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Carlos GUERRERO

Address:        Calle Agricultura 280, 6-1

                        08020 Barcelona, Spain

Tel.  work:       0034-931623610

        home:      0034-933137627

        mobil:      0034-654890755

        fax:           00 34-931 623 612

        Skype:     carlos.guerrero.com
Email:              carlos@cguerrero.org

                         carlos@habitar.org
Age:                 50 years

Nationality:      Spanish

Areas
of expertise

26 years of working experience in development projects, low cost housing and infrastructure for Developing Countries mainly for the European Commission

  • International Expert of United Nations (Habitat) 1992

  • Independent Expert of European Commission. 1995

  • Member of team GRET-CEARAH awarded one of the twelve best practices in the world in Habitat, with the project "Mutirao 50", Fortaleza, Brasil" awarded in Istanbul June 1996.

  • Technical assistance to the project: UCISV-VER "Programa de vivienda para las áreas periféricas de Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico", winner of one of the twelve best practices in the world by United Nations in 1998

  • Technical assistance to the project: CIUDAD "Paso a Paso alianzas estratégicas para vivienda digna", finalist of one of the twelve best practices in the world of United Nations in 2006

Project Management

project development, appraisal, monitoring, evaluation, technical assistance and financial advice to housing, water and sanitation and development in general projects in more than 50 countries:

 

Angola, Argentina, Argelia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Chad, Chile, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, U.S.A., Spain, France, Germany, Ghana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kenya, Mauritania, Malawi, Mexico, Namibia, Nicaragua, India, Indonesia, Uganda, United Kingdom, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zimbabwe.

Appropriate Technologies
research, experimentation, application and training of 23 construction technologies for low cost housing using mainly local materials.

Housing Projects
architectural design, construction systems, budgeting, implementation and training of labour, technicians and professionals.

Software for Housing Projects
design of financial modelling systems and budgeting systems for monitoring and control of low cost housing projects.

Publications
various publications, amongst them the "World Habitat Guide" available through Internet.

Languages Spanish (mother tongue)
English (fluent)
French (fluent)
Portuguese (fluent)

Qualifica

tions

 Master of Science, Development Practices (grade A)
CENDEP Centre for Development and Emergency Planning
Oxford B. University, Oxford, UK (1994)

Master of Science, Habitat & Développement, (highest distinction)
H&D Habitat et Développement
Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain la Neuve, Belgium (1991)

Master of Science, Architecture & Construction Technologies
Unité d'architecture, Université Catholique de Louvain,
Louvain la Neuve, Belgium (1987)

Architecture, Equivalent to RIBA part 3 in UK
Universidad Central del Ecuador,
Quito, Ecuador. (1984)

Summary of
work experience		 ASDE (Alternatives for Sustainable Development)
Director (2000 Current)
Barcelona, Spain.

KATE (Center of Ecology and Development)
EU Projects Expert (1999 Current)
Stuttgart, Germany.

IEPALA (Political Studies Institute for Latin America and Africa)
General co-ordinator of habitat department (1997-1999)
Madrid, Spain.

HI (Homeless International)
Projects Manager for Asia, Africa and Latin America. (1995-1997)
Coventry, United Kingdom.

OCDS (The Oxford Centre for Disaster Studies)
Consultancies (1994-1995)
Oxford, United Kingdom.

CIUDAD (Research Centre)
Member of Academic Research Group (1981-1982/1992-1993)
Quito, Ecuador.

H&D (Habitat et Développement)
Member of Research Group (1986-1992)
Louvain la Neuve, Belgium.

GRET (Groupe de Recherche et d'Echanges Technologiques)
Expertise Missions, Fortaleza, Brazil. (1991-1992)
Paris, France.

FUNHABIT (Ecuadorian Foundation for the Habitat)
Technical Department Director (1984-1990)
Quito, Ecuador.

ALAHUA (Latin America Association for Habitat, Architecture and Urban Planning)
Assistant (1982-1984)
Quito, Ecuador.

MARIO SOLIS (Architectural Studio)
Architectural Studio Responsible (1976-1984)
Quito, Ecuador.

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