Leonor Cedillo is a biologist with post-graduate degrees and experience in areas like statistics, epidemiology, surveys, interviews, industrial hygiene, work organization, chemical pollution, and sustainable development. She has experience analyzing data, developing tools and recommendations, building capacity through training and education, and coordinating teams. Specifically, she has coordinated research on chemicals and ecotoxicology in Mexico, analyzed data and developed reports on environmental monitoring projects, and provided perspectives on developing countries for chemical regulations.

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Leonor Cedillo: researcher | writer | trainer | manager | analyst| technical expert
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Biologist with post-graduate degrees in biosciences
Technical skills in:
 Statistics
 epidemiology
 field surveys
 personal and group
interviews
 industrial hygiene
 work organization
 ergonomics
 chemical pollution
 sustainable
development
Cross-cutting skills in:
Analysis
Choosing and developing technical and methodological tools to identify problems and
gather, structure and analyze data to produce actionable recommendations, using
approaches adapted to an understanding of the requirements of the stakeholders and/or
clients.
Areas:
 chemicals in the environment
 public and occupational health
 work organization
 gender
Examples from professional experience: analysis serving policy | gathering,
consolidating, analyzing and interpreting data | action proposals in a multi-stakeholder
environment | approaches adapted to the circumstances
Development of capacity
Capacity development of teams within organizations to better meet organizational goals as
well also promote individual growth.
Areas:
 work team development
 professional upgrading
 curriculum development
 training of workers
 train-the-trainers
 university courses
 thesis supervision
Examples from professional experience: strengthening capacities in external
organizations and groups | incorporation of new programs and collaborations | capacity-
building process toward an integrated chemical substance policy | training in risk
communication | challenging people with new perspectives
Coordination and planning
Coordination as a manager of work teams of up to up to 20 members, including scientific
and technical experts and senior managers, as well as having varied experience in
coordinating groups and events.

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Areas:
 budgets
 conferences
 work groups
 multiple external stakeholders
 researchers
 academic programs
 books
 strategic planning for meetings
Examples from professional experience: annual activity planning | organizing and
running a large international congress | directing of consultation groups with diverse
stakeholders | coordination of support from external organizations and experts
International perspective
Leading collaboration among national institutions in different countries and between
institutions of different countries; regional and country representation on international
bodies; personal collaboration with academic institutions and in organizing international
meetings and conferences.
Examples from international experience: work for five different international
organizations | work on international Conventions | country/region representative |
presentations at international conferences | comparative study of regulations | chemicals in
products from perspective of developing countries | international academic collaboration |
collaborations on books
Workhighlights
Director of Research on Chemicals and Ecotoxicology
National Institute of Ecology/Secretary of Environment, Mexico City, Mexico 2009 to 2013
Achievements: Spearheaded production of the first ever national chemical substance inventory in
Mexico, based on public/private information sources, despite the lack of a regulatory framework,
through promotion and management of broad consultation and collaboration; skilled
environmental pollution research staff in analysis, assessment and development of public policy;
put gender as defined in the federal government’s policy onto the environmental research
agenda; led comparative analysis of public policy in chemical substance regulation.
Coordinator, Data Analyst and Report Developer (evaluation of capacity building project:
Mexico National Program for Environmental Monitoring and Assessment of Persistent
Organic Pollutants and metals)
North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation, Mexico City Office, 2014
Achievements: Created a standardized database from seven extensive, complex and diverse data
files; identified problems in data completeness and standardization and produced the greatest
quantity possible of usable data; specific recommendations for continuation of the program.
Provider of Developing Countries Report for Chemicals in Products project coordinated by
United Nations Environmental Programme
Center for the Study of Public Policy, Boston, MA, United States, 2014
Achievements: Identified developing country limitations and capacities for participation in
chemical identification and reporting through the global supply chains.