Educalatina Founders
Educalatina LLC is a Florida-based company dedicated to education and workplace accident prevention for Spanish-speaking teams.
Behavior-based accident prevention specialist with over 19 years in Quality, Health, Safety and Environment (QHSE). Since 2007 he has developed and implemented behavior-based safety programs with a multidisciplinary team, and is an international speaker on the human factor as a cause of accidents.
Degrees and education
- Bachelor in Occupational Health and Safety (Universidad de Morón, Buenos Aires)
- Postgraduate title of Specialist in Environmental Protection (Escuela Superior de Seguridad e Higiene Industrial, Government of the City of Buenos Aires)
- Diploma in Prevention Control Management in the Construction Industry (Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero)
- Diploma in Prevention Control Management in Agribusiness (Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero)
- Continuing education: instruments for environmental measurements; electrical risk, grounding, calculation and instruments; management of asbestos materials in construction; protective clothing; respiratory protection; eye protection and welding; and protection for work at height
Experience
- Technical safety audits, accident-rate analysis and prevention programs for companies across Latin America
- Since 2015, inspection and audit of safety standards at Argentina's Superintendency of Occupational Risks, an agency equivalent to OSHA/NIOSH
- Co-founder and CEO of Educalatina LLC, an EdTech company with an eLearning platform launched in 2021
International Speaking Engagements
May 2007 · Belo Horizonte, Brazil · Speaker and panel member
“XV International Congress of Integral Safety”
Topic: Implementing a behavior-based safety program.
Recognition: Mining Association of Safety Engineering.
September 2010 · Lima, Peru · Invited by LADS Peru Chapter
“IV International Convention on Drilling Safety”
Topic: River transport management.
Recognition: LADS Peru Chapter.
May 2012 · Lima, Peru
“II Logistics Seminar for the Hydrocarbons Sector”
Topic: Tools for transport management.
Recognition: PERU EVENTS.
October 2014 · Lima, Peru
“II International Congress on Hydrocarbons Logistics”
Topic: The Human Factor as a Cause of Accidents.
Recognition: PERU EVENTS.
National Speaking Engagements
June 2018 · Misiones, Argentina · Appointed by the Superintendency of Occupational Risks
“Provincial Conference on Occupational Health and Safety”
Topic: Functions of occupational health and safety services, with an in-depth look at occupational health and safety management systems, professional hours and related regulations.
Recognition: Superintendency of Occupational Risks, together with the province's Labor and Employment office.
July 2021 · Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina · On behalf of the Superintendency of Occupational Risks
“Training Conference of the Association of Occupational Health and Safety Professionals of Buenos Aires Province”
Topic: Ventilation of work environments during COVID-19.
Recognition: Association of Occupational Health and Safety Professionals of Buenos Aires Province.
August 2021 · Buenos Aires, Argentina
“Training Conference of CYMAT Central (Working Conditions and Environment)”
Topic: Toward a Safe Return to On-Site Work.
Recognition: CYMAT Central, together with the Superintendency of Occupational Risks.
Co-founder of Educalatina. Together with Ricardo she drives the mission of bringing behavior-based prevention to the Hispanic workforce.
Degrees and education
- Bachelor in Occupational Health and Safety
- Postgraduate title of Specialist in Environmental Protection
Experience
- Founder of DLC Higiene y Seguridad Laboral (dlchys.com), an Argentine consultancy based in Buenos Aires providing Quality, Health, Safety and Environment (QHSE) services: training, environmental measurements and studies, fire prevention, environmental management and Behavior-Based Safety programs for companies in a wide range of industries
- Since 2015, safety auditor; accident-rate analysis and prevention programs for companies across Latin America
- Co-founder of Educalatina LLC, an EdTech company with an eLearning platform launched in 2021
Areas of expertise
- Occupational health and safety
- Environmental protection and management, measurements and environmental studies
- Fire prevention
- Behavior-Based Safety
- Safety training and awareness