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Arturo's passion is connecting people.
Arturo has over 10 years experience in projects that encompass Design Strategy, Consulting for Education, Transportation Infrastructure and Ocean initiatives.
Arturo has a Master of Science in Instructional Design and has worked with CEOs and top executives in the USA, Germany, United Kingdom, Mexico and New Zealand in the areas of design and content strategy, disruptive technology consulting, design education and workforce development.
With stamina, curiosity and quick integration into multicultural departments and executive teams, Arturo uncovers hidden synergy and alchemy.
Specialties: training and development, branding, social media, education, design, international education, corporate identity, exponential technologies, innovation, manufacturing, CAD, user interface design, user experience, open innovation, participatory design, open source, creative commons.
After two years of going through the application process, I am very happy to share that I am becoming a New Zealand Resident this year. My application was…
In March 2011, I was invited to be part of the 2011 Educational Base (E-Base) of 2041. The E-Base is located on the edge of the Russian Bellingshausen base in King George Island, Antarctica.
Coverage for the Inspire Antarctica Expedition 2011 from our friends at Core77.com
I was part of IAE11 this March. I recorded a Higher Education Podcast series of the experience which included living 10 days in Antarctica.
I developed instrument-specific training for end-users. I also managed and developed the localization work for Latin America.
I was honored in mid-December 2010 to be invited to join the Media & Arts Advisory Board of the lifeboat foundation.
Ocean is a design collaborative at Sea. In this talk at Harvard, I spoke about the plan, how we are structuring the organization and the initiatives we are undertaking, such as IamOcean.org
My talk focused on a project that I was part of in Ecuador through my semester aboard The Scholar Ship. The academic week in Ecuador was supported by UNICEF and UNDP.
I begin 2010 with great coverage by my friends at Core77 who have graciously invited me to contribute an article for their January Core
One-hundreed individuals from the world’s most distinguished academic and professional institutions convened for two days of highly participatory discussion, planning, and action around the topic of design education and sustainability. The output of the Summit is an online toolkit now available for anyone.
In August of 2009 I joined the Designers Accord at the first Chicago Town Hall hosted in the gravitytank studio. The focus of the session was on sustainability by addressing “Elephants in the Room”.
[:en]I was the Instructional Designer developing the compulsory Multicultural Competency Training for the OHSU workforce (7,400 employees). This program represented an investment of 4,000 workforce hours. The program was developed in under 7 weeks.[:es]I was the Instructional Designer developing the compulsory Multicultural Competency Training for the OHSU workforce (7,400 employees). This program represented an investment of 4,000 workforce hours. The program was developed in under 7 weeks.[:]
Work for Dr. Polak involved social media strategy in tools like Twitter, Facebook and recommendations for PaulPolak.com
I had the opportunity to speak to students of the Music Industry Workshop in Chicago. The 3-hour long program gave students a depth of understanding of how to use Social Media in their Music Industry Management curriculum.
Social Media Rockstars is a workshop I gave in 2009. It was based on trends, common misunderstandings and the outlook in the field.
I specialized in Social Media and Podcasting thanks to my experience on study abroad on a cruise ship.
Between 2008 and 2010 I volunteered, created and managed a Ning-based social network for King Abdullah University of Science and Technology.
I developed a Summit Planner and Agenda for the Chicago Convergence 2008. This document was made available as a PDF.
Designed, implemented and conducted training on Social Media, Search Engine Optimization.
As Community Manager, I facilitated the advance creation of 12+ student groups eight months prior to embarkation; Spearheaded early networking (sourcing for scholarships, planning of independent travel, creation of onboard life programs, simulations and seminars among others).
Designed the curriculum and produced a Higher Education Podcasting Series called NautiCast, which was recorded onboard the MV Oceanic II cruise ship.
I was interviewed in LIVE tv inside my cabin on the MV Oceanic II while we were in Sydney.
I was interviewed by TV Channel 3 of New Zealand about the experience aboard The Scholar Ship.
Interview with El Universo, the national newspaper of Ecuador during my week in the country as part of The Scholar Ship.