Juan Aleman
FounderFounder at TANGObuilder
San Jose, California, United States
FoundedTANGObuilder · YC
About
Juan Aleman holds a Ph.D. from the University of Buffalo and brings over two decades of structural engineering experience, including six years as a senior consultant at Arup in Los Angeles and leadership roles at HDR, with expertise in seismic analysis and design across diverse project types.
Founder at TANGObuilderYC S20
Intro paths
YC
Juan went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Juan can intro founders to TANGObuilder's investors below.
TANGObuilder's investors · 1
Co-founders at TANGObuilder
MD
Martin DizFounder/CEO
Experience
- HDRSenior Structures Project Engineercurrent2024 — present
- Tango BuilderCo-founder/Principal/Product Manager2019 — 2024
- ArupSenior Consultant2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- ArupSenior Engineer2016 — 2017Greater Los Angeles Area
- ArupEngineer2013 — 2016
- Universidad Americana (UAM)Adjunct Faculty2017 — 2019Managua, Nicaragua
- University at BuffaloGraduate Research Assistant2008 — 2013
- DIARSAAssociate Structural Engineer2002 — 2008Managua
Education
- Y Combinator2020
- University at BuffaloDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Structural and Earthquake Engineering2010 — 2014
- University at BuffaloMsc, Structural and Earthquake Engineering2008 — 2010
- Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería (NI)Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering1998 — 2002
Skills & more
RetrofitStress AnalysisTeam LeadershipResidential DesignMicrosoft OfficeFoundation DesignNon-linear AnalysisObjectives and Key Results (OKRs)Product DevelopmentProduct ManagementEntrepreneurshipEarthquake Engineering15
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Creative Problem SolvingResearch SkillsStructural EngineeringFinite Element AnalysisStructural AnalysisPerformance Based DesignConsultingEngineering DesignSAP2000Salesforce.comMatlabAbaqusLanguages English · Spanish
- Cedula Profesional en Mexico — Dirección General de Profesiones de la Secretaría de Educación Pública (SEP)
- Licencia de Construccion y Supervision de Obras Verticales — Ministerio de Infraestructura, Nicaragua
- Professional Engineer (PE) — California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists
From Juan's professional profile.
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Also attended Y Combinator1,463
Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorTed ChaiAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersLeo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesYusuf SherwaniCo-Founder and CEO at Pelago; a Londoner living in New York City
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Also attended University at Buffalo46
Ariel LebowitsCFO at FJ LabsRyan ScottInvestor at Khosla VenturesDavid OppenheimerPartner, CFO at Verissimo VenturesKevin DunlapCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Calibrate VenturesRichard LungenGeneral Partner at HC9 VenturesBob ClericiFund Operations at HC9 Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at HDR1
Also worked at Tango Builder1
Also worked at Arup16
Zohaib DarFounder Relations at Transform Capital ManagementEd GregorySenior Legal Counsel at AirTree VenturesSophie VaughanHead of Impact and Investor Relations at ArcTern VenturesJon LowCo-Founder & Partner, Format One at Joyance PartnersIshaan MittalManaging Director at Peak XV PartnersJoseph GoodmanManaging Partner at VoLo Earth Ventures
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