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Mr. Arturo Del Villar

He is an academic leader and strategic manager with more than thirty years of experience in higher education, industry and public services; he currently serves as Academic Vice-Rector, a role he has held for two periods (2016–2022 and from 2022 to the present), and from which he is responsible for the design and direction of the university's academic strategy, coordinates the national and international accreditation processes and strengthens faculty development and global academic alliances.

He graduated with a degree in Industrial Engineering from INTEC (1981), a Bachelor's degree in International Business and Development Economics from Oglethorpe University in the United States (1984), and a specialization in Operations Research (1985). He also holds an MBA in Business Administration with a specialization in Corporate Finance from Georgia State University in the United States (1987) and is a doctoral candidate in Business Administration (DBA) at Babson College.

He was dean of the Engineering Area and professor of undergraduate and postgraduate studies in the subjects of Operations Research II and Project Management.

In the manufacturing sector, he served as president and vice president of operations for SmartGrid Technologies in the United States and the Dominican Republic, where he led smart grid projects and the implementation of technological solutions for the energy sector. Prior to this, he held management positions at Infratech Inc., based in Miami; and Georgia Power, Scientific Atlanta, and Trust Company Bank, also in Atlanta, Georgia.

At the national level, he coordinated the Electricity Pact (2016–2017), was part of the Monitoring Commission for the Power Plant + LNG (2021–2024), was Executive Director of the World Energy Council Dominican Republic Chapter and led projects with Ambev, Intrant, Wind Telecom, the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology and the World Bank, consolidating university-industry links with public impact.

His accolades include the IEOM International Society Distinguished Educator in Industrial Engineering Award (2021), the MESCyT Innovation Award (2020), and the INTEC Outstanding Leader Award (2018).

He is a member of the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE), IEEE Smart Grid Society, Executive MBA Council, World Energy Council, Global Deans of Engineering Council and the National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA), while also participating in committees and multiple strategic commissions of INTEC such as: Strategic Planning, Purchasing and Civil Works, Statutes and Organizational Models, Academic Evaluation.

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