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Ronald Leandro Elizondo

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Ronald Leandro Elizondo, Doctor

Professor

 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4376-5364
20162025

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Teaching

§  PhD Industrial Engineering, Institute National Polytechnique Toulouse, France – 2018

§  Master’s Business Administration, Costa Rican Institute of Technology – 2011

§  Licentiate Industrial Engineering, Universidad Fidélitas – 1997

§  Bachelor Industrial Production Engineering, Costa Rican Institute of Technology – 1993

Personal profile

Industrial Engineer and PhD with over 25 years of experience in holistic productivity, continuous improvement, and business transformation. Proven track record in both academia and industry, leading impactful projects in Costa Rica and internationally. Expert in Lean-Agile Management, 5S, Kaizen to enhance organizational performance, and the integration of AI and immersive technologies in SMEs. Visiting professor in France and speaker at global conferences. Committed to fostering innovation, sustainability, and value creation in SMEs and large enterprises alike

Professional Experience

Tecnológico de Costa Rica (2007 – Present) Professor, Business Administration School

§  Project “Manufacturing Processes in the Classroom, development of a Learning Object with Mixed Reality (XR)”, 2021 – 2023

§ Courses: Entrepreneurship, Administrative Analysis, Productivity Management & Operations Management

§  Integration of AI and immersive technologies in SME support (since 2023)

§  Organizer of the 1st International Business Strategies Congress (2010)

INSEEC, France (April 2025 & March 2026) Visiting Professor – Paris & Lyon & Bourdeaux

§  Delivered lectures on Holistic Productivity using AI and immersive technologies

Holcim Costa Rica S.A. (1999 – 2006) Continuous Improvement Engineer

§  Led 5S/Kaizen implementation across 3 plants, eliminating ~1200 tons of waste

§  Improved cement mill MTBF from 25h to 80h; reduced energy costs by $10,000/year

§  Nominated for Holcim’s global Oscar/Gemini awards, speaker at Holcim Training Forum in Switzerland

Intel Costa Rica (1998 – 1999) Dedicated Trainer

§  Implemented 5S/Kaizen & ISO 9000 training: integrated 5S into Intel University curriculum 

Regional Productivity Centre (CEFOF) (1995 – 1998) Instructor & Consultant

§  Led 5S & Kaizen implementation in companies across Central America

§  Designed training programs in industrial engineering and productivity

Languages

Spanish (native), English (TOEIC 845), French (B2)

Research interests

Complex Systems, Lean Management, Holistic Productivity & Quality, Agile Methodologies, Digital Technologies

Continuing Education

§  Architecture of Complex Systems, MIT (2024)

§  Systems engineering, Managing Complex Multidisciplinary Projects, Hogeschool Universiteit Utrecht (2020)

§  Strategic Planning, IBQP Brazil (2009)

§  Productivity Management, JICA Japan (1996)

Extensive training in Kaizen, 5S, TPM, & value-added measurement from Japanese experts

Creative Works

§  Hernández-Campos et al. (2023). Virtual tour for productivity learning. Sustainability, 15(14), 11407

§  Leandro et al. (2018). Lean deployment boundary model. Int. Conf. on Enterprise Systems, Cyprus

§  Leandro et al. (2016). Lean complex transformation. IFAC-PapersOnLine, 49(12):467–472

§  Mora & Leandro (2012). Associative Entrepreneurship. TEC Empresarial, 6(2)

§  Multiple international presentations in Portugal, Italy, Argentina, Spain, and Costa Rica

Fields of knowledge of Science and Technology according to the OECD Frascati Manual

  • Engineering and Technology

Campus del Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica

  • CAMPUS TECNOLOGICO CENTRAL CARTAGO

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

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