Javier Echavarri currently is the Spanish Industry Liaison Officer for the European Southern Observatory and the Square Kilometre Array. His background is in electrical and electronic engineering, with a masters degree in telecommunications engineering and a PhD in digital signal processing. His career evolved from R&D positions in academia and industry in UK and Spain, specialised in digital signal processing and embedded systems, to network engineering and pre/post sales support. Since 2008 he is with CDTI, the Spanish innovation agency.