DR. ERNESTO CRUZ RUIZ
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BIO
Personal Profile
I am an IT/AI consultant in the financial services industry in Munich. My working expertise spans the governance and regulation of AI, IT & IS, as well as the management of cybersecurity programs like Bug Bounty. I am a certified ISO 27001 Lead Auditor with hands-on experience in information security. Likewise, I earned certifications such as COBIT2019, PRINCE2, and ITIL4. I am currently striving to obtain AI and Cybersecurity professional credentials. Academically, I earned a doctorate from the Technical University of Munich, and my academic interests, expertise, and passion lie in economic development and democratic innovations.
MY EXPERIENCE
Background & Expertise
Consultant - metafinanz Informationssysteme GmbH
July 2022 - Present
As a consultant at metafinanz, I consult clients about the effects of information technology, information security, and artifical intelligence regulations on their institutional designs. As a consultant, I also work in cross-functional and international teams, for instance, on cybersecurity programs. I am currently focused on the management of a Bug Bounty Program to secure the information and prevent cybersecurity incidents in our clients systems.
Ph.D. Research Fellow - Technische Universität München
October 2017–July 2022
I focus my Ph.D. research project on democratic innovations (DIs), participatory and deliberative democracy. I engage in my Ph.D. project with theories and practices fostering deliberation and boosting citizen participation in decision-making and policy-making. Furthermore, I particularly center my attention on the political effects of economic growth and development in developing democracies—for instance, the impact of economic inequality on the creation or reform of democratic institutions.
Deputy Director of Promotion and Competitiveness - Government of the State of Mexixo
July 2014 - May 2017
My work as deputy director comprised three main goals: 1) attract new international and national investment in the industry of the State of Mexico, 2) promote reinvestment of established firms in the State of Mexico, and 3) support the industry located in the State of Mexico to increase economic productivity and competitiveness.
EDUCATION
Technical University of Munich
October 2017 - April 2022
Conducting research on the interrelationship between technology and democracy, specifically on the use of internet-based means of communication and information that contribute to make citizens and representatives come together so as to increase government responsiveness and accountability.
University of Osnabrück
October 2011 - October 2013
Occupational Skills Covered: Analysis of political systems, Civil Society, Public policy, and Governance. M.A. Thesis entitled: “Civil society in Japan and Mexico: a model for tracing and comparing its actions within the Public Sphere”. University of Osnabrück (2013).
Autonomous University of the State of Mexico
2004-2009
Occupational Skills Covered: Analysis of world economic system, international competitiveness, and business project management. B.A. Thesis entitled: “Competitiveness of Mexico: Global Competitiveness Report 2007-2009”. Autonomous University of the State of Mexico (2009)
MY SKILLS
Above and Beyond
Project Management
A Valuable Skill
Intercultural communication
Raising the Bar
"In quexquichcauh maniz cemanahuac, aic tlamiz, aic polihuiz, in itenyo, in itauhca Mexihco Tenochtitlan"
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“En tanto que dure el mundo, no acabará, no perecerá la fama, la gloria de México Tenochtitlan”
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"As long as the world lasts, it will not end, the fame will not perish, the glory of Mexico Tenochtitlan"
Tenoch, 1325
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