Jorge Gonzalez Garcia

Jorge Gonzalez brings a rare fusion of industrial design expertise and cultural heritage preservation to Argonne’s Digital Science Team. With a foundation in the automotive and wind energy sectors, Jorge began his career developing advanced skills in Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM), supporting high-precision engineering in aeronautics, metalworking, molding, and naval industries. He also served as a trainer for CAD/CAM platforms, providing technical instruction across multiple engineering domains.

In 2004, Jorge transitioned his expertise into the heritage sector, joining an innovative company that applied laser scanning and 3D printing technologies to preserve and restore historic structures. By 2008, he had launched his own company specializing in 3D documentation of archaeological sites and built heritage across Spain, including work on several UNESCO World Heritage Sites. His company became a trusted resource for delivering accurate, high-resolution 3D scans for preservation, visualization, and research.

Jorge’s background uniquely positions him to contribute to DOE initiatives in infrastructure resilience, digital twin development, and the virtualization of complex systems. His dual mastery of industrial engineering workflows and heritage documentation supports scalable, multimodal data fusion and detailed asset modeling - key to planning, simulation, and lifecycle management of federally managed sites and facilities.

Jorge is an expert member of UNESCO CIPA (International Scientific Committee on Heritage Documentation) and actively contributes to UNESCO ICOFORT programs focused on the conservation of fortified heritage. At Argonne, he applies his global heritage experience and engineering fluency to bridge industrial design principles with environmental science, advancing the lab’s mission through high-impact digital science.