Architect and Urbanist dedicated to Education and Research
Education 4.0 // Blended Learning // Flipped Classroom // Graphic Design // ADDIE & ASSURE // Teaching creativity and Innovation // Academic Project Management // Coaching & Mentoring // Planning // Performance Evaluation // Pedagogy // Gamification // Learning theories // Microlearning // LMS & SCORM // Visual Communication // Training & Development // Mobile learning
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ACADEMIC COORDINATION & PROJECT MANAGEMENT
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3 years of experience in Direction and Coordination of academic programs of up to 1200 students and 150 employees.
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Youngest director in the 75-year history of the Carlos Raúl Villanueva School of Architecture.
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Lead the reactivation of a disjointed Master and its image renewal with Digital Marketing strategies.
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Achieve a growth of more than 25% in the Master’s enrolments in a year.
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Negotiate strategic agreements with various faculties and institutions in the country, including syndicate relations.
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Manage the personnel hiring, as well as the policy, control, and registration of academic admissions.
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Support and serve the students with dedication and empathy.
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Driving the overcoming of political-institutional and economic tensions and difficulties in academic management.
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Conduct the School Council and represent academic programs before the Faculty Council and Academic Committees.
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Organise dozens of conferences and events with hundreds of participants.
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Achieve administrative and bureaucratic procedures with efficiency and high organization standards.
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6 years directing construction projects understanding the client’s needs, with tight budgets and negotiating with contractors.
INSTRUCCIONAL DESIGN & E-LEARNING
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Curricular and instructional design plus implementation of more than 30 undergraduate and graduate courses and workshops.
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Training, monitoring and evaluation of more than 200 students through face-to-face, virtual and mixed media.
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Tutor more than 20 professors during their online education training and the construction of their virtual courses.
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Pioneer in digital higher education in Venezuela, overcoming resistance and bureaucratic obstacles.
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First UCV professor with approval to teach 100% online courses while off campus.
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Coordinate the complete review and redesign of a Master's curriculum.
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Promote the Faculty of Architecture R&D in terms of technologies, strategies and teaching methodologies of online application.
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Advise the curricular and instructional design of more than 10 courses for new professors.
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Member of the Commission to promote Online Education in the Faculty of Architecture of the UCV.
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Build courses that encourage engagement and facilitate participant success.
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Convert broad and complex concepts from different disciplines into effective learning materials and media.
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Guide more than 100 students during their adaptation to the online format.
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Position an online courses as the most enrolled course on the Faculty of Architecture virtual campus.
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Create, develop, and adapt courses and presentations templates and graphics following established guidelines.
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Virtual and face-to-face tutoring of more than 20 undergraduate and postgraduate thesis students.
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Convert the curricular design from classroom courses to the online format.
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Consider and address different forms of learning and students’ special needs.
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Mature experience in effective graphic design and visual communication, as well as text editing, technical reports, and scientific writing.
Educational
work experience
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY - US
Assistant Professor - tenure track | 2021 - on going
College or Arts and Design
School of Architecture
INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED ARCHITECTURE OF CATALONIA - SPAIN
Academic Coordinator | 2020 - 2021
MAEBB - Master in Advanced Ecological Buildings & Biocities
MMTD - Online Master in Mass Timber Design
Professor | 2020 - 2021
MAEBB - Master in Advanced Ecological Buildings & Biocities
VIU - UNIVERSIDAD INTERNACIONAL DE VALENCIA - SPAIN
Professor | 2020 - 2021
Master's Degree in Information and Communication Technologies in Education
Master Thesis Tutor | 2020 - 2021
Master's Degree in Teacher Training for Secondary Education, Professional Training and Language Teaching. Drawing Degree
UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA - VENEZUELA
Associate Professor - Instructional Designer & E-Learning Tutor | 2009 - 2020
Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo
Director School of Architecture | 2014 - 2015
Escuela de Arquitectura Carlos Raúl Villanueva
Coordinator Master in Urban Design | 2013 - 2014
Instituto de Urbanismo
Previous
work experience
Columnist | 2011 - 2016
Periódico El Constructor Report
Adviser | 2011 - 2012
Alcaldía de Sucre, Caracas
Partner - Project Manager | 2008 - 2011
Estudio Territorios Híbridos
Designer & Project Manager | 2005 - 2008
Arquitectura Pentafolio, c.a.
selected
Education
Master of Education in Instructional Design and Technology | 2021
IEP - Instituto Europeo de Postgrado, Spain
PhD in Urbanism | 2019
Università IUAV di Venezia, Italy
Master in Science in Architectural Design | 2013
Universidad Central de Venezuela
Architecture | 2006
Universidad Central de Venezuela
Digital Talent Management - 50 hours | 2020
IEP - Instituto Europeo de Postgrado, Spain
Leadership and motivation - 50 hours | 2020
IEP - Instituto Europeo de Postgrado, Spain
Digital Transformation - 50 hours | 2020
IEP - Instituto Europeo de Postgrado, Spain
Quantitative Methods in Social Sciences - 32 hours | 2017
University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Induction course to the Virtual Campus UCV - 120 hours | 2015
Universidad Central de Venezuela
Digital Marketing - 108 hours | 2014
IESA - Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración
Integral Formation Diploma for University Professors “Aletheia” - 260 hours | 2013
Universidad Central de Venezuela
Professional Certification in Construction Supervision - 216 hours | 2007
Universidad Central de Venezuela