Author: Cristo Leon, MBA

Cristo Leon, MBA. Director of Research, College of Science and Liberal Arts at New Jersey Institute of Technology.
In his role as director, Cristo manages the logistics of research programs as well as pre and post-award actions for +86 active grants, overseeing the submission process of +156 proposals per year, serving as a liaison with the Office of Research, the College Dean, 6 departments and 116 PIs.

Cristo’s experiences have included over 10 years in directive positions. Managing logistics, facilitating organizational development training, designing business innovation plans, and implementing innovation projects for organizations including NJIT, Northern Ocean Habitat for Humanity, Ocean County College, Monterrey Institute of Technology & Higher Education, and the University of Veracruz.
Cristo also develops and facilitates courses for the Monterrey Institute of Technology & Higher Education “ITESM” in Latin America for C-Level executives of corporations including; KPMG, Chedraui Inc., Coca-Cola Femsa, PEMEX, Continental, Adelca, SemMaterials, and Adecco among others.

Most recently, Cristo served as the Interim Associate Director of e-Learning for OCC, Managing logistics of +600 online courses, while improving Web Content Management and Digital Asset Management processes. In addition, Cristo was the Resident Director for the International Studies Abroad office in Xalapa, México. He was responsible for coordinating intercultural immersion programs for international students.

Professional Development: From What I Have to the Value I Can Create

By James M. Lipuma, Ph.D. While teaching my course on communicating professional expertise to a general audience, I assigned what seemed like a straightforward task. Describe a professional situation in which you would need to apply your expertise. Then explain…

Basic Guidelines for Presentations

In my research, I explore effective communication. This white paper presents the basic guidelines I have identified to give structure to novice presenters. Introduction to the basic guidelines for presentations This common ground helps establish simple procedures and rules to…

Certificate of participation International Congress Academia Journals Puebla 2021

Title of the article: “Modelo UPE: Una Herramienta Universal de Planificación Estratégica para la Investigación Académica” Principal author: Cristo Leon MBA, Director of Research, CSLA at New Jersey Institute of Technology. NJ. USA. Secondary authors: James Lipuma Ph.D. Director of the…

Certificate of participation International Congress Academia Journals Hidalgo 2021

Title of the article: Transforming Traditional Professional Development into Blended Learning Communities Principal author: Cristo Leon MBA, Director of Research, CSLA at New Jersey Institute of Technology. NJ. USA. Secondary author: James Lipuma Ph.D. Director of the Collaborative for Leadership,…

Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.

Albert Einstein