Jully Andrea Herrera

Jully Andrea Herrera is originally from Medellin, Colombia. She holds a bachelor degree in Product Design Engineering with emphasis on Sustainable Design from Eafit University and a Master's of Science in Industrial Design Engineering from the University of Twente (UT), the Netherlands.

At the UT Mrs. Herrera followed two master tracks: Cradle to Cradle (C2C) and Architectural Building Components Design Engineering. She has completed a unique training on C2C and is one of the first generation of specialists in this field. During her researches in the Netherlands, Andrea performed an investigation about the C2C implementation process done by some Dutch companies and worked on her master thesis ´Development of a decision support model for building design based on the Cradle to Cradle® principles and the building Villa Flora´ which was set up in collaboration with the C2C ExpoLab, the Chair of Prof. Fred van Houten, and the chair of Prof. Michael Braungart. Andrea believes that designers, engineers, businesses, and governments worldwide should become more involved in design processes that do not harm the environment but result in creating a benefit and positive impact to the surrounding.

On November 2013, she joined the Closed Looped Cycle Production (CLCP) Program team of the Sustainable Energy Section. Andrea is fluent in Spanish, English and has working knowledge of Dutch.