Xavier Velasco-Suárez
74 Pearson Avenue #1 - Somerville, MA 02144 - Phone: (617) 628-4016
e-mail:
xvelasco@yahoo.com

Education

Spring 2001

University of Massachusetts, Boston
Master of Arts in Dispute Resolution

Boston, MA

Spring 1996

Harvard University
Seminar on Mediation and Other Facilitative Roles in Dispute Resolution

Cambridge, MA

Fall 1995

Harvard University
Seminar on Negotiation and Dispute Resolution

Cambridge, MA

1982-1988

University of Buenos Aires
Law Degree

Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA

Professional Experience

May 1998-Present

Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General
Conflict Intervention Team – Project Director
Coordinator of a Project to provide emergency mediation services to schools in crisis. Includes the design and maintenance of a web-site (http://mampp.org/CIT)

Boston, MA

1988

University of Massachusetts, Boston
College of Public and Community Services
Evaluation of a new plan of studies

Boston, MA

Dec. 1997-May 1998

Conflict Management International (CMI)
Translator of documents and materials for mediation training programs. Work on ADR laws in Latin America.

Cambridge, MA

Fall 1997

Middle Essex County Small Claims Court
Mediator.

Cambridge, MA

1992-1997

General Inspection of Justice
Inspector of Justice in the Department for Non-profit Organizations
Control and inspection of legitimacy; settlement of disputes; and consultation on legal matters. Setup of a database of foundations and associations.

Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA

1989-1991

Catholic University of Argentina
Assistant Professor of History of Argentine Law

Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA

1988-1992

Association of Advanced Studies
A non-profit organization related to advanced education
Administrative work and computer programmer.

Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA

1985-1989

Association for the Promotion of Culture
A non-profit organization related to advanced education
Administrator and Vice-Director of the student body and extracurricular activities at the Superí University Center (Centro Universitario Superí)

Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA

Languages

 

Spanish as a first language. Fluency in English.
Knowledge of French and Latin.

Computer Skills

 

Can program and set databases in Dbase III Plus, FoxBase and CLIPPER 5.0.
Broad experience with Microsoft Word. Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, and Powerpoint.
Web-sites designed in HTML (hyper-text markup language), with Java scripts and some elements in Perl.
Spanish