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Cintya Liseth Gajardo Vejar

PhD Candidate

University of Massachusetts Lowell

Lowell, Estados Unidos

Líneas de Investigación


My research lines are mostly related to business and specifically entrepreneurship. In this field my main interests are entrepreneurial finance, gender, and communication. Previously I've worked doing research related to technology and innovation.

Educación

  •  Diseno industrial y Emprendimiento , Universidad del Bio-Bio. Chile, 2013
  •  (Cursando) Business Administration - Entrepreneurship, University of Massachusetts Lowell. Chile
  •  Desarrollo de software, Instituto San Jorge. Chile, 2019
  •  Gestion e Innovacion, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile. Chile, 2018

Experiencia Académica

  •   Adjunct Faculty Part Time

    University of Massachusetts Lowell

    Business

    Lowell, MA, Estados Unidos

    2023 - A la fecha

  •   Profesora Full Time

    Dinabec College

    Chile

    2019 - 2021

  •   Profesora Part Time

    Infocap

    Chile

    2015 - Sin Información

  •   Research Assistant for the Heroes Initiative Part Time

    US Army and University of Massachusetts Lowell

    Lowell, MA, Estados Unidos

    2021 - 2023

  •   Profesor Ayudante Part Time

    Universidad del Bio-Bio

    Arquitectura, Construccion y Diseno

    Chile

    2012 - 2012

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Coordinadora de emprendimiento y proyectos de innovacion Part Time

    Forestal Mininco - CMPC

    Chile

    2018 - 2021

  •   CEO y fundadora Full Time

    Oleaje SpA

    Chile

    2016 - 2021

  •   Disenadora para el departamento de la Mujer Part Time

    Municipalidad de Tirua

    Chile

    2018 - 2018

  •   Profesora de Innovacion e instrumentos de financiamiento publico/privados Part Time

    Universidad del Bio-Bio y SERNAMEG

    Chile

    2017 - 2017

  •   Disenadora y Encargada de Marketing en el proyecto 16PAEI-65865 Part Time

    Universidad del Bio-Bio

    Chile

    2017 - 2019

  •   Marketing researcher and Product Analyst Full Time

    Teledyne Seabotix

    California, Estados Unidos

    2016 - 2016

  •   Directora de Projecto FONDEF VIU13R0012 Part Time

    CONICYT - FONDEF

    Chile

    2015 - 2018

  •   Asistente de Investigacion en el proyecto FONDEF VIU140012 Part Time

    CONICYT - FONDEF

    Chile

    2015 - 2018

  •   Formuladora de proyectos de innovacion y emprendimiento Full Time

    Universidad del Bio-Bio

    Concepcion, Chile

    2014 - 2015

Premios y Distinciones

  •   Best New Scholar Paper

    USASBE Conference

    Estados Unidos, 2024

    Premio al mejor articulo cientifico presentado en la conferencia, escrito por un nuevo academico.

  •   Martin Luther King Jr.

    University of Massachusetts Lowell

    Chile, 2023

    Distinguished Service Award

  •   Innovation Bridge Program Scholarship

    Idea Foundry and US Department of State

    Chile, 2019

    Innovation Bridge Program Chile - Pittsburgh, USA. Scholarship to participate in the Idea Foundry entrepreneurship program in Pittsburgh.

  •   Fulbright BIO Scholarship

    Fulbright

    Chile, 2018

    Scholarship to pursue a PhD in the US starting in 2021.

  •   MIT Innovation and Entrepreneurship Bootcamp Scholarship

    MIT

    Brasil, 2017

    Scholarship to attend the MIT Innovation & Entrepreneurship Bootcamp in Brazil.

  •   Her Global Impact

    Her Global Impact

    Chile, 2016

    Scholarship to participate in Her Global Impact program.

  •   Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) scholarship

    Obama Foundation and US Department of State

    Estados Unidos, 2016

    Scholarship to participate in this Obama Foundation program, consisting in five weeks of training in leadership, innovation, and entrepreneurship in the United States and one week in Perú.

  •   Winner of the San Diego, CA, Pitch Competition

    US Department of State

    Chile, 2016

    Winner of the San Diego Entrepreneurial Pitch Competition, San Diego CA, USA.

  •   Winner of the 3M challenge of innovation

    3M

    Chile, 2014

    Winner of the brainstorming challenge of 3M at the Concepcion Regional Innovation Fair.


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Cintya Gajardo

PhD Candidate

Marketing, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation

University of Massachusetts Lowell

Lowell, Estados Unidos