Luis Gutierrez's Page

What motivated you (or your organization) to become involved in peace and conflict resolution?

Cuba (1959), Vietnam (1960s), 9/11, Iraq, etc. One billion people suffering hunger in today's world (a time bomb). Gender inequalities. Issues of global injustice and environmental degradation which cannot be resolved until there is some degree of solidarity and stable peace among nations.

Please feel free to provide a short bio about yourself or the work of your organization (no more than 3 paragraphs)

Cuban-American, married, 2 children, 4 grandchildren, 30 years with IBM, now semi-retired but doing independent research on sustainable development. Pro-bono research partner at Ecocosm Dynamics Ltd (ecocosmdynamics.org). Personal web site: PelicanWeb Journal of Sustainable Development (pelicanweb.org).

Please list the countries and/or regions in which you (or your organization) have direct and significant expertise

USA, Cuba, Latin America, global issues.

What is your current country of residence (or location of your organization)?

USA

What is your current job (and organization) and/or where and what field are you studying?

Independent researcher. PhD industrial & systems engineering (Georgia Tech, 1974)

What is your personal or organizational website?

http://pelicanweb.org

What is one of your favorite websites in the field? (please provide one answer per box)

http://United Nations (un.org) United Nations' Millennium Deve...

What is one of your favorite websites in the field? (please provide one answer per box)

http://learningforsustainability.net

Which are your primary sectoral areas of expertise (or the primary sectoral areas of your organization) ?

Democratization, Development, Education, Environment, Gender, Human Rights, Organizational Development, Psychosocial, Oragnizational Development

Which are your primary skills areas(or the primary skill areas of your organization)?

Communication, Evaluation, Information Technology, Monitoring, Program Administration, Program Design, Program Implemenation, Research, Qualitative Skills, Quantitative Skills, Training

What are some of your current areas of research (if any)?

See pelicanweb.org

If appropriate feel free to list several of your (or your organization's) publications

See pelicanweb.org