing, now).

1981-present             Professor at the Civil Engineering School, UPC, in Barcelona.