Bio

José R. Febres-Andino is the International Finance Corporation (IFC) HQ Building Manager at the World Bank Group in Washington, DC. Dr. Febres-Andino leads facilities operations, capital projects, and asset management programs to ensure safe, sustainable, and cost-effective building performance. He has previously held leadership roles at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), where he directed large-scale infrastructure programs, implemented risk and resilience strategies, and advanced reliability-centered maintenance and energy management initiatives.

Dr. Febres-Andino holds a Doctor of Engineering in Engineering Management from George Washington University, along with multiple advanced degrees in reliability engineering, energy management, and engineering management. He is a licensed Professional Engineer and holds several industry certifications, including Certified Facilities Manager, Certified Energy Manager, Certified Green Building Engineer, and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt. In addition to his professional work, he is an active educator and researcher, serving as adjunct faculty at multiple universities and contributing to the advancement of facilities management, resilience engineering, and sustainable infrastructure practices.

EDUCATION

M.S. Renewable Energy, Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (In progress)

D.Eng. Engineering Management, The George Washington University

M.S. Reliability Engineering, University of Maryland

M.S. Energy Management with Adv. Cert. Facilities Management, New York Institute of Technology

M.E.M. Engineering and Environmental Management, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico

A.A.S. HVAC&R Technology, Huertas Junior College

B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico

PUBLICATIONS
J. R. Febres-Andino and R. Montañez, “Engineering management excellence: Leveraging decision science and analysis (DSA) for optimal decision-making and process improvement,” in Proc. American Society for Engineering Management 2025 Int. Annu. Conf., 2025.

M. F. Martin, X. Zhang, F. Gebre, J. R. Febres-Andino, and J. Xu, “Low-temperature sintering study for aerosol-jet printed flexible electronics across diverse substrates,” in Proc. Int. Conf. Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing, Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature, 2025, pp. 3–17.

J. R. Febres-Andino, A Resilience Analysis of Buildings Critical Systems Using Bayesian Networks, Doctoral dissertation, The George Washington Univ., Washington, DC, USA, 2018.

J. R. Febres-Andino, A Green Six Sigma Approach: Energy Reduction Using Lean Six Sigma Methodology, M.S. thesis, New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, NY, USA, 2012.