Adrian is a Materials lover born in Mexico.  He is married, has two kids and a dog. 

In his free time, he is a Principal at VIA, a facade consulting firm with projects all over the world. He’s spent the last decade working for Apple Inc in their Sourcing and Innovation teams, pushing the envelope on facade design in the retail team.  He has also worked at Vitro in Mexico, Permasteelisa North America and Front Inc, New York.

Adrian holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Universidad Iberoamericana, a European Business diploma from Vaxjo Universitet in Sweden and a master of engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. 

He’s been a keynote speaker worldwide and has been an adjunct professor and guest lecturer at City University of New York, NYU, Columbia University, Syracuse University, UC Berkeley, California College of the Arts and TU Delft.