In our interview today, Juan Pedro Rosón, SCADA Project Manager at Acisa, shares his career journey and the importance of these systems in infrastructure management. He discusses the transformative role of solutions like Sagit Tunnel and e-Mega, the challenges involved in managing SCADA projects, and how teamwork and innovation make a difference in day-to-day operations.
Acisa – To start, Juan Pedro, could you tell us about your experience working as a SCADA Project Manager at Acisa and what initially attracted you to this role?
Juan Pedro Rosón – My experience as a SCADA Project Manager at Acisa has been, undoubtedly, profoundly enriching. Over the years, I have had the opportunity to participate in a wide range of projects—including energy, road mobility management, and tunnels, among others—each presenting very different technical and operational challenges, which has contributed significantly to my professional development.
One of the most rewarding aspects of this journey has been being part of a highly skilled and committed team, both within the SCADA department and across the company, especially in collaborations with our parent company, Aldesa. Collaboration, knowledge sharing, and a spirit of continuous improvement have been key to successfully facing the various challenges we have encountered over these seven years.
In addition, the high level of success achieved in the projects we have executed has been a great source of motivation and pride. Seeing how our solutions—especially in road and tunnel mobility management, as well as photovoltaic systems—have positively impacted the efficiency and reliability of the managed infrastructures confirms the value of our work and reinforces the commitment to excellence that characterizes both Acisa and Aldesa.
SCADA systems are essential to ensure the efficient and safe operation of infrastructures. How would you describe the importance of these projects for our clients?
Our SCADA products, such as Sagit Tunnel for road and tunnel mobility management projects and e-Mega for photovoltaic projects, play a crucial role for our clients, as they ensure the efficient, safe, and continuous operation of key infrastructures, including roads, tunnels, and more. In photovoltaic projects, these systems provide real-time visibility of asset status and guarantee the profitability expected by the client.
In road mobility and tunnel management projects, where efficient and safe operation is of utmost importance, our products also enable and facilitate decision-making, process automation, and early detection of incidents, resulting in a significant improvement in operational reliability.
From our experience at Acisa, we have seen that the implementation of well-designed solutions like e-Mega and Sagit Tunnel, tailored to the specific needs of each client, has a direct impact on resource optimization, reduction of operational costs, and compliance with increasingly demanding regulatory standards.
Furthermore, these projects represent a strategic long-term investment, as they allow infrastructures to scale and evolve toward smarter and more sustainable models.
Ultimately, the value we bring with each project goes beyond the technical aspects; we contribute to strengthening our clients’ resilience, efficiency, and competitiveness within their respective sectors.
What are the biggest challenges you face in managing a SCADA project?
Managing these types of projects involves a number of significant challenges that require meticulous planning, effective coordination, and extensive technical knowledge.
The biggest challenge for me is managing technological diversity and the integration of multiple systems and devices, often from different manufacturers and with different communication protocols. This requires a comprehensive view of the project, as well as close collaboration among all parties involved, including clients, suppliers, the development team, and the installation team.
In road mobility management projects in particular, we often encounter highly diverse systems that are somewhat outdated or not very modern, which we need to make compatible with today’s solutions—often without being able to carry out major interventions or upgrades due to budget constraints and tight deadlines. In addition, coordinating multidisciplinary teams, meeting tight schedules, and adapting to changes in client requirements or the operational environment are factors that demand agile, results-oriented management.
One of the main challenges is ensuring the safe and continuous operation of the systems, especially when dealing with critical infrastructures where any interruption can have a significant impact.
In this context, it is essential to design and implement robust architectures with high levels of redundancy, security, and fault recovery capabilities, ensuring system availability even in adverse situations.
Overall, the success in managing a SCADA project lies in finding the balance between technical rigor, operational efficiency, and organizational flexibility, always with the goal of delivering reliable, safe, and sustainable solutions
Could you share a recent project where the SCADA made a difference for a client?
In road and transport mobility management projects, the Sagit Tunnel product is making a significant difference for our clients—not only as a comprehensive and reliable solution for the management and supervision of transport infrastructures, especially tunnel operations, but also due to its features as a commercial, open, and fully scalable product. Typically, our clients are public entities such as the Generalitat of Catalonia, SEITT, or the Ministry of Development, among others.
With this approach, we are redefining the concept of SCADA for road and tunnel mobility management, which has traditionally relied on proprietary, closed solutions from major industry players. The features of our products foster independence for our clients—technologically, operationally, and commercially—since they are not dependent on a single company for expansions, modifications, or other adjustments.
In the same way, the department management wisely chose at the time to implement field control equipment solutions based on PLCs, which is reshaping the way control architectures for road mobility management projects have been perceived until recent years.
In photovoltaic projects, our clients highlight the capabilities of the e-Mega platform, which ensures safe operation with high levels of availability, particularly given that it operates in a critical, continuously running environment.
The SCADA system makes a significant difference for our clients due to its versatility and capability, as it allows the centralization of supervision for all systems involved in these projects—reaching, in some cases, control of up to 100,000 signals every few seconds. All of this enables real-time monitoring, rapid response to incidents, and optimization of operational processes for the operations and maintenance teams.
The outcome was highly satisfactory for both types of projects. Operational efficiency was improved, response times to failures were reduced, and overall infrastructure safety was enhanced. The SCADA system established itself as a strategic tool for intelligent asset management.
Managing projects also involves leading teams. How do you approach this aspect?
Leading teams in the context of SCADA project management is undoubtedly one of the most demanding and rewarding responsibilities. For me, leadership is built on trust, open communication, and a shared commitment to the project’s goals. I am fortunate to work with an exceptional team, both professionally and personally. All departments within the company—business development, systems, engineering, communications, installations, and operations—are made up of highly skilled individuals with strong technical expertise, adaptability, and, above all, a collaborative mindset that makes teamwork and problem-solving seamless.
I firmly believe that the success of a department and a project depends not only on the technology implemented but also on the talent, commitment, and cohesion of the team executing it. Thanks to this human and professional foundation, we have been able to face complex challenges effectively, maintain high quality standards, and achieve results that reflect the dedication and excellence that define our department.
Looking to the future, what trends do you see that will transform SCADA projects?
Undoubtedly, our solutions for road and tunnel mobility control and management systems are redefining the concept of such systems for road mobility projects—not only at the level of control software, with Sagit, but also as comprehensive solutions across all levels. For example, in field control equipment, we provide scalable and independent commercial solutions for our clients.
This solution has been selected by the Generalitat of Catalonia for all its control centers and is being considered as one of the products for national-level implementation
To finish, could you share a personal story or experience that you remember with particular fondness or that has had a lasting impact on you during your time at ACISA?
Throughout my career at ACISA, I have had numerous experiences that have left a lasting impression, especially during the commissioning phases in which I was involved, collaborating closely with my team and colleagues from other departments. I especially remember the first SCADA solution project for photovoltaic plants in Olmedilla (Cuenca), due to the invaluable opportunity to work with such skilled and cooperative personnel within our company, as well as the satisfaction of successfully executing the project—especially considering the SCADA department’s initial lack of experience in this sector.
Another project that proved to be a great learning experience was the Transversal Axis (C25) in Catalonia, where we designed a solution to replace fully proprietary and opaque systems with a SCADA platform compatible with any existing system that was not part of the originally custom-developed proprietary setup.
The solution we had envisioned—capable of integrating all the systems in the project—became an open, scalable, and vendor-independent platform for our client, bringing great satisfaction to both the team and the department. For us, it marked the completion of one of the most complex projects undertaken in the SCADA area, where, after months of intensive work, we successfully commissioned the system on time, meeting all technical, operational, and safety requirements. This achievement led to the solution being adopted as a reference for subsequent road mobility management projects. These were two moments that we celebrated not only as professional achievements but also as a testament to what we can accomplish when we work together with passion and purpose.
Through this conversation, we have explored Juan Pedro Rosón’s experience in managing SCADA projects at ACISA, his focus on innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement, and how his work contributes to increasingly efficient and safe solutions in mobility and energy. His career reflects the value of human talent and a strong commitment to ongoing advancement in high-impact technological projects.
At ACISA, we work every day to provide our clients with innovative and reliable solutions, supported by the talent and collaboration of our team.
