Kreston Guatemala

M. A. OSMAR ELEAZAR VELASCO LOPEZ
DIRECTOR OF THE CONSULTANCY OF THE FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF PROJECTS DIVISION

Graduate degree in Human Settlement Planning, Architecture Faculty, San Carlos University of Guatemala – National Institute of Public Administration in 1989

Master’s Degree in International Finance and Development and Evaluation of Projects, Ibero-American University, Mexico, D.F. ( 2 months of study in 1991)

Planning of Housing of Social Interest. Real Academy of Performing Arts in Copenhagen, Denmark for 4 months. The course included the Central American experience Housing of Social Interest, four weeks in San Jose, Costa Rica and one week in El Salvador. The focus was on the ways of social organization to resolve the housing problem in 1994.

National housing programs within the institutions in the Sector. Mexico D.F. 1987

Development and presentation of the Program of Italian Cooperation for the Housing of Social Interest in Guatemala in Bologna, Italy in 1988.

Development and presentation of the program for Physical Infrastructure and Machinery and Equipment of San Carlos University of Guatemala before the Central American Bank of Economic Integration in Tegucigalpa, Honduras in 1992.

Inter-American meeting for the analysis of indicators of Risk Management, presentation of the experiences of the World Bank in Honduras, Nicaragua and Colombia. In Manizales, Colombia in November 2004.

Annual meeting of the organizations that participate in the organization of the institutions for the investment of community development in the U.S. “National Community Reinvestment Coalition –NCRC- in Washington D.C. April 2005

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Position	Company and Activities	Date
Director of Planning	National Housing Bank: Directing the planning of the housing units and participate in the determination of the policies.	1986-1989
Coordinator of Area Projects	San Carlos University of Guatemala: General Coordination of Planning	March/92 – October/93
Investment Director	Social Investment Fund of Guatemala: Direct and execute Project Management	July 96 - February 97
Independent Consultant	Partner-founder of Multiprofessional Consultants, Inc.: Consultor for the World Bank in Nicaragua, Honduras, and Colombia. KfW of Germany in the National Peace Fund in Guatemala. GTZ German Technical Assistance. United Nations Program in Guatemala.	February 97 -present

Local Development Plans: Preparation of plans of Local Development for three pilot communities in San Francisco El Tumbo, Sayaxche, Peten; Cimientos de la Esperanza, Ixcan, Quiche and Bloque San Fernando, Fray Bartolomé de las Casas, Alta Verapaz. May-July 1997. Including the identification and prioritization of projects with community participation and the local plan validation.
Coordination of the total development strategy for the returning people, from where the projects are derived with global vision so the community can pass from one state of emergency to a state of sustainable development. July 1997- September 1997.
Development of the Sustainable Development Program of the communities from the Guatemala-Mexico border, with financing from the Central American Bank of Economic Integration (BCIE) July – October 1998.

Consultant for the World Bank supporting the Project for the Reduction of Vulnerability and Risk of Natural Disasters in Nicaragua, emphasizing on Municipal strength for Risk Management, urban zonification and territorial organization, January 2001 to present.
Consultant for the World Bank in the preparation on the Vulnerability and Natural Disasters Project for Nicaragua, including field work in Nicaragua and preparation meetings in Washington, D.C. October – December 2000
Consultor for the World Bank for the support of the Reduction of Vulnerability and Natural Disaster Risk in Honduras, emphasizing on Municipal strength for Risk Management, urban zonification and territorial organization, February 2002-2006.
Consultant for the World Bank supporting the preparation and follow-up of the Reduction of Vulnerability and Risk of Natural Disasters in Colombia, emphasizing on identifying risks, mapping, urban zonification and territorial organization, November 2003 to present.

Part-time Technical coordinator for the basic community infrastructure and home improvements with private financing and warranty system support from the World Bank. Financed by Cities Alliance – World Bank, November 2005 – June 2006.
Technical study for the rehousing of the top Municipality of Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan, Solola, within the working team Manuel Basterrechea Consulting and Associates. Including the development of various community workshops to identify problems and projects. February – April 1999

Development of the National Investment Plan for the Educational Infrastructure for the Department of Education, October 2005-February 2006.
Development of the FIS-BCIE Road Network Program for the Polochic Valley, July –September 1999.
Development of the Feasibility Study for the Southern and Western Technological Institutes, January – November 2003. FONAPAZ
Development of the road infrastructure program for the state of Peten, DGC and BCIE, February 2005
Development of the Commercial Development and Inter-sectorial Integration Project through Ecotourism in Las Verapaces. United Nations Program for the Development and Chamber of Commerce of Guatemala. August 2001-March 2002

Post-evaluation of FIS projects with World Bank financing- KfW-OECF for a total of 347 communities, studies coordinator. October 2000-March 2001.
Post-evaluation, physical infrastructure of the PRONADE-KfW Project, with the Department of Education. July –September 2006.
Evaluation of the Reconstruction and Local Development Program (PDL) of FONAPAZ and the World Bank. May – August 2006.
Intermediate evaluation of the Cleanest Production Promotion Program and Environmental Management Systems, BID/FOMIN. May-June 2006
Development of the Implementation Plan for the World Bank Project-KfW-FHIS for the Water and Clean-up pilot program. September 2003 Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Development and application of methodology of participative planning in security and cohabitation, for the Inter-American Bank of Development (BID) in Guatemala and Santa Cruz, Quiche. August – October 2004.
Development of the Operations Manual for the Water and Clean-up pilot program: within the financing program of the World Bank and KfW. June 2003-August 2003. Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Updating of the Operations Manual of FHIS with the incorporation of the different pilot programs.
Development of the Methodogical Guide for executed projects with community participation, FIS-KfW Program in Quiche, January 2003
Development of the Methodological Guide for the Development Program for the East FIS-BID, with emphasis in the systematization of the necessary procedures for: developing projects with community participation, Consolidation of Municipal Plans, Evaluation, Approval, Contracting and Execution of projects. January 1999.

Support consultant for the preparation of the Access to Private Financing Project – World Bank, for the community housing and infrastructure improvement. December 2006- April 2007
Study Coordinator for the financial exclusion in the informal sector of the economy in Guatemala, for DFID (Department for International Development). April 2006
Development of Seminar-Workshops for the Development of Projects using the Logical Framework Approach, for the training of Educational Planning Teams in the 22 states of the country. June-August 1998.
Professor of the Preparation and Evaluation of Projects Course at a State level, Organization of American States Program and the Secretary of Economic Planning. 1993-1994

Between financial exclusion and community development, co-author, World Bank, World Bank Institute, DFID, CIV. February 2007.
Appropriate Technology for Human Establishment in collaboration with Architect Jose Luis Gándara, Center of Investigations of Achitecture and Foundation for Cooperative Housing, 1992.
Bases for the Planning of Human Establishment in the Panchoy Valley. Graduation Thesis for the Master’s program on Planning of Human Establishments. 1991.
Appropriate Technology and its application in Architecture. Graduation thesis in Architecture, 1982.