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Lecturer at the Department of Public Health and Maternal and Infant Care of the Faculty of Medicine of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM). Degree in Documentation from the Faculty of Information Sciences (2001) and Doctorate from the UCL at the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health and History of Science, of the Faculty of Medicine (2005). Master's in New Technologies Applied to Education (2005) from the University Postgraduate and Specialist Institute in Knowledge Transfer and Research Management, at the Universitat Politècnica de València (2013). 

Extensive experience of academic management at the UCM as Vice-Chancellor for Quality Assessment (2013) and Vice-Chancellor for Students (2014). Currently Adviser to the Office of the Vice-Chancellor for Quality, and Managing Coordinator of the Virtual Campus. Early involvement in university management positions as Vice-Dean, Deputy Director, Directorial Delegate, Secretary, Vice-Secretary and Adviser to the Vice-Chancellor. Member of the commissions on quality, involvement in lifelong learning processes and panels for the evaluation of teaching staff and qualifications. Collaboration at the regional and national quality accreditation agency.

International teaching experience through programmes of the AECID (Spanish International Development Corporation Agency) and the Escuela Complutense Latinoamericana. Pioneering participation in the development of massive open online courses (MOOC) on different platforms, such as Miríada X and member of different Miríada X Foresight committees. Participation in the editing of university journals, programme committee, organiser and reviewer of research and virtual education congresses. Leader and member of various educational innovation projects.

Member of the UCM "Civic Culture and Educational Policies" Research Group, developing projects mainly in the field of digital skills, critical thinking, new technologies and virtual teaching and learning environments.

Participation on research teams for the development of scientific output in biomedical and bibliometric literature. The results have been presented in articles in journals with a high impact index and major circulation publications, leading international congresses and proceedings of scientific events. Direction of doctoral theses, Final Master's Dissertations and student research projects, some of which have received quality awards.

Broad experience in knowledge transfer through technological dissemination articles, information management manuals and book chapters connected with developing digital literacy.

He has spent placements at other establishments, such as INGENIO (the Innovation and Knowledge Management Institute) of the Universitat Politècnica de València, at the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos and at the Universitat de València. 

He has received acknowledgement from the CNEAI (National Research Activity Evaluation Commission) on various occasions for the supplementation of productivity (six-year terms) in the field of research and knowledge and innovation transfer, receiving a series of accolades.