The Faculty of Engineering

Professor Patrick Hosein

Patrick attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where he obtained five degrees including a PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. He has worked at Bose Corporation, Bell Laboratories, AT&T Laboratories, Ericsson and Huawei. He has published extensively with over 150 refereed journal and conference publications. He holds 41 granted patents in the areas of telecommunications and wireless technologies. He was nominated for the Ericsson Inventor of the Year award in 2004, was the Huawei US Wireless Research Employee of the year for 2007 and is a 2015 Anthony Sabga Caribbean Laureate for Science and Technology. Patrick is presently the administrative and technical contact for the TT top level domain, CEO of the TTNIC and a Professor of Computer Science at the University of the West Indies. His present areas of research include Applied Data Science, Operations Research and Performance and Pricing Optimization for Cellular Networks. 

Jim Cowling, C.Eng, FIMechE, IMechE Americas Region Chair

Eng. Jim Cowling has over forty years’ experience in industrial noise/vibration control, initially with NEI Parsons in Newcastle, UK and since 1988 with KBR in Houston, TX. Jim led KBR’s Noise & vibration Team and his work was focused on major hydrocarbon process and energy projects worldwide. This included extensive work in Trinidad working ammonia projects near Point Lisas ensuring compliance with World Bank guidelines. He is also a recognized technical authority on acoustically and flow induced vibration (AIV/FIV) in piping systems and served as a Vice-Chair on the Energy Institute’s Joint Industry Practice committee on AIV/FIV.

Jim is currently the Americas Region Chair for the Institute of Mechanical Engineers. In that role he is also a member of IMechE’s Council Leadership Committee and International Strategy Board. Jim is also a member of the IMechE’s Ethics and Principles Committee.

Mr. Shawn Richards

Shawn is the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Ink Aviation, a company that works with airlines, airports and ground handlers to improve the passenger experience. Originally from Trinidad, he is now based in Spain where he focuses on working with C-suite Executives on challenging the status quo to do things better both internally and with their interactions with passengers. The company has a full ecosystem of hardware and software solutions that he uses to help his customers gain independence from the oligopoly of incumbent Aviation IT suppliers.

He has worked with clients in Scandinavia, the USA, South America, South and West Africa, South East Asia and the Caribbean. Today, his passion is working on health and identity management solutions to help restart aviation routes.

Eng. Pablo Aguilar Garcia 

Eng. Pablo Aguilar Garcia, is a senior cybersecurity engineer with over 20 years in the area of Information Security, Privacy and Risk Management. Pablo has worked with various sectors in Latin America and the Caribbean territories, ranging from government, financial, high-tech, energy and aviation. Focusing on providing the best solution combining key elements from the information security, privacy and IT risk management fields. He is a team player with an open and direct style of communication who uses humor, listening skills, broad knowledge and interests to create a pleasant working environment