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Gregorio Bernardo Creamer
Resume 248a Classroom Office Bldg
1994 Buford Avenue
St Paul, MN 55108
August, 2007
Expertise ad achievements
Phone +593 (2) 2501 463
E-mail crea0026@umn.edu
http://www.apec.umn.edu/grad/crea0026/
• Applied Economics. Actually graduate student of the Agriculture and Applied Economics Ph.D.
program of the University of Minnesota. I have completed all coursework, and working on my
dissertation.
• Project design and management, emphasizing those related to scientific research and
technological development, and their practical applications; including the problem definition
phase, analysis of alternatives, assessing the technical solution, elaboration of the project,
execution control, and results evaluation.
• Planning and results measuring. I have vast experience on the monitoring and evaluation of the
outcomes of projects. Using assessing tools such as stakeholders' meetings, panels, round tables,
technology oriented polls, agents’ census; I coordinated the elaboration of the II Science and
Technology National Plan. Also Directed the strategic planning process of the Commonwealth
Terrace Community, a 468 household complex.
• Innovation and competitiveness. During his last post as Project Coordinator at FUNDACYT,
and in charge of the preparation of the II National Program for Science and Technology of
Ecuador, I was involved in the design of the Component of Innovation of the Private Sector.
Graduate studies on project and MBA at Escuela Politecnica Nacional.
• Computer programming and use of technical programs in data processing, or managerial
activities. Computer modeling, scientific programming, numerical analysis, use of large data sets
for data mining, managerial decision making; artificial intelligence. Certificate at University of
Minnesota in Information Technologies; Master in Computer and Information Sciences; and
teacher on Information Sciences subjects in two universities in Ecuador.
Objective
I am looking for the opportunity of applying my technical background and practical experience
in an institution involved in economic and financial services and working for the development of
human groups, in order to use my skills combined with my creative and innovation abilities to
increase the presence of the institution in its natural environment, and improve the impact of
knowledge on the beneficiary groups; while further developing my professional and social skills.

Professional Experience
Resume: Gregorio Bernardo Creamer
Science and Technology National Secretary. Quito, Ecuador.
- Re-structuring of Ecuador’s National System for Science and Technology.
- Oversight of financing of R&D projects with government funds.
Data Research Consultant. 06/2005 – 08/2006sota Population Center. Minnesota, USA.
- By using statistical software, carried out the harmonization and debugging of big data sets from
census data, in order to get them ready for public use.
Accounts administrator. 08/2004 - 04/2005. Minnesota Super Computer Institute - MSI.
Minnesota, USA.
- Creation, maintenance and help supervision on user accounts for the mainframes of the MSI.
- Programming of administrative tools in Perl and HTML.
Scientific policy consultant. 2004, United Nations Industrial Development Organization,
UNIDO.
- Participated in a research project funded by UNIDO for studying the capacity building for technology
incubation and innovation in Venezuela.
IT Consultant. 06/2003 - 08/2003. Cargill Inc.. Minetonka, Minnesota, US.
- Creation of a proposal to create a System Architecture for the Information Technologies section.
Project Coordinator. 06/1997 - 05/2002. FUNDACYT, Quito, Ecuador
- Supervised the execution of the Research and Development, and Infrastructure projects funded under
the First national Science and technology Program of Ecuador, with a total budget of 12 million
dollars.
- Directed teams of professionals in the elaboration of call for proposals, evaluation, monitoring and
selection of R&D Projects, equipment provision, and international cooperation technical activities.
- Designed and oversaw the elaboration of science and technology indexes, and the surveys for
technology offer and demand in Ecuador.
- Acted as Ecuador’s representative in regional and international science committees, and promoted
international exchange activities with neighboring countries.
- Assisted in the conception, elaboration, and negotiation of a second National Science and technology
Program for Ecuador, leading teams of professionals and conducting prospective meetings with
entrepreneurs and government officials to define areas of interest and priorities.
Lecturer professor. 01/1995 - 10/2001. ESPE, and USFQ universities, Quito, Ecuador
- Taught 15 subjects in Civil Engineering, and Computer Science.
- Participated in the elaboration of course curricula and instructor evaluation programs.
Researching engineer. 04/1991 - 10/1993. Sumitomo Construction Ltda.
- Conducted research activities of complex technical topics with the aid of computer programs and in
work teams.
- Pre-designed new structural forms and building types using Japanese and American building design
standards, targeting low income population.
Project evaluation. 2001. Organization of American States, OAS, Washington, US.
- Member of the Permanent Committee for Evaluation of R&D projects. Assisted the evaluation and
selection of development projects to be funded by the CIDI.
Institutional consultant. 2001, Ministry of Agriculture and Production, Quito Ecuador.
- Directed the consultant group that defined the component: Strengthening of the Institutional Structure
related to the National Water Resource, as part of the loan proposal to the World Bank.
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Education
Resume: Gregorio Bernardo Creamer
PhD ABD, Agricultural and Applied Economics. University of Minnesota. Presented
successfully preliminary exams. Since Sept 2004. Topic of research: " circumstances under
which Environmental Control Policies induce Innovation"
(http://www.socsci.umn.edu/~crea0026/Thesis/ login user:guest password:guest)
Master on Computer and Information Sciences. University of Minnesota. May 2004.
Specialized in artificial intelligence, applied to data mining and pattern recognition.
Specialization diploma. Technology and development. University of Minnesota. 2003.
Specialized in topics related to IT technologies and their incidence on development of countries,
and the new economy of knowledge based added value as key factor.
Master of Enterprise Management, with specialization on Project Management. Escuela
Politecnica Nacional. Quito, Ecuador. 2000 until present. Planning to graduate on 2005.
International Specialist: Elaboration and Management of Projects. Interamerican Development
Bank / Politecnic University. Quito, Ecuador, 1999.
Master in Architectural engineering. Osaka University, Osaka, Jaan, 1991. Thesis: Application
of the Fuzzy logic for the optimal dynamic response of structures.
Civil Engineering. Army’s Politechnic School. Quito, Ecuador, 1987. Thesis: Use of the shear
axis for quick determination of the dynamic modes of structures.
Main Publications
“Utilization of the Fuzzy Logic in Semi Intelligent Algorithms”, IV National Meeting on Scientific
Calculus and Industry Computation, Quito, Sep. 1995.
“Dynamic Control of Structures by Instantaneous Optimization Methods”, XIII National Meeting on
Structures, Quito, May 1995.
"Introduction to the plastic design of plane frames ". 8th. National Course of Structures. ESPE, Quito,
Nov 1994
"Application of the Fuzzy Logic in the active control of the dynamic response of structures".
Microcomputers in Civil Engineering, Jul. 1992
“Dynamic Control of Structures by a Method Based on the Fuzzy Theory”, II European Conference on
Foundations, Niza, 1991.
“Dynamic Control of structures”, IV International Meeting on Computers in Civil Engineering and
Construction, Tokyo, 1991.
Volunteering activities
President of the Board of directors. Commonwealth Terrace Cooperative, a 464 units housing
complex for married students of the University of Minnesota. 2005 –2006. Also acted as Board
member and Treasurer, 2004 –2005.
Board member of the nonprofit Quatum Connections, involved in development projects with the
third world. Minneapolis. 2003 – present.
Directed the building of a popular dinning room at El Giron paroch. Quito, Ecuador. 2002.
Structural Engineer at Asociacion Solidaridad y Accion, for design of low income housing.
Quito, Ecuador, 1994-1995
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Special mentions and affiliations
Resume: Gregorio Bernardo Creamer
Awarded a scholarship by the University of Minnesota for graduate studies in Computer Science
and Applied Economics. 2003 – 2005.
Awarded a Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship for studying and internship working in the US, by
the State Department and the Fulbright Commission, 2002.
Awarded a Specialization Studies Scholarship at Osaka University, by the Japanese Ministry of
Education Ministry, MOMBUSHO, 1988 - 1991.
Awarded a Grant for a trainee program in a Japanese company by the Japanese International
Cooperation Agency, JICA, 1992.
Member of the National Council of Superior Education of Ecuador. 2006 – 2007.
Member of the ICT Committee, Red Iberoamericana de Ciencia y Tecnologia. 2007 – present.
Official delegate from the National Secretary of Science and Technology for activities of
international technical cooperation such as: Consejo Andino de Ciencia y Tecnologia; Andean
Community - European Union technical Committee; Convenio Andres Bello; Red
Iberoamericana de Ciencia y Tecnologia. 1999 – 2002, 2006 – 2007.
Directed the elaboration of the proposal of a second Program for Science and Technology and
further on, coordinated the negotiations with the Inter American Development Bank.
Skills
- Platforms: Windows, Unix; Datbases: MSAccess, MySql, DB3
- Programming languages: C, Java, PHP, Perl, Fortran, VBasic, HTML
- Statistical packages: Stata, SPSS, R, SAS (basic)
- Spoken languages: English, Spanish (fluent); Japanese , Portuguese, Italian (good); French
(fair).
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