Andrés de Antonio Simancas is a Mechanical and Industrial Engineer with more than five decades of experience in engineering, manufacturing, industrial systems, and technology development.Throughout his career, he has worked on industrial manufacturing systems, vehicle engineering projects, energy technologies, and proprietary machinery development across multiple sectors. His experience includes the design of industrial equipment, process systems, advanced manufacturing technologies, and applied engineering solutions.An inventor with numerous patents and patent applications, Andrés has developed technologies ranging from solar-powered seawater desalination systems to geothermal energy concepts and industrial process innovations.He is the inventor of DryRock Energy's core geothermal technology and leads the company's technical vision, research, and engineering development efforts.
Raquel de Antonio is an entrepreneur and business strategist with more than three decades of experience in venture development, commercialization, strategic growth, and market positioning.Throughout her career, she has worked on the development and scaling of companies, technologies, and industrial ventures across multiple sectors, with a focus on business strategy, partnerships, fundraising, and commercialization.At DryRock Energy, Raquel leads corporate strategy, investor relations, partnerships, communications, and commercialization efforts, helping advance the company's geothermal platform from technology development toward future deployment opportunities.Her work focuses on bridging advanced engineering innovation with scalable market opportunities capable of supporting long-term industrial and infrastructure development.
Over 15 years experience in Structural Engineering in High Profile Projects including Blue Origin's Support Structures for New Glenn Rocket, United Launch Alliance (ULA) Rocket Assembly Facility in Cape Canaveral, Boston's Children's Hospital in Needham, Massachusetts and structural supports for the Sphere Art Sculptures in the Hudson Yards Project in New York. He worked in skyscraper design in top companies as Arup in New York and Skidmore Owings and Merrill (SOM) in Chicago on projects such as as the Bicentenario Tower in Mexico City, Al-Hamra Tower in Kuwait, Burj Al Oula Tower in Saudi Arabia and Jumeirah Garden City in Dubai. Expertise in Vibration Design and Prefabricated Modular Concrete Towers for Wind Turbine Manufacturers as Vestas, Siemens, General Electric and Clipper.