About Hector D. Debernardo

Consultant, professor and writer. Expert on complex problem solving through optimization techniques and data science, with focus on business strategy, operations and processes, project management, innovation and change management.

He has delivered consulting services to a variety of sectors, such as education, energy, farming industry, food & beverage, footwear, healthcare, packaging, pharmaceutical and software industry. Up to date, he has assisted more than 100 organizations in Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Brasil and Spain.

Author of business books “El puente. Mejore los resultados de su empresa aplicando el pensamiento sistémico” (Spanish), “Las PYMES. Principales causas de fracaso y cómo combatirlas” (Spanish and English) y “Luz, cámara… TOC! (Theory Of Constraints)” (Spanish). Several authored articles regarding system thinking practical applications have been accepted at international congresses.

Currently he is managing partner at Ariabata Consulting S.C. (Mexico) and a professor at Faculty of Engineering, Universidad Panamericana (Mexico).

He has been an executive director at Centro Panamericano de Investigación e Innovación (Mexico), a small business focused consulting firm owned by Universidad Panamericana and IPADE (Mexico). He has been Goldratt Institute managing associate in Argentina. He has also been a professor at Universidad de Navarra (Spain) and at Universidad Tecnológica Nacional (Argentina).

He has a degree in Nuclear Engineering (Argentina) and a PhD degree in Industrial Engineering (Spain). He is also graduated from Goldratt Institute (USA), IPADE (México) and Centro de Excelencia en Gobierno Corporativo, Universidad Anahuac (Mexico).

Member of Theory Of Constraints International Certification Organization (TOCICO) and of Asociación de Graduados de la Universidad de Navarra (Alumni Navarrensis).