Graham
Castillo Pagán, JD -
is the President and
COO of the firm. Mr. Castillo recently rejoined the firm after working
for a large international financial institution. In addition to his Law
degree, his background includes accounting and economics degrees. He
had worked for fourteen years at Estudios Técnicos, Inc., primarily in
areas related to financial and economic feasibility studies as well as
litigation support.
José
J. Villamil, B.Sc -
Chairman and CEO, is
an economist who has worked both in Puerto Rico and abroad on a wide
range of subjects. He is a former President of the Inter American
Planning Society. Mr. Villamil has been a visiting professor at various
universities, including Harvard University and the Institute of
Development Studies at the University of Sussex in Great Britain. He
currently serves as Chairman of the Board of BBVA Puerto Rico and
chaired the PR Chamber of Commerce. In 2004, he was awarded an Honorary
Doctorate by Metropolitan University for his contributions to economic
development.
Luis Rodríguez Báez - MBA, Manager of the
firm’s Business Economics Group, is a key staff member in projects
related to business plan preparation and strategic marketing. Mr.
Rodríguez Báez has coordinated a number of important projects for the
firm, most recently a market research project for a major automobile
manufacturer. He has an MBA degree and is a former President of both
the SME Association and the Advertising Agencies Association.
Juan A.
Castañer, MA –
Heads the Economic
Analysis and Policy Group. He is a former Deputy Administrator of
Economic development, Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director of
the Planning Board’s economic Analysis Division. He recently
coordinated the design of an innovative information system for the
Municipality of Caguas.
Carlos Torija, MS -
The firm's
statistician, has a graduate degree in statistics from the Universidad
Complutense in Madrid. Over the past few years he has overseen a number
of major projects, most recently for the Department of Labor on
restructuring its employment and unemployment survey
Anitza Cox, MA -
Is responsible for
the Social Analysis Group. Her Master's degree is in Program Design and
Evaluation. Ms. Cox has coordinated various major studies and is
currently directing a project on improvement of court proceedings in
juvenile cases for the Courts Administration. She coordinated the Social
Needs Assessment carried out for Puerto Rico’s major foundations.
Diego Iribarren,
Ph.D. -
Rejoined the firm
after a three year assignment with the World Trade Organization in
Geneva, where he was part of the Trade Policy Group. Dr. Iribarren has
extensive experience in consulting. His doctorate is from Manchester
University in the UK.
Rubén Pomales, MP -
is a planner who,
prior to joining Estudios Técnicos, Inc., worked in the Urban Train
project of the Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority. His
involvement in that project dealt with joint development planning. His
degree is from UPR's Graduate School of Planning.
Roberto López, MBA - Has an MBA degree from
UPR and is currently engaged in projects related to tourism development
in the Island as well as other real estate developments. He is project
manager for the introduction of a new service aimed at improving financial
management in the Cooperative Sector.
Oria
Andino, B.Sc. -
Has a B.Sc. in
Business Administration and has worked for the firm for the past five
years on a number of projects related to market research. She is
currently coordinating the production of the editorial material and
design of the Business Register and the Export-Import Guide,
Verizon publications.
Leslie Adámes, MA - Prior to joining the
firm, Mr. Adámes worked in consulting and was part of the economic
advisory team in the Governor’s Office. He will be working with the
Economic Analysis and Policy Group.
Mario Puchi,
MP -
Recently joined the firm to work in a new division responsible for
providing advisory services to cooperatives. He has accumulated
extensive experience in strategic planning, financial analyses and
market and feasibility studies. His master’s degree in Planning is from
UPR.
Indira
Luciano, Ph.D. –
Works in the area of
regional and environmental economics. She served as Deputy Economic
Adviser in the Governor’s Office and is a professor of Economics at UPR.
Olga Durand, B.Sc. - An economist with an undergraduate
degree from UPR/Mayagüez and graduate studies at UPR/Río
Piedras, Ms. Durand works on projects related to economic analysis and
policy.
Erika
Navarro, MPA -
Joined the
Social Analysis Group after completing a Masters in Public
Administration at UPR, where she had completed a B.Sc. in Social Work.
Her experience includes work with various government social programs.
Ricardo Cruz Niemiec, BA -
works in the
firm’s GIS division. He has taken specialized courses in GIS and
computer applications to planning and is currently completing his
Masters in Architecture.
Inorca Delgado, MBA - Acquired her MBA at University
of New York (NYU) in Real
Estate Finance and Investment, and joined the firm to work on tourism
related projects. Prior to joining ETI she worked for a number of years
at Four Seasons Hotels.
Wanda Crespo - Recently joined the firm to work in
the environmental planning area. Ms. Crespo is completing a graduate
degree in Planning.
Rita
Catalá, BA - Joined the firm recently after completing
her studies at UPR's Humanities faculty. She provides support in various
projects, particularly those related to market research.
Carlos Rivera, MPA –
Became a staff member
after completing his Masters degree in Public Administration from the
University of Puerto Rico, in the area of social analysis. He is
supervisor of field work in a number of major projects.
Lourdes Lisboa, B.Sc. - Is an expert on infrastructure,
particularly airports, and provides consulting services to the firm
in projects related to her area of expertise. She worked for Bechtel
for thirteen years prior to returning to Puerto Rico and working with
ETI. She developed the development plan for the former Ramey Base in
Aguadilla, and is a consultant to ETI.
Roberto Orro, MA - Is a consultant in the
Economic Analysis and Policy Group.
Carlos Olmedo, MP -
Is part of the
Planning and Real Estate Group, working on land use plans and GIS
applications. His degree is from the University of Puerto Rico’s
Planning School and he has an undergraduate degree in environmental
studies.
Rafael Arroyo, MA. – Mr. Arroyo works in the
area of social analyses and supervises field work. He is currently completing
his Ph.D. in Social Psychology.
Francisco Catalá Miguez, MP -
is a consultant in
the Planning and Real Estate Group.
Cristina Vargas –
Research Assistant in
data gathering, data base management and graphic design.
Mayra E. Rivera – Administrative Secretary
Laura Acosta -
Research Assistant
Yadira
Pardo – Administrative Assistant
Fernando
Peña – General Manager
