Education

  • B.Sc. Naval Architecture and Maritime Engineering

  • Escuela Universitaria de Ingeniería Técnica Naval de Cádiz, Spain.

Living close and in love with the sea and engineering, I decided to enrol in Naval Architecture, majoring in propulsion and systems, at the University of Cadiz.

  • Master in Business Administration (MBA)

  • Robert Kennedy College, Zurich, Switzerland.

Understanding project as an extension of a business operation or a business itself. In 2000, I decided to broaden my knowledge by enrolling in Master in Business Administration at the Robert Kennedy College

  • Master in Project Management (MPM)

  • Universitat Ramon Llull, Barcelona, Spain.

Progressing my career on management of projects and PMI principles taking weight. In 2005, I decided to deepen my knowledge carrying out this master in project management, oriented toward industrial projects and under Project Management Institute principles.

  • Master in International Business Law (LLM)

  • University of Cumbria, Carlile, UK.

A major task on my career was to deal with disputes, claims and their resolution. Then, I decided, in 2017, to start this master with the main focus in ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) and placing my final work of master on the enforceability of foreign arbitral awards in Arab countries, as I was very much related to projects with Arab entities.

Certifications

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Project Management Professional (PMP)® (#2918308):

Earners of the globally-recognized Project Management Professional (PMP) have demonstrated their extensive knowledge and mastery of project management concepts, tasks, and techniques that are applicable across virtually any industry and methodology. Earners are able to speak and understand the global language of project management. Individuals that earn this certification have demonstrated the knowledge and skills needed to initiate, plan, execute, monitor and control, and close a project.

Referents

In my learning process, I have many people whom I consider my referents and open my eyes to a new area of knowledge. Most relevant are:

Eliyahu M. Goldratt:

Mr. Goldratt opened my eyes and knowledge to move from the traditional critical path concept into the critical chain and changing the concept on how to make schedules resilient, giving stability to an inherent critical path and increasing the chances to complete on time.

Alfonso Bucero:

A referent in PMI, Project and Program Management, with great mentoring skills. A person, like me, who believes we should put passion at work.

Alexander Verbraeck:

Professor Verbraek is for me the major referent on risk management, specifically on the approach to quantitative risk assessment.

John K Hollmann:

Beyond being a great man; he is a brilliant mind on estimating and risk quantification. He is a really brave man putting on the table systemic risks as they really are.

IT Skills

Proficient use of: Primavera, Primavera Risk, @Risk, Crystal Ball, MS Project, MS Office, Documentum, Prodom, LiveLink.

Languages

English, Spanish and Portuguese