Bernardo Mendez-Lugo

Current

• Deputy Consul of Mexico in Tucson at Mexican Consulate in Tucson, Az

Past

• Trade and Business Consul at Mexican Consulate in San Francisco
• Consul for Press and Academic Relations at Mexican Consulate in Atlanta
• Associate Professor at Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco

• Editor, Corporate Law at Grupo Editorial Expansion

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Bernardo Mendez-Lugo’s Summary

Work Experience
Consulate General of Mexico in San Francisco, Press and Spokeperson (August 2001-June 2004), Trade and Business Promotion Consul (Jul/2004-Oct/20th 2006)

Consulate General of Mexico in Atlanta, Press Attache and Academic Liason (June 1996-July2001).

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE), (02/1993-05/1996) Press and Public Relations Department.

Press and Academic Attache, Consulate General of Mexico in Montreal, Canada, (04/1992 -01/1993).

Advisor, SRE (09/1990-03/1992). Research on energy and oil. Analysis of schemes for energy privatizations regarding alternatives such as leasing, joint ventures, foreign loans and lending.

Advisor, Mexican Ministry for Trade and Industrial Promotion (04/1987-12/1988).

Full Time Associate Professor at Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana mexico City, Social Science Division (1974-1990) and partial on leave period (1991- resigned in June1997).

Education
Sussex University, UK.(1981) Master of Philosophy, Development Studies.

Central School of Planning, Warsaw, Poland, Diploma in Educational Planning (1977-1978). Bachelor of Arts, Relaciones Internacionales (1976) UNAM, Mexico.

Publications.-
Editor of several books regarding small industry and globalization, tourism, education and employment, indigenous rights, Mexico-US relations, Canada-Mexico relations, Mexican migrants in the USA, higher education and regional development, Mexico, US and Canada Higher education Accreditation, Standards and Certification

Conferences & International Consultancy
Speaker in Mexican and US Universities for promoting needs of small and medium firms. Work trips in Sweden, France, Italy, Poland, Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Advisor for Panamerican Health Organization. Research at University of Lund, Sweden. Consultant for the World Bank and Mexican Ministry of Labor (STPS). Consultant for Center for Educational Research and Innovation-OECD in Paris.

Bernardo Mendez-Lugo’s Specialties:

Trade, Academic Relations and Media networking, International Networking for Business and Higher Education Goals.

Bernardo Mendez-Lugo’s Experience

• Deputy Consul of Mexico in Tucson

  Mexican Consulate in Tucson, Az

  (Government Agency; 11-50 employees; Government Administration industry)

  October 2006 — Present (2 years 10 months)

  Deputy Consul of Mexico, supporting the Head Consul to supervise several areas of the Consulate among them, the Department of Documentation for issueing Passports for Mexicans and Business Visas for foreigners. I do also Trade Promotion and Academic Relations.

• Trade and Business Consul

  Mexican Consulate in San Francisco

  (Government Agency; 11-50 employees; Government Relations industry)

  August 2001 — October 2006 (5 years 3 months)

  Appointed in August 2001 as Consul for Press and Trade. Editor of a Consular Business Newsletter in Spanish sent to organizations including weekly papers, magazines, web sites, radio, TV stations, Universities, community clubs and NGO's in the consular jurisdiction that includes 13 counties in Northern CA. Networking with media, business and academic people in SF Bay region and Mexico for gathering information and providing business links for promoting Mexican goods and services as well as business opportunities for investing or coinvesting in Mexico and academic exchange between Mexico and Norhtern California. Our task was to build a coherent and positive image of Mexico and Mexicans in this region of California. Spokeperson from August 2001 to June 2004, period that I did my duties as Consul for Press and Trade. From July 2004 until October 20th 2006, I am fully dedicated to Trade and Business Promotion. Links and relations with Hispanic business organizations in SF Bay area.

• Consul for Press and Academic Relations

  Mexican Consulate in Atlanta

  (Government Agency; 11-50 employees; Government Relations industry)

  June 1996 — July 2001 (5 years 2 months)

  I was in charge of opening the Press and Media Office of Mexico in Atlanta before the Olimpic Games started in Atlanta and had the responsability to keep close relations with Mexican journalists visiting Atlanta. I also kept close relation with CNN en Espanol and CNN Radio Noticias as well as local press, radio and all local and regional media in Spanish in Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and Tennessee. I also developed steady relations with universities mostly in Georgia.

