Zaid Cardenas Zuñiga

• Built a new L&D department to enhance talent management and drive innovation in education and training services for both private and public sectors.
• Outlined a policy framework based on sustainable indicators to transition from a formal business education model towards an agile, multi-modal, and customized L&D service.
• Diversified learning programs aimed at helping high-performance teams align, execute, and renew organizational practices, resulting in an expansion of our commercial offer and customer base.
• Set the strategic vision for the people function and established the ethos and infrastructure for hiring, developing, and retaining academic talent to support the company’s growth.
• Developed community projects and conducted workshops to cultivate a thriving company culture amid the challenges of hybrid work, leading to a highly engaged workforce and improved retention rates.
• Implemented a project-oriented management approach with peer-to-peer feedback, team evaluations, and performance metrics to improve academic competence and productivity.
• Worked closely with the legal team to include leading indicators for worker well-being, such as job recognition, autonomy, healthy work environment, and work-life balance.
• Designed and implemented disability-sensitive programs featuring breathing practices, emotional regulation, and interpersonal techniques, resulting in improved physical and mental health, as well as social connectedness.

• Pioneered the introduction of flexible work arrangements for single-mothers and employees with motor disabilities.
• Collaborated with marketing, communication, and leadership teams to consolidate partnerships and launched HR, managerial, and socio-emotional programs for the Navy, Military, Federal Commission of Electricity, Kimberly-Clark, and FEMSA Mexico.

• Secured university grants for the following projects: "Promoting Literacy in Older Adults" and "Inclusive Methodologies for Children with Asperger's Syndrome".
• Provided mentorship to undergraduate students for their thesis projects.
• Delivered lectures, seminars, and workshops on Human Development, Learning Sciences, and Research Methodologies.
• Participated in university committees contributing to strategic planning and decision-making.

• Coordinated undergraduate students in the research projects “State of the Art of Educational Research” and “National Research on Educational Research”.
• Produced a state-of-the-art report on complete coverage of national scientific production published in scientific journals.
• Implemented methods for data collection and statistical analysis in the project "Model of Cognitive and Psychosocial Assessment for Preschool Children."
• Published the article: “Analysis of Scientific Production in Education Journals of the State of Jalisco”.
• Collaborated on the publication “National Research on Educational Research 2002-2011”.

• Coordinated the team of marketing volunteers
• Created compelling copy for multiple marketing materials including brochure, websites, and social media.