Jakes Udabe
Analytical professional with nearly 5 years of experience leveraging data to drive strategic decisions and project success in innovation and R&D.
ContactAnalytical professional with nearly 5 years of experience leveraging data to drive strategic decisions and project success in innovation and R&D.
ContactAnalytical professional with nearly 5 years of experience leveraging data to drive strategic decisions and project success in innovation and R&D. Proven ability to analyze market trends, financial data, and project performance to secure funding (€1.1M+), optimize projects, and deliver measurable value across diverse sectors. I have worked across various sectors, including academic, industrial, and startup environments, acquiring a versatile combination of technical and commercial skills. My focus is on designing and implementing innovative solutions that drive long-term success and deliver value to clients and collaborators.
28/05/1997
Spanish
Euskera (Native), Español (Native), English (C1), German (Basic), Italiano (Basic)
20800 Zarautz, Spain
Systematically collected, analyzed, and interpreted diverse data sources, market reports, scientific publications, and competitor intelligence to extract actionable insights. These insights informed CIDETEC's strategic R&D directions and identified potential opportunities or threats.
I have built a solid track record as a freelancer and, in 2025, co-founded and now direct the platform Menoska, which specializes in the comprehensive management of professional services. My role encompasses not only my own projects but also the coordination of other freelancers. My key areas of expertise include funding technological projects through the drafting and review of proposals, strategy and positioning, and advanced data analytics and strategy.
Identifying new market opportunities and potential strategic collaborations in the R&D and innovation sectors. I design and manage projects, overseeing deadlines, budgets, and client communication to ensure project success. I also provide legal advice on R&D and innovation initiatives, third-party agreements and contracts, as well as data protection.
Specialist in the development and synthesis of new materials, analysis of their chemical and physical properties, preparation of technical reports, and use of advanced methods for the development of more effective nanomaterials and reactive coatings.
During my PhD, I developed six projects focused on smart and reactive materials, optimizing and characterizing advanced interactions. I presented my results at international and national conferences and published five articles as the first author in high-impact journals, such as Advanced Materials (IF: 19) and Applied Materials and Interfaces (IF: 8.7).
I gained hands-on skills in the data science pipeline, including importing and cleaning datasets, data analysis and visualization, and building machine learning models. I mastered key tools and languages such as Python and SQL and developed a portfolio of data projects to showcase my proficiency.
I mastered advanced data analysis techniques, including building regression and machine learning models to analyze and interpret data. I gained proficiency in creating data visualizations, applying statistical methods, and communicating data-driven insights to stakeholders.
My thesis focused on the economic and technical evaluation of an R&D project and market technology tracking. It highlighted strengths and weaknesses, market projections, and a business plan. During my master's degree, I collaborated with CicBiomagune as a startup developer and with CIMICO as a Sales Area Manager.
My thesis focused on the synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials and micromaterials obtained through several new emulsion polymerization routes and the optimization of controlled functionalities.
My final degree project consisted of the synthesis and characterization of a silicon and zinc compound with specific physical and chemical properties.
R+D Databases: PatentScope, Google Patent, Google Scholar, Scifinder.
Data Analysis: Excel, R, Python, Power BI, SQL.
Project Management: Asana, MS Project, GitHub.
Others: Bases de datos de investigación de mercado, Social Media y estrategias de Marketing Digital.