Luis Puente

Business mentor, Change Agent, Concerned citizen, Connector, Consultant, Educator/Teacher, Job-seeker, Project manager, Promoter, Sales specialist

________________________________________ WORK EXPERIENCE Highline Public Schools Bilingual Teacher www.highlineschools.org MBTI Mexico Business Consultant — NLP™ Trainer and MBTI® Administrator www.mbtimexico.com Gamela México (Nintendo Exclusive Distributor and a subsidiary of Itochu Mexico) Multimedia Software Sales & Marketing Manager GL Multimedia Division Home Computer Project Leader www.itochu.co.jp Productos y Equipos Internacionales (Terumo Medical Products and a subsidiary of Itochu Mexico) National Sales Manager subsidiary of Itochu Mexico, SA de CV www.prodein.com.mx Itochu México (Government Sales/Terumo Medical Department (a Fortune Global 500, Ranked No. 309) National Government Sales Manager www.itochu.co.jp, www.itochu.com.mx Centro de Información Científica y Humanística—UNAM Information Products Marketing Coordinator & Productivity Project Coordinator www.unam.mx ________________________________________ OTHER EXPERIENCE Instituto de Especialización para Ejecutivos Professional Development Division, Director Productora de Teleprogramas, Film Division(TELEVISA) Translation/Subtitling English-Japanese DDF - Dirección General de Promoción Deportiva Translator for Japan’s Sumo Wrestlers ________________________________________ UNIVERSITY EDUCATION BA International Relations, Cum Laude National Autonomous University of Mexico — UNAM School of Social and Political Science (August 1983 — May 1989) Ave. Universidad, Circuito Exterior, Zona Cultural, Ciudad Universitaria, Del. Coyoacan, México City, 04510, Mexico www.unam.mx ________________________________________ PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS MBTI® Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Qualified Administrator of Type B Instruments Certified Investment Strategies Advisor Series 210 Certified NLP™ Training Specialist Certified as an External Training Agent by the Ministry of Labor ________________________________________ CONTINUING EDUCATION Over 1,500 hours of academic programs in Training, Business, Marketing, Sales and Information Technologies ________________________________________ LANGUAGES AND FLUENCY English 100% Spanish 100% Native Japanese 50% Winner of Japan Foundation’s 1984 Worldwide Japanese Language Competition in Mexico French & Italian Basic understanding ________________________________________ COMPUTER SKILLS -Linux OS (Ubuntu): GNU Software: GIMP Tools, GAIM, Evolution, Thunderbird, FreeMind, Open Office Write, Calc, Impress, Draw, Math. -Windows 2.0, 3.0, 3.1, 3.11, 95, 98SE, XP, Vista: Adobe Photoshop, Acrobat 8.0 Professional, Live Cycle Designer, Acrobat Distiller, Flash, Conceptual Maps: IHMC CMAP Tools, FreeMind, Google Apps & Google Earth, Design & Image Tools: Icon Constructor, ACDSee 8.0, Financial: GFT Dealbook, Internet Browsers: Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer 7, Others: PalmOS Desktop, QuickTime, RealPlayer, Windows Media Player, WordPerfect, Winzip, Messenger. -MacOS X: Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, FrontPage, Outlook, Publisher. ________________________________________ AWARDS Winner of the Japanese Language Contest sponsored by the Japan Foundation in 1984 ________________________________________ INTERESTS & HOBBIES I’m interested in making my profession and the business I’m in, into my biggest passion in life. I also have a deep interest in my personal development in three main areas: spiritually and in mind and body. I care for the environment, the kind treatment of animals and for the urgency to raise consciousness on solutions to Earth’s problem caused by human action. My main hobbies are learning new things such as studying languages, learning about information technology & the cultures of Japan and China, history, calligraphy, etc., watching documentaries, etc. I also practice and doing some exercise, swimming, playing some volleyball, going to the beach, parties, etc. I enjoy learning and reading all sorts of technical and science reviews, dictionaries, encyclopedias, catalogues; classical music, opera, theatre, good movies. Live a spiritually enhancing life. Enjoy reading, good food and travelling around the world; especially to Asia, Europe and South America. I have lived in Chicago and Mexico City and also briefly in Tokyo, Miami and Taipei.

Bilingual Education and Creativity, Learning, Sharing, Personal Empowerment, Life, Nature, Science, People, Sustainable Growth, Social Entrepreneurship, Computer Technology, Awareness

bilingual education, International Relations, Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP)