I currently work as an independent consultant in the international cooperation field. My areas of expertise are: applications of system approaches to complex global problems through Change Labs; capacity development assessments and links to strategies for action; and UN outcome evaluations.

I worked 16 years within the UN system, 7 years with the Pan American Health Organization, PAHO-WHO and 9 years with the United Nations Development Programme, UNDP. I currently offer consulting services within United Nations Development Programme, UNDP: the United Nations Population Fund for Latin America and the Caribbean, UNFPA-LACRO and the United Nations Office for Drug and Crime in Latin America., UNODC.

I hold a M.A. and PhD. in Sociology from National University of Mexico, where I graduated with honors. I earned my B. A. from Harvard University. I have published two books: 1) LogFrame, programming, and NGO culture (PAHO-WHO) and b) HIV/AIDS, NGOs, and political advocacy (UNDP). I have published articles on various topics of rural local development.

I have worked in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, ELS, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, México, Panama, and Peru. In the Caribbean, I have labored in Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic and Suriname. In Africa, I have covered missions in Tunisia, Kenya, Senegal and South Africa.

Why does Mind Mapping inspire you?

I currently use visualization techniques, as a support media for the communication of complex social phenomenon. The purpose is to clarify complex development problems; help define priorities; and simplify for effective decision making. The use iMindMap 5, will propel me into a deeper, faster and more effective use of mindmaps as visualization techniques to support decisions making within complex development schemes.

How will you use your TLI accreditation?

I am in the process of scaling up my independent consulting practice and transforming it into an international consulting firm. At the centre of my interests is the concept of “mapping social complexities”.