SAMUEL FIERRO ECHEVERRIA

M.A. Visual Anthropology & Anthropological Documentary (c)

B.A. Applied Linguistics for Teaching ESL/EFL
NLP Praktitioner
44160 Lightwoods Ave.
Lancaster CA 93534
(661) 951 0982
samuel.fierro.echeverria@gmail.com

PROFILE:
My career has been a continuous search for better, more sensitive and self reflective ways of
approaching learning and socio-political relations. I am particularly interested in artistic attempts
towards cultural production, and inquiries concerning education and community integration. I have
experience in ethnography, Latin-American cultural studies, relational and dialogical aesthetics,
project design, assessment and evaluation, academic management, teacher training, translation and
applied neuro-linguistic programming. My background and analytical interests in anthropology, art
and community outreach, together with a command of both English and Spanish have also left me
confident in handling negotiations that require the reconciliation of different approaches, diverse
learning styles, personalities, life experiences and backgrounds.

EDUCATION
M.A. VISUAL ANTHROPOLOGY & ANTHROPOLOGICAL DOCUMENTARY
Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO)-Ecuador 2008-2010. Quito - Ecuador
- Half Scholarship for attendance granted by FLACSO-Ecuador during the entire program granted
by FLACSO-Ecuador.
- Full Scholarship for the development of thesis project, granted by FLACSO-Ecuador (XIII Edition
for thesis scholarships)
- Student Body Representative during the entire program
- GPA: 3.57
B.A. IN APPLIED LINGUISTICS FOR THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH AS A SECOND OR
FOREIGN LANGUAGE. Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador (PUCE) 1997-2001.
Ambato-Ecuador
- Full Scholarship for attendance granted by PUCE during the entire program.
- Student Body Representative during the entire program.
CERTIFIED NEURO-LINGUISTIC PROGRAMMING PRACTITIONER. Deutsche Verband für
Neurilinguistiches Programmieren: 2006-2007 Quito-Ecuador
PEDAGOGICAL PROJECTS AND LITERARY CREATIVITY EMPOWERMENT DIPLOMA.
Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador (PUCE)-EDICIENCIA. 1998
WORKING EXPERIENCE
ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH: CULTURAL PRODUCTION FROM TRANSGENDER/
TRANS-FEMINIST/ QUEER ACTIVISM. Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias
Sociales(FLACSO)-Ecuador. Quito-Ecuador.Jan. 2009 - Sept. 2010.

M.A. Thesis research awarded with a full scholarship:

'Trans-gress@rs: Ethnography on the performance of cultural production processes within
queer/transgender activist groups'
Published articles on the topíc (in Spanish):
Fierro Echeverria,Samuel, 2009. ‘The Subversive Expansions of Trans-feminism in Ecuador. A
journey through 'Proyecto Transgénero/CasaTrans' and the self representations of its activists.’. in
Viteri, María Amelia comp. Ecuador Debate: Bodies and Sexualities December 2009. Quito:CAAP.
pp.73-88. http://www.flacsoandes.org/dspace/bitstream/10469/2120/9/08.%20Tema%20Central.
%20Las%20expansiones%20subversivas%20de...%20Samuel%20Fierro%20Echeverría.pdf
Fierro, Samuel & Echeverria, Ximena, 2010. Critical Trans-cuir trip: of the Activisms, academisms
and artifacts around the diverse in Quito. Viteri, Vidal-Ortiz & Serrano comp. Dossier:
Constructing Queer in Latin America. Iconos January 2011. Quito: Flacso Ecuador. Under review.

QUEER STUDIES - Collective 'Desbordes de Géner@' (Gender Overflowing).August. 2009-.

http://desbordesdegenero.org

Toy-making Workshop for Queer/Trans- People: Corpo-Affective dislocation/identification,

Toy manufacturing, video production: Relational workshop for queer trans- activists,
contemporary artists and academy researchers. Desbordes de Géner@-Taller de juguetes "La
Chiripa" Quito-Ecuador. April-May 2010.

Las Doncellas No Son Como Las Pintan: Script and performance of the parody."Desbordes de
Géner@" - Dionisios: Arte/Cultura/Identidad (Drag Theatre) on the Day Against Gender Phobia.
The parody was also shown at MAAC in Guayaquil during the Diversity Pride Week Celebration in
june 2010.(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiKA9qcEZ44)

RESEARCH AND VISUAL PRODUCTION “EL BLOQUE”-Relational art and cultural exchange
collective. Ecuador. May 2008 - May 2010

Frontiers-The architecture of fear. Visual research on the perception of insecurity in the city.
http://elbloquefronteras.blogspot.com/
Research sponsored by Centro Ecuatoriano de Difusión Cultural CEDIC.(Ana Rodriguez PhD.),
Project Adviser: Xavier Andrade PhD., Director of the Anthropology Department FLACSO /
Ecuador
De Frente y Perfil' Anthropological Portraits in Mexico and Ecuador. Archive images and
contemporary responses- ArteActual (FLACSO's Art Gallery) curator: Ma. Fernanda Troya PhD.
Researchers: Gabriela Zamorano PhD,and Deborah Poole PhD. Quito-Ecuador.
http://www.flacso.org.ec/html/arteac_perfil.html
Representations of fear- 'X Bienal Internacional de Artes de Cuenca'. (International Art Festival)
October-December 2009. Cuenca-Ecuador. http://bienaldecuenca.org/noticias.aspx?nid=133&cid=1
Published article (in Spanish):
Cevallos, Alejandro & Fierro, Samuel. 2009 In-Security Discourse: Narration, Experience and
Myth. X Bienal Internacional de Artes de Cuenca. Distributed at the venue where the assemblage
was exhibited.
Dialogos Urbanos. Forums on Urban Architecture and Development UN-Ecuador, Habitat.
Mar.2009. Quito-Ecuador.
Schoolbooks Illustrations and Text: Especulative Readings. Research and urban intervention.
Salón Mariano Aguilera Centro Cultural Metropolitano. Febrero 2008 a Abril 2008. Quito-Ecuador

FREE-LANCE CONSULTANT/ TEACHER TRAINER. Sept 2005 - June 2008

New trends in Evaluation for Teaching Post Graduate Seminars. Escuela Superior Politécnica del
Ejercito (ESPE). Latacunga-Ecuador.Sept.2007-Feb.2008
Teacher Knowledge Test (TKT) Cambridge University Certification for ESL Teaching. 'English
House'(CUP Associate). Quito-Ecuador. Sept. 2007 - Sept. 2008..
Teacher training for Macmillan Books, Cambridge University Press.Scholastic, Pearsons, The
Englisl Book Centre International Bookstore. Quito-Ecuador. Sept 2005 - Sept 2007.

ACADEMIC DIRECTOR/COORDINATOR. Masterpiece Consulting & Training Group.Teacher

training program design and implementation. Administrative management of a 24 teachers team.
Quito-Ecuador. Sept 2002 - Sept 2005

TEACHING BACKGROUND Sept 1996 -Sept.2008

Academic Writing Course for Advanced Students. Universidad Internacional del Ecuador
(UIDE) Quito-Ecuador. Sept 2007-Sept.2008 .
Technical English for Mechanical Engineering. UIDE Quito-Ecuador. Sept 2006 -Sept.2008.
Music & Trends (Contemporary history seen through music and fashion trends). Colegio
Experimental Henri Becquerel (Experimental High School). Quito-Ecuador. Sept. 2006 -Feb. 2008.
ESP: English as an Occupational Area. Colegio Experimental Ambato (Experimental High
School).Ambato-Ecuador. Oct.1997-Apr. 1999.

EFL Proficiency Levels

Universidad Internacional del Ecuador (UIDE) Sept 2006 -Sept.2007,
Universidad Técnica de Ambato (UTA). Oct. Ambato-Ecuador. 1999 - March 2000.
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (PUCE). Ambato-Ecuador. Oct.1999-Oct.2001.
Colegio Experimental Ambato (High School). Ambato-Ecuador. Oct. 1997-Apr. 1999.

Foreign Language Assistant for Central Bureau of Educattion/Glasgow City Council. Glasgow -
Scotland. Sept 1996 -May 1997.
SUMMARY OF DEVELOPED PROJECTS (RESEARCH & PRODUCTION)
'Trans-gress@rs: Ethnography on the performance of cultural production proccesses within
transgender activism groups' (M.A. Thesis). Visual Anthropology Department FLACSO-Ecuador.
February 2009-September 2010
'Fronteras' Visual research on the perception of insecurity in the city. Centro de Difusión Cultural
CEDIC (Ana Rodríguez PhD y Xavier Andrade PhD). El Bloque - relational Art & Cultural
Exchange Colective. May 2008-August 2008
'Textos y Grafica Escolar' speculative reading . El Bloque - relational Art & Cultural Exchange
Colective (Salón Mariano Aguilera). February 2008-April 2008
Implementation of a Project Based Learning Approach for junior & senior High (B.A. Thesis).
PUCESA / Colegio Experimental Henri Becquerel. October 2006-September 2007
'Music & Trends'(Contemporary History through Music & Fashion Trens). Colegio Experimental
Henri Becquerel. September 2006-February 2007
Curricular Design/Academic Adviser. Baby Gym School-Ambato. September 2006-October 2006
The EBC National Reading Program Design. Cambridge University Press/The English Book Centre
International Bookstore (EBC). January 2006-March 2006
'Learning by Competencies' Project. Spellman (Alumbisi)Quito/ English Book Centre. October
2005-December 2005
Academic needs analysis for the English Department. Jess School-Quito. October 2005-December
2005
Kids/Teens/In House English Programs. Researcher/Program developer/Coordinator. Masterpiece
Consulting & Training Group. September 2002-September 2005
Curriculum Design 'English as an Occupational area'. Ambato Experimental High School. October
1997-April 1999
'Actividades para la Clase de Español'. Recordings and booklet activities. Spanish
Embassy/Glasgow City Council- Scotland. December 1996-March 1997

CURRENTLY A MEMBER OF:

“El Bloque”- Relational art and cultural exchange collective.

http://elbloquefronteras.blogspot.com/
“Desbordes de Géner@”- Queer: studies, politics and art collective.
http://desbordesdegenero.org/
“La Tronkal”- Geopolitics and de-colonial practices group.
http://latronkal.blogspot.com/2009/10/la-tronkal-grupo-de-trabajo.html