• Associate Professor

  Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco

  (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; UAMX; Education Management industry)

  October 1974 — August 1990 (15 years 11 months)

• Editor, Corporate Law

  Grupo Editorial Expansion

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Government Relations industry)

  1989 — 1990 (1 year)

  I was in charge of Corporate Law changes in Mexico, checking the Mexican Diario Oficial (Federal Register) for any changes of Laws and Criteria of application of Laws. Also writing essays and interviews about Mexican Trade, Copy Rights, Federal Sanitary and Environmental Laws and telephone answers to subscribers.

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Bernardo Mendez-Lugo’s Interests:

I have interest in new challenges like joining a multilateral organization or short term consultancy. I have done several consultations, among them one regarding “possible labor law flexibilization in Mexico” for the World Bank and The Mexican Labor Ministry in May-August 1990. I have interest and background in Higher Education and Educational research, I was probably, one of the first Mexican speakers at the Center for Educational Research and Innovation at OECD Meetings in early 1995 just few months after Mexico joined OECD as member in May 1994. I wrote a paper for CERI-OECD and University of Pennsylvania "School to work transition in Mexico" that later was published in the USA by Dr Dan Wagner and David Stern. I have a wide number of publications as co-author of several books on education, US-Mexico Relations, Indigenous Rights in Mexico and Latin America and Industrial policies focusing in small and medium industries and globalization.

Bernardo Mendez-Lugo’s Groups:

International Consultancy Lecturer at Warsaw University at the Department of Iberistica, (in Spanish) 1980 Lecturer for one semester at the National University of Nicaragua in Campus Leon, 1982. Lecturer in Perugia, Italy, 1985. Advisor for Panamerican Health Organization (PAHO-WHO) in Washington,D.C and Mexico City, March and April 1987. References: Dr. Cesar Vieira,former PAHO Official and Dr. Julio Frenk Mora, Mexican, former Mexican Secretary of Health., Amigos de Polonia and Member of the Mexican Foreign Service (Servicio Exterior Mexicano), Secretaria de Relaciones Exteriores.

•    UNAM - Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
•    BuildBridgesNotWalls
•    Wines & Spirits (Number 1 W&S group on Linked)
•    Latin-American Recruiters & HeadHunters
•    Hispanic Business Development Network®
•    Connect to Mexico
•    Red de Talentos Mexicanos
•    CDFIs and Friends- Community Development Financial Institutions
•    University of Sussex Alumni Network
•    Tucson Networkers, Business & Non Profit Professionals
•    Telecom Industry Contacts
•    Mexico Business Network
•    Nearshore Development in Mexico
•    Experiential Tourism Network (ETN)
•    Retiring Baby Boomers Latin America
•    Job Search Help
•    Mujeres Construyendo
•    World Affairs Council Young Professionals - San Francisco Bay Area
•    MTBN = Mexico-Texas Business Network
•    THE POLISH ARTS AND CULTURE FOUNDATION

Bernardo Mendez-Lugo’s Honors:

Envoy representing Mexican government for binational negotiations Mexico-Cape Verde for Industrial Cooperation in June 1988. Support of UNIDO. Praia, Cape Verde. (Reference: Mauricio de Maria y Campos, former Mexican Undersecretary for Industrial Promotion (1983-1988) former Director General of UNIDO (1993-1997 and now at Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City). Visiting Research person at FOSAM, University of Lund, Sweden in order to study Swedish experience of linking university research and industry needs. September-October 1988. Consultant for the World Bank and Mexican Ministry of Labor (STPS) as coordinator of Opinion Survey of top business representatives, tradeunions and government officials,March-August 1989. Consultant for CERI-OECD in Paris and University of Pennsylvania for writing a research paper on School to work transition in Mexico. Paper presented in Paris, France in 1995.Lecturer at several USA Universities as Mexican diplomat from 1996 until now (October 2007).

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