My name is Cristián González.
I have been working at Enel for 13 years now.
I came to Enel through a friend
who recommended me
and that led me to work for the company.
I studied civil engineering in chemistry
at the Santiago de Chile University.
I have mainly worked on the efficiency of thermoelectric plants.
Initially we focused on all the other technologies as well:
wind, hydroelectric, and so on.
My job is a lot of fun
because you must calculate many things,
you must process a lot of information.
You must manage large volumes of data.
You also must have meetings with the people who work at the plant,
who know the plant far better than you do.
We’ve never really had a problem
working with different countries, people and regions.
Deep down, we all speak the same language,
since engineering unites us all.
There really isn’t much of a difference between us.
What I mean is that we all have the same goal,
which is for plants to operate at and retain maximum efficiency.
I’ve been working for the company
for 12 or 13 years.
Many new technologies have been incorporated:
for example, at the beginning it would have been inconceivable to have a drone
flying over the plant capturing data in real time,
feeding that information automatically into the efficiency control models
that the company is implementing.
And so, I’ve seen this innovation in my own field, in my own work.
I often use creativity, ingenuity
and innovation to get the job done,
to manage large volumes of data
and in very short timeframes.
Sometimes you simply don't have much time to respond
and you must figure out how to solve
or analyze a large amount of information
in a very short time.
So, creativity is constantly at play here.
Basically, as an engineer,
a large company like this is always attractive.
A company that moves energy
and that can implement projects that are critical
for the country’s development.
I think that’s attractive to any professional
or engineer, because deep down
it’s where you want to play your part
in building a more technologically advanced country,
with more energy and more development.
Meaning, in the end the energy that Enel produces
is the fundamental pillar for the country’s development.
So, of course, that attracts your attention
and makes you want to be a part of it.
Sure, of course.
It’s a very good company and it’s a company
that offers you many opportunities.
If you want to change and work and move within the company,
you always have the chance to do so.
Probably playing sports,
it's something I really like to do.
Working, probably at Enel, yes, for sure.
And then I don't know, they say technology changes every three years,
so there is always something new to learn.
Now we are starting to work with drones, focusing on digital energy.
It’s a whole complex world, so it’s hard to say what will come next,
but more than likely we’ll be working
with even better technological tools than the ones we have now.
Mainly training for table tennis,
it’s my biggest passion
to which I devote most of my time.
The level we have managed to reach, through training and hard work,
having competed in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, was the real payoff.
It was the reward for all the sacrifices made over the years.
For me, energy is what has allowed me
to achieve my goals.
It means being able to prove that you can work
and play sports at the same high-performance level.