EDUCATION:

• Chemical Engineer, ITESM, Monterrey, 1974-1978 (Graduated with Honors).
• Master’s in Mechanical Engineering (M.S.), University of Wisconsin, 1978-1980.
• Ph.D. (not completed, completed 54 of 72 credits), University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1980-1982.
• Graduate Studies: Business Administration, ITESM, Monterrey, 1984-1986.
• Total Quality Management Graduate, The Quality College, Crosby, 1989.
• Business Administration, IPADE, 1992-1993.
• Case Studies in Business, IPADE Monterrey, 1993-1999 (AD-2) and 2001-2004 (AD-1).
• Graduated from the “Family Business Program,” IPADE-BBVA, Sep 2006.
• Graduated from the Innovation and New Technologies Program, ADIT-IPADE, 2008-2009.

WORK:

• 35 years of experience in the manufacture of disposable diapers.
• Produced the Best Mexican diaper: “Revista del Consumidor,” August 1997.
• Responsible for the first degradable diaper in the world, March 2000.
• First diaper company in the world to get the ISO 9001 version 2000, December 2000.
• Several patents in the area of diaper degradability and elasticized diapers.
• Several pending patents in the area of diaper diuresis and urine extraction by capillarity.
• Minority partner of Medisens, owner of the Abena-Nova smart diaper technology, 2018-present.

RELATED ACTIVITIES:

• President of Richer Investment, Diaper Consulting Company, April 2005 to present.
• Opened a Diaper Testing Laboratory in Houston, August 2017 to present.
• Guest Speaker at various conferences globally from 2000 to 2019.
• Responsible for organizing INDA`s Diaper Workshop at Hygienix conferences from 2013 to 2019.
• Guest Speaker at various Asia Disposable Hygiene Products Forums and China Hygiene Products Summit.
• Guest Speaker at Nonwoven Sustainability Summit, Singapore, March 2018.
• Moderator and member of the organization committee for OutlookPlus 2019, Sao Paolo.
• Member of TAPPI´s committee for Global Wipes, Nov 2020 to present.

OTHER ACTIVITIES AND SOCIAL MEDIA:

• Audited many diaper companies worldwide.
• Active clients in 30 countries including Diaper Factories, OEM`s, RM Suppliers, Law firms, and Inventors.
• Owner of The Disposable Diaper Network Group and the Feminine Care Products Network on LinkedIn.