Enrique Castro-Leon is CTO and a founding member of OptimiLabs, a start-up focused on systems integration and technology innovation. He currently leads SCOOP, an open source project developing an IT framework for universal greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting, supporting both GHG emissions and removals and offering secure, high-quality data suitable for financial transactions. Dr. Castro-Leon is also Vice Chair of the IEEE P7802 standards working group, focusing on measurement, monitoring, reporting, and verification for climate action projects. Previously, he worked at Intel, driving the transformation of traditional engineering labs into cloud-based, lab-as-a-service environments. Dr. Castro-Leon also led efforts to integrate power monitoring and control capabilities into data center solutions and worked as an enterprise architecture consultant, advising executives on technology integration and strategy. He served as Adjunct Professor at Portland State University, Oregon Graduate Institute, and the University of Costa Rica. Dr. Castro-Leon has authored and coauthored four books, contributed to IEEE publications and Amplify, and holds three patents. He earned a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Costa Rica, a master of science degree in electrical engineering and computer science, and a PhD in electrical engineering, both from Purdue University, USA. He can be reached at enrique@optimilabs.com.