FRANCISCO DOUSDEBES
(a.k.a "Pancho")
Born: Quito, Ecuador, September 15, 1966
FORMAL EDUCATION
• High School: Military Academy of Ecuador (Class of 1984)
• USA High School: Oelwein High School, Oelwein, Iowa (Class of 1985);
US High School Diploma
• Catholic University of Quito, Quito-ECUADOR – Biology Department
• Brown Institute, National Education Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota -
Radio & TV Broadcasting Communications
• Educational Learning Systems (ELS)- Hospitality Management
WORK EXPERIENCE
• Market Research Manager, Inbound Tourism-Marketing Department, July
2006-current, Metropolitan Touring, Quito-ECUADOR
• Galápagos Expedition Manager, Operations, 2002- June 2006,
Metropolitan Touring, Quito
• Research and Development Manager, 2001-2002, Metropolitan Touring,
Quito
• Environmental Policy Manager, 2000-2001, Metropolitan Touring, Quito
• Cruise Director & Hotel Manager for Yacht Isabela II, 1996-2000,
Metropolitan Touring, Galápagos Islands
• Galápagos & Ecuador Summer Camp, Science Museum of Minnesota, 1988, St
Paul, USA
• Naturalist Dive Guide for the Galápagos National Park, 1986-1988;
1991-1996, Metropolitan Touring, Galápagos.
• Customer Sales Agent, Dollar Rent-a-Car, Summer 1985, Quito
International Airport, Ecuador
SEMINARS & COURSES (attended)
• Emotional Leadership, 2005, Quito
• Effective Leadership in Changing Times, 2005, Quito
• YES Leadership Seminar, 2005, Quito
• Creative Solutions to Internal Organization Conflicts, 2004, Quito
• Change Management & Modern Productivity, 2004, Quito
• Neurolinguistical Programming (NLP-The Power of Language), 2003, Quito
• Modern Leadership & Management, 2002, Quito
• Negotiation Skills for Managers, 2001, Quito
• Safety & Fire Prevention, Ecuadorian Navy Headquarters, 1992,
Salinas-Guayaquil.
• Naturalist Guide Course 1991, Galápagos National Park, Galápagos
Islands
• PADI Open Water Dive Course, 1990, Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Ecotourism Policy & Standards, 1988, Quito
• Naturalist Guide Course 1986, Galápagos National Park, Galápagos
Islands
INDUSTRY TRADE SHOWS (attended)
• ITB, Berlin, Germany, 2001
• IATOS, Outside Travel Show, Chicago, 2002
• DEMA Dive Show, Miami, 2003
• MOTIVATION SHOW, Chicago, 2004
• DEMA Dive Show, Houston, 2004
• IMEX Congress & Incentives Fair, Germany, 2005
• MOTIVATION SHOW, Chicago, 2005
• DEMA Dive Show, Las Vegas, 2005
• MITM Latinamerica, Guadalajara, Mexico, 2005
• FITE 2006, Guayaquil, Ecuador, October 2006
• MITM Latinamerica, Quito, Ecuador, October 2006
• WTM, London, November 2006
LECTURES, COURSES & SEMINARS (as a speaker/guest lecturer)
• MITM Latinamerica, Quito, Ecuador, October 2006
• Adding Quality in the Outbound Tourism Industry, Hospitality Training
Center, CAPACITUR; Quito Chamber of Tourism, October 2006
• FITE 2006, Guayaquil, September 2006
• Ecuador & Galápagos Training Sessions for US Travel Agencies: Avanti,
Globus, Avalon Waterways, Robinson Crusoe & Son, Travcoa, Zegrahm,
Stanford Alumni, High Country Passage, Expedition Trips. May 2006.
• Ecuador & Galápagos Training Sessions for US Tour Operators & Travel
Agencies: Ladatco, Big Five, Colette Vacations, Tauck World Discovery,
Latour. April 2006.
• MITM Latinamerica, Guadalajara, Mexico, October 2005.
• DEMA Dive Show, Galápagos Islands: Diver’s Most Treasured Location,
Las Vegas, October 2005.
• MOTIVATION SHOW, Ecuador: Meet in the Middle of the World, Chicago,
September 2005
• Galápagos Naturalist GuidesTraining Seminar, Quito, September 2005
• How to sell Quito for Seminars & Congress, CEMEXPO, Quito, 2005
• Ecuador & Galápagos Training Seminars for Travel Agents, IMEX Show,
Frankfurt, Germany, 2005
• Job Training for Chief Naturalists, Quito, December 2004.
• DEMA Dive Show, Galápagos Islands: Diver’s Most Treasured Location,
Houston, October 2004.
• MOTIVATION SHOW, Ecuador: Meet in the Middle of the World, Chicago,
October 2004
• Ecuador & Galápagos Seminars in Canadá, USA, Colombia, Ecuador, Perú,
Chile, Argentina, Brazil, England, Scotland, Germany, 2002, 2003.
• Ecuador & Galápagos Training Sessions for UK Travel Agencies:
Travelbag, Journey Latinamerica, Travel 2, Thomas Cook, CTS Horizons,
Lexxus Travel. April 2003.
• Ecuador & Galápagos Training Sessions for US Travel Agencies: Avanti,
International Expeditions, Robinson Crusoe & Son, Galápagos Holidays,
AHI, Adventure Associates, Travcoa, November 2002.
• Ecuador & Galápagos for Adventure Seekers, IATOS Outside Travel Show,
Chicago, 2002
• Galápagos Training Sessions for Metropolitan Touring Outbound Tourism
Staff, 2002, 2003, 2004
• Galápagos Training Sessions for Metropolitan Touring Inbound Tourism
Staff, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005.
• Galápagos Hospitality, Naturalist Guide Course 1997, Galápagos
• Naturalist Dive Guide Training Course for Metropolitan Touring, 1992,
1993, 1994, 1995, Galápagos
• Galápagos Islands & Ecuador (series talks), 1988, Science Museum of
Minnesota, St Paul
• Ecuador (Series): Several Organizations & Clubs: Sertoma, Rotary,
Lions, Women's Club, First Baptist Church, 1985
COUNTRIES VISITED
Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Panama,
Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador, Mexico, United
States of America, Canada, England, Scotland, Germany, Holland.
Updated: January 15th, 2007
