Javier Cañas Aparicio
The Politics of Organizational Change
Generalist executive with over 15 years experience in management of organizational projects, in the definition, implementation and improvement of business processes, and in the integration of acquired or merged businesses.
Multidisciplinary training: Graduated in Industrial Engineering, MBA from the University of Berkeley, and PMP (Project Manager Professional) certified by the Project Management Institute.
Professor of Project Risk Managament in the Project Management Program of ESDEN Business School in Madrid.
Especially interested in internal consulting, social psychology and management of projects with high organizational component.
Specialties: Project Management, Change Management.
Primary Interests:
Education
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MBA, Master in Business Administration
University of California, Berkeley
1990
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MSc, Industrial Engineering
Polytechnical University of Madrid - SPAIN
1988
Honors and Awards
- Nicomedes García Gómez Foundation - Scholarship Foreign Studies (1989/90)
Work Experience
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Organization and Project Manager - Responsible for an annual budget of 4.5M$
Employer: ASISA - Health Insurance (Madrid)
October 2010 - present
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Organization Manager - Leading a 26 person team
Employer: ADESLAS Health Insurance (Madrid)
October 1996 - October 2010
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Director of Business Development
Employer: DIRINVER (Industrial Vehicle distributor - Madrid)
August 1994 - September 1996
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Project Manager - Main clients: Turkey / Czech Republic / China
Employer: SEVILLA SERVICE (World EXPO 1992 - Seville)
August 1990 - June 1994
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Professor - Risk Project Management
Employer: ESDEN Business School (Madrid)
January 2011 - present
Membership in Professional Organizations
- Project Management Institute - PMI
- Social Psychology Network
Languages Spoken
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English
Advanced proficiency
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French
Basic proficiency
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Spanish
Native speaker
Psychology Mentors, Inspirations, and Influences
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Len BertainBertain Consulting GroupMy mentor during an MBA Project in a small autoparts manufacturer in Oakland CA. First time I saw a practical use of social psychology to achieve a major organizational change that resulted in 200% increase in production in 10 weeks. Thanks Len!
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Javier Cañas Aparicio
Madrid
Spain