Diana Blanco Pérez is an Industrial Engineer specialised in Industrial Organisation and University Specialist in Logistics and Production Management from the University of Vigo. She also holds a Master’s Degree in Energy and Energy Sustainability and the Diploma of Advanced Studies from the same university, where she focused on topics such as energy efficiency, sustainability and biomass combustion.
Diana worked at the Galician Automotive Technology Centre (CTAG), where she managed European projects and coordinated the Spain-Portugal cross-border corridor within the European 5G MOBIX project. He also played an important role in another technology centre, leading national and European energy efficiency and sustainability projects.
Since joining Zabala Innovation in 2021, she has been involved in the preparation of proposals at European level, project management and justification, accumulating valuable experience ranging from the management and coordination of R&D&I projects, their technical and economic justification to the European Commission and the active promotion of new R&D&I projects.
In her current role, Diana contributes significantly to innovation consultancy, covering all stages of the value chain of European projects, from proposal preparation, negotiation phases, management and justification, as well as participating in training activities, contributing to the sustainable growth of the organisation’.