Education:

Doctorate course on Labour Law.

Advanced University Law Degree.

High-level specialist on occupational safety and health.

Master on Audit of Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems.

Professional experience

At present:

Team lead: Labour Administration and Labour Inspection Unit. Department of Governance and Tripartism (ILO. International Labour Organization. Geneva, Switzerland ( since 2015).

Professional background:

Senior technical specialist on labour Administration, labour inspection and occupational safety and health.

Deputy Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services. (2006-2015..)

CEO of an Occupational Safety and Health consultancy service (1999-2015).

Member of the Governing Body of the Spanish Association of Safety and Health Consultancy Services (ASPA). (2006-2015).

President of the Court of Arbitration of Valladolid (2006-2015).

Conciliator, Mediator and Arbitrator in industrial disputes (1999-2015).

Member of the governing Body of a private foundation against poverty and vulnerability of people in risk of exclusion.

General manager of the University of Burgos (1997-1998).

Arbitrator in disputes concerning elections of workers’ representatives (1997-2015).

Chief of the Labour and Social Security Inspection in Valladolid, Spain. (1993-1997).

Senior Labour and Social Security Inspector, Spain. (1987-1999).

Academic experience:

Professor of Labour Law, Social Security and Occupational Safety and Health at the University of Valladolid, Spain (1995-2013).

Coordinator of the legal topic in the master course on Occupational Safety and Health (University of Valladolid, Spain) (1999-2007).

Main publications

“Building a culture of workplace compliance through development cooperation. Compendium of good practices”.

“Guidelines on general principles of labour inspection”.

“Guía sobre Inspección de Trabajo y Seguridad Social”.

“Guía sobre la armonización de las estadísticas sobre la inspección de trabajo “. “Conducting Labour Inspections on Construction”, a guide for labour inspectors.

“Ergonomic checkpoints in agriculture, second edition”.

“Guía Práctica: Cómo gestionar eficazmente el concierto empresa/servicio de prevención ajeno”.

“Iluminación y Seguridad Laboral”. Fundación Mapfre.

“Aspectos prácticos de la Ley de Prevención de Riesgos Laborales”.

“Curso de Derecho del Trabajo y de la Seguridad Social”.

“Seguridad y Salud Laboral. Compendio de las Directivas de la Comunidad Europea y de la Normativa Nacional”